Ten rules of value-creating growth

1. Put competitive advantage first. Start with a winning, scalable formula.
2. Make the trend your friend. Prioritize profitable, fast-growing markets.
3. Don’t be a laggard. It’s not enough to go with the flow—you need to outgrow your peers.
4. Turbocharge your core. Focus on growth in your core industry—you can’t win without it.
5. Look beyond the core. Nurture growth in adjacent business areas.
6. Grow where you know. Focus on growing where you have an ownership advantage.
7. Be a local hero. Commit to winning on the home front.
8. Go global if you can beat local. Expand internationally if you have a transferable advantage.
9. Acquire programmatically. Combine healthy organic growth with serial acquisitions.
10. It’s OK to shrink to grow. Ruthlessly prune your portfolio if you need to.

Do you have to be the best all the time?

 The 1 Percent Rule states that over time the majority of the rewards in a given field will accumulate to the people, teams, and organizations that maintain a 1 percent advantage over the alternatives. You don't need to be twice as good to get twice the results. You just need to be slightly better.

The 1 Percent Rule is not merely a reference to the fact that small differences accumulate into significant advantages, but also to the idea that those who are one percent better rule their respective fields and industries. Thus, the process of accumulative advantage is the hidden engine that drives the 80/20 Rule.

Wednesday Wisdom

 

1. Your energy is currency. Spend it well. Invest it wisely.
2. Sometimes words aren’t enough and that’s why we have middle fingers.
3. If you have to force the connection, let it go.
4. People’s opinion is not your reality it’s their own mindset.
5. Remember change is scary but so is staying the same.
6. Time is too valuable to be wasted on anything less than love, good vibes and happiness.
7. You have survived every single thing you thought you wouldn’t.

Golden rules in life

1. It’s okay to not be happy all the time.

2. Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is playing games

3. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

4. All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.

5. You can’t fix stupid.

6. Laugh a lot. It burns a lot of calories.

7. Trying is the first step toward success, or the failure.

8. Be stubborn about your goals, but flexible about your methods

Everyday the 12 steps

 1. Wake.

Open my eyes. No alarm. Let my brain engage. Stretch. Sit up. Embrace the day slowly and joyfully.

2. Pray.

Thank God for another wonderful day to wake up to. And then I do wonderfully.

3. Fill.

While getting ready I give thanks for all the blessings I have. And pray for the ones I desire. And start with confidence.

4. Love.

I wake up my wife with a kiss. Let her and me know love still exists. Love makes life rich.

5. Share.

Tweet, FB or IG. It fills me with fulfillment to share what I know. And helps me clarify my thoughts.

6. Help.

I head to my office. I’m blessed to have a business I enjoy and clients who are friends. I spend my day helping others achieve their dreams as I achieve mine.

7. Care.

Encouraging others and being encouraged.

8. Play.

Find something you love to play and do it on your free time.

9. Move.

Most days my wife and I take a walk and on the days we don’t I golf. Get the body moving. Catch up on the day. Stimulating.

10. Refuel.

We have dinner with our children and friends as often as possible. Or just the two of us will have dinner and watch Netflix. Refuel and enjoy.

11. Unwind.

As the day ends I climb into bed and read until I’m sleepy. Then drift off slowly in the way I’d woken up.

12. End.

As I drift off I kiss my wife good night. And give thanks for the gift of one more day that I got to enjoy. And look forward to another tomorrow.

I struggled for years trying to find happiness. When I finally found it I realized I’d had it all along deep inside of me.

A rich full life is made up of common but important moments.

5 things

 First, know what success really is for you. And know what a successful life looks like.

Second, bring those you love along on the journey. The most joyful were those who were close to their spouses, family and friends.

Third, join with others in the pursuit. Those who become successful accomplish it with others.

Fourth, help and be helped. Share what you know and learn from those who are ahead of you.

Fifth, never give up. Life has setbacks. Those who succeed keep getting up and going forward.