Entries by amindaxer

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Ahead of the Game!

I love the following quote from General Eric Shinseki of the U.S. Army: “If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.” What is he saying? We’ve got to keep up with change! Be like the Boy Scouts, who are always ready to – “Improvise, Adapt, & Overcome!” Every producer has lots […]

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GOALS…WHO NEEDS THEM?!

The Business Confidence Maximizer™ August 2010 Issue Published by John Ellsworth, © Success Strategies, Inc. Dan Sullivan, founder of The Strategic Coach organization stated that “people do strange things when they have no future.” Since this is undoubtedly true, I have attempted to keep my Clients on the leading edge by providing them with a […]

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Are You Always Running Out of Time?

On our way to an important bank meeting, my client turned to me and said, “I wish I had more time to prepare of this – I’ve been so busy I didn’t do a thing for the meeting.” “Are you kidding?” I asked. Busy? Doing what? So we analyzed it: 84 hours per week at […]

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Would You Be Ready?

We’ve talked previously about setting goals! There are benefits to being prepared for crises that can occur in your business. We need to have a plan in place for these types of challenges.

Futurists Jim Taylor and Watts Wacker, in their book The 500 Year Delta, stated that every business should develop a “Disaster Agenda”. While all of us are faced with negative challenges and nobody wants to dwell on them, we would be well served if we have given these situations some forethought. This is true for a crisis that might occur in any part of your operation: herd health, nutrition, facilities, management, or finances.

Helped us Streamline our Business

“In the last year, Success Strategies has helped us streamline our business. We now know where we are financially at all times, allowing us to make better decisions on our operation.” Ezequiel Correia, Correia Family Dairy

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If I Ran the Circus…

What a tumultuous year! The last twelve months in the dairy industry looked like a cross between two of Dr. Seuss’ children’s books. On the one hand, it parallels If I Ran the Circus with its irrational supply and demand, particularly on commodities that are plentiful in comparison with their current usage, yet remain overpriced. On the other hand, our industry scenario seems to be replicating Stop That Ball with an economy that appears relatively lifeless, yet in other ways seems completely out of control when we look at the painful process of loan approvals and the dramatic changes in real estate. Hopefully, things will be appearing more normal again soon!