“I’m driven. I’m a hustler. I just love my work. Slowing down is hard for me.” I have lived the past twenty years of my professional life using words like those to justify my lifestyle and where I spend my energy. They’ve been a safety net for me, and to be completely transparent, they’re all [...]
I was reminded the other day of a conversation that we had early in the lifecycle of our agency. We were meeting with a mentor over coffee, and he asked one of my partners and me two questions. “First, tell me about your business.” He was probing for our elevator pitch. He wanted a simple, [...]
As the year is winding down and we’ve been meeting with clients, we’ve spent time looking back at 2018 through the lenses of both their accomplishments and challenges. Thinking back over our conversations, three themes have surfaced that will be valuable to you and your teams as you move into 2019. A great 2019 starts [...]
It is 6:53 in the morning and I am working from a local Dunn Brothers coffee shop in Chaska, waiting for a client to show up for an early morning meeting. I have been here since they opened at 6:00, preparing my notes and catching up on some much needed busy work. In the last [...]
My son Riley has spent the last few weeks performing one of the lead roles in a Twin Cities performance of Mary Poppins. In my role as his proud dad, I have seen this show many times, and there is one line that stands out to me… “Anything can happen if you let it.” “If [...]
December is here, and the year is coming to a close. As the season kicks into high gear and we’re juggling our professional lives with holiday parties, band concerts, and shopping, this can be the busiest month we encounter. These next few weeks will be hectic. How will we make the most of these next [...]
I spent bits and pieces of my holiday weekend diving into How Goodness Pays, the latest book by Paul Batz and Paul Hillen from Good Leadership Press. I have been very excited to dig into this book, and this topic. What is the relationship between goodness in business and its ability to create results? I [...]
Let me start with this. My blogs are written more for me than for you. I need these reminders or I tend to get off track... Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. This has been a week where our focus has been on gratitude, all we have, and everything we have to be thankful for. It’s a time [...]
What if your greatest competitor in business was not a competitor at all? What if it was you? We encounter organizations every day, from small businesses to mid-sized entities and corporate brands, all struggling with the same issue. It’s preventing them from growing and scaling, and keeping them from creating aligned, strong cultures in their [...]
I have big goals, lots of things I want to accomplish. Outcomes I am chasing. A certain way I want to carry myself. Interwoven into all of these lofty ambitions are a myriad of distractions. My plate is full. The reality is that every day I am challenged with projects that need my attention, unexpected [...]
