It’s 2013! Time to
change! If you didn’t see the video check out my YouTube page, it
is time to change. For the past three
years I think we as an economy have felt the better part of pure stagnancy. We have seen ups and downs. I for one am tired of it. This is the year business controls the economy. I am so sick of listening to excuse after
excuse about how we can’t be better than we are. The economy sucks, the drought killed sales,
the competition cut prices. Done! I’m
done with it! Time to change. No one controls your fate except you. But how do you get ahead, how do you get on
top. I got a few ideas…
1.
Take chances….You can’t get anywhere playing it
safe. This is the time, this is the
year. Take the risk. We have been saving up this energy for years
now, let’s release it. Take the
risk. Make products you haven’t made
before, try new processes that may make you more efficient, invest in the new
technologies…TRY! You don’t know what is
out there unless you try. Plain and
simple try, try, try.
2.
Believe in your people….Your people have either
stood by you through the mud of the bad economy or you have hired new people who
believe in a new vision, one of hope.
Most of you have a combination of both.
Now is the time to unite those folks under one common vision. I believe in you, believe in me. Make them understand your vision, make them
understand your dream!
3.
Support your local economy….Do you know what
your neighbor does? Chances are you don’t. Ask them.
Challenge your local manufactures to make things that will help
you. This will do three things. It will inspire them to take chances, keep
your costs low, and plug money in your locale.
Support your local economy; chances are they are as passionate about
their business as you are in yours. Help
them help you.
4.
Support your organizations…Your organizations
are the ones that have been behind you this whole time. They are the associates who help you build
that item, they are the members who gave you that advice, they are the
professionals went to bat for you when you wanted change. Support them.
Without your support they don’t exist, and sadly neither will you.
5.
Be humble…Things will happen this year. Good and bad.
I don’t care what you do, where you come from, where you work. Things will be good and bad this year. This is the year, though, that we as a nation
are on the edge waiting to be pulled back down the sunset trail or pushed off
the edge. Don’t be pushed off the
edge. Stand tall, believe in your
path. Stick to you what you believe and
you will succeed.
6.
Learn…I can’t say this enough. Learn! Learn! Learn! You have never ever
learned enough. Learn from your
mistakes, learn from your organizations, learn from your elders, and learn from
your experiences. Be smart this
year. That is what it’s about. Learn and react.
The construction season is about to start. Let’s be smart this year and let’s
succeed. We have the power, we have the
knowledge, and most important we have the people. Everyone from top to bottom is hungry. Let‘s do this thing!
