Throwback Thursday featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger!

#TBT Check out who Arnold is holding in this Entertainment Weekly picture! This picture with my daughter Reagan was taken 4 years ago!

Kentucky Derby Fun!

#WCW is always my beautiful wife! Had to use this pic from last year's Kentucky Derby since this year's is Saturday!

Success = Mistakes

 You aren’t successful unless you are making mistakes.

I believe mistakes are a good thing.  Let’s face it:  if someone isn’t making any mistakes, they are being overly cautious. 
 
As a business owner, I have told my staff if they feel more than 75% confident in their decision….go for it!  Checking and confirming and verifying takes up a lot of time, and time equals money.  If their decision turns out to be wrong, it can become a learning experience.  We’ll have a valuable interaction and determine what we learned from the mistake, what we could have done differently, and at the end of the day – we learn more!  As a business owner, I can understand my employees line of thinking.  The employee learns my viewpoint.  Both viewpoints are valuable from a coaching standpoint.

You can learn a lot about someone when they make a mistake.  How do they react to that mistake?  Do they try to cover it up?  Do they ignore it and hope it goes away?  Dealing with a mistake in a forthright manner shows integrity. 

Mistakes are a good thing.  Repeated mistakes are the problem. 

Ryan Poterack is an entrepreneur living in North Carolina.  

New Fun App!

Have you tried the new bitmoji app? Being able to turn yourself into an emoticon and have fun with all the different animation options is pretty neat. What do you think, does my emoji look like me?! ‪

The Secret To A Meaningful Life In Just 7 Words http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7109444

Are we Facebook friends?

Are we Facebook friends? Add me & take a look at my most recent post regarding health care, interesting stuff! www.facebook.com/ryan.poterack

Charlotte Area Restaurants

I had a great day of events at The Palm yesterday! What are some other restaurants you love in the Charlotte area?