Doing What Matters

Doing What Matters

Continuous dissatisfaction with the status quo is the best way to keep growing as an individual, an organization, or a company. Constructive discomfort with yourself, your business, your people, and your products, systems, and services will fuel ongoing change and...
Action Matters

Action Matters

“I never worry about action, but only inaction.” -Winston Churchill “What you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson The story involves H. Ross Perot when he was on the board of General Motors. Perot was constantly frustrated by endless,...
Go for No   It’s only the beginning.

Go for No It’s only the beginning.

Asking is the most important discipline in life. Think about it – what have you ever gotten without asking? Be honest with yourself – it’s minimal. There are always exceptions, but it’s not the norm. You must ask for what you want: directly, assumptively, assertively,...
Six Years of Premium Quality Hay

Six Years of Premium Quality Hay

It’s our anniversary month! Six years ago, Grandpa’s Best opened its doors when we realized the need for top quality hay was not limited to just the livestock, dairy, and equine world, but also to small pet and exotic animal owners who sought and deserved this type of...
Think Again The Process of Rethinking

Think Again The Process of Rethinking

We don’t just hesitate to rethink our answer. We hesitate at the very idea of rethinking. Part of the problem is cognitive laziness. Some psychologists point out that we’re mental misers: we often prefer the ease of hanging on to old views over the difficulty of...