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from John Ellsworth
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Why Aren’t You Dancing in the Rain?November 12, 2024 - 12:28 pm
What Is Your Next Step?October 30, 2024 - 9:59 pm
Are You Facing Adversity?October 16, 2024 - 7:43 pm
How Can I Decide?September 21, 2024 - 1:37 pm
What Do I Do Now?September 10, 2024 - 5:39 pm
“Desperate Times Call for…”
The rest of the title line is “Desperate Measures.” However, I disagree with that concept. Realizing that there may be desperate times coming in the future (and that’s always a possibility…), we need to be proactive in our approach to business. I like to call it “Thinking for a Change.”
“The Times – They are Changing…”
Some of you probably remember the old song recorded by Bob Dylan many years ago. In it, he appealed to many, including Senators and Congressmen, that the times were changing, and that we needed to take some positive action to move forward successfully.
“I Know I Live in Hell, but…”
I recently finished reading a book by Dr. Henry Cloud entitled Necessary Endings that included a quote from one of his patients who stated, “I know I live in Hell, but I know the names of all the streets.” That quote really caught my attention and reminded me to make some positive changes in my own company to not get complacent. Do you find yourself facing similar situations in your business? You know – you really aren’t pleased with the way things are going, but at least you “know the names of all the streets.” In other words, it’s not perfect but it’s comfortable.
Dealing with the Devil…
The devil, in this case, is uncertainty. Everyone in every business faces it at some point! In late 2017, I had a conversation with a Client who said: “There is so much uncertainty, I don’t know whether to contract feed or not.”
Why Not Follow Your Dreams?
Why not? Have you ever found yourself simply accepting what life sends your way? I think we all have at times; You know like the old song from Huey Lewis & The News “I’m taking what they’re giving ‘cause I’m working for a living.” Today I want to challenge each of you to join me in playing one of my favorite roles – that of the Contrarian!
Entering the “Cone Zone”
During one of my recent business trips to California, I entered a gas station and, much to my dismay, I found that 1/3 of the gas pumps were blocked off by orange cones. As a result, they were unavailable for use, and as I shared that fact with my bride of 35 years, she commented: “Half of life is blocked with orange cones (the “Cone Zone”), isn’t it?”