How do you expect to finish if you never start?
Aaaand Scene As I went through the Starbucks drive through in Neptune Beach, FL the other day, I had a lot on my mind. I was distracted and not necessarily in a good way. As I was heading to see my dad, I pulled through and ordered a Grande Skinny Vanilla Latte – I’ve been trained well. As I pull… Continue reading A Linchpin and a Cup of Coffee
Why duck hunting? In my weekly quest to get out of my comfort zone, I am taking on new challenges to broaden my scope of the world. This week I went duck hunting with my Epic Day partner, Travis. Getting out to do stuff like this is exactly why we began Epic Day in the first place. It’s a great… Continue reading What Duck Hunting Taught Me About Niching Down
As I begin packing for an extended stay in Florida for Christmas, I am reminded of how minimalist my life has become. I am not an avid practitioner of minimalism and I have not gone off the deep end, I just don’t have as much stuff in my life as I used to. But there are some important lessons we… Continue reading How Minimalism can Grow our Businesses
I have a couple scenarios to run through today that are in backwards fashion coming from me. Usually I use a real-world example to explain a business situation, today I will do the opposite. It’s the same message and there’s a lot to learn. I hope, for your sake, that you are not able to identify too closely with either… Continue reading What’s Wrong with our Education System?
When we think of the archetypal business model, we think of a pyramid with the CEO up top then tiering down to upper management, then the managers, then the front-line workers. The more difficult the decisions, the higher up it must be passed along to be decided. What we get with this model is an entire front line of people… Continue reading Why Some Organizations Will Almost Always be Faster than Yours
Consumers today are bombarded with constant messages from advertisers in every direction. They have messages shoved in their faces while driving from the radio and on billboards, while surfing the internet, and even while using the bathroom in many restaurants. It’s non-stop. So how are we, as small businesses, supposed to cut through the clouds of smoke and mirrors to… Continue reading One Trick to Build Brand Loyalty and Gain More Sales
A few days ago I started a series called ‘Leaving my Comfort Zone‘ that I’ll be adding to about once per week. I have always heard amazing people and entrepreneurs talk about growth, and they never seem to mention being comfortable. They always use words like, “terrified” or “nervous” or “unsure” when describing pivotal moments. I want to share these… Continue reading 6 Lessons I Learned from Running a Marathon
Some of us go, go, go and we never stop. Never taking a break for coworkers, family, or even ourselves. These are the ones that burnout. These are the ones that can’t really enjoy life because we’re so focused on our work. We need to be counterbalancing our focused work with family time, with study time, and with ‘me’ time… Continue reading Why Counterbalancing Improves our Effectiveness