Most business owners I’ve come across approach their business from the bottom up… “Where’s the problem in my business and how am I going to fix it?”
This is great, sometimes.
Recently I was running a session in my Board of Directors course when it became very clear that the conversation was being approached from the wrong direction, and while people were really engaged in the detailed conversation we couldn’t create a strategy from the bottom up.
We shifted the conversation to simply ask:
- What are we aiming for?
- Is the current market big enough to achieve this?
- What is the best strategy to achieve it?
Within half an hour we’d sketch out a strategy that could never have been created from the bottom up.
There’s a place for both types of thinking, but bottom up only works after some effective top down.
A while ago we were at a horse show. Zara and I walked the course, and I read the jump off and told Zara what it was.
Observing many people and many businesses over time, I’ve observed two factors within your control that lead to much great returns.
Every morning, I meditate with Ernie resting his head on my lap. It’s a special time.
We should eat more leafy greens, go plant based, eat fish not red meat, don’t eat dairy…