Larry, It took me years to break the habit of filing, it was a comfort thing to me as I felt like I would need that particular paper at some point. What broke me of that habit was every time I looked for a paper filed it took me forever to find it. I sincerely appreciate the CRM’s capabilities of electronically storing those uses to be filed papers. I use a lot of paper to think on, I like that I can always refer back to my properly labeled “think book”….I can’t survive without my written thoughts!

A while back, just for fun, i hung out at the copier for a few hours and watched what all was getting copied. You are right that 90% of what gets copied really shouldn’t be.

My business coach taught me the philosophy of touching a file only once. Touch the file, handle it, delegate it, or throw it out. Thank you for the reminder. Today I’m grateful for the internet.

I’m right there with you on this but I have close colleagues that can’t function without their paper. If it makes us more efficient with paper then we should take that route but the endless storing of paper is totally unnecessary. We purchased a high-speed double-sided paper scanner and for job files that “might” be important later, we digitize them. Then we dispose of the paper. I hate clutter.

If you have ever driven the hundreds of miles through the managed forests owned by the paper mills and understand how they work you find that using paper actually saves trees. As we use less paper, the paper mills sell off the beautiful managed forests and in most cases they get deforested for other purposes. Take the time and see how well they they maintain this renewable resource and if you in the area of one, take a drive and enjoy the scenery. Always take the time to do your own research rather than listening to the current narratives on subjects which are usually full of inaccuracies.

Good morning from Indiana – We have an all star team!

Your Indiana team did an incredible job on my basement. Definitely all stars!

Still obsessed and committed!!

Beck is a very versatile artist and if you listen to his library of music you’ll hear all types of music from one artist. Great song choice Larry!

So I have a general question as to when do you know when to stop? I currently run a roofing and gutter business. Both divisions runs themselves pretty well for me to focus on my real estate side that I enjoy doing. Its only over looking after my own properties, buying and selling etc. Recently we purchased a roll off truck for debris hauling mainly to coincide with are roofing teams. I want to really develop the roll off company into its own running division but like you say am I just diluting myself and not focusing on the bigger picture? Am I to ambitious in the sense of taking on new paths to take? I often think of the positives and negatives before I do anything and don’t just randomly jump and say yes to everything. However, it is fair to say that Like most people I have a lot going on? I’m not offended by advise or comments as this is a question to try and help me grow to my full potential! Thank you

I agree one of the hardest things to do when you want happy customers is say no but when I got to that point I felt a lot of customers appreciate the focus.

Thank you Gents,
I am grateful for both of you guys!

This TD is particularly clever! Thanks, Larry!

I’m thankful for Bill Andersen as well!!!

I used to have to be involved in every single aspect of the business. In the past I had issues with being able to trust that anyone could do it, let alone do it better. I have found out that empowering our employees and future leaders that they want more, giving them more makes things better for the company because they actually do things better and more up to date than I would have. At this point, my concentration is on getting the business more efficient and profitability up. It’s nice having folks I can depend on so that I can concentrate on working on the business and its evolution!