Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Recently I jumped into an Uber, heading to the Charleston, SC airport to fly home to Nashville. I don’t like to take afternoon or evening flights since they are inevitably delayed by weather, particularly during the Spring and Summer. Fortunately, this would be a...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
One of the best things about the days I spent working for somebody else was the ability to gripe. I did it before I joined the Navy, as a stock clerk at the Ralph’s grocery store in Tustin, CA. I did a bunch of it during my time in the Navy. I did it while working in...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Crash goes the backpack against the side of my head. Just another clueless passenger making their way down the center aisle of the Southwest 737 I fly nearly every week. You see, when you’re walking down the aisle with a backpack on your back, you whack the person in...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
At Boss Builders, we always stress that one of the key responsibilities of The Boss is to “protect the house.” This involves being aware of safety hazards, HR/EEO violations, and customer and company reputation problems. A fourth area though is around your company’s...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
As The Boss, do you ever wonder why employees seem to be getting away with stuff and you only hear about it when your Boss yells at you? Do you wonder why your ideas never seemed to get anyone’s attention? If so, maybe it’s time to explore a new old tool called the...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
In the 2018 biographical account of Queen’s lead singer Freddie Mercury, we see a poignant conversation Mercury has with his father shortly before the band performs at 1985’s Live Aid concert in England. Up to this point, his relationship with his father has been...
