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Notes to myself about what it takes to build a profitable coffee business that takes great care of people.

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A profitable coffee business is 20% coffee and 80% business.

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If your between batch protocol is more than 2 minutes long, tally up how many hours of your life you’re wasting every year.

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If your coffee business only “works” because your spouse has a job that pays the bills, then it doesn’t actually work.

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Your staff is more capable than you think they are.

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The only reason I care about productivity is so that I can get all I need to do done and go be with my family.

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If you don’t stretch your staff, then you never give them the chance to amaze you.

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If your notifications are turned on, you’re not being as effective as you could be.

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The owner who thinks they’re the worst is no different from the owner who thinks they’re the best.

Either way it’s still ego.

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"The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators."

Edward Gibbon

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Note to self:

If you’re complaining about how hard things are, they aren’t really that hard.

If they were, you wouldn’t have the energy to be complaining this much.

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Do less. Ruthlessly.

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I am constantly amazed that, even in the most complex of scenarios, the next right step is almost always crystal clear.

Even if you can’t see the final step, the next right step is almost always clear.

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Mission.

Messaging.

Marketing.

In that order.

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As you gain experience & expertise, your work days should be getting shorter.

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If you have the same limiting beliefs you’ve always had, how long do you think it’ll be before those become the cap on your business growth?

In fact, they probably already are the cap.

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Owners who consistently overcomplicate things usually do it for one of two reasons:

1. Arrogance: "It's super complicated but of course I totally understand it and you don't."

2. Indecision: "It's super complicated so of course I cannot make a decision."

Both make bad leaders.

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You can’t build your coffee business on consensus alone.

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You can almost always find the Win/Win solution.

But not if you're in a hurry.

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If you cannot recover from yesterday before you begin today, then the intensity has to decrease, even if your effort is at a maximum.

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Pursuing an unrelated interest almost always makes you a better business owner.

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When you delegate something and it doesn't go well, taking it back is one of the least creative solutions.