Good vs. Great

This morning, I was inspired by a conversation about ‘Good’ vs. ‘Great’ on a team call. It reminded me of Jim Collins’ classic book, ‘Good to Great.’ As you plan the year ahead, let’s all strive for greatness. Great organizations don’t just follow the crowd; they innovate and create new paths. They set the standard […]

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The Next 2 Years?

Market data as of November 2024. For the latest numbers in your area, see my live Altos Research market report. My acquaintance Lawrence Yun posted some stats about the next two years a while ago. I’ve updated those stats below. An interesting way to think about the next 24 months: Think about it: New Beginnings: […]

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The Perfect Day

The “Perfect Day!” In this classic exercise, you write out your idealized, perfect day in great detail, beginning with what time you get up and what you have for breakfast, continuing through what you do for each hour of the day and who you talk to. The more detail you can add to the plan, […]

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Your System?

Saturday thinking… “A business system will produce what a business system will produce. Nothing less, nothing more.” Not happy with your results, month to date or year to date? Look at your systems and adjust, tweak, and innovate until you get the results you desire and deserve. Then rinse, lather, and repeat. Be hard on […]

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Motion vs. Action

Today’s mindset: “Being in motion and taking action sound similar, yet they are different.” Motion is when you’re busy doing something, but that task will never produce an outcome by itself. Action, on the other hand, is the type of behavior that will get you a result. If I outline 20 ideas for articles I […]

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