The next level...

 

 

I had a lunch with David Rousch from CRST trucking at Vito's on 42nd street today. We both work out at the MAC and have been for over a year now. During that time we've developed a pretty good relationship so I felt comfortable asking him to go to lunch with me. I listen to Dave Ramsey quite a bit and he teaches that when you find someone you look up to, to take them to lunch and listen as much as possible to try to soak up as much wisdom as possible... so that's what I did.

 

 

Dave runs the show at CRST, a billion dollar trucking company, and has for many years... The single most interesting take away was how he thinks about things. He told me to think about what career I am in currently and see what is the best I could do in that field. He started off as a CPA so the best he could do was be a CFO of a company. In the I.T. world the best one could do is probably a consultant that works a few days a week but can command substantial compensation for their time. For "Rush", CFO wasn't good enough so he set his goals higher and eventually became the president of CRST. While I was sitting there listening, I couldn't help but notice how no goal seemed too large for him. He was confident for sure but he stressed to me the importance becoming valuable in your current position first before asking the powers that be for a better position.  In other words, do well with what you have then ask for more.