Ice Cream with My Mom đ„°
đ Tampa, Florida, Monday, October 13
This isnât a âlook at me, I can take Mondays offâ post.
Itâs simply a reminder that our time with the people we love is finite, especially our parents.
If our businesses arenât designed to make space for moments like this, then whatâs the point of it all?
Iâm deeply grateful for a team that allows not only me, but everyone on the team, to enjoy these moments.
Every person at Staff4Half has the same freedom and flexibility to design their work around what matters most in life, and that could very well be an ice cream on a Monday afternoon with mom and the nieces.
Three things that help us:
1ïžâŁ Design for redundancy. Cross-training and clear SOPs ensure that no single person becomes a bottleneck, myself included.
2ïžâŁ Protect moments that matter. We encourage teammates to block time for important family moments, no questions asked.
3ïžâŁ Lead with trust and clarity. When I take time off for moments like these, it sends a message that everyone can too.
Business is a vehicle, but the destination is a life youâre proud to live with the people you love. â€ïž
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The Best Lessons Donât Come From Books, They Come From People
The best lessons donât come from books. Sometimes, they come from a night at Coldplay with a friend.
Last week, I met up with Dan Baker from Valatam in East London, just before the Coldplay concert. Technically, Dan is a competitor, he runs two outsourcing agencies. Most people would hold back in that situation. I donât.
Why? Because I met Dan through EO, the Entrepreneursâ Organization. And in EO, I learned that even when weâre in the same industry, we donât compete with each other. The only real competition is with ourselves.
To grow my business, I need to grow myself not fear what competitors are doing. Thatâs why every time Dan and I meet, we talk openly. And I walk away with ideas, feedback, and perspectives you can only get from someone whoâs walked the same road.
Iâm grateful for friends who prove that you can cheer each other on, learn from each other, and still win in business.
P.S.: The Coldplay concert made a memory. But peer learning makes change.
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