Starting A Startup

I bring on one of my favorite guests Tony Grace again where we talk about challenges with hiring people for things you do not know anything about. We also dive into the political issues of Covid and discuss some of the potential future outcomes we will see and concerns with the perception of them.

A few weeks after the most intense injury of my life, I reflect on the last 3.5 weeks of pain and the lessons learned. This could be the greatest challenge of my life. Largest economic swing of a lifetime coupled with a critically injured leader. Even at my worst, I will conquer this. I have never been more ready for this....

What happens when we speak out against something new? When did caring for yourself like you care for others go away? We have a GIANT problem out there and no one is saying what everyone is thinking. This problem is not going to go away. This problem needs to be faced head on. Society will decide that quick enough and we will find out, it was all just a bad dream.

I drive my custom made car "The Mini Buggy" home. Every level of fear, stress, panic, exhilaration, excitement, confidence, and achievement were experienced. I HAD to walk you through the mentality of what it feels like to be 100% committed to a terrible idea and how it feels when you succeed. Are you afraid or are you exhilarated?

As a pandemic sweeps the nation, the High Caliber Team springs into action to..... make fun of it. In the process, we were able to think clearly, be prepared, and give back. It is not as much work as it may seem. You want to give back, why don;t you? It doesn't take much....

EVeryone talks about building your following and best standardized practices. What are you doing it for though? Whether starting a new job, business, gym membership, group activity, why is it you are doing it? Yes, you need to know how to do it the best. Yes, you need to constantly learn and evolve. At the end of the day though, does it make you feel good? Do you enjoy it? Does it serve YOU? If the answer is "NO" to any of that, you will not be successful in it.

We ran the combined tracks and had a blast! So many things come to me after another day on the floor. Why do businesses not live below their means constantly? When and where should I invest the profits? What am I doing this for? What does my family want? What job is the priority. These are the real questions. Have you asked them yet?

After spending 7 days in Europe, it is time to pull some of this shit out of my head and execute. Here is a synopsis of my first experience doing business and collaborating in person overseas. Business is the same. Make friends. Friends help each other achieve. I also get a chance to share my key takeaways from the education seminar on email campaigns and marketing basics.

All changes take time to establish and mature. It takes maniacal effort to identify and create those changes but implementation is where it all can either fall apart or completely come together. Considering everything that each change can affect is an exhausting process but as your ship gets larger, it is going to take more time to turn. You need to see the obstacles ahead before it is too late.

On this Turkey Day, I get a chance to reflect on the years goals and achievements and how we got there. It was not a rule, it was a destination. To get there, we needed to think critically of each step down to the bite size piece and hold ourselves accountable to take those bites. Everything needs a plan to be successful. That is why resolutions suck. They are just rules and rules are destined to be be broken. It is all about achievements. That is something that can be fueled by passion.

All it is really is flipping the switch. Choosing to choose. Find the positives and fun in life and you will find that life is really positive and fun! Work on developing the control of that switch.

Thinking about thinking. That is a deep thought to think about thinking about. YAY PHILOSOPHY! What does it mean to do your best? When have you truly expected greatness from yourself? You expect it from others and accept your failures. How do you do the same for everyone else and reduce the failures they ex[experience. Create the energy that pulses and crashes postivity around you and everyone you go by. Be the best you so that everyone else feels like they have the ability to attain more.

A long overdue update from the busiest part of the business thus far. We all worked until we were brainless and crossed the finish line. Many lessons have been learned and we are still stepping into new territory and discovering new versions of what we want to be everyday. Every step though aligns us closer with our North Star of creating JOY.

We are getting ready to cross the finish line that is our first facility open. Literally only 1 week left. Everything is blowing up with urgency and issues and there is absolutely zero doubt that we are stressed. But why? Why are we so stressed and pressured? I feel more purpose in my life than I have ever before. I would not trade any of these challenges for an easy life. You shouldn't want to either.

People for some reason have a hard time understanding how to connect. They don't understand how to build a culture. They read all the books in the world, they listen to all the advice. They listen to this god damn podcast! All that matters is making connections and giving a shit about that person. The world is not complicated, human emotion is. Take the sage advice of treating others the way you want to be treated and connect with those complicated emotions.

Your team is your everything. Getting them all on the same path requires you to listen to the path they want to go on. Everyone wants to be part of something successful. Being a PART of something requires 2 way communication. Listen to your team and kill your ego. Learn from my mistake and be better.

Where are you now compared to where you were 10 years ago? You made HUGE steps in your life over the last 10 years. Now, you have a team to help you grow faster. Whether it is your core group of friends, family, coworkers, or business groups, this group is there to elevate you. If you can grow this much without much determination, imagine what you can do over the next 10 years with a focused intention and direction? You can do anything.

Taking the time to understand yourself or your business from a customers perspective is vital to the health of your venture. Take the time to look at how the customers flow, what obstacles they may face, how to make things easier for them and how to make sure they have a relaxed environment. I will go over how we approached this process and some of the fun stories behind how we came to the layout and packages we offer.

We all have that "thing" that we say we need to do or keep telling ourselves we are doing when we are absolutely not. That "thing" is likely the key to your next level in life or business. Push to fail, push to be "too early". the thing you will learn will make everything in your life better.

Whether you are starting your race or picking up the baton, the race to the top has no finish line. I am joined by the CEO of a fourth generation company and discuss the differences in the operational changes and obstacles they face in an established business. The challenges never go away, mindset is still king, it is just a different leg of the race.