Skip The Plan
Maybe your track record with goal-setting isn’t the greatest. It’s hard. It’s something you have to work at every day. Even if you miss a day, just get up and try again.
Strategy & Command38 Videos
Stop Letting People Waste Your Time
How much time are you wasting because you can’t say “no?” Chances are, unless you’ve got a hierarchy of pre-vetted business priorities, that number is higher than you think. If you don’t know for certain you’re working on the highest-priority item you possibly can be, you’re not going to tell your team you’ll get back […]
Workspace and Mindspace
While I was on vacation a couple weeks back, I had an opportunity to do some reading and some reflecting. And I came to a conclusion about priorities. When you’re a business owner, you have a million things to do in a day. You’ve heard me talk about that before, so I’ll leave that at […]
Everything is a Rush and I’m always Behind
Are you a business owner stuck in a wheel? Check in for some planning tips!
Planning is Inconvenient
Business owners work longer and harder than anyone else on the planet. They are excellent at getting things rolling and persevering through challenges that would case others to give up. But this relentless drive comes with its own drawbacks. Entrepreneurs accumulate debt (which includes, but is not limited to, financial debt) at a significant rate […]
Profit Per Puppy
The economic engine of your business can be measured as Profit per X. What “X” is in your business is something you have to figure out for yourself. This metric represents the “flywheel” of your company because when you change the critical number, it has an astronomical impact on all other areas of the business.
Guilty Consciences
You guys all know how much I respect the teachings of my mentor Dr John Demartini. Well, I got a great opportunity today to chat with Warren who asked me about the nature of guilt. Spoiler alert: Do the work to find out the benefits of whatever it is you’re feeling guilty about. It’s there. […]
Going All In
This week’s topics include going all-in, doing it according to a plan, and how long-term thinking prepares you to make bold decisions.
New Year’s Resolutions are for Losers
When was the last New Year’s resolution you made that came true? Last year? The year before that? Five years? Never? This time of year annoys me because I know how to set goals that come true. And New Year’s resolutions encourage people who don’t really know how to set goals that come true to […]
Quarterly Planning Deep Cuts
In late November of 2017, Measurable Genius ran a 90-day Business Planning Workshop at SAIT. It was a tremendous success, a lot of fun, and I got to create a lot of value for my friends, clients, and everyone who attended. You may remember my Facebook livestream about the difference between accountability and responsibility. In […]
