On the doorstep of the Century Mark (explained below), I’m in my feels…
100 Automotive Dealership clients for Fountain Forward. That’s what we’re set up to achieve for the September 1st date.
If you’ve been following along during the past 12 months, you know that Fountain Forward has been in a growth holding pattern as we add clients to the level that we lose them essentially.
I call it, “Cover The Churn” if you will… And I will.
It’s been a grueling last 12 months with priceless life lessons. We’ve had clients and team members come and go, but the standard has stayed the same.
“The standard is the standard” – Mike Tomlin.
A commitment to consistent, high-level performance.
This past year, I think most about my business partner, Chris Gatterson, and his feedback as we were really “going through it” during certain time periods. It reminded me of when Jocko said his famous, “Good” quote.
Chris’ mentality was that things were going the way they were supposed to go. We were not ready for the next level, and by going through the pain and gaining wisdom, we would become ready.
Not only am I a believer in what he said, but I believe we’re now ready for our next phase of growth.
I believe we’ve put in the necessary work and built the team to get to the next level.
I am seeing things around me that show progress, and that’s where much of my confidence comes from.
We know so much more about our clients, their problems, how they process information, and everything in between.
When more clients come to us, I believe we’re ready for them.
With all of the above in mind, I woke up feeling different than when I wrote the rest of this blog. I woke up feeling very calm, very cerebral, not wanting to talk to anyone. I feel like I very much pressed the throttle down last week between Thursday-Sunday and while I got some sleep, I feel run down.
Feels like a reminder that I got to this place by waking up to grow myself, and the company will take care of itself. I’ll need to do that even more going forward to ensure we accomplish what we’re capable of.
I think my body is also reminding me to take it all in and relax a bit.
My main goal is to listen to it.
Next week’s blog should be written with 100 dealers on our roster. I’m spending much of this week thinking about how we/I got here and enjoying the blood, sweat, and tears I’ve experienced along the way.
Until then, I’m going to do something I’ve been focusing on for a while now…
I’m going to sit with my emotions and let them really settle in.
As Rex would say, “Just be with that right now. Just breathe and be with it.”
– SJ