If you want to change the world, don’t be afraid of the circuses. A circus was an extra two hours of workouts a SEAL trainee would have to do if they didn’t meet standards on their daily tests. McRaven talks of how those who consistently had to go through the extra circuses ended up being…
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How to Get a Job (at Mavidea)
Here at Mavidea, I have done most of the first interviews for the last 5 years or so. Since Mavidea has developed a bit of a reputation for being such a great place to work I have gotten asked a few times to speak about how to get a job. I’ll cut to the chase…
Are Your Core Values Off the Wall?
How to Move Your Company’s Core Values Off the Plaque on the Wall and into Daily Decision Making Part 1 of a 2-part series on making Core Values count in your daily business I was asked to speak to a local college business class recently. The focus was business planning. I discovered that what…
The Mavidea Bookshelf – The E-Myth Revisited
Book review written by: Brandon Raper, Archduke of Analytics The E-Myth Revisited was written by Michael E Gerber, declared the world’s #1 small business guru by Inc. Magazine. This book is a guide to success for small business owners, but was a major motivator and eye opener for trials and tribulations that I had incurred…
Small Business Week
It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages. – Henry Ford In honor of Small Business Week, I thought I would write something unique to small businesses. As I was thinking about what is positive and special about small businesses,…
