One word heading, 300 words of writing. A concept borrowed from David Whyte. Today's piece is titled CONSISTENCY. It is intended to be a timeless message to self. Written piece is published at the link below. Subscribe to get regular posts.

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I was inspired by Naval to think about the subjects of Optimism and Pessimism.

What came up for me was that I think entrepreneurs are by their very nature optimists. Optimists are courageous while pessimists are lazy.

Have a listen and find out what box you are in. I can be very lazy but I choose optimism.

Today I reflect on my best leadership learning experiences and why being in hot water is the best place to find out if you have what it takes to lead.

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The concept of a thinking partner is foreign to many. Have a listen and find out more. Your best thinking is just around the corner.

One of the cornerstones to value is having the right owner or shareholder in a business. The right owner should bring access to several elements that can enhance the value of the underlying business. Have a listen to find out what these elements are.

Doing a due diligence on your investor is as important as the due diligence that they investor does on you. The elements that are covered in this podcast will give you some ideas of what to look for in an equity investor.

Strategy talk and strategy implementation are often worlds apart. Management teams regularly talk a good game but fail to execute. It feels like the strategy conversation happens at one end of the building and the budget is formulated at the other end and there is no overlap.

In today's podcast I share some insights from my good friend Sean Temlett about how to move from talking about strategy to implementing strategy.

Battling to get started or get projects done? Here is 2 minutes of insight about how I am looking at getting more done. The key...to be less perfect. I'm far from perfect so I demand a lot from myself...demanding too much can be the problem.

In 2 minutes I share how a business simulation unlocks learning that is near impossible in a traditional training environment.

The Value Triangle. If you know your business returns (ROIC) and reinvestment rate (IR) you can easily determine the growth rate (G) needed to maintain your business value. From there more... growth = more value.

For visuals watch the YouTube version

https://youtu.be/qhPHIWUB5kE

In the last minute of a webinar a student asked me for the key components of a valuation.

How could I do any justification to valuation in 2 minutes? Its hard, but I identified the 3 most critical components that you need to know about. Listen to find out.