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Are you ready? We were born ready 😎
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.
June 14, 2018
Growth partner spotlight: Control4 🖲
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.
June 13, 2018
Leadership: instruments🎻 or artists 👩🏽‍🎨?

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 🏄‍♂️

June 12, 2018
growth partners 🤝: 3 criteria for meta-value
As a small business looking for BIG impact I have learnt over the years to work with growth partners 🤝.

They bring much more to the table than you see on the surface. I call it meta-value***.

We have overhauled our partners over the last few years according to the following criteria:
- growth 🚀 >>> growth businesses have fuel and energy, it also pushes them to come up with their better self.
- innovation 👩🏼‍🔬 >>> this is a mindset – innovators see what can be instead of what is.
- loyalty 🙏🏻 >>> growthhacking is only possible when ideas flow freely and there is mutual trust to promote risk-taking.
Making this choice is harder than first perceived. Often the obvious is.

Because it involves saying no to many, and asking yes from a few.

If you agree, don´t just nod.

Do or do not, there is no try….* Master Yoda

*** more on meta-value soon.
June 11, 2018
Why should we wait? The kung fu way 🥋

7 AM. Waking up. 😴

Lizzard brain 🛌 vs Thunderlizzard desire to make an impact 💥.

Created a Jedi habit that helps. Use the Force. Us the 🧡 love for music 🎵…so does the lazy lizzard brain …press ▶️play.

Bruce Lee kung fu 🥋 move because todays song track is already selected and puts the lizzard brain on the back foot. Great move. Behaviour is heavily influenced by context. So create the context 😎.

Some straight to the heart blues 🎸 to get me on track. Shit to do, stuff to make happen. Forward motion 🚀.

Why should we wait until tomorrow what we can do today? You know what to do. No one is going to see you through. It is all up to you.

Waiting ain´t no use.

Why should we wait until tomorrow what we can do today? It ain´t no use to put off that thing, that´s gonna happen anyway…

Another fuckin´ beautiful day*

Hell yeah. Be legendary, every day.

And if you can do it 🕺🏼dancing, even better.

*Why should we wait, Soapstone, Jedi masters of laid back blues

June 10, 2018