Just One Thing

What I want to talk about today is your future. Basically, you're doing one of three things with your future. When you look at your life, from your relationships, your business, and your personal life, I guarantee you are doing one of these three things. I know I am.

I want to talk about helping people. There are basically four ways to do that. So let's talk about the first way of helping, which is not to help at all. Believe it or not. For some of us old folk, that is the way we were taught. We didn't get help. We had to figure it out all by ourselves. And that was both frustrating and liberating because when you finally did figure it out, you felt like a mil...

What I will talk about is the uncertainty that's going on in the world. It's everywhere. It's almost like the world has said, “Oh, you can handle the pandemic? Here, take Ukraine! Here, take Russia! Here, take part shortages! Here, take supply shortages! Here, take inflation!” And it's just mounting and mounting and mounting and people need a break. People need a place where there's safety. If you...

Everyone just doesn't seem to be as nice anymore. Right? Everyone seems to be under so much anger and stress and pressure. So, why are people so nasty today? Listen along as I dig deeper into what could be happening and how we can make a difference!

There is one differentiator that separates the major players from everyone else. That difference is focus. People tell me all the time that they can't focus; that they don't have focus. I say that's absolutely untrue. We all have focus. It's just what we focus on that’s the problem? The reality is most of us, me included, at times major in minor things. We spend our focus on stuff that ultimately...

In this episode, I want to talk to you about managing. I’ve heard so many horror stories about managers, bosses, and owners. And they have one common thread. It’s what you pay attention to. You can either catch people doing things wrong, or you can catch people doing things right. I need to tell you that it’s normal for the brain to look for things that are a danger, things that are wrong. That is...

In this episode, I will talk about how shop owners are hurting their teams. I have Brandon sitting beside me for a very specific reason. I will ask Brandon a question really quick. “Brandon, if you come to me with a question and I give you the answer, what did you learn?” Brandon replies, “Nothing.” Here's what Brandon learned. He learned to come to me again for the next question. So, what’s the b...

In this episode, I’ll talk about three things. Well, it’s actually four ways you can run your business. At first, I thought there were three ways, but this morning when I was thinking about it I thought of one more. Press play and hear me out on these four ways!

Today’s topic is Defining. I am on a mission to eliminate or eradicate with prejudice, SSDD. I think you know what I mean. It’s Same Stuff Different Day. I see too many shops going into work every day doing the same thing. Like it's another day dealing with a client. It's another brake job. It's another oil service. I want you to get that out of your shop. How are we going to do that? If you're re...

I want to ask a question. When did life stop being an adventure? When was life all about playing it safe? I listen to shop owners talk all the time about wanting to grow their business, and then they continually play it safe. Playing it safe is one of the most dangerous things you can do in your business. I truly believe that each and every one of us, me included, are here to do amazing things. I...

Today I want to talk about winners and the two mindsets that winners have that nobody else does. Do you have any idea what two mindsets I'm going to discuss? Listen along to see if they are what you think they are!

One of the biggest issues I see in communication is what I call a translation issue. You know what I'm talking about? Have you ever been with someone who is speaking only French, and you only speak English? That's a translation issue. They're talking perfect. You're listening perfect. But you don't understand each other because there's no common ground. That's what happens a lot of times when you'...

The reality is we all have challenges. The problem is too many of us try to avoid them. And that's a mistake. I want you to stop avoiding the challenges. That's where growth comes from. Your challenges are what caused you to grow. Yes, they can hurt. Yes, they're uncomfortable. But you will end up being so much better on the other side. Where do your challenges come from? Keep listening along to h...

Today I’ll talk about SMD. I will explain that in just a moment. I want you to realize two things today and I want you to bring this not only into this coming week. I want you to bring this to your team as well, because a lot of us are really having problems with this. You are probably asking yourself what is SMD?? This is a good one for sure to listen to because we all find ourselves in this situ...

What I want to talk about today is I want to talk about haters. The reality is if you want your business to be outstanding, you have to stand out. You have to stand for something. When you do, you will alienate some people. That is totally okay. You be you. And you do you. If you are a people pleaser you're in trouble because your self-worth, your self-esteem is based on the acceptance of other pe...

What I want to talk to you about today is the news. What is the news there to do? The news is there to sell advertising. That's all it's there to do. This is important to understand because the more eyeballs they have, the more they can charge for their advertising. And there's an old saying in the news that says, “If it bleeds, it leads.” Why? Because it triggers the survival part of our brains....

What I want to talk about today is something that I've probably mentioned before. The word is mistakes. I, literally, want to kill the word mistakes. Here's why. Mistakes come repercussions. When you use the word mistakes, it's negative. It's not growing. It's not getting better. It's not true. We're not making mistakes. I want you to stop thinking about mistakes. Why? When there's a mistake made,...

What I’ll talk about today is this great resignation that's going on. It's kind of laughable in our industry, isn't it? We've had such a shortage of help for a while now, and it's getting worse. We've gone from a talent pool to a very small puddle. What I will talk to you about today is attracting. So basically, to attract someone you need to stand out. You must have an outstanding business. And i...

Today’s topic is stages, not to be confused with seasons. So, what do I mean by stages? You work really hard and all of a sudden you think you got it. You think you finally arrived. And that's awesome. It's an awesome feeling to have. It lights you up. You think, “Wow, I just can't believe how good this feels. All this hard work has been worth it. And it is, it really is worth it.” When you can fi...

So, something's not going right at the shop. You step back and figure out that you need to learn some things. So, you take some courses. But so many people get stuck in learning mode. And I am going to talk to you about that. Yes, there will be issues in your shop. In fact, your goal shouldn’t be to get rid of the problems, it should be to replace the problems you have with bigger, better ones. If...

I could talk all day about stories as human beings. There are not many things that are actually complete in our lives. In other words, we don't have complete information or a complete understanding of things. There are holes and gaps. We create stories to fill those gaps. But we also use stories to define how we see ourselves in the world and how we see ourselves interacting with the world. When y...

It seems like the word PASSION is the one word that is conspicuously absent from our industry. It just seems like we are just not passionate anymore. I was flying back from Florida yesterday, and I know I have this Just One Thing to do. I thought to myself, “Where's the passion in our industry? What's going on?” So, how do you find the passion that you might be missing? You press play to follow al...

I want you to think about the word BARRIERS. Barriers is an important word because a barrier, if you think about it the image it gives you, is something that will stop you from getting to where you want to go. And here's the really cool thing about barriers. Barriers are an internal issue. And I want you to really listen to this for a minute. Barriers are an internal issue. Challenges are external...

I hear people all the time talking about how they're so stressed out and so overwhelmed and so drained. Well, I want to talk to you about a fix for that. It’s when you wake up tired and you finally ask for a fresh start. When you’re waking up stressed, overwhelmed, and wishing for that fresh start means that you'll never get a fresh start. When you're dragging yesterday into today, you'll never ge...

Today I’ll talk to you about boundaries. Boundaries have a very negative connotation. When you set up a boundary and it may appear to be constricting and confining. But that’s not really true. Boundaries are not meant to constrict. And we are opposed to putting boundaries in place. And then we're frustrated. Why? It's because there's a psychological term called the illusion of transparency. What t...