A great conversation with Ryan Michler from The ORDER OF MAN podcast. Business, risk, accountability, and exit strategies. Ryan discusses playing for keeps, believing in yourself and balancing family and business.
Messiness and clutter will create a wave of problems. Today we discuss our own challenges with growth and the mistakes we are currently making. Time to take ownership, correct course, and go to the next level.
What the human body and human mind can accomplish in a 24-hour day is unfathomable. From the basement of Pete’s house, to an old 1950s Singer sewing machine, to building a factory in the woods. Today we reflect on the past and future with special guest, and Origin’s first employee, Jon Milan. A lesson in patience and forgiveness.
Every day is a fight to not just survive, but thrive in this place. It’s time to wash off complacency and comfort, get the ladder out and get the roof shoveled.
Is the brick and mortar model it still alive, or are we getting swallowed up by a digital world of consumerism? Today we discuss one of the fastest growing brands, how they reinvented the brick and mortar store, and how we as a company can learn from their experiences as we develop a retail plan.
Business is like a slinky on an infinite staircase. Sometimes the slinky will stall on a tread. It's up to you to chase it down the stairs and restart it. Have you have hit a plateau and not sure how to move forward? We take a look at maintaining focus on the mission at hand, and simple ways to shift perspective, to grow, and to win.
Warren Buffet said the deal with Harold Alfond of Dexter shoe was the worst deal he ever made. But what happened to the machinery, and the people left in the wake? It's still here in MAINE, and we are on a treasure hunt to bring back what's been lost.
"Trusting that ship that you’re on, that’s going through the fog, that the sun’s gonna come up and burn it off. Believing you’re gonna see clearly afterwards. Without courage to push through the fog, there’s no reward in the end. How do you know if there’s any real victory if you didn’t go through the darkness, endure it, and face your fears." An incredible interview with Jason Perry
Staying the course is one of the hardest things for an entrepreneur. We are all full of ideas. How do you know when you should scratch the itch, or should you ever? Gaining discipline to stay the course is must, and only YOU can keep yourself in check.
How making a simple paper airplane completely changed the way we think. Sometimes, complex problems can be solved with simple solutions. Today we delve into lean manufacturing concepts and crack open the fold.
Living life and executing without compromise means that behind closed doors, you don't lie to yourself. Sometimes you may step on profits, so change what the word profit means to you. We are at war to reclaim, and redefine that the American Dream is also attainable without compromise. The heartbeat of America is growing stronger.
Clear the rocks, one at a time. That's how you start everything in life, and that's how you build your field of dreams. It's dirty, gritty, hard... It's called work. With special Father's day guest, my own father-in-law, Joe Paradis.
If you don't take a risk on yourself, no one will take a risk on you. Everything that has been created will also be deconstructed by time, so what do you have to lose? We don't live in a box, so don't box yourself in. Flip the box over, stand on top, elevate yourself, and be a pioneer of your vision.
We are complex beings, and some things are by default built into our DNA. Our survival instinct, which served us especially well in times where humans weren't the ultimate predator. But those same mechanisms that protected us can now wreak havoc in life in business if not kept in check. Recognizing the fight or flight response is the first step to reconditioning your mind and body.
From serving coffee at Brazil’s largest bank, to fighting and representing the name of Jiu-Jitsu. American Top Team founder and champion, Ricardo Liborio takes us inside the business of MMA, the winning mindset. He's looking for the flat line of peace in life. What fear is holding you back? The recipe is simple… don’t quit and punch the clock.
From a small café in Washington D.C., today we discuss the moment in which you felt most alive. What was the formula that brought you to that moment, and how can you replicate it again, and again, and again. We also discuss lessons learned at Muster 005. Leadership and winning at ALL COSTS.
Where does inspiration really come from. Does it hit you like a lightning bold, or can you work it like a muscle? You CAN evoke inspiration and creativity even in the hardest times. We all want to be a rocketman, we all are shooting for the stars, the quest to defy gravity. What is not talked about is that your fuel will run out. On occasion, you need to come back to earth. And you may find yourself trying to launch out of quicksand.
