The Daily Journal

The Daily Journal By the Ocean Sunny 81 Degrees 7:42 a.m. I’ve realized that there are two ways to interact with clients and customers in an effort to serve them. The first way is the way I was taught as a child. I grew up in a fairly religious school/church situation. The way I was … Read more

The Daily Journal By the Ocean Drizzle 83 Degrees 8:31 a.m. If you want to be different, you basically need to make the decision to just be you and then act in ways that are congruent with that. You are different, of course, but you were supposed to believe that was a bad thing. You … Read more

The Daily Journal By the Ocean A Little Rain 78 Degrees 6:33 a.m. Not long ago, while working on a client project, I had the pleasure of working with a remarkable service provider. I can confidently say he’s an Incomparable Expert. This provider built a system that, when turned on, generated about $133K in revenue … Read more

The Daily Journal By the Ocean Mostly Cloudy 78 Degrees 8:03 a.m. After college, I got my first real job as a musician playing pipe organ at a church in Nashville TN. This was the organ I played for a few years. Driving back and forth from home to work on most days, I’d flip … Read more

The Daily Journal By the Ocean Sunny 76 Degrees 8:01 a.m. Today, let’s discuss something called “The 20 Second Order Taking Solution.” First, let’s get clear on why “order taking” is such a bad way to go in your business. Yes, you will tend to charge higher fees if you stop order taking… Yes, you … Read more

The Daily Journal By the Ocean Rain 77 Degrees 7:46 a.m. Mastery is the forgotten secret. That’s where you work on something for 20 years to become great. If you are capable of doing this, you will stand out. If you want to be valuable, you really don’t have a choice. You need a financially … Read more