Wim GE De Vos

Author: Wim GE De Vos

  • Build bridges 🌉

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    As a small business looking to make an impact 💥 you want to build bridges🌉.

    And I mean build bridges like…all the time. This is related to the importance of partnering up I talked about a while back.

    Don´t worry too much about where they lead to. Nobody says you have to cross them…

    Bridges give you options♦️♠️♥️♣️. Bridges allow for 2-way traffic.

    The building itself is a process that enriches you.

    When you build, you learn. When you build together, you learn exponentially more.

    If you wonder if aside from business there is a political angle to my statement. Rest assured, there absolutely is😎.

    Build bridges, not walls.* (Dr. Martin Luther King)

    *and if the wall is built, dig a tunnel while you prepare to tear it down 

     

  • Are your goals 🎯 finite ⏐ or infinite ∞?

    Careful when setting your goals 🎯.

    It will determine not only if you achieve them but also what happens when you do…

    Finite goals ⎸

    have a map or plan 🗺 and you can measure ⓵⓶⓷ progress. But they often lead you into depression 👎🏼 right after… The abyss. What now?

    Infinite goals ∞

    require a compass ⦬ and you can only feel ☺️ progress. They never end ∞ and lead to fulfillment 🙌🏽 every step along the way. 🛣

    Check the video 🎬 out 🔝 to hear what Simon Sinek has to say about this and you may want to revisit your goals …

    Be well, be you.

  • Are you ready? We were born ready 😎

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    me and “crazy” Tony ready for the kick off in front of his award-winning 🏆 acoustical 🔈light 💡 modules.

    “Are you ready?”

    A question that creates sleepless nights for some, injects a dose of self-doubt for others and triggers a firm YES for a few.

    When discussing this with my friend, “crazy” Tony Decavele from award-winning 🏆 company Zumi* last week we listed the possible answers for you.

    • Ready? For those who wait, everything is always too late.
    • Ready? We were born ready.
    • Ready? I am ready when you are.
    • Ready? If we wait until we are ready we will wait for the rest of our lives.
    • Ready? Are you not ready or are you scared? There is a difference.
    • Ready? Don´t wait until you are ready to take action. Rather take action to be ready.
    • Ready? If you are not ready today, you will be less so tomorrow.

    Pick an answer, you are bound to be right…

    ✌🏼 Be well, be you.

    And if Belgium 🇧🇪 does not win the World Cup 🏆 it will be because the world was not ready…😂

    *Zumi.be is a fast growing start-up offering the world beautiful and innovative lighting & acoustical solutions. You should check it out.

     

  • Growth partner spotlight: Control4 🖲

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    In my post a few days ago I mentioned the importance of working with growth partners and the value + meta-value they bring. Todays spotlight is on Control4.

    We have been growing the business together with Control4 now for over 8 years. Together we grew every single year.

    A quick look at Control4 according to the 3 criteria for growth partners I mentioned:

    Growth: 🚀

    • market share: Control4 now is the undisputed market leader in our markets as the leading control system for the connected home.
    • portfolio: With the acquisition of Pakedge networking and iHiji monitoring we are now able to offer the digital foundation of what has become the standard for every home of today and tomorrow. Total Available Market increase and scope for growth long into the future.
    • numbers: Genesis Technologies has grown its business with Control4 triple and high double digit for over 8 years in a row. Not a coincidence. Proof of a solid growth 🚀 partnership.

    Innovation: 👩🏼‍🔬

    • products: Control4 has released new, simple and innovative products year after year. And shipping on announcement. A point often underestimated because true innovation only counts when it hits the market… (“true artists ship”… S. J.)
    • role in the value chain: together we have moved from simply supplying products towards investing in our partners to make them more successful. Innovating wrt  the role we have in the market is just as important as keeping up with Moore´s Law.

    Loyalty: 🙏🏻

    • 8 years straight, over 3000 days working and growing together and counting.  Most are presidents that last less…we can debate if that is a good thing later 😎
    • Loyal tribe of system integrators: For us loyalty through the channel is equally important as margin through the channel. It takes long term vision and commitment. But once achieved multipliers start popping up where you least expect them.

    As continue to shape and build the future we will find great things ahead of us. The past and present have taught us that much so far.

    Be well, be you. And keep looking for growth partners 🚀🤝👩🏼‍🔬 if you want to create impact as a small business.

     

     

  • Leadership: instruments🎻 or artists 👩🏽‍🎨?

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    Being a leader is not just for business owners. It is for every linchpin in the world of today and tomorrow.

    The equation is simple: IF you want impact => you will need to lead.

    The question is not who you will lead, it is how will you lead?

    🎬Watch Itay Talgam on TED and figure out if you see people around you as instruments 🎻 or artists 👩🏽‍🎨 …

    Probably one of the best 20 minutes spent this week on self development.

    Thank you 🙏🏻 Pablo Viñaspre for this mental fitness exercise 🏄‍♂️