How do you expect to finish if you never start?
One of the very first topics I wrote down in my idea roll for blogging was about goals. I have always been a huge believer in them and I have always implemented them in my life and work. Plus, every time that I hear about them I am inspired to revisit and renew my own goals for the coming weeks,… Continue reading Goal Setting (1/3)
As organizations grows in revenue, so do the teams that produce that revenue. Great organizations stand out from the crowd when team members are not added to take their own piece of the pie, but to make the pie larger when they arrive. Yes, there will always be a need to hire people that take tasks “off of people’s plates”… Continue reading We Must Have Larger Pies
As we continue to build on Epic Day Outdoors we’ve shifted our focus a number of times in search of the correct match of technology, user experience, and customer acquisition. Do we focus on advertising after we get eyeballs or do we focus on selling to the eyeballs themselves? Should we build a great product then monetize it or should… Continue reading Training… for our customers?
We’ve all heard the expression, “Know when to cut your losses,” but that’s much easier said than recognized. Sunk costs are the monies invested on projects, ideas, people, or plans that never pan out. A half written blog post is an example of a sunk cost. We start and can’t finish the idea through so it’s left as a ‘draft’… Continue reading Sunk Cost – Knowing when to walk away
Many organizations do well when they are small, tight-nit groups. When this is the case, the owner typically has a small group of people that are trusted and will go above and beyond their duties that they are monetarily compensated for. In return for the additional work, time, and overall effort that is put in by the employees, the employer… Continue reading Full Transparency
Most sales people have quotas and goals that must be met. A quota for X amount of sales and a goal of X + Y amount of sales. The quotas are often requirement, meaning if that particular sales person doesn’t make their mark for a succession of two or three periods their job is in jeopardy. However, at the opposite… Continue reading Leave it all on the field
My brother works with a man that is a Colonel in the U.S. Army and he’s deployed overseas fighting for our country right now. He is a high ranking officer with years of experience, confirmed kills, and multiple tours in battle. He is the ultimate warrior and doesn’t make excuses: exactly what a soldier should strive to be like. When he’s… Continue reading Indispensable Investment
When faced with choices, there are the safe ones and there are the best ones and they are rarely the same thing. In sports we have a popular saying: “You play to win. You don’t play NOT to lose.” When we play “not to lose” we are making timid choices. We coach scared, we play scared, we don’t take risks with… Continue reading Play to Win