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from John Ellsworth
Even More Ways to Achieve Financial Success
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What is Your Mission This Year?January 28, 2025 - 5:55 pm
Are You a Visionary Entrepreneur?January 8, 2025 - 12:11 pm
What Does Your Future Hold?December 26, 2024 - 10:30 am
What is the Secret to More Positive Cash Flow?December 6, 2024 - 1:25 pm
Are We Getting Too Comfortable?November 26, 2024 - 6:11 pm
Back to the Future
These past two years have forced many producers to decide whether they are truly committed to being in the dairy industry long term.
Are You Ready for Some Positive Change?
Do you ever feel like your operation needs some fresh thinking? I do. That’s precisely why I read so many different books and publications…to get great new ideas. It helps to build exciting new challenges into our daily activities.
Changing the Way We Look at Business
The difference between a person who is vitally engaged in life and someone who is merely going through the motions is a vision fueled by passion. So, how do we get there? How do we increase our passion levels for the dairy business, given the “pain” inflicted these past two years?
Are You Putting Your Business at Risk?
This process is particularly fitting for the dairy industry. I realize that it is often more comfortable to do nothing when so many items look bleak. However, inaction is not the answer!
How Well Are You Prepared?
The number one question we all should be asking is, “Am I prepared?” What an amazing difference it can make to be just step ahead in the thought process on dealing with change. This was clearly stated by steel magnate Charles M. Schwab.
MAXIMIZING YOUR MANAGEMENT SUCCESS
Do you ever have that feeling that your neighbors or brother-in-law seem to be doing better than you in certain areas of their operation? I think everyone has felt that at some point. The more significant question, however, assuming that might be partly true is: “Why?” What is their advantage over the way you normally operate?