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On any given day, I: * Write thousands of words in emails to drive clarity and decisions * Post thousands of words on blogs, books and social media Thinking, driving clarity, collaborating, corresponding and sharing ideas to solve problems is part of a normal day. I have to always be fresh in
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I think that mentality of working harder is a comfort zone when you don't know what to do. You don't have to take ownership of your direction. You can simply, perhaps mindlessly, keep going down a path of merely working without thinking. If you are a
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There is a saying that, "Where there is no vision the people perish." When you think about it, the demise becomes inevitable because everything in the world is working against you. We live in a world of complete entropy. And vision is that energy and intentionality which breaks
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From a business perspective, I like that big, fat, juicy cash cow like any other businessperson capitalizing on a market. That can happen when there's a level of asymmetry between buyers and sellers. That imbalance can come from a lack of competition, a gap in knowledge or lowered
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The shinier new horsepower of tools can make us feel enamored and excited. And there's some value in learning what is under the hood of tools. Every day, we have new apps, marketing tools, big data analytics engines and a slew of new and better. But at the
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The hard part of dealing with reality is the constant trade-offs we have to make. Yes, we want it all, but too often that is not the choice before us. Choosing one thing means giving up something else, whether that is opportunity, time or attention. When we are faced with
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I do often like to tell those people that are different than the mass majority, those restless souls who have the entrepreneurial bug, "Do something that scares you." It's the antidote to their continual desire to achieve more and increase. Most people don't like
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Business will have its ups and downs and there's a large temptation to take it easy when things are going well and panic when things are down. It's not prudent when reality tells us that things will always change. Heck, look at any company's
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What's all the striving for? The stress, the pursuit and the relentless push to get to some place that is without stress or problems is illusory at best. Will we ever be without problems? Will everything be set just right? Play too much, and you have to work
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When we are always in motion, it's hard to take inventory of where we are at. The net net of our lives comes from all the decisions we have made that either cause lift or drag. And what we attach ourselves to does one or the other. Some
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Do you expect problems to never be around? Or do you expect problems to always be around? Those are two different realities and two completely polar mindsets. You cannot escape problems. Think about all the variables you are not in complete control of: * The economy * Your genetics * Your family * World
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Keyboards are faster than thumbs (assuming you can type). And collaboration is easier with a team, customers and vendors if you can push out information with a keyboard. But business is human, at least for now. We are still out there selling to new prospects and servicing existing accounts. And