Matt Heemstra – Page 53

Just Say No

“No is a complete sentence…I found developing the ability to say no expanded my ability to say yes and really mean it.” – Susan Gregg There are very few things more precious in our personal and professional lives than energy. We have a limited amount, it’s easily used up, and we aren’t very good about … Read more

Who Isn’t Your Zebra?

“If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.” – Unknown We’ve talked about priorities before in generalities, but today I’m thinking about something specific for any business. I recently was fortunate to spend time with a growing, dynamic service business that has hit a speed bump. They’ve found they have so many customers that they … Read more

Relax

For some of us, Monday is a holiday. Here in the U.S., we spend Memorial Day weekend grilling or boating or really anything outside in the nice weather – it’s the unofficial start of summer. It’s a holiday, but we’re usually busy. Remember to take some part of the weekend to rest. In our society we don’t … Read more

What Are You Busy Doing?

“You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.” – Alvin Toffler Quite often when people are inquiring about someone’s business, they’ll ask, “Are you keeping busy?” Usually the person will respond with some comment to the effect that yes, they’re … Read more

The Key to Productivity

“Productivity is being able to do things you were never able to do before.” – Franz Kafka Advance apology – the title of this post is misleading. I don’t think there really is one key to productivity. If there really was just one, and I knew it, I’d have already written my book, sold millions of … Read more

Be What You’re Supposed to Be

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche If you ask people what they’re supposed to do or what they’re supposed to be, you’ll get a variety of responses. Virtually all of them will have one thing in common. “Supposed to” … Read more

Keep Your Eyes On The Prize

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” – Proverbs 29:18 At its most basic, the purpose of Growth & Profit Solutions (GPS) is to help business leaders – or people in general – dream up their future and then make it happen. Which is why it’s always frustrating to see those people settle for … Read more

Good Ideas Aren’t Good Enough

“Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in public and private life, have been the consequences of action without thought.” – Bernard Beruch I think I could edit the above quote to end “…thought without action” and it would be just as meaningful. It’s bad enough to … Read more

Don’t Struggle With Many – Excel With Few

“Don’t mistake activity with achievement.” – John Wooden This qualifies as the understatement of the year, but we live in a world that changes at an almost unbelievable rate. It’s at the point where sometimes it feels like there’s no way our brains can keep up. And sometimes they probably can’t. One of the things … Read more

Value Your Energy

“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.” – Aristotle Someone recently clued me in to an organization called The Energy Project. If you’re interested, click here to get to their web site. The gist of it is this: a huge percentage of people are disengaged, beaten down, unproductive, etc., and as leaders … Read more

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