by John Olivant | Jul 2, 2026 | Business Planning, Business Strategy, Decision Making
The Best Business Decisions Are Made Before You Need to Make Them. Listen to the Audio version of this blog here. Watch a brief summary video of this blog. Introduction – When Every Movement Becomes a Decision A week ago, I had surgery to repair an abdominal hernia....
by John Olivant | May 8, 2026 | Business Planning
Listen to the Audio version of this blog here. Watch a brief summary video of this blog. The Distorted Triangle: Why Most Projects Fail Before The Work Even Starts. PROJECT TRIANGLE – JUMP INDEXPASTE INTO DIVI CODE MODULE========================= --> Jump To Section...
by John Olivant | Apr 15, 2026 | Business Planning, Decision Making
“You Don’t Have a Speed Problem; You Have a Thinking Problem” Listen to the Audio version of this blog here. Watch a brief summary video of this blog. 1. Introduction: The Dangerous Urge to Act There’s a phrase we’ve all heard: “Don’t just stand there, do something.”...
by John Olivant | Jan 27, 2026 | Business Planning, Business Strategy
You're Still Doing What? The Hidden Cost of Not Letting Go. Listen to the Audio version of this blog here. Watch a brief summary video of this blog. Why Sticking With Bad Clients, Services, or Habits Is Killing Your Business. 1. You Know It’s Not Working… But You Keep...
by John Olivant | Dec 8, 2025 | Business Planning, Business Strategy
Festina Lente: The Counterintuitive Growth Method Every Business Owner Must Learn. 1. The Ancient Motto Every Modern Business Owner Should Adopt. There’s an old Roman motto used by Caesar Augustus: Festina Lente, make haste slowly. The first time I heard it, it...
by John Olivant | Nov 25, 2025 | Business Planning, Decision Making
Why Deadlines Deserve More Respect (and Scrutiny) Let me say something that might surprise you: Most deadlines aren’t real. They’re made up. Arbitrary. Pulled from thin air. And yet, we let them dictate how we plan, how we negotiate, and how we run our businesses. I...
