Have you blown anything up lately? Like your phone system, or your tax season process, or some new software you had to install? Owners of CPA firms are risk averse business owners. I think we often seek to avoid pain, rather than trying new things. Because if you try enough new things, you will blow stuff up. There is no way around it. Avoiding risk and pain is really normal but if you want to change yourself, your firm and our profession, then you will have to go blow some stuff up.
I love this video I found on Mailchimp! The video is about jeans. One of the most simple things in life that we wear everyday. The owners of Raleigh Denim are disrupting how they make and sell jeans. It’s a fascinating video about artisans – they call themselves “jean smiths”. People who hand craft one jean at a time for the care of their customer.
Your vision statement sucks.
Sorry to be the one to break it to you, but it does. Your vision statement blows. The good news is you’re not alone. According to a recent survey 98.8 percent of all accounting firms’ vision statements suck.* It should comfort you, however, that each of the Big 4 firms’ vision statements also suck.
It’s a good thing this is THRIVEcast #7 because Greg gives you gambling lessons in this episode! Be sure to check out the discussion on the barbell theory of risk. Best of all, hear Rafi Mohammed, author of The 1% Windfall, challenge Jason and Greg on their pricing views. Listen and let us know what you think. By the way, please go rate us on iTunes, dang it!
Also, we managed to trick Greg into writing for us monthly. His first article will be out on February 5th, and if you are a Greg Kyte fan, you’ll want to check back here every month on the 5th for a peek inside his head, scary as that might be!
Hey THRIVE Tribe Members, there has been a lot of chatter about how to meet the needs of our spouses as we move into firm ownership. They live with the consequences of our choices. Let’s bring them into the conversation!
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