Category: Robin’s Rant

Failure Is Temporary, Unless…

Some unfavorable conditions we find ourselves in ARE temporary and can be righted in short order; others, not so much. Piles of debt, poor health, failing businesses, low profit margins, an unproductive team, cheap clients who don’t appreciate you… ALL of this is the result of our own doing, our own choices. The good news is that ALL of this CAN be made right and completely turned around at ANY moment if you are truly determined to change it.

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Happy National Quitters Day

Hopefully you HAVE goals set for this year and haven’t already abandoned them like a plate of broccoli at a fat camp. Maybe your resolution this year would be to build the emotional and mental muscle to STICK with something long enough to get the result you want, not because getting the goal is important (although it is) but because of the mental muscle you’ll build for NOT quitting.

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No Offense, But…

At the end of the day, you just have to pick a lane and accept that you’re going to offend someone. This never-ending tiptoeing around is maddening and highly unproductive, particularly for entrepreneurs who are attempting to defy gravity and get to the other side of “done” as fast and efficiently as possible.

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Can You Be Ruthless When Necessary?

The requirement for making tough decisions faster only increases as your business grows. If you think you have problems when you have 100 customers, wait until you have 1,000. Or 5,000. Or more. Tough decisions will become a lot more frequent and urgent. Most people are not up for this, so they stay small.

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Anti-Gratitude

You cannot fix the world with broken hands, so we must stiffen OUR spines and strengthen our “hands” so that we have the ability to help others and have a real, lasting, positive impact.

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Every Blessing A Curse, Every Curse A Blessing

Like all entrepreneurs, I’m deeply committed to my work and feel a constant sense of urgency, a steady pull on my time and attention – often stressed about all the things I want to get done, often feeling like a revving race car at the start line with anticipation building to “GO and get after” everything I want to accomplish and often unable to take a break. The true entrepreneur is never really “offline.

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Make The Call

Many years ago, when my business started growing and I was building my team, I hired 5 horrible employees, all with bad attitudes, poor work ethic and questionable morals. 100% MY fault, of course.

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Walk Your Talk?

My mentor, Dr. Nido Qubein, often repeats the mantra “We live, they watch, they learn.” It’s a reminder to his leadership team and faculty that they are ALWAYS “onstage” – living, teaching and demonstrating their core values to the students by how they behave, not just by what they say. He understands that the MOST impactful and meaningful way of instructing and inspiring students to embrace their core values takes place outside the four walls of the classroom, not in the books they’re given or the instruction provided.

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