Category: New Business Development

Fully Complete The Project

Many people believe
a project is completed
when the new product is launched
or
the system is installed
or
the marketing campaign
is no longer active.

Those many people are
wrong.

Completing a project
means dealing with the waste
the new product produces.

It means completing
the return on investment calculation.

It means listing all the learnings
from the project
and presenting those findings.

It means figuring out
how to do that same project better.

It means documenting
and putting materials away
and cleaning the space.

I think of the project going live
as 2/3rds of the way
through the project.
There are still a lot of tasks
left to complete.

Fully complete the project.

The Driver Chooses The Music

We have a rule
for road trips
– the driver
chooses the music.

They have control
over the little things
that make
their job easier.

This thinking
applies to
delegating tasks also.

When we delegate a task,
yes,
outline the important things
that must be accomplished.

But leave the little things
to the person
we’re delegating the tasks to.

If a social media post
is to be scheduled,
for example,
yes, tell the person
when that post should go live.

But maybe don’t tell them
the hour of the day
they should craft the post.

Don’t tell them
what they should be wearing
while crafting the post.

Don’t tell them
not to listen to music
while they craft the image-only post.

Leave the little details
to the person you’re delegating
the task to.

Write Things Down

Get into the habit
NOW
of writing things
like to-do lists
and/or reminders
down
(either on paper
or on a device).

Yes, your memory
might currently be good.
You might not need
these reminders
now.

But, if you’re fortunate
and you live a long time,
you WILL need
these reminders in the future.

And if you’re not
already in the habit
of leaving yourself reminders
by that time,
you’ll be f*cked.

Because you’ll forget
to write them down.

Write reminders down
whether you need
those reminders or not.

To-Do Lists And Delegating Tasks

I’m a big believer
in to-do lists.

I list the important tasks
I should complete
each day
and I cross those tasks off
the list
as I complete them.

It keeps me organized.
It gives me
physical proof
I’m making progress.

And it makes it easier
for me to delegate tasks.

If I’m ill
or I have an emergency
to deal with,
I can often
give
my to-do list
to someone I trust
and THEY will complete
as much of it as possible.

If they have limited skills
or knowledge
or time,
I can quickly scan
my to-do list
and assign some of those tasks
to them.

To-do lists help
with delegating tasks.
Use them.

Knowledge IS Power

There’s a reason
Fascists are banning books
and trying to close
libraries.

Knowledge IS power.

The more you know
the more powerful you are.

This is especially true
in business.

And there is SO much
to know
– contract law,
tax rules,
the latest social media tactics,
the hot colors for 2025
and much, much more.

Read a 1 page summary
while sitting on the toilet.
Listen to a 10 minute podcast
while driving to an appointment.
Take a workshop.
Talk to an expert.

Learn something new
today
and every day.

Absorb that power.

Do They Truly Agree?

A (rather emotionally unstable)
neighbor was throwing away
a cracked garbage bin.

I needed another garbage bin
for my backyard composting.
I planned to put holes
into it.
The additional crack
wouldn’t bother me.

I asked him
if I could have it.

He said, “Of course.”

I told him
I had to drop off
the things I was carrying
and would be back for it.

When I came back,
mere minutes later,
the garbage bin
had been smashed
into a thousand pieces.

People tend to agree
to EVERYTHING
asked of them.
They don’t want
to look unhelpful.

Their actions tell us
if they TRULY agree.

If you are counting
on that agreement,
test them
with a small action first.

Remembering Sacrifice

Today is Remembrance Day
in Canada, the UK,
South Africa
and many other places.

We remember the sacrifices
regular people
like you and I made
to keep us safe
and
free
and
able to do all the things
we dream of doing
(including, yes, building businesses).

Freedom isn’t free.
It comes at a cost.

This year,
even more than others,
we should remember
what they fought
and died for
and
we should do all we can do
to protect it.

Lest We Forget.

Loved Ones Of Business Builders Should Understand

These next two months
are extremely busy
for many business builders.

For some of us,
Holiday sales
make the difference
between having
a profitable year
and losing money.

I remind all my loved ones
of this fact.

I tell them
they likely won’t see me much
during November and December
and part of January.

I give them ways
to help me
during this time.

If they want to see me,
they know
they’ll be helping
with the business
while they’re doing that.

And I schedule time with them,
fun time,
relaxing time
at the end of January
or early February.

This is our busy time.
Ensure our loved ones
know that.
And ensure they also know
they ARE our loved ones.

The Best Time To Delegate

The best time
to delegate tasks
is BEFORE we need
to delegate tasks.

It is VERY challenging
to delegate tasks
when we are super busy.

Why?

Because delegation,
at first,
sucks up more time.
We have to train the person
taking on the task.
We have to quality check
their work.
We have to assure them
they’re doing a great job
and answer their questions.

Delegate
BEFORE you have to delegate.

Your future self
will thank you.

Project 2025 WILL Happen

This is the first time
many of us
will be functioning
under a Fascist Regime.

That is scary.
And we SHOULD be scared.

Some of us
won’t survive it.
Especially as we are
business builders
i.e. potential threats
to their leadership.

But the Fascists
in the US
have published
a to-do list for themselves,
an outline of
all the terrible things
they plan to do.

And that will make survival
a tiny bit easier.

The to-do list is called
Project 2025
and it is a lengthy 922 pages.

Higher ups
in the Fascist Regime
have confirmed
Project 2025 WILL happen.

They feel the election results
signal
the US people approve of this plan.
And there is nothing and no one
left
to stop them.

(Anyone who does try to stop them
will likely disappear.)

If you want to survive,
study Project 2025.
There are great summaries
crafted.
Read those first.

But also read
the entire 922 page document.

And then make plans.

(Canadians should do the same.
Because the Conservatives in Canada
plan to follow Project 2025 also.)

Your business is at stake.
But, more critically,
your LIFE is at stake.

Study Project 2025
and take it seriously.
It WILL happen.