"Stop Treating Symptoms"

You've got to look at the root cause.

I choose, in my life, to take a look at the problems that I face,

And dig and dig and dig and dig and dig until I find the root cause.

Sometimes, what I have found,

Is that the best way to do that…

Is to ask why again and again?

Well, why did that happen?

Okay. One level deeper.

Why did that happen?

Okay. One level deeper.

Why did that happen?

You keep going, keep going, keep going until you find something.

The check engine light that I look for, that tells me that I'm not getting to the root cause?

Is when the same problem happens more than once, it happens two, three, four times…

The same-ish problem, you know, it's not going to be exactly the same,

But if it's close enough and similar enough,

There's a root cause that I'm not addressing, which leads me to ask why a bunch of times,

And then actually address that root cause.

No matter how hard it is.

No matter how difficult it is.

No matter how painful or annoying or hard and difficult it might be,

I keep going until I finish the job and cover that whole root cause,

Until it won't cause any other problems of that same nature ever again.

So where in your life are you just looking at the symptoms and not treating the root causes?

Talk soon...

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P.S. - I’ve been working on a fun and exciting new project for a while now, but we’re in Stealth Mode. In short, we’re working on something that affects each and every one of us, and we’re not shy about the scale and scope we’re going after. We’re keeping things under wraps right now, on purpose, until we’re ready to share more and invite people in. I’ll be talking about it regularly in my Stories like this, so if you want to follow along for little clues here and there, simply comment FOLLOW on this Story and I’ll make sure you get future Stories.

"Consistency Leads To Compounding"

When I look at the plants here in this little Forest,

You see a small seedling begin to grow and first sprout and germinate.

It might have just one leaf and that is its sole source and focus of growth.

That leaf... that little tiny seedling leaf is trying to get bigger and bigger so it can capture more sunlight so it can get bigger and bigger.

But then eventually with its consistent effort,

And the fact that he keeps growing a little bit every day,

Means that it will sprout a second leaf.

And now both of those will be growing at the rate that the single leaf was.

But now they're growing at the rate of two leaves.

So they get some compounded growth, some faster pace.

Now the two were growing and now he's sprouted a third and then a fourth then fifth and then you start doubling.

Very quickly, instead of just growing at the pace of growth that one leaf allows,

It’s now growing at the pace of growth that a hundred allow.

But if that Little Seedling had stopped.

It would have died.

And it wouldn't have seen the result of its consistent effort.

If a gardener had the seed that it had planted germinate,

But then it wasn't growing fast enough for the gardener…

It didn't become a tree instantly enough and the gardener ripped it out of the ground out of frustration,

And then planted a new seed hoping this new seed would become a billion dollar tree in a week.

That would be ludicrous… it’d be ridiculous.

So where in your life are you lacking consistency and as a result, missing out on the compounding that can happen with consistency?

Because like that leaf, any effort that we undertake,

If we do it consistently every day, over and over and over and over,

That quickly leads to compounding growth.

So, get clear about what consistent actions in your life will lead to the compounded growth that you want

And then stick to it! Don't freaking give up!

If you want to keep up with our Stealth Mode project here that I keep sharing little snippets and nuggets about,

Just comment or reply FOLLOW on this and I'll make sure you get it.

Talk soon...

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#Entrepreneurship #Startups #Sustainability #SocialEntrepreneurship #Startup #StartupStrategies #Entrepreneur #Entrepreneurs

P.S. - I’ve been working on a fun and exciting new project for a while now, but we’re in Stealth Mode. In short, we’re working on something that affects each and every one of us, and we’re not shy about the scale and scope we’re going after. We’re keeping things under wraps right now, on purpose, until we’re ready to share more and invite people in. I’ll be talking about it regularly in my Stories like this, so if you want to follow along for little clues here and there, simply comment FOLLOW on this Story and I’ll make sure you get future Stories.

"You Can Only See Your Footprints Looking Back"

I love to walk barefoot on these trails and one thing I've noticed is that…

As I look behind me, I can see my footprints from where I've been,

But if I look forward, I don't see my footprints because I haven't created them yet.

I haven't stepped in those spots yet.

And it's something that becomes really important in life and business.

As Steve Jobs once said we can't connect the dots looking forward.

Only Looking Backward.

Meaning we may have ideas about where we're heading or what we're doing or how exactly we're going to get there,

But we won't actually know until we do it.

We won't actually have the stories and the map of how it's done until we figure it out and do it no matter how many times other people have done something similar or we may have done a similar type of thing.

We can't connect the dots looking forward only Looking Backward.

Can't see our Footprints looking forward only Looking Backward.

And I find that it has this paralyzing effect.

When people come to a point... they come to some kind of Crossroads where there's a decision they need to make and they're looking out ahead, looking out ahead, looking out ahead.

