This creative reimagining of how some Massachusetts towns got named was inspired by telling tall tales to bored children in the car while traveling in the pre-digital entertainment era. A sampler of quickie tales to whet your appetite for more:How Did...... Belchertown get its name? Every year they used to have a big burping contest.....Oak Bluffs get its name? The trees there like to play poker....Monroe get its name? It has something to do with a girl named Marilyn....Great Barrington get its name? They have a high opinion of themselves.
Business is hard--but it doesn't have to be. You have realized that your business needs change--that's the first step. Andy Bailey knows entrepreneurs. Now the Founder of Petra Coach, Andy started his career as an entrepreneur himself, founding NationLink Wireless while still in college and growing it into an Inc. 500 corporation. After burning the candle at both ends for years, however, Andy realized that he was working "for" his job, not "on" his business. He began searching for ways to achieve his ultimate entrepreneurial dream and began implementing a specific methodology, based on the Rockefeller Habits. After years of strategic plans, systematized procedures and goal-setting, Andy successfully sold and exited NationLink in 2011. With the next chapter on the horizon, he realized that all of the lessons he learned and the business habits he had adopted to further his own career could be taught to organizations, entrepreneurs and business leaders to improve accountability, camaraderie, culture and results. Fast forward to the present day, and Andy now has logged more than 10,000 hours coaching CEOs, executives and leaders across the globe on these principles. No Try, Only Do is about how to avoid "the weak option," why entrepreneurs often fall back on it, and the lessons Andy learned via his own bloody experiences over the years. If you're a business owner or entrepreneur, there's no room for "try" in your vocabulary.
