I am excited that you stopped by to check out the blog! thanks for reading, I know you understand these principles in your work. And yes, customers see and hear all these days!

Best,

Greg

I definitely think there is a difference between operating under a sense of urgency with your professional life vs. your personal life. Business is a state of now – to win we must be there and present. Personal is a state of now as well and in my view – at least when it comes to family – always must come first. Its all a balancing act. Work hard, play hard. We must think hard about what sacrifices we want to make. Thanks for reading!

Greg

"Once again like all aspects of business, the core of operating under a state of urgency comes down to people." — I'm glad I read this post… it always comes down to your people! Motivation & then retention: topics for another blog post haha.

Operating with a sense of urgency absolutely puts/keeps you ahead. When mixed with NOT worrying about falling behind or your competition – you're unstoppable.

Think about it in terms of a body of water:

Lack of urgency and haste creates a stagnant, dead pool.
The right amount of urgency and haste, coupled with focus and direction, creates a rushing river that takes you where you want to go.
Urgency and haste with no focus but high energy creates a maelstrom that destroys everything it touches.

GC

Thanks for your continued inspiration for people and organizations to always do better. Acting with urgency, especially when it comes to serving customers and the community, is vital not only to growth, but also survival, in my opinion.

You are “spot on” in saying that in every moment we are not agressively serving our customers, our competitors are calling and/or knocking on the doors. We have no ability to help our customers when we aren’t even in the conversation.

Cheers,

Andrew

Greg