Usually when I start some great new initiative, it takes off with a bang, only to die in the middle. Or, perhaps its demise comes closer to the beginning than I care to admit. The beginning and the end of a project feel great. I love being connected to a bigger...
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Delegate Tool
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Be the person you want to be – A reading from The Daily Stoic
"Be the person you want to be" A reading from The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday - May 2, 2023
Reading from The Daily Stoic – April 19, 2023
Today's reading from The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday, April 19, 2023."Our sphere of impulses"Website: https://www.lodestonetruenorth.comWebsite: https://www.bigeasydesk.com (The best co-working space in Northeast Ohio!)LinkedIn Book Club Group:...
A great quote from The Daily Stoic – April 17, 2023
A great quote from The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman, from April 17, 2023, P.119. No Harm, No Foul "Do away with the opinion I am harmed, and the harm is cast away too. Do away with being harmed, and the harm disappears." ...
The Good Stuff…
hen I consider the legion pursuits to which I have given my time, only a few are worthy of my best energy.The trivial many versus the vital few. I stumble around like a blind fool giving myself to mindless, cheap, meaningless drivel that doesn’t...
Playbook
https://youtu.be/bvxSk4TK0jI This is what a playbook sounds like. Your playbook should be one page front and back, super simple. Like playing football and the guys look at a playbook and cover it up. This is how I run my business - one page, front and back. Get it...
3 Things to Know Before You Grow Your Business
“Can business growth be a bad thing? Here are three things you’re going to need to know before you grow. Mark Whitmore, head coach, Lodestone True North Let’s talk about something that Jim Collins pointed out in his book, Good to Great. He showed that most...
The 80/20 Rule
https://youtu.be/tvpVGzvdGws “Mark Whitmore here, head coach at Lodestone True North. I want to talk to you for a minute about how to stimulate growth in your business. First of all, let’s go over a couple things by what we mean...
Ideas into actions
So you've decided to get up out of your box, the one in which your compadres reside, and you've opened your eyes to the realities and viewpoints and fresh angles and new perspectives gained from outside your old position. Now what? Reduce it down to it's essential...
Spring Cleaning
For me, Spring is the best time to set new resolutions, not the new year. This is when everything starts to come alive. The daylight is longer, and brighter. Spring is infectious. January is, well, depressing. This is the time to look at your organization and tune it...
A Little Bit On Maps
I've been working on my family budget. Tax time is a great opportunity to revisit your strategies and make sure you're on track. On track with what? With your plan. Your strategy. You know, the one you wrote down clearly and carefully. The one that has all the good...
The Lodestone Team of Business Coaches Speak Your Language.
Because they are all entrepreneurs, they understand the pain of running a business. They are trained to lead sessions so you can learn how to get back on track, and rediscover why you want to succeed.