Don Dalrymple Advisor Working on the road circa 2013 I have worked remotely for about 18 years. Maybe my attraction to using systems helps. Largely, I have been remote because I like freedom, my family and getting things done. When I worked in an office, I had so much wasted time. It’s hard to go through a day without constantly being interrupted or being in a chit chat session at the water cooler. Furthermore, it was impossible to do deep, meaningful work when your attention is being pulled….
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What is Your Core Competency?
When it comes to product-market fit, there are various approaches one could take. Guessing on what customers want and pushing your technology towards them is one way. However, this approach can be fraught with misses and unmet expectations. A friend just shared with me how listening carefully to the problems of existing users has beenContinue reading “What is Your Core Competency?”
Product Market Fit Further Best Practices
The world is crowded and much of what we are looking for as consumers and business buyers tends to exist. We live in a world of too much, not too little. As a seller, the challenge of figuring out what to build, who it serves and what a business model looks like can be elusive.Continue reading “Product Market Fit Further Best Practices”
Don’t Fall Behind
In these times of uncertainty, we can feel anxious and unsettled. There are tectonic shifts happening in the work world. Remote work has caused real estate prices to drop (One shocking headline even shared a deal of a 98% decrease in a commercial real estate sale in St. Louis). AI is relentlessly pushing on white collar workers and their once deemed value. Inflation and global crises are creating volatility in our purchasing and investments. We don’t have control of a lot of these macro…
How to Process Your Emotions
I got this automated coaching tip in my team platform. The tip, powered by AI, is helpful towards team building. This helps me understand myself and my teammates consistently over time. Frankly, I did not realize that I had a process for working through my emotions. When I step back, I do see how myContinue reading “How to Process Your Emotions”
How to Start Product Market Fit Quickly
We may have an opportunity to start an idea, but if the product market fit is not even viable in the beginning, we can waste a lot of time and money in our entrepreneurial pursuits. Here is something you can do to get a feel for the risk and reward: This is high impact, lowContinue reading “How to Start Product Market Fit Quickly”
Without Your Health You Can’t Perform
Hi friends, this is a bi-weekly newsletter sharing tips and strategies for my subscribers and friends to grow their businesses. My young adult kids love racing BoarderX! What would happen if your health went to rock bottom? I have had the great fortune of having days of robust health for many years. However, that has not always been a given. After COVID, all of a sudden, my blood pressure was at 150/100, and I could not get it down. I was worried. I needed to slow down, think about what was…
How to Build a Rich Life
As my last child graduates high school, my heart feels full from all the memories of raising our three kids. Sonya and I have given them our all, and we have no regrets for the time, cost, and outpours of emotion we have expended. I took a bit of time, based on conversations with friends,Continue reading “How to Build a Rich Life”
Lifestyle vs. Growth Business Choices
I love lifestyle businesses. It’s a way of building freedom quickly without the headache of overhead and management demands. If you want to find out how to do it well, read The Company of One and apply its numerous case studies towards building cash flow. If you are coming from a jobby job, then youContinue reading “Lifestyle vs. Growth Business Choices”
Brutally Honest Advice for Twenty-Somethings
I am cheering on twenty-somethings. I have my two sons already out in the world figuring out who they want to be and pushing on the skills to help them get what they want. My son, Isaac, shared Alex Hormozi’s video above. Its packed with fantastic advice for getting what you want in life andContinue reading “Brutally Honest Advice for Twenty-Somethings”
