How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
Another year draws near to its finale and people all across the globe are hoping that this New Year is the year that pesky resolution will stick. According to U.S. News, 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail by the second week of February. Sometimes we perceive our goals as unattainable or we lack genuine motivation […]
Creativity: How to Unlock Your “Right Brain”
Do you ever wonder how your brain works and why you exhibit more of one personality trait than the other? Although it’s only a myth, the idea that certain cognitive processes function more dominantly in the right half of the brain over the left half (and vice versa) is an interesting take on an answer […]
Escape Exercise: 5 Benefits of Escape Rooms
Halloween is just around the corner, so get ready for tricks and treats! And… horror movies. Cue the screeching violins. What is it about horror movies that draws us in? Maybe it’s our natural curiosity or our desire for a rush of adrenaline. Or maybe it’s because we can lose almost 200 calories by sitting around […]
Delight: How Disneyland Delights
At Red Door, we believe that joy is both an important ingredient and outcome. We work joyfully—faces smiling and hearts willing to serve. We work with delight (noun) and we work to delight (verb). 1. delightnoun | de·light | \ di-ˈlīt , dē- \1: a high degree of gratification or pleasure : joy ● children squealing in delight 2. delightverb | de·light | \ di-ˈlīt […]
Our Values
“Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same,but you leave ‘em all over everything you do.”– The King, Elvis Presley Do you believe that your individual values affect every single one of your decisions? How about your behavior? You’ll often hear values described as pillars. Pillars are fundamental and foundational. They are characteristically supportive and […]
Authenticity Over Image
“We believe that only genuine people can make lasting impressions on those around them. We share our beliefs and intentions so that we can authentically connect with those we meet.” We all value authenticity and yet it is the hardest value to define, much less teach. At Red Door, we believe that authenticity starts with […]
Build For The Long Game: 3 Steps For Selling To Beliefs
Simon Sinek cannot be quoted enough for his approach to marketing. The heart of his philosophy is that you should sell to people that share your beliefs, rather than selling to people that simply need your product. The question really becomes whether you are playing the long game or the short game. In the short […]
The Morning Routine
Time is a strange thing, isn’t it? Somehow we can feel like we have so much of it and at the same time, too little. But who controls who? I know—especially in a world that’s becoming more and more entrepreneurial—that no one will put structure to my day besides me. A career as an entrepreneur […]
Creativity: The Creative Process
We’ve been talking a lot about how to be more creative, good creative habits, and creative exercises. So what comes next? Now it’s time to generate the actual ideas and start your hard work to see them come to fruition. It’s time to really create! James Taylor—an internationally recognized leader in creativity and innovation—has broken down the creative process […]
5 Steps for Creating a Culture of Values
It’s hard enough to create personal values, much less values for your business. As a Christian business, we’ve faced the challenge of marrying our personal values as a leadership team with what the values should be as a business. Two years later, I can say that I am proud of the approach we took as […]
