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 […]
Design Thinking: A New Approach to Problem-Solving
If you’ve never heard of design thinking before, the same questions I first had might also be running through your mind right now. Design thinking isn’t only for designers as the name might suggest. Rather, it’s a creative approach to problem-solving that uses the strategies a designer would pull from their mind’s arsenal during the […]
5 New Year’s Resolutions to Strengthen Your Mind
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. True or false? If you’re talking about my stubborn maltipoo, then I’ll go ahead and say true. When it comes to people, though, I think it’s all about your mentality: fixed mindset vs growth mindset. It’s never too late to make positive changes, never too late to learn […]
What makes Good Friday ‘Good’?
To understand Christianity a bit; the foundation of the Christian faith is built upon the Gospel, also called the good news. To know how good something truly is, you also have to understand the bad. And in this case, the bad news is that we are all sinners under condemnation. Well, that seems harsh. Don’t worry; […]