'Well what's it going to look like?'

'I can't move forward if I don't know what it's going to look like.’

But guess what…

You'll never know what it's going to look like.

You never know.

There is no way that anyone can predict the future about anything.

People might try... you might have educated guesses and, you know, simulations and all these other things, but you don't actually know.

Until you take the steps

Until you start walking...

Jim Rohn has a great line where he says 'if it's a foggy night and you can only see a hundred feet ahead because of the Fog.'

'The only way to see past that is to walk a hundred feet and then you can see the next hundred feet.’

And the same is true in life and business, right?

The only way to actually see the path ahead of you is to start walking it.

So start walking it and leave those Footprints behind and you have some fun stories to tell.

Talk soon...

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P.S. - I’ve been working on a fun and exciting new project for a while now, but we’re in Stealth Mode. In short, we’re working on something that affects each and every one of us, and we’re not shy about the scale and scope we’re going after. We’re keeping things under wraps right now, on purpose, until we’re ready to share more and invite people in. I’ll be talking about it regularly in my Stories like this, so if you want to follow along for little clues here and there, simply comment FOLLOW on this Story and I’ll make sure you get future Stories.

"Deceptive Growth”

It's important to recognize what phase you’re in as far as growth goes.

And particularly when you're looking at something in an early stage, that's early on: it's a start-up of some kind or some kind of idea or new venture.

Typically, you're growing and a lot of things are happening.

You're stretched beyond your natural capacity here, pushing the envelope here, pushing outside of your comfort zone.

Everyone on the team is and things are growing, things are happening as they should be and that's all great.

But it's often imperceptible.

It's often Deceptive.

It's often hard to see the the fruit of this growth in these early stages.

I'm a big fan of Peter Diamandis who's an expert on exponential things and he has his six D's of exponential growth and one of them is the Deceptive phase.

His point is that when something is moving along an exponential curve is when it is doubling at a regular rate.

Let's say the rate of growth for the example is for the processing capacity of a computer chip.

Moore's law says that that processing capacity can double as far as our technological output.

It doubles every year.

Now early on, that doubling was imperceptible.

It went from 0.01 to 0.02 to 0.04 and you're like not really doing anything.

But it's in that Deceptive stage.

You're still doubling.

You're still growing at an awesome rate.

You just don't see the fruit of it yet.

The same thing with these trees when a seed is germinating under the ground.

You don't see it.

You don't know it even when it pops its head out of the ground and is still growing you hardly notice.

It looks like just another little thing in the ground, but it's growing at an absurd rate.

But you have a choice in that Deceptive growth stage.

A lot of people choose to give up because they don't see the fruit yet.

They don't see the outcome yet.

They don't see the dolla dolla bills yet.

And it can be frustrating.

I’ve been there. I get it.

But to give up on something that has the chance to make a dent in the universe.

Is a travesty.

So even when you're in that Deceptive growth stage,

Like we're in right now with our Stealth Mode project,

You have to keep going, you have to persevere, you have to forge on.

Deceptive Growth.

Don't take it for granted.

Hey, if you want to keep up on future updates like this about our Stealth Mode project, which I'm going to start sharing little tiny bits of more and more of what we're actually up to,

Just comment or reply FOLLOW.

I'll make sure you get on board. Talk soon.

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P.S. - I’ve been working on a fun and exciting new project for a while now, but we’re in Stealth Mode. In short, we’re working on something that affects each and every one of us, and we’re not shy about the scale and scope we’re going after. We’re keeping things under wraps right now, on purpose, until we’re ready to share more and invite people in. I’ll be talking about it regularly in my Stories like this, so if you want to follow along for little clues here and there, simply comment FOLLOW on this Story and I’ll make sure you get future Stories.

"Simple Is Best"

I was walking here through the forest once again and realized that nature works by a pretty simple formula generally for most plants.

It's just:

Water plus sunlight equals growth.

Pretty simple.

A friend and mentor of mine in business talks about how business is a pretty simple formula, also.

It's just traffic plus offer equals money.

Do you have the right offer?

Can you send traffic to that offer?

And if so, that'll turn into revenue and capital.

And I find that many things work that way.

The best business models.

The best structures for organizations are simple.

It's a pretty common phenomena to have A plus B equals C.

And it doesn't have to be more complicated than that.

It's only our minds that complicate things worse...

That make it harder than it needs to be...

That distract us with additional steps and stuff and unnecessary frivolous things...

Sunlight plus water equals growth.

Traffic Plus offer equals money.

So what simple formulas are you overlooking in your life and your business and whatever it is that you're trying to do?

And how can you simplify?

Seek the Simplicity of nature.

Because nature is inherently simple, which means we are inherently simple and the way we thrive is inherently simple.

So stop overcomplicating it.

Keep it simple. Much love.