America’s mindset deficit is at an all time high. I wonder how we Americans can stop the madness, create opportunity, and start using our minds, hands and daylight. Better yet, how can infuse action back into our culture and communities. Broken homes don’t define you, your background doesn’t define you. You and I, all of us... we have a head start because we live in the kingdom of opportunity, the United States of America.
That word "DESERVE"... wipe it from your vocabulary.This is conditioning for life. Life is going to be painful, there's gonna be some hard times, son. Nothing is given to you, and don't look at the world like you deserve something because you simply exist in a conscious state. If you haven't worked your ass off for it, you don't deserve it. And sometimes, many times, you will work your ass off or something, and you still won't win. And guess what you're going to need to do... tape it up.
Dogs don’t eat dogs, they build packs, together they hunt and eat market share. Goals are futile without action. Actionable execution is futile without planning. Today we discuss goal setting and filling the void with hands and daylight. We discuss our own completed mission “OPERATION SAVE FIRST QUARTER”. How to generate momentum, and the importance of relationships, and knowing who you are. Great things don’t chase you down, you chase down great things.
How do you jump start your morning and life? By learning how to make your daily challenges, and struggles, part of your mission...seize the day, everyday. We also discuss recognizing depression, how a sedentary lifestyle has led to a testosterone deficiency epidemic, and finding that endorphin release we all need through activity to keep our body and mind firing on all cylinders.
Today we discuss working in business with family, spouses and partnerships. The dichotomy created when dealing with family in the workplace. Expectations, emotions, and how to make family a superpower instead of your kryptonite.
Jocko Willink joins us to discuss many topics, including nicknames, controlling your emotions in life, letting emotions take the lead and letting logic take the lead. The dichotomy of emotions, and the balancing act. JIU-JITSU as a metaphor for life and business. WAR, AMERICA, PERSPECTIVE, and much more from JOCKO!
Everyone, at some point in their life is humiliated. The best form of humiliation is an entitlement beat down. Most of the time this is not literal, but for me it was. Learning through a personal, humiliating experience that you are not everything you thought. It’s an opportunity you can either embrace and become stronger from, or let it ruin your future. It’s a self-check that’s exposed by external forces. I personally had two experiences that were humbling and put me in my place.
There has been a rumbling below our feet, and that low hum... that uncomfortable vibration you feel in your body is the foundation this country was built on being stripped away brick by brick. Since when did our teenage offspring become more in enlightened then our forefathers. Since when did the voices of children who have lived in this bubble and who have never seen war and tyranny, who have only lived in a time where technology has become a false God. Since when? There is a war going on it's ...
WHY would someone run away from all the opportunity in the world, make a decision to leave it all behind, and run and towards the American dream. Today's guest is Andre "Dedeco" Almeida, business man, father, jiu-jitsu champion, and co-owner of Origin. He discusses immigrating to America, leaving it all behind bootstrapped with $100. We also delve into how to handle employees that are stealing from the company, trust, changing an employees perspective, learning english, and what it means to BE A...
We all need a little down time... or do we? Sometimes a little friendly banter can go a long way. Today we discuss the impact of vacations on business. Concepts for a new distilled spirit, politics, snowstorms, gumball racing and flying airplanes. Join us in a casual conversation about extremely random stuff.
Customer service and levels of communication. DISARMING customers and having good communication skills. Inspiration for design, balancing form and function, and the design of everyday things. How do you set the price on a product or a service? Live or die and finding substance in your why. Pete delves into personal struggles with importing and makes a decision to make it in America. Going all in on your why. What is the startup cost of manufacturing, and how long did it take to become profitable...
Perception premeditates judgement. But without total 360 degree education, the way we perceive something is solely based off life experiences, what we've been taught, and this formulates what we believe and what we perceive. What if I told you that our entire nation has been brainwashed for generations. That what we've been taught about certain things are just not true, that government, rules, and laws are not always just and not always right. That money and business truly are the defining facto...
As I got in my truck to pick up a coffee, and some supplies from our local farmers union, I decided to route my path home on back roads. Most of these back roads are still dirt roads, not extremely well maintained. The only music I listen to on the road is the noise in my own mind, I almost always drive in silence thinking about this place, my family, business, Friends, opportunities. It’s my time to meditate through reflection and prayer. So I was driving slow with my window cracked trying to g...
