Business Philosophy
Design You Life. Find the Flow.
I wrote this on a napkin in Amsterdam last week while contemplating: ———————————————– Say 'yes' more often. Yes to Life. Challenge your barriers. Live outside your comfort zone. Seek out novel experiences. Make people's day. Bring them into your world. Remember that you have a path – a natural flow. Find it. Design it. Drive …
Plant before your Harvest.
Our VP of Core Operations, Chris Waldron, sent an email out to the team last week where he quoted the legendary comedian, Steve Martin. I think it chronicles why one of our company core values is Perseverence. On rare occassions, the race is won by the person with first mover advantage. But more likely, it …
PCP
I am realizing more and more that I am no longer in charge of building our winning product. I am in charge of buidling a winning organization. It is the organization that will build the winning products of the future – not me. Thus, I am learning to focus my efforts on PCP: people, capital, …
One of the best quotes I’ve heard in a while
This is one of the best quotes I’ve heard in a while: “If roughly 80% of the results come from 20% of the efforts, then perfection is nowhere near as precious as time.”
Brian Tracy Seminar Taught Me How To Delegate Effectively
I attended a 3-day workshop with business coaching expert, Brian Tracy. I learned a lot, including this tip on time management – a necessary leadership skill for any entrepreneur.
Congrats on the great job. Now, back to work.
…As we continue to expand, I encourage you to master your current position and begin to prepare yourself – at work and on your own watch – for the position you want to grow into. It will be those who continue to require more of themselves who will be the ones that naturally rise up. Will it be you?
Progress
“Contentment is wanting what you have. Ambition is wanting what another has. Progress comes from wanting what nobody has.” – Bob Lewis
The Value of Good Business Partners
I've been an investor in a local San Dieo nightclub for the past five years with three other partners. All started well, and we made mo' Benjamins. But, as other hot nightclubs came onto the scene, our bar lost some of its cache. Eventually, we had to do capital calls and placed the business up …
The Purpose of Strategy
I am reading a quick note from Phil Rosenzweig, Wharton and Harvard guy: "High performance comes from doing things better than rivals, which means that entrepreneurs have to take risks. Decisions must be made where there isn't 100% accuracy. Thus, strategy involves making decisions under uncertainty. The goal of strategic analysis should therefore be one …