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Why Do You Do What You Do?

Why Do You Do What You Do?

Every quarter I take time out of my business to talk to my team about their values. For a business owner, that time is a serious investment. Pulling everyone away from their job is not something I take lightly. I do it because it’s valuable. Why is it valuable? One of the ways I know […]
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The Gospel of You

The Gospel of You

IT’S YOUR DUTY! You HAVE to evangelize the gospel of what you believe in. Maybe you don’t like the phrase “content marketing.” OK. Fine. Use this word instead: world-building. Build a world in the mind of your customer.
Alexander Ford
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Twenty Years of Work

Twenty Years of Work

I’ve had a lot of experience with being unhappy with the status quo. If you’re any kind of visionary, you’ll know what I mean. Where others can get complacent, we’re always trying to improve. Where others will say it’s “good enough,” we’re trying to perfect it. It’s that kind of attitude that gives us our […]
Alexander Ford
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Time to Get Efficient

Time to Get Efficient

There’s a common adage: work smarter, not harder. Well, great advice. What are you supposed to do with that? One of the ways I’ve interpreted that advice is by creating a list that tells me what the exact right thing is to do at any given moment. Or, as Rene cleverly put it this episode, […]
Agency Board
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Mindset

Mindset

How much time do you invest in getting into the specificities of your own mind? Of your own life and business plans? Or are you just out in the world smashing into shit? If you build a vision in your mind that makes sense, it has a much higher probability of coming true. It’s all […]
Alexander Ford
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Your Feelings Mean Nothing

Your Feelings Mean Nothing

There’s a Bruce Lee quote floating around the internet right now that talks about this concept. Your feelings are a distraction from the mission – your mission – whatever you want to call it. You owe it to yourself to stay focused on what is important. Let neither praise not reprimand distract you from your […]
Alexander Ford
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Certainty

Certainty

When you’re not absolutely certain, you’re … not. Being in command of your business depends on your certainty. You’ll never have 100% of the data, so you need to start getting comfortable working with probabilities.
Alexander Ford
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Dream Management

Dream Management

Perhaps you feel that you aren’t going to be able to achieve your dreams. You’re stuck. There’s a glass ceiling. And you’re sure there’s one big thing that you can fix to change your life to make everything better. Probably not. You’re addicted. The one big thing is never going to happen. This is a […]
Alexander Ford
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Lily Pads on Ponds

Lily Pads on Ponds

Areas in your business that you do not have under command tend to break down in a way that isn’t obvious. If you wait until you can see the problem obviously, you’re probably going to be too late to prevent a significant challenge or emergency. It’s way less work to keep things in command than […]
Alexander Ford
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WHAT YOU WANT TOMORROW EXISTS TODAY

WHAT YOU WANT TOMORROW EXISTS TODAY

The universe doesn’t spontaneously hand out gifts just because you want them. If you’re trying to hold a vision for the future, whatever that may look like, it’s essential to know that the content of that vision is around you in the here and now. The problem is, you don’t know what it looks like. […]
Alexander Ford
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