by John Drury | Feb 16, 2024 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, Small Business, values, wellbeing
I have been thinking a lot about what drives me in business. While making money is important, I can honestly say money is not the main driver. The passion underneath it all has become clearer and clearer the longer I work as a mentor to businesspeople. My latest...
by John Drury | Jan 15, 2024 | Leadership Articles, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
It was Stephen Covey, in his book, First Things First, who famously challenged us to consider changing the way we think about time: from the clock to the compass. Clock thinking is all about maximizing our efforts with all our daily activities. Compass thinking is...
by John Drury | Dec 6, 2023 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership
In a lunch gathering of 20 business owners this week, I asked, “What has been the best and worst of 2023?” The most common challenge was finding and keeping good people. And, the underlying issue most mentioned with managing people was that so many are tired and...
by John Drury | Nov 21, 2023 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
In his recent book, Hidden Potential, Adam Grant argues that innate talent is overrated. Somewhat surprisingly, he also shows that courses for learning related skills, or coaching programs, are not the main keys to releasing potential. He shows from a range of...
by John Drury | Aug 30, 2023 | Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Small Business, wellbeing
The most important priority for every business owner It takes a couple of years, maybe three, to establish your business. This is often a crazy period of working long hours and learning new things every day. We learn by doing. As you take action daily, you are...
by John Drury | Jul 12, 2023 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, values, wellbeing
Seasons are normal to most people’s lives. Unless you live on the equator where the temperature remains about the same all year round, you will understand the natural rhythm of seasons – spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each season has characteristics that are...
