J.J. Levenske

It was something that I could do in my sleep, but it made a huge impact on them where,

It was something that I could do in my sleep, but it made a huge impact on them where,

you know eight weeks ago i was disconnected where they couldn't reach me because i'm so busy doing ceo stuff so it's not like i've i don't know you know like i took i just took a title relegation to president and co-founder big deal i don't give a crap about the title yeah no you're right you know my job as the ceo is literally to do myself useless i don't even think people comprehend what i'm talking about

you know eight weeks ago i was disconnected where they couldn't reach me because i'm so busy doing ceo stuff so it's not like i've i don't know you know like i took i just took a title relegation to president and co-founder big deal i don't give a crap about the title yeah no you're right you know my job as the ceo is literally to do myself useless i don't even think people comprehend what i'm talking about

We'll talk about it. I don't know which book. I want to be Mr. Relevant.

We'll talk about it. I don't know which book. I want to be Mr. Relevant.

The work doesn't stop. The hours don't stop. It's just, it's different focus though.

The work doesn't stop. The hours don't stop. It's just, it's different focus though.

It's just, here's how we do it. But you're eating the elephant one bite at a time. Because I remember... It was either your book or one of the things it's like, remember when you hit the milestone of a hundred million? Well then, okay, what's next? Like you don't sit there and check out and go, all right, let's cash all the chips and I'm done. No, it's okay. What's the next goal?

It's just, here's how we do it. But you're eating the elephant one bite at a time. Because I remember... It was either your book or one of the things it's like, remember when you hit the milestone of a hundred million? Well then, okay, what's next? Like you don't sit there and check out and go, all right, let's cash all the chips and I'm done. No, it's okay. What's the next goal?

Then what's the next goal? What's the next goal?

Then what's the next goal? What's the next goal?

You, I would have never imagined.

You, I would have never imagined.

Well, I think it's the same as what, I don't think there's a difference between blue collar, white collar when it comes to that. It was ask, ask, ask, jump in, jump in, fail forward. I love to see day in and day out. You have technicians, we have technicians. And the ones that make my heart murmur are the ones that come in, said, hey, I did this and I failed, but this is what I did to correct it.

Well, I think it's the same as what, I don't think there's a difference between blue collar, white collar when it comes to that. It was ask, ask, ask, jump in, jump in, fail forward. I love to see day in and day out. You have technicians, we have technicians. And the ones that make my heart murmur are the ones that come in, said, hey, I did this and I failed, but this is what I did to correct it.

and you pull them aside and you have a teaching moment and go, thank God you took the risk, okay? Thank you for doing that on behalf of Blue Wave. Because if you would have done nothing, You did nothing. Guess what? You didn't move the needle. You didn't go down or up. You just stayed stagnant. Well, guess what? If you do that over 30 years, that's exactly where you're going to end up. Okay?

and you pull them aside and you have a teaching moment and go, thank God you took the risk, okay? Thank you for doing that on behalf of Blue Wave. Because if you would have done nothing, You did nothing. Guess what? You didn't move the needle. You didn't go down or up. You just stayed stagnant. Well, guess what? If you do that over 30 years, that's exactly where you're going to end up. Okay?

You're almost better off trying and failing than not trying at all. And so when I look at the attitude of anyone in the organization, it's do that. Like I'm talking to my oldest son right now. He's about ready to get out of the Marine Corps.

You're almost better off trying and failing than not trying at all. And so when I look at the attitude of anyone in the organization, it's do that. Like I'm talking to my oldest son right now. He's about ready to get out of the Marine Corps.