As the days get shorter and the day-to-day business tasks get a little slower, it's important to take the time to reflect on the year that was and do some planning for the year that is to come.

Today we get into some of the methods each of us have for looking back on the past year and setting ourselves up for success in the year to come so we can "finish strong and start stronger."

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---- Show Notes: 4:15 - Year End Assessment Routines 20:45 - Planning For The Year To Come 29:25 - Strategize on Solving Challenges

---- Links: Talkin' Shop Podcast - w/ Jon Harris, Baer Halverson, & Benji Bolick

Today we cover some of the most important questions you need to answer on every job walk you go on. No matter what company you represent - installer, manufacturer, distributor, etc. when you're on a job walk, these are some of the ESSENTIAL questions you need answers to in order to be successful in your quote and deployment. There are others dependent on what your systems are - fire, alarms, DAS, VMS, access control, 2-way communications, etc. - but these core questions transcend all systems and solutions.

Enjoy The Show! Other Episodes Referenced:

5 Things That Make A Good Salesperson in Security

Know Thy Competition

Today we dive into the concepts in "The Comfort Crisis" by Michael Easter.

In our day-to-day lives we regularly seek out comfort - the AC, comfortable shoes, mattress, even the difficult conversations - because discomfort is ...well... uncomfortable.

You've heard the phrase, "No pain, no gain", right?

It's because our growth as people and professionals takes place when we push past our comfort zones and expand our capabilities.

Join us today as we explore this book and principles we've taken away from the concepts presented by the author.

Enjoy the show! ---- Time Stamps:

2:59 - How "The Comfort Crisis" came to us 12:09 - Embracing Boredom 22:40 - Power of Engaging with Nature 27:13 - Speed of Action & Self Talk 35:05 - Concept of Misogi & The Happiness Hypothesis 46:22 - Everett's Recent Misogi

Links: "The Comfort Crisis" - Michael Easter The Power of Leaving Your Comfort Zone - Michael Easter Speech "What I Told Joe Rogan About Boredom"

Joe Rogan on "Meat Eater" - 1st Trip, 2nd Trip