Guidance

98% of people need to be managed – including the managers you have.

Don’t leave people on their own.

The Dumbest Person in the Room

Hang out with people who are smarter than you, faster than you, more skilled than you and those who have accomplished things similar to what you want to accomplish.

Sometimes, being the dumbest person in the group is the smartest thing you can do.

Chasing Rainbows

There’s good information, and information that sounds good – and there can be a big difference between the two.

With experience and reflection, you can identify which is which quickly and save a lot of time.

Resolve

“I knew I could not fail when I decided I’d never give up.”

Keep Going

Some weeks things don’t work out.  The sales are bad.  Employees give you trouble.  Accidents happen.  Customers don’t pay.  Competitors get to you.  The bills pile up.

Don’t give up.  Get enough sleep.  Take an hour for yourself each morning and night – keep your wits and take care of yourself emotionally.  One thing at a time.  Remain calm and focus on what you want.  Talk with your people.

Keep going.

It’s not you, and you’re not it.

While we put so much of ourselves into our business – so much caring, time, effort, sweat, hopes and dreams – it’s still not us.  We must keep it seperate.

Us and our business – different.

The Average Billionaire

The average billionaire and the average bum have one thing in common – they have the same amount of time in a day.  What they do with it is very different.  

What is the Highest Value Activity for you to be doing today (this week, month)?

Why would you do anything else until that gets done?

“I need help”

Thinking we have all the answers and looking strong in all situations is NOT the role of a leader – meaning you.  You don’t have all the answers.  Nobody does.  And we aren’t fooling anyone by trying to make it appear we do.

Sometimes “I don’t know, I need help”, may be the best thing you can say.

Afraid to succeed.

Running a business well, once you get it set up that way, is easier than running it poorly.  So why don’t we make a change? Many of us are afraid.

Afraid we will lose the meager results we have.  Afraid to learn something new.  Afraid to fail.  Afraid to look stupid.  Afraid to get out of our comfort zone.  Afraid to succeed.

All it takes is a decision – on your part.

Signing all the checks

If you don’t sign all the checks in your business, try it for a while.  What’s this for?  What’s that for? Tell me more.  Why? Who ordered that? Where’s the invoice?  How many hours did they work?  How long has this been going on?

uh huh…