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Editor’s Note: This is excerpted and adapted from Friday Forward.
I just returned from 10 days traveling aboard an RV through Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons with my family. It was an off-the-grid trip that recharged my batteries and gave me enjoyable, quality time with my wife and kids. This time off also lead to several breakthrough business ideas and lessons that I thought I would share with you.
1. Rip-off and Duplicate: “R&D” is a widely-used term in entrepreneurs’ organization. Instead of the traditional meaning of research and development, it stands for “rip-off and duplicate.” The idea is that, rather than trying to figure it all out on your own or reinvent the wheel (which many entrepreneurs are known to do), it’s better to find process and best practices that have proven successful (and unsuccessful) and then modify them to fit your needs and circumstances. This is exactly what my wife did in planning for our Wyoming trip. She collected itineraries from several friends who had taken the same trip before and learned what they liked and what they regretted doing/not doing. By adapting their experiences for our trip, we saved a lot of time and were able to pack in a lot of wonderful adventures in our 10 days together.
Read six more insights from Robert Glazer’s summer vacation in the full version of this article on the myCUES app. Find it under “Spotlight.”
Robert Glazer is the founder and managing director of Acceleration Partners, author of the best-selling book, Performance Partnerships: The Checkered Past, Shifting Present, and Exciting Future of Affiliate Marketing. For more information, please visit, www.robertsglazer.com.