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#Entrepreneurship #Startups #Sustainability #SocialEntrepreneurship #Startup #StartupStrategies #Entrepreneur #Entrepreneurs

P.S. - I’ve been working on a fun and exciting new project for a while now, but we’re in Stealth Mode. In short, we’re working on something that affects each and every one of us, and we’re not shy about the scale and scope we’re going after. We’re keeping things under wraps right now, on purpose, until we’re ready to share more and invite people in. I’ll be talking about it regularly in my Stories like this, so if you want to follow along for little clues here and there, simply comment FOLLOW on this Story and I’ll make sure you get future Stories.

P.P.S. - Nearly a year ago, after years of trying one water filter after another, we finally found it! My wife had the luxury of drinking water directly from a mountain spring in one place she lived, and this is the closest thing we’ve ever tried to having fresh, vibrant mountain spring water out of our tap at home and it feels like medicine. Plus, it’s been a Godsend during the pandemic because we can create multiple types of water, including highly acidic water that disinfects anything. Check out this video about it and let me know if you want to learn more. https://youtu.be/IcyUqkVPit8

Yes, I benefit if you buy this water system. No, this has nothing to do with our Stealth Mode project.

P.P.P.S. - I’ve been in the best shape of my life for months now, and only getting stronger physically and mentally, even while moving across 3 different states in the last few months. Want to learn more? How to use StoryAthlete GRIT to Transform your Mind and Body, Strengthen Your Business (If You Have One), Even Create a New Income. We start a new round each month, so you may have to wait until the end of the month to join. https://www.storyathlete.com/grit-free-month?affiliate_id=2084789&custom_type=Greg+Horn

Yes, I benefit if you join, like several of my friends have already. No, this has nothing to do with our Stealth Mode project.

“Do I Grow A Little…”

Or do I die a little.

Hey crew. I'm here taking an early walk amongst the trees and something came to mind that I wanted to share with you.

These trees here. I noticed that there's one thing that they do every day.

They have a choice. They can either use the sunlight and the rain to grow.

Just a little bit, but to grow.

Or they can choose...

To die a little bit that day and they have that choice: grow a little bit or die a little bit.

And for them, I judge that it's pretty much second nature. It's pretty much a given,

That they're going to choose to grow every day. No matter how small, no matter how minuscule an amount. They might grow one centimeter of a branch or one millimeter of one leaf, but they grew a little bit and I feel we have that same choice in our lives, particularly as business owners.

As entrepreneurs pushing things forward, pushing the envelope we, too, have that choice every day.

Do we grow a little or die a little?

And I think that our society of comfort has, I feel, pushed us in a way where we don't really realize the compounding effect of choosing to not grow AKA choosing to die a little each day for years.

Some people go years and years. Just getting by. Just doing enough to get through the day, so long that all of a sudden years go by, decades can go by and they realize that they haven't grown at all. And in fact, they've decayed.

They've gone backwards.

And that choice happens every single day. Do I grow a little or do I die a little.

Keep that in mind as you keep chasing your dreams. Talk soon.

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#StealthMode

#Entrepreneurship #Startups #Sustainability #SocialEntrepreneurship #Startup #StartupStrategies #Entrepreneur #Entrepreneurs

P.S. - I’ve been working on a fun and exciting new project for a while now, but we’re in Stealth Mode. In short, we’re working on something that affects each and every one of us, and we’re not shy about the scale and scope we’re going after. We’re keeping things under wraps right now, on purpose, until we’re ready to share more and invite people in. I’ll be talking about it regularly in my Stories like this, so if you want to follow along for little clues here and there, simply comment FOLLOW on this Story and I’ll make sure you get future Stories.

P.P.S. - Nearly a year ago, after years of trying one water filter after another, we finally found it! My wife had the luxury of drinking water directly from a mountain spring in one place she lived, and this is the closest thing we’ve ever tried to having fresh, vibrant mountain spring water out of our tap at home and it feels like medicine. Plus, it’s been a Godsend during the pandemic because we can create multiple types of water, including highly acidic water that disinfects anything. Check out this video about it and let me know if you want to learn more. https://youtu.be/IcyUqkVPit8

Yes, I benefit if you buy this water system. No, this has nothing to do with our Stealth Mode project.

P.P.P.S. - I’ve been in the best shape of my life for months now, and only getting stronger physically and mentally, even while moving across 3 different states in the last few months. Want to learn more? How to use StoryAthlete GRIT to Transform your Mind and Body, Strengthen Your Business (If You Have One), Even Create a New Income. We start a new round each month, so you may have to wait until the end of the month to join. https://www.storyathlete.com/grit-free-month?affiliate_id=2084789&custom_type=Greg+Horn

Yes, I benefit if you join, like several of my friends have already. No, this has nothing to do with our Stealth Mode project.