When the Flood is Rising, Stack Sandbags.

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The Russian writer Leo Tolstoy famously said that while everyone talks about changing the world, no one talks about changing himself or herself.There is a limit to introspection. Wise and useful people who remain free know when to stop fiddling with their innards and...

There are a thousand ways to screw up everyday.

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Every day you will come dangerously close to making poor decisions out of laziness, stress, or ignorance. Every day you will come close to losing a deal, a customer, or a good employee. You will fall in love with bad ideas and let good ideas slip away because you’re...

Owner Interview: Commercial Landscaping with Procare Landscape Management

Interview Format, Past Published Post, Published Blog Post

Summer is not yet over. Which means landscaping and lawn care are in full throttle for most of us. But for those of us who are not really pros at such work, a full service Grand Rapids commercial landscaping company like Procare Landscape Management can help....

Do the Loop In the Right Order

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The evaluate-think-decide-act loop is a critical life skill. It is not instinctive or intuitive, at least in humans. Sometimes we listen, sometimes we think, sometimes we ponder, and sometimes we act—but not in a consistent pattern. There’s a time to look and listen,...

Grand Rapids Brewers Used Relationships to Become Beer City USA (social media helped too)

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“Whenever there is a need, before long, you will find an entrepreneur with a better idea” Brewers in Grand Rapids didn’t like the feeling of a tie, so they used a well-orchestrated local social media campaign, along with an old-fashioned retail political...

Greg Smith: Perfectionists Rarely Win

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Perfectionists rarely win. Far too often, they end up being underachievers, because if they can’t do something perfectly, then they won’t do it at all. Winners know when something is good enough. We love the idea of perfectionism: the image of the master craftsman...