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Live Now! You’re Dead For A Very Long Time.
-Bob Perks, 78 year old caddie at The Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland Bob’s wife died of cancer 8 years ago. He retired from his job and started caddying at The Old Course. He said that it keeps him out of the house and he gets to meet all kinds of interesting people. And [...]
Continue reading...“Are You A Thermometer Or A Thermostat?” – Eleanor Roosevelt
10. May 2012
Friday QuoteLesson This is a good one. Do you control you or does some other person, company, circumstance or whatever? Are you in control of who you are, what you do and what you stand for? I am. I decided a long time ago that it was my fault. If I succeed, it’s my fault. [...]
Continue reading...“Never Stop Learning.” – Anonymous
4. May 2012
This is your Friday QuoteLesson Most college graduates think that once they’re done with college, they’re done learning. Not the case as you and I both know. It’s where the learning is just really beginning. Try to remember what you learned up until graduation from college (I didn’t graduate, so I have to remember up [...]
Continue reading...Done Is Better Than Perfect
3. February 2012
This is the Friday QuoteLesson. If you’d like a quote delivered every day and on Friday, one of these QuoteLessons, go to FamousLifeQuotes.org, my pet project. I got this quote from Mark Zuckerburg, the founder of Facebook. It’s amazing that someone so young follows this mantra. I’ve followed it myself for 30 years. It’s better [...]
Continue reading...Get Clear On What You Want To Do With Your Business
25. March 2011
Watch this video first: Are you clear on what you want your dry cleaning business to accomplish or are you just on the business treadmill? Are you aimlessly going through each day wondering how to get new customers? Or do you have a plan? A plan is better. With a plan, you’ll know how many [...]
Continue reading...Are You Doing All That You Can For Your Dry Cleaning Business?
4. February 2011
You might think you are, but you’re probably not. “Don’t tell me Greg that I’m not.” You’re probably keeping very busy, but busy on the wrong things. Are you working “in” your dry cleaning business, or “on” your dry cleaning business. Working in your business are tasks like, pressing, driving the van, counter work, fixing [...]
Continue reading...Have You Ever Hit Rock Bottom? I Did.
1. February 2011
My latest and greatest business just failed. I couldn’t get off the couch. I was spending the last of my kid’s communion money. All my savings was gone. My credit cards were maxed out. My house was being repossessed by the bank. And I was $200,000 in debt from money I borrowed to keep my [...]
Continue reading...Your Personal Credo
23. December 2010
What is your personal credo? What do you stand for? What set of rules do you live by? Here is 15 of a 100 of my “Personal Credo” statements: I agree to the following CREDO for my beliefs: 1) I never make excuses. It’s my fault, good or bad. 2) I constantly strive to increase [...]
Continue reading...Is Your Head Screwed On Straight? Mine Wasn’t! What Can You Do If It’s Not?
16. December 2010
It’s not easy being a dry cleaning business owner today. The economy sucks. Your employee’s are wieners’ and complain all the time. Your customers aren’t always happy. And with all of this, you are expected to put on a smiling face for all—all of the time. First of all, congratulations on being a business owner. [...]
Continue reading...Are You A Dry Cleaning Whiner? I was!
10. July 2010
I used to blame everything and everybody but myself for my failure in this business. I felt sorry for myself. I used to throw a “pity” party most every day. “Poor me. Why me? Won’t someone help me.” That used to be my self talk. I was going through a divorce, so I blamed that. [...]
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- Live Now! You’re Dead For A Very Long Time.
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