If you are a cyclist living in a cold climate for the winter, there is an experience that comes every March with the approaching spring season. While riding, there are warm pockets where the temperature is warmer and the smells of spring are vivid in the olfactory system. It’s always a full body “tingling” up lifting feeling, moving from cold to warm pockets.
It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.” – Aristotle
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary
There is a big difference of writing a book, selling it and making a profit vs. just selling and earning top-line income. I have learned through writing my three books a myriad of lessons – good and bad. I have experienced many ups and downs from publishers, editors, marketing, PR firms, hybrid, printers, graphic design companies, lawyers, web developers, etc.
The DECA Ironman is a race, journey and experience similar to the daily, weekly and yearly grind of being an entrepreneur. For clarification, the DECA Ironman (my favorite endurance sporting event) is an ultra distance triathlon consisting of 10 Ironman races. The length of each of the 3 triathlon disciplines is as follows: 24 mile swim, 1120 mile bike, 262 mile run – the equivalent of 10 Ironman races.
For those living in the U.S, it’s tax time. For over 20 years owning and growing our tax consulting and preparation companies, it’s always a stressful time not only for our team but also for clients. To almost everyone is just misery.
Combined with the 4,400 mile 2016 Trans Am Bike Race that Wayne Kurtz will compete June, 2016, he will launch a FREE Kid’s public speaking training program through his non-profit organization, (Run For Books, Inc.) to schools located in the states he will travel. The goal is to train 4,400 kids (1st-8th grade) how to overcome fear, taking risks and learning how to speak to a group effectively. Plenty of fun/functionality – video, in person training and accountability program. Helping our future leaders to learn the important skills of reading and speaking. For more information for you schools, contact wayne@chiefgoalsofficer.com
As and entrepreneur and mentoring many business owners over the years, one of the biggest hurdles I hear time and again is building a great team. Finding exceptional talent is difficult in times of recessions and growing economic cycles (it’s the same challenge). Ask most business owners and it’s always on their radar – the search for great people. If you are a parent it should be an area we should teach our children (speaking and reading) – but it’s lower on the radar.
A big challenge for many businesses is recruiting top talent to fill specific needs and skill sets. As the technology industry and global economy continue to change by the day, recruitment of talent for many organizations is focused on very specialized skills. This is evident with technology software engineers (very deep skills in one area) but we have seen a shift to broader knowledge base.