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Accountability

Entrepreneurship is a demanding journey. It's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of running a business. Between meetings, emails, and other daily tasks, it can be difficult to prioritize and focus on the tasks that will move the needle for your business.

As a visionary entrepreneur, it’s safe to assume you have a long list of goals you want to achieve … First there’s your business goals — like meeting specific growth and financial metrics … And then there’s your personal goals — maybe working out more, eating healthier, or spending more time with your family.

It seems like we’re always shouting from the rooftops the importance of planning … But we can’t stress enough how critical it is when scaling a business and leading people. So we’ll keep beating this drum until it’s ingrained in your business.

As we launch into 2023, many of us have big goals for who we will become, what we will achieve, and what success will look like by the end of the year. These aspirational ideals propel us to show up every day with intention and discipline

Businesses come in all shapes and sizes … But no matter the size, category, or structure, all of them have one big thing in common … They’re centered around people. We don’t have to tell you that a real estate syndication company won’t get very far without people to invest in your deals …

There’s a saying that leaders cast their shadow on the organization … It refers to the Leadership Shadow Model developed by Goldman Sachs … A simple methodology based on the concept that leadership starts at the top and trickles down to every level of the organization.

You may have heard the term “quiet-quitting” a lot recently thanks to a viral TikTok video … In the trending video from @zaidleppelin, he says … "I recently learned about this term called quiet-quitting, where you're not outright quitting your job, but you're quitting the idea of going above and beyond," Khan says.

At OTS, we spend a lot of time working with successful mission-driven leaders from all sorts of different backgrounds. While their businesses and goals are all unique, the overwhelming majority of them have one thing in common: most effective leaders are planners.

If you had to make a quick choice (no calculators allowed!) between a one million dollar check today, or a single penny that doubles each day for the next 30 days … Which would you choose? An instant million dollars might sound a whole lot more satisfying than a penny in hand today, but if you