Why Try To Get Out Of Your Box, When You Can Use What's In It?
There’s a saying that has stuck with me for years. Make time, save time, while time lasts, all time, is no time, if time is past. Make time: It’s not that you don’t have time. It’s that you haven’t made it. Own that next time someone calls you out for not having completed a task. […]
So quickly we take good things for granted. That once they happen, it’s onto bigger and better. On the flip side, so quickly we spend copious amounts of our time on the bad things. That once they happen, we’re stuck. Of course good and bad things will happen, but we have the choice of whether […]
Scenario planning is often used as a crisis management tool. Say road construction happens on your business’s street, do you have funds to make it through? What do you do? If you’re a bar and get a shipment of beer that’s spoiled and you have nothing to serve for the next 24 hours, what’s your […]
There’s a way to grow your business exponentially. It requires more than a larger megaphone; it’s about knowing what knowledge your target has and what they need in short-term. In other words, it’s understanding what your sharable component is. Brewery co-ops work because of the element of sharing. Zipcar is a success because of people’s […]
You are faced with two options after you learn a lesson. Starting with the best option, you can plan future executions with your new knowledge. You can ask yourself, “How can I apply this lesson in the next project…hour…meeting…” This option is about looking forward, utilizing the information as soon as possible, and bettering yourself […]
Credibility requires hustle. Hustle to round the ponies before you round the stallions. The problem is that many stay rounding the ponies. They get stuck. If you want to write for a major publication or open your own studio or start your own restaurant, start by writing for smaller publications, training at multiple studios and […]
I’ve fallen in love with the story of Ernest Shackleton and his voyage on Endurance. The short of it is the man, Ernest, wanted to explore uncharted antarctic territory by ship in 1915. He recruited mates. Set sail. And, miles and miles away from civilization his ship got stuck in ice. For more than 8 […]
