The business of business
"The shortest answer is doing the thing." - Ernest Hemingway
Stop talking about the thing. Stop asking about the thing. Stop gathering more information about the thing.
Just do the thing.
Stop talking about the thing. Stop asking about the thing. Stop gathering more information about the thing.
Just do the thing.
we should create products that make specifically identified groups of people very happy and ignore everyone else.
Paul Jarvis • Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business
Being a part of something
There’s a quote from Denise Lee Yohn that we really like—“Great brands are idea led AND consumer informed.” They don’t just push new ideas out there, nor do they just ask customers what they want. They do both—pioneering new ideas, and then working hard to understand how those ideas are being experienced and received in everyday situations.
Keep taking things away
Local apps. Just for you, your family or your community. Designed around a local need.
“Greatness is consistency.
Meditating once is common. Meditating daily is rare.
Exercising today is simple. Training every week is simply remarkable.
Writing one essay rarely matters. Write every day and you're practically a hero.
Unheroic days can make for heroic decades.”
Meditating once is common. Meditating daily is rare.
Exercising today is simple. Training every week is simply remarkable.
Writing one essay rarely matters. Write every day and you're practically a hero.
Unheroic days can make for heroic decades.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Hate as a Defense Mechanism, Reciprocity, and Consistency | James Clear
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Do you ever feel like your business standards are lower than they should be?
If so, identify the three most important aspects of your business — maybe it's your product, your customer service, and your team (if you have one). Write down the current standard for each category. And then write down what excellence actually looks like.
The gap between... See more
If so, identify the three most important aspects of your business — maybe it's your product, your customer service, and your team (if you have one). Write down the current standard for each category. And then write down what excellence actually looks like.
The gap between... See more
The secret to life is doing the thing again. And again.