A great way to start the day is by asking yourself these questions -

What's my purpose?

What do I have to be thankful for?

What new potential can I tap into today?

And, add hope.

The 3 Rs

My mentor Christian Simpson reminded me this morning that the top 1% of the most successful entrepreneurs develop themselves out in front of their business (Christian is regularly pounding that into my head).

Here's a John Maxwell tip he gave me: The "3 Rs" -

1. Required - What's required - what must I do that nobody can or should do for me? This tends to sort out the noise that doesn't serve me in pursuit of my your dreams/goals, and identifies what can be delegated elsewhere if it's not necessary for me to do (and you're not skilled in doing it!)

2. Return - What gives me the greatest return? Maxwell says "leaders should get out of their comfort zone but stay in their strength zone. What are my strengths? And what should I be letting go of?

3. Rewards - What brings me the greatest rewards? What brings me personal fulfillment? What could I do more of that will energize me and transform the my productivity in my business?

Make today the beginning of a great day, and a better life.

Competencies, dreaming, thinking

Competencies. "Think-into-the-results" you want to accomplish. Dream about what you want. Dreaming will get you out of your rut. 

The results of your Dreams will be a direct reflection of your engagement in your processes. Implement any process, work it, evaluate it, correct it. "Think" about it as a circle and keep going around and around that circle (implement, work, evaluate, correct, implement, work, evaluate, correct, imple......). A good read to reiterate this point is the "Hedgehog Concept" Jim Collins discusses in his book "Good to Great."

If you haven't read "Good to Great," today's a good day to go to Barnes and Noble, grab a copy off and read the gray boxes.

Every business person should read the gray boxes in Good to Great.

Have a Great Day. It's raining in the Texas Hill Country! Maybe my old dock will float and I'll get to sell it!

Listening through Social Media

Social media provides the business owner with more ability to listen to their market.

CRMs and Processes; mining your database.

What CRM(s) do you use? Do you still use a paper version to supplement your software?

What is marketing?

Marketing is everything you do; how you show-up, showing-up (face-to-face and online), how you act, respond, look, etcetera, etcetera. 

Be purposeful and thoughtful about picking and using your weapons.

Marketing and The Law of Consistency

The 8 Essential Choices to Marketing Well

1. I choose to THINK INTO MY RESULTS

2. I choose to get ACCESS TO HIGHER EXPERTISE

3. I choose to get the RIGHT SUPPORT
4. I choose to get the FREQUENCY and REGULARITY
5. I choose to get the RIGHT ACCOUNTABILITY
6. I choose to get a CREATIVE INNER CIRCLE
7. I choose to get AWARENESS and KNOWLEDGE

8. I choose to get a WIDER AND DEEPER SOI (sphere of influence)