Do Good. Have Fun. Make Money. That’s the triple bottom line for my business. In some form or another, most of my clients evaluate their business success similarly as they ask, “Are we making money? Are we enjoying ourselves? Are we creating real value for our customers without lying, cheating, […]
Strategy and Direction
In general, I find that business owners spend many hours a day working on tasks and talking at other people or being talked at. In general, I think that business owners are running a deficit on daily time spent: dreaming (the imagining kind more than the daydreaming kind, though that […]
“First focus, then expand” reminds me of the old adage: “The only place that Success comes before Work is in the dictionary.” You don’t hear that one too often any more. Too old-fashioned and Calvinist even if it’s still true. But Work isn’t the problem for most people I know. […]
Coincidentally related to my last post, here’s the current mantra of my friend Jen: Discipline is remembering what you want. Discipline is remembering what you want. Discipline is remembering what you want. And, of course, doing what it takes to get what you want.
Have fun. Do good. Make money. These are the things on my scorecard, and the first among them is all three. Today I was talking with some business friends including one fellow who’s trying to decide what to do with the valuable remnants of a business that recently collapsed. He […]
…unsustainable situations usually go on longer than most economists think possible. But they always end, and when they do, it’s often painful. — Paul Krugman The quote, above, has been around for a while but now seems like a good time to mention it. Krugman has long been a critic […]