James Monroe (1758-1831)
Does your business provide continuing education? If not, do you go out and invest your own money in your own future?
There are plenty of free opportunities for continuing the education long after the student loans have been paid.
Keep the learning going.
“It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty.”
James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (1817-1825)
James Madison (1751-1836)
Do you have rules and procedures in place to figure out how to interpret your rules and procedures?
Madison, known as the “Father of the Constitution” understood what it meant to have a system of rules in place. No rules, no structure? Chaos.
Simplify your rules and procedures so they become a compliment to excellent service, not a burden.
“It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.”
James Madison, 4th President of the United States (1809-1817)
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Not speaking of the slogan used by a major car company. Or the Bob Seger album with the same title.
In your decisions as a business owner, as a husband/wife/father/mother/person-in-general, are your principles on solid ground?
Don’t just do something, stand there!
“In matters of style, swim with the current;
In matters of principle, stand like a rock.”
Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (1801-1809)
John Adams (1737-1826)
Echoed by our second president, a common theme of the day involved choosing right over choosing popular.
Most of us equate that with good character.
“Always stand on principle….even if you stand alone.”
John Adams, 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801)
George Washington (1789-1797)
When someone speaks of your business, is it in good terms or is it to complain?
Your reputation, while mostly formed on the basis of opinions, can make or break your business.
“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”
George Washington (1731-1799)
First President of the United States
