So…What is it That Your Company Does?
The Importance of Telling Your Companies Story and Telling it Well We’ve all been asked the question…you know the one. “So…What is it you do for a living?” This is one of the most frequently asked questions when people meet someone new. A simple answer of I’m a contractor, a painter or an electrician doesn’t […]
We All Have Different Strengths, Find Yours and Use Them for Good
Where Is Real Strength Rooted? Everyone of us is unique. Our abilities and talents are also different. The problem is, too many people don’t use their gifts…or even bother to figure them out. This makes for a very mediocre world. There is so much more available to us if we will just find and use […]
What Actions Do You Need to Take to Accomplish Your Mission?
If You Aren’t Clear on What You Should Do, Your Mission Will Fail It’s week three of the BMSU’s Mission Statement course. The first week we worked on discovering and getting clear about the mission and the importance of having one if you are going to turn your dreams into reality. From a young age […]
Moms Love Us a Lot, But God Loves Us More
True Happiness Comes from True Love and True Love Requires Sacrifice A police chief was in the middle of a press conference when his mother called. He knew that she normally watched his press conferences, as any proud mother would. Knowing this he felt there must be an emergency, so he excused himself to take […]
What are the Critical Characteristics Needed to Accomplish Your Mission?
Knowing Them and Articulating Them Are Two Completely Different Things Last week I wrote about the importance of having a mission and why it matters. I shared that I’m going through the Business Made Simple University’s Mission Statement Made Simple with a friend. This week’s focus is determining the Key Characteristics needed to accomplish the […]
Strong Connections Help Us to Accomplish Our Mission
The Important Thing is to Be Clear on That Mission There is strength in numbers. We don’t have to look very hard to find evidence of this. Fish gather in schools, bees in swarms, birds in flocks, cattle in herds, wolves in packs. These connections can help avoid being eaten by predators or by joining […]
What is Your Mission and Why Does it Matter?
It’s the Most Important Thing to Turning Your Dreams into Reality I’m currently going through Business Made Simple University’s online course Mission Statement Made Simple. I’ve gone through this course before but, I don’t think you can ever be too clear about your mission. This time I’m going through it with a mastermind friend. This […]
Talk is Cheap…Actions Are What Matter
Practice Makes Perfect It’s much easier to say that we’re going to do something than it is to actually do it. I think most times the intention is sincere, but too often we’ve said yes to too many things. You know what they say… The road to hell is paved with good intentions. We often […]
Benefits to a Construction Proposal That We Haven’t Even Talked About Yet
An Overview of the Blueprint for Building a Better Proposal System This past week John used the Blueprint for Building a Better Proposal system to do a couple of proposals. Just like when he’d learned to build a house, he had some questions. As John smelled the pizza setting in the passenger seat, it reminded […]
Having Your Debt Paid, Means You Have to Accept It and Share It
Just Because It Was Paid, Doesn’t Mean It’s Free There is a lot of debt in the world today and it continues to grow. I’m not talking about only financial debt (even though this is a major issue). I’m talking about the debt of life. We’ve done nothing to earn this life we’ve been given. […]