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“IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO, you’ll never work a day in your life.” This quote has been attributed to a variety of people, so I’m not going to pick just one.
It has a strong foundation of truth in it. I do indeed love my work, and it’s totally changed my outlook on my career, indeed, the rest of my life.
But I don’t love it all the time.
And I don’t love every part of it. There’s grunge work and boring parts and annoyances.
Source: Alexandre Normand
Amazing things are happening in 2015. And not just here locally, but across the industry in this country and others.
It’s a good thing, because I believe that the natural order of things goes through cycles. And the past 5 years have been more of a down-cycle than up.
THIS WEEK I had the opportunity to attend a presentation hosted by the just-now-forming Conscious Capitalism Colorado Chapter. The speaker was Martin Bjergegaard, co-author of the new book Winning Without Losing.
What a great and inspiring hour! I immediately bought the book.
Martin’s message is the same as how he’s built his businesses: By focusing on quality of life, quality of leadership, and leveraging his considerable passion.
WE’RE ALL SEEKING APPROVAL.
I’m convinced that deep down inside, and as social beings we want recognition from those we most care about.
Somewhere in there, we want Mommy to be proud of that artwork on the refrigerator. We want to get a gold star sticker for accomplishment.
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THIS WEEK I’VE BEEN PONDERING the concept of delivering outrageous value for my clients. This isn’t unique to coaches, of course – it’s something which can make any business stand out from the crowd.
For instance, I was speaking with the owner of an engineering product/services company. That’s a bit dear to my heart, actually, since I started my career that way.
This company has great products, of course – highly technical, as you’d expect. But that doesn’t really say much about the nature of the company. Read the rest of this entry »
ON MONDAY I talked about Change Composites’ Umbo Helmet which they submitted for the Blue Ocean Challenge at CSU.
It was a day of great innovative ideas in a wide range of areas.
Today, I’m very pleased to see that this company just won second place in the competition yesterday, landing $5000 in prize money and nation-wide recognition.
Kudos to a great team with a powerful mission. You’re going to change the world!
DO YOU SEE THAT BUMP in the middle of the shield?
That’s an Umbo. It’s used to deflect swords and better defend the soldier.
So it’s interesting that a new company designing a better bike headgear has chosen to call it an Umbo Helmet.
This is a group with a mission, for sure.
J OSH DAPKUS 
manages the local Bayada Home Health Care marketing group. I confess that I wasn’t really aware of this company, but the more I find out the more impressed I am. Bayada has a range of services to help those wanting caring, supportive health care in the home.
But this isn’t really about the company. It’s about Josh’s journey to get to this destination.
Josh was strongly motivated by his grandmother’s experience with dementia. As you might imagine, this was stressful for him and the whole family. And it convinced him that he would love to spend his life helping others with these challenges.
WE ALL GET DISCOURAGED. It’s a part of the human condition, and a constant struggle.
But the fact is that those who reap great rewards are not so much those who are smart, talented, or lucky. It’s those who are persistent learners and adapters.
“Rewards” in this case might be monetary goals, fame, impact, or spiritual development. Doesn’t matter.
ALMOST EVERY INDUSTRY has some kind of seasonality. 
When I talk to someone about their business, it’s usually fascinating to dig into the cycles which are natural for them.
This came to mind today because I had a chance to talk with a lady who’s starting up a great business bringing products from South America and Asia here to Colorado. I suspect that many of these products will be used as gifts, which means that she’ll be connected to the gift-giving occasions around Christmas, Mother’s Day, and so on. Birthdays happen year round, of course, so that may help even out the revenue stream a little.
Her primary selling methods will be on her website and via markets and similar events – which means lots of activity during the warmer months.
