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What Is Fear?April 16, 2025 - 5:38 pm
Is It Time to Reset?March 26, 2025 - 1:29 pm
Where Have All the Lenders Gone?March 12, 2025 - 6:59 pm
Do You Have the Advantage?February 25, 2025 - 5:47 pm
Is It Time to Go?February 13, 2025 - 3:00 pm
What Is Fear?
I’ve often heard that fear is simply an acronym for “False Evidence Appearing Real.” I’m not sure who to credit for that explanation, but I believe this is often quite accurate. Do we have reason for concern today?
Is It Time to Reset?
One area where I hear the most complaints from Clients is “Labor Challenges.” Dan Heath points out that “there is no emergency, only choices.” The key to making improvements on labor or any other issue, he suggests, is to identify “Leverage Points & Restack Resources.”
Where Have All the Lenders Gone?
I have noticed that the process of acquiring new financing or even completing annual renewals for Clients has taken extremely long, in comparison to the past. I wonder why…
Do You Have the Advantage?
As you begin a new year with your dairy operation, this is a new game where the score is 0-0. You haven’t won yet, but I’d like to remind you – you haven’t lost either.
Is It Time to Go?
While the recent concerns about Ai are relevant, I cannot let that stop me from moving forward with my life and neither can you.
What is Your Mission This Year?
You can control your results, and it helps to have a plan. Can you control every step? Of course not, but once you have set your objective, decide what your first step will be.