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There's a world of opportunity out there for what you are pursuing. But one piece of clarity that gets overlooked too often is qualification. Most people you meet cannot say, "Yes," to what you are offering. However, a few people can. I'm not sure
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The saying in French, mise en place, roughly translates to everything in its place. French cooks use this approach to keep order and readiness in their work. I have done this for decades, and I even train my kids on this important practice, not only for survival and getting things
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My kids and I love that Jack Black movie, School of Rock. The other day, we were laughing at a line that Black's character, Dewey Finn, made a group of his colleagues roll with in a lunchroom scene, "Those that can't do, teach, and those
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The older I get the less I assume that success and failure is accidental. Something hidden led up to what we see. We simply don't look behind the appearance enough. Success in business, life, family, relationships and finances have hidden habits behind them. But it's not
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Yes, I understand you want money. You want people to buy now. The temptation to simply expect and demand cash is so high and blinding that it's hard for a seller to see why money becomes elusive. In some cases when the pain is high - root canals,
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How much value do you add? That's the key question I ask each day when I am out in the world of business. It may not be a perfect question, but the free market is open. People are free to make decisions on their own on what they
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Your routines set you up for performance, creativity and peace of mind. We have this long road ahead to accomplish projects that matter day in and day out. And if we simply go with the randomness and urgencies of the day, we don't win the long game. We
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When it comes to business building, I like boring. I like creating outputs from inputs. I like throughput. Drama, inconsistencies, high stress and heroics are fantastic for movie plots. But they don't contribute positively to profit and loss in a business. Boring helps cash flow. Cash flow makes
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The idea of growing a business is romantic. That spirit of entrepreneurship, leadership and scaling have a wonderful image of adventure and nobility. In the trenches, when a firm decides they want to grow, it is messy. It is hard work day in and day out to get the strategy
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Too often we are mired in the circumstance we chose thinking we are limited. This is not necessarily so. You can always choose differently, and that is the opportunity to grow and become bigger than your circumstance. Perhaps you hate your job, your life or even a bad deal you
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My first blog post was on October 15, 2005. I was exploring what blogging meant. At that time, the blogosphere was exploding to tens of millions, and I started that humble process of writing and sharing to help my friends and clients with things I was learning. I used to
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There's a big consequence for winging it. If you allow your days to be dictated by the demands of others or the urgencies that days tend to push on us, it is difficult, if not impossible, to do the things that you want or matter to you. Furthermore,