“Hindsight is good, foresight is better; but second sight is best of all.” ~ Evan Esar, Humorist

Hi Friends,

I have this habit every quarter where I do a retrospection exercise to review what happened during the past 3 months both professionally and personally. I task it in my calendar so that I don’t forget to do it, because yearly look backs I feel aren’t enough (because who keeps annual resolutions anyway?) and monthly ones are too stressful (makes me feel like I’m on a hamster wheel). 

If truth be told, I task everything in my calendar from when I need to go to the bank to the grocery store, or when I need to do laundry or read the next chapter in a current book – all the way up to the big stuff, like revenue goals, health goals, relationship goals. But don’t get overwhelmed if you’re not as anal as I am (lol), because it’s not a blessing in all personality types to be so orchestrated. Being that I’m an ENTJ, I don’t know how to function without recording all tasks that I need to accomplish – it’s in my DNA.  Having said that, once a task is in the books, I’m not as regimented in my process in how the task gets done, because that’s where I allow the process to ebb and flow so that although my line of sight is on the goal, how I get there is very flexible, because I’ve learned that there are many ways (processes) to get to the Promised Land (goal), but only one Promised Land (per set of tasks). REMEMBER THIS, because it will change your life if you’re looking to get the best out of your productivity and creativity, both of which need to be dialed in, in order for you to maximize of success! 

So why am I talking about this now? Well, at the end of this past quarter, as I intentionally meditated to see what my 3rd eye manifestations would bring, I was drawn to making a list of things that, if I had known about them when I started my company 2 decades ago, how could they have changed things for me over the years – maybe an easier climb, less mistakes, quicker success, etc.? I know they say that every failure is one step closer to success, but I’m of the mind that if I can take a direct or perhaps one stop flight to my destination rather than many, I would prefer to do that, document the process, and coach my clients in the methodology of doing it also.    

So here are 10 things, that if I had known them right at the start of my professional journey as an entrepreneur, I strongly believe that the road would have had less trip ups and fall downs:

1. Be a leader not a boss.

2. Hire people with passion over skill if you cannot hire passion and skill.

3. Don’t hire someone based on their resume. Hire them based on your resume. 

4. Lean on the team so that their expectations of themselves rises from worker to advocate.

5. Incorporate a consistent professional development program for all levels of the workforce, including yourself.

6. Be firm on your company vision, mission, and values, and malleable on the goals, milestones, and tasks to get there.

7. Take more risks, because failing fast will help you fail up faster.

8. Only take advice from those who are already where you want to go.

9. Nurture all relationships, because they are your biggest asset or can be your biggest liability if you don’t have a plan for them to flourish. 

10. Be happy, because if you’re not, what’s the point of it all?  

If you’re in need of direction on how to incorporate these 10 beliefs into your ecosystem, send me an email to set up a free, no obligation call and let’s explore how I can guide you through my one-on-one coaching service (Consult With Raj Girn), to move the dial towards your intended direction: [email protected]. 

Words to ponder . . .        

“Rule one of entrepreneurship: If you cannot figure out how to make it work or find someone who can, then stop doing it and work for someone who has already done it, learn their system, then start with this being your ground zero.” ~ Raj Girn                                                     

Until next time.