A follow up on our discussion about habits yesterday. Sometimes “good habits” get stale. Yep. You develop a habit. You crank it into your schedule. You do it daily. You’ve done it for years. But, it quit working for you. A workout routine that has quit developing you. An eating habit that loses it’s taste. A work process that was good once but has drifted behind because there are new methods or insights. So, you
What are the “pain points” of doing the business with us? What are the “pain points” of doing business with you? What are the “pain points” you deal with each day? Being “easy to do business with” is a guaranteed success strategy. “Pain points” are what you attack to make it easy to do business. We were talking about customer service issues that we face in the retail centers we serve with treated lumber. This
In case you didn’t notice, it’s cold. The last couple of days, every employee in our company has gone to work in freezing weather. Snow has been deep. Roads are icy. Lumber sticks together. Hydraulics freeze. Plain and simple, it’s an icy mess out there. It’s a measure of your dedication that you show up. You accomplish the best you can. You meet the customer needs. Days like these reinforce the gratitude I feel for
Dr. Henry Cloud describes the triangle of well being. There three elements that form the triangle and they combine of to build, drive, create and regulate our functioning and performance. What are the three? They are our brain/ body (the physical), our relationships, and our minds, which regulate the energy and information needed to live and perform. As we end the year, you may spend some time reflecting on the state of “you.” Are you
I wrote about the idea that practicing 10,000 hours on purpose and with instruction is a path to mastery. The idea is that hard work can beat out talent. The founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos offers a variation on the theme. He differs with the idea that 10,000 hours of practice is the key. He thinks experimenting 10,000 times will yield amazing results. According to Bezos, while 10,000 hours of practice can help you refine
I’ve been attending a national pallet meeting and plant tour this week. Several hundred have gathered in Houston, TX. We were able to see three pallet plants and a logistics operation. Tours are a great unifier. When they are well done, the whole plant gets a lift. The tours remind everyone that their jobs are interesting to others and there is pep in the steps of the participants. In our organization, we talk about being
Mistakes. They are a part of life. Hall of Fame basketball coach had this to say about mistakes: What to do with a mistake; Recognize It Admit It Learn From It Forget It Recognition. It takes a certain humility to recognize a mistake. We all know people who are “never wrong.” We also know people who stubbornly repeat mistakes. The wise person knows that if you are trying to “happen” to the world that mistakes
There’s a viral video out. An Air Force officer is speaking to an academy where some students have been subjected to racist comments and harassment. As he concludes his comments, he tells the 400 assembled to get their phones out and record his final thoughts on video. Here’s what he says: “If you can’t treat someone with dignity and respect, get out.” Then he leaves. That’s really the essence of things, isn’t it? So much
Struck today by this quote that showed up in my email today: For me, I’m driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you. Neil deGrasse Tyson Two things: Learn more. Serve more. I’m flabbergasted with the pace of change and the development of resources which can cause us to learn. Recently, our management team
This is a blatant cut and paste job on my part of a post by educator Danny Steele. I’ve adopted a couple of thoughts gleaned from reading about Teach for America, an innovative teacher training program that recruits non-traditional candidates to teach underserved students in impoverished areas. The thoughts are: “Teaching is leadership.” This idea that the teacher is committed to leading students to a better learning experience. “If the student hasn’t learned, the teacher
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“Everything you want is on the other side of ‘hard’.” – CJ McCollum, NBA player McCollum is a story of overachievement. He was undersized. Played college basketball at a non-descript school. Was a long shot to be an NBA player but worked his way to being a first-round draft pick and was a solid star in his 10th year in the league. I heard him describe his approach to the game and his development on a podcast called
PalletOne leaders “happen to the world.” What does that mean? A PalletOne leader is confident. Each situation creates an opportunity for service and contribution. We are talented and put those talents to work. We see those around us as having talent. We seek to unlock it. We realize that we can be called upon to take the initiative to improve things at any moment. We act when the situation calls for it. We inspire through
“Weep, trust, pray, think, shift, hope, grow. Ways to handle suffering.” – Tim Keller Tim Keller was a preacher from New York City. He passed away in 2023. I followed him on Twitter because he tweeted profound thoughts like the one above. You don’t exit life without tough things happening to you. It’s a fact. None of us are exempt. In specific order, Keller gave us seven verbs to consider when challenged: Weep – It’s
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