FEBRUARY 2021

 

Business Tips:

TRACTION (EOS – Entrepreneurial Operating System)

Our management is implementing a new system called “Traction”. It will provide direction over the next year through a wonderful system. We look forward to sharing it with you here. We hope you will take the journey with us.

~Core Values and Core Focus~

Excellence - On the cutting edge, best quality product, and service, professional, consistent

Do the right thing - Respect yourself and others, be accountable, have character, honesty, integrity, compassion, loyalty, and do what you say you are going to do.

Help first / serve – Be flexible, be the first to volunteer to help, consider others before yourself.

Competitive –Whatever it takes, achieve, hit goals, work hard, self-improvement, growth oriented, relaxed - but better each time, initiative, self-motivated.

Our core values in our business teach us a way to hold all of us accountable. When we make decisions in our business, we do so base on core values. When you are faced with making a hard decision, brainstorm solutions and then pick the best one to move forward with as long as it passes the “core value” test. We are held accountable by how our decisions are made based on whether they meet our core values.

Our core focus defines for us in each business what we are great at and where we should “focus”. Knowing both core values and core focus are key in our business’ and gaining the traction that we need to achieve our rocks and goals.

Personal Tips:

~ Eulogy and planning a day~

Nobody plans a trip without choosing a destination. For us that means writing your own eulogy. What will your legacy be? What will your life mean to those closest to you? What will they remember about you? How will your life have impacted theirs? It might feel daunting, but this first step is critical. It will not only get your head in the game but also your heart. One easy way to begin is to list all the people you want to remember you: spouse, family members, friends, teammates, and so on. Then list how you want to be remembered by each of them: loyal, brave, kind, always eager to help—however you most desire to be remembered.

Planning a day is setting a side a day to write and create your life plan. Do it, it’s worth it.

Hyatt, Michael; Harkavy, Daniel. Living Forward . Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

Life Skills:

What if you could develop these tools this year?

·         Critical thinking and creative thinking

·         Problem-solving and decision-making

·         Interpersonal skills and communication

·         Assertiveness, equanimity, and self-control

·         Self-awareness and empathy

·         Resilience and coping with emotions and stress.

 

The Art of Delegating

This is a skill that I believe everyone, especially those in managerial positions, should master.

The problem is that many of us are trying to micromanage tasks and the people around us.

Micromanaging drains all your mental energy on tasks that do not matter.

By learning to delegate, you can free up your time and mental space for important tasks.

To master the art of delegating, check out this step-by-step guide:

https://www.lifehack.org/688325/how-to-delegate-work-the-definitive-guide-for-successful-leaders

Notable quotes: They are italicized above.

What do you know about the Noahic Covenant? Why do we need to know about it? What good does it bring us?

Noahic Covenant. This general covenant was made between God and Noah following the departure of Noah, his family, and the animals from the ark. Found in Genesis 9:11, "I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." This covenant included a sign of God's faithfulness to keep it—the rainbow.