“If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one.” – Cavett Robert Over the past year I spent (wasted?) a fair amount of time trying to help a particular local business owner. Finally, after several months of misguided effort, I finally managed to end our business relationship. It took me … Read more
“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” – Henry Ford We live and work in an environment where we are rewarded for getting things done. Crossing things off a list seems like it’s become our sole purpose in life. We even write things we’ve … Read more
“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.” – Napoleon Bonaparte We’ve spent time in this space talking about the importance of planning, of thinking about WHERE you want to be before taking action, etc. Certainly there are too many businesses out there who lack focus … Read more
“It doesn’t pay to worry. If you went through last year’s files marked “important”, chances are the only things you’d keep are the paper clips.” – Robert Orben Sitting at my desk for the first time in 2015, I find the above quote very relevant. I’m looking at piles of stuff that have been there … Read more
“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” – Theodore Roosevelt A couple of weeks ago I had a conversation that I feel like I’ve had 50 times before. I was visiting with a local service provider and talk eventually turned to … Read more
“Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.” – Bertoit Brecht We live in a world of change. That’s been true of everyone who’s ever walked the Earth, but it’s even truer for us today. Things change at an almost unbelievable rate. Just for a little perspective – … Read more
“You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.” – Jim Rohn We live in a society where a lot of people get excited about the wrong things. Today I’m thinking about the number of hours we work. I’ve heard a lot of leaders talk about … Read more
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol Not too long ago I was visiting with a manufacturer who was talking about the way they provide customer service. Eventually the group came to the conclusion that their customer service was not meeting an acceptable level in … Read more
“The success combination in business is: Do what you do better… and do more of what you do…” – David Joseph Schwartz I watch a lot of football (the American kind). One of the things that annoys me more and more as each season goes by is the epidemic of teams who don’t seem to … Read more
“A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.” – Sydney Smith In last week’s post we talked about the fine line we walk between perseverance just being stubborn (even if … Read more
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