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Jul 10, 2022•2 min•Ep. 40
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The revenue answer
Growth solves (almost) every business problem. While maybe a little simplistic, it’s a saying I keep coming back to... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2022•3 min•Ep. 39
The season of
People and businesses go through seasons too, specifically sowing, gestation, and reaping... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 12, 2022•2 min•Ep. 38
The mastery shortcut
The fastest path to mastery and empathy is teaching. When you’re gaining knowledge and skills, the road is curvy. It winds... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 28, 2022•2 min•Ep. 37
The loyal customer
What is a loyal customer? And is it worth to earn customer loyalty? It's not the easy road... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15, 2022•2 min•Ep. 36
The outcome myth
Final outcomes are out of our control. What we need to do, is get into contention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2022•1 min•Ep. 35
The quiet confidence
Quiet confidence: The skill Malcolm Glawel has we should all develop. The skill Malcolm Glawel has we should all develop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2022•52 sec•Ep. 34
The o.p.p. goal
In the last few years, I’ve refined my thinking on goals. Whether it’s a business goal to grow revenue or improve operations, or a personal goal to shoot lower scores or deepen relationships — goals work best when they’re comprised of three layers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2022•2 min•Ep. 33
The write way
Nothing develops clear thinking better than writing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 06, 2022•2 min•Ep. 32
The flying lesson
Lessons for business learned from they air. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 19, 2022•3 min•Ep. 31
The level up
There’s a lot of growth happening across Calm Capital. Which is exciting! It has me thinking a lot about commitment and ownership, and how they fit in the context of collaboration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 23, 2022•1 min•Ep. 30
The two percent
The 2% of course, is a metaphor for choosing the slightly tougher path versus the one of least resistance. Doing so... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 09, 2022•2 min•Ep. 29
The dash matters
A friend of mine asked me the other day if I was finishing the year strong. It got me thinking about my tendencies in business and life. Maybe I’m alone in this, but finishing isn’t the hard part. And neither is starting. It’s the middle where I tend to lose focus and energy... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 19, 2021•2 min•Ep. 28
The new beginning
One of the things about this time of year I love is the advent of new beginnings and endings that bring positive change. Almost everyone I talk to is starting something new and sunsetting something else. At Calm Capital we’ve had more than a few entrepreneurs reach out to us in the last few weeks, hoping to sell their current business so they can start a new one. And I’ve talked with several in-house creative folks who are leaving their jobs and venturing out on their own to provide design and/o...
Dec 05, 2021•3 min•Ep. 27
The right ones
It’s already started. Black Friday sales abound. Today, I counted 16 emails in my inbox with some offer related to the biggest shopping day of the year. This is all fine and dandy of course. I’m an opportunistic marketer who likes to take advantage of peak cultural consumer dynamics. However, I do my best not to read too deeply into the type of customers acquired during this season. Doing so could set one up for long-term setbacks to their marketing efforts. Here are my notes from last week. Not...
Nov 21, 2021•2 min•Ep. 26
The leader's attitude
In a recent interview, I heard Jocko Willink diving into a few stories that influenced his best-selling book, Extreme Ownership. If you haven’t read it, the overall premise is — in any organization or on any team, all responsibility for success and failure resides in the leader. The story he shared was about how an attitude of personal responsibility adopted by a group of POWs in a Vietnamese prison camp created an environment for survival. While simple, it’s really hard to do. I tried it for a ...
Nov 14, 2021•2 min•Ep. 25
The work mindsets
In addition to the “design + build + run” mission component of my boys’ robotics team, there is also an innovation project assignment. Its requirements include developing a “desirability, feasibility, viability” style presentation and creating a prototype for their innovation. At last week’s meeting, the team of four boys and a girl passed the crucial point in all innovation projects where you have to stop thrashing and start subtracting. All teams of any size doing any type of work cross this t...
Nov 07, 2021•2 min•Ep. 24
The integrity pillar
We still have pretty young kids by most standards. However, as they’ve matured, my wife and I have introduced what we call “family pillars”. These are the foundational markers for what our family name, their name, stands for. Similarly, each of Calm Capital’s companies have “pillars” or values woven through the fabric of everything they do. One of those is integrity. Here are my notes from last week… Notes on integrity Integrity is when the outside matches the inside — and when your behavior mat...
Oct 31, 2021•2 min•Ep. 23
The listening room
I’ve written a good bit about listening over the years. Partly, because I believe it’s a learned superpower . Few developed skills are as impactful as listening. Becoming good at it makes you a better spouse, parent, child, business person, leader, … the list goes on. So when Song Exploder host, Hrishikesh Hirway, released his TED Talk on the idea of listening to others in a different way, I jumped in with reasonable expectations to learn something. I wasn’t disappointed. Here are my notes from ...
Oct 24, 2021•3 min•Ep. 22
The brew's cues
I listened to a podcast with Alex Lieberman , co-founder of the Morning Brew. Here are a few of his nuggets about content: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 17, 2021•1 min•Ep. 21
The team sizing
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. When it comes to leading teams, this quote can be used as a guide for optimal team sizing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 10, 2021•2 min•Ep. 20
The Run Button
This one action realizes your potential... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 12, 2021•1 min•Ep. 19
The Right Blend
Launching a brand new product or business or new product within an existing company, requires both the right product and reliable distribution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 29, 2021•1 min•Ep. 18
The Marketing Throwback
All this data is making us lazy boring marketers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 16, 2021•2 min•Ep. 17
The Wisdom Shadow
Pain and wisdom. Does one exist without the other? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 02, 2021•2 min•Ep. 16
The Good Entrepreneur
“We need our leaders to act like entrepreneurs instead of like consultants.” These are the words my co-founder, Marty, said the other day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 19, 2021•1 min•Ep. 15
The Frustration Formula
Match your expectations with the level of your effort. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 05, 2021•2 min•Ep. 14
The Similar Ones
Most people in business confuse positioning and differentiation. And while similar, they’re not the same thing. Read the article here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 20, 2021•1 min•Ep. 13
The Accountability Pursuit
Accountability is a tool for reconciling my values and words with what I do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2021•1 min•Ep. 12
The Perishable Skill
“Tradecraft” are perishable skills hat tip: The Gap by Ira Glass Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 07, 2021•1 min•Ep. 11
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