“The secret to getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain I’m sure it would not come as a surprise to anyone reading this that succession planning is a critical issue facing a … Read more
“If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business.” – B.C. Forbes I recently spent some time with a business owner in our area. He’s a nice guy, but it was exhausting. His view of the world is pretty simple: everyone else has resources I don’t have, I can’t possibly compete … Read more
“The world is full of people that have stopped listening to themselves or have listened only to their neighbors to learn what they ought to do, how they ought to behave, and what the values are that they should be living for.” – Joseph Campbell I like to give people credit for being fairly intelligent. … Read more
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein I like using quotes from Einstein because they make me think. I think the quote above is just the nuclear physicist genius way of saying “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always … Read more
“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
“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
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
“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
“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
“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
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