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Have I introduced you to my friend Big Mo yet?
Big Mo has been a key part of some major milestones for me — passing the CPA exam, crushing the GMAT, and landing a 73% raise to name a few.
But maybe the most important thing to know is Big Mo is the reason I hate new year resolutions (you should too) but love having goals.
Here’s what I mean…
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This question came across my desk today
How did you prepare to be in a leadership role? What advice would you give to young adults looking into leadership positions?
Here’s what I said:
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If someone told you that you could make more money by doing less or saying “no” to customers looking to give you their hard-earned money, you’d probably look at them like you just saw Bigfoot breaking bread at the Denny’s booth next to yours.
The thing is it’s a real thing and I’m going to show you how with another restaurant related tale from last weekend.
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Last week, I was picking up food in Atlanta for us to try in advance of using the place for catering my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah (I can’t believe how much she seems to have grown/matured in the last few months).
Unfortunately, the pick-up experience was AWFUL. But instead of ranting about my frustrations with the hostess, I wanted to flip this into something more useful for running your business or figuring out how to stand out in your career.
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It wasn’t a literal sucker punch or anything like that but it definitely felt like one because I was for sure caught off guard. To the point of feeling my heart sink into my stomach…
And I was worried my face might’ve given it away for a split second, but I think being on a smaller screen in Microsoft Teams may have saved me.
Here’s how it went down:
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