by Chad Brooks | Mar 7, 2022 | Leadership
Often, the hardest words for me to hear are contained not, so much in the following words but more so in the realization of their real truth: “Be A Quitter”. Historically, I’m not a great quitter. Usually, I persevere, push and grind through. Not quit. Most...
by Chad Brooks | Jan 13, 2022 | Leadership
I came across this podcast today. It was too good not to share so I did the next obvious thing, shared it with you and some other cool peeps 🙂 Anway, after that, I did the next not so obvious thing. I cut this quick loom video. Lastly, I’m now doing probably the...
by Chad Brooks | Nov 9, 2021 | Business
Seems like a simple question, but really think about it. What is work? Why do we work? What do we get out of working? Work is an extension of time. Why work unless it gives you more time? Work can give you security, too It really is a lever you can use for more time...
by Chad Brooks | Nov 5, 2021 | Team Building
This article was originally published on Accelerated Dealer Services. 2020 has been a tough year for me in business, and I know I’m not alone. According to a recent Bloomberg article, 80,000 have already failed from April through July with many, many more in...
by Chad Brooks | Nov 12, 2020 | Entrepreneurship
2020 has been insane. Of coarse, any human who is alive and has a mental capacity greater than that of a 3 year old would read that opening sentence and immediately whisper “Um, news flash, tell me something I didn’t already know.” This year has really taught me a...
by Chad Brooks | Nov 2, 2020 | Team Building
Who is the most talented person on your team? What makes you think so? Is it a natural gift of gab? An innate desire to close more sales? An uncanny knack for numbers? Unfortunately, as we’ve all seen in athletics, talent does not always equal great success. Talent...
by Chad Brooks | Oct 3, 2020 | Entrepreneurship
I observe that there are generally only two responses to any given circumstance: Act or React. We live in a world where everything is happening on-demand. Notifications, pings, alerts, likes, shares, comments, swipe, scroll, click, pick, pay…. It’s...
by Chad Brooks | Oct 2, 2020 | Entrepreneurship
There are three core functions in any business: Get Work Do Work Get Paid The key to any successful enterprise is to do these three as efficiently as possible. A major contributing factor to this accomplishment is ownership. The...