{"id":3534,"date":"2018-07-23T19:20:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T00:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/?p=3534"},"modified":"2018-07-23T19:23:48","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T00:23:48","slug":"sportys-its-important-not-to-listen-to-the-bad-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/sportys-its-important-not-to-listen-to-the-bad-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporty’s: It’s Important Not to Listen to the Bad Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hal Shevers owns Sporty\u2019s (https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/sportys-pilot-shop-the-phenomenon\/)<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/span>I was finally going to meet him.\u00a0 I wanted to get some advice. \u00a0<\/span>Before I went to see Hal, I thought that I should do my homework.\u00a0 <\/span>I did a quick Google search to find the history of Sporty\u2019s (there was not a ton of it on their website) and the history of Hal.\u00a0 <\/span>I found two to three articles on him, but nothing in depth.\u00a0 <\/span>This indicated to me that Hal was not into self promotion and likely not full of himself.\u00a0 <\/span>After meeting Hal, my hunch proved correct.<\/p>\n

In 2017, I had written Hal a letter (the old fashioned way) and he responded via email and invited me to visit with him.\u00a0 <\/span>Due to poor planning and a busy school year of teaching, it took me a year to get up to Sporty\u2019s to see Hal.\u00a0 <\/span>However, the fateful day finally arrived and I started the 45 minute drive. Hal had invited me to visit from 1:30 to 1:45pm.\u00a0 <\/span>I sent him a list of questions in advance to optimize our time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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After arriving at Sporty\u2019s, it took a few minutes for the team to find him, he apparently was on the move.\u00a0 <\/span>He approached me in Sporty\u2019s Pilot Shop, \u201cYou must be Daryl Smith,\u201d as he stuck out his hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cNice to meet you Mr. Shevers\u201d. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Hal, come on with me\u201d<\/p>\n

We soon were seated in a very unpretentious office.\u00a0 <\/span>It overlooked the runway and ramp, but was furnished efficiently, but not extravagantly.<\/p>\n

After a quick summary of my career.\u00a0 <\/span>I warned Hal that I was going to bombard him with questions.\u00a0 <\/span>He was gracious to answer all of them.<\/p>\n

THE INTERVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n

What would you ask first, if you had 15 minutes?<\/p>\n

This is what I started with, \u201cWhen did you realize you had something in Sporty\u2019s?\u00a0 <\/span>When did you realize that you had made it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure that we have,\u201d was his reply.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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My jaw dropped with his next statement.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe have no business plan, we have no budget\u201d. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I think he saw the look of bewilderment in my eyes.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cIf you need something, buy it\u201d \u201cif you want something, well, we\u2019ll talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

How can this be, I thought?\u00a0 <\/span>One only needs to walk into Sporty\u2019s to realize that it is a first class organization.\u00a0 <\/span>How can they do all of this without a business plan or budget?<\/p>\n

As the chat progressed, I realized something of great importance at Sporty\u2019s.\u00a0 <\/span>Hal Shevers is a man of common sense.\u00a0 <\/span>Add to that, Hal Shevers is a man who seeks out advice.<\/p>\n

Hal lamented that many \u201cso called\u201d expert consultants want to give a lot of advice, but don\u2019t want to own that advice.\u00a0 <\/span>They seem to only be after the start ups company\u2019s seed money, according to Hal.\u00a0 <\/span>It was clear to me that Hal relied much more on trusted colleagues who had proven themselves over time, rather than high paid consultants.<\/p>\n

THE ADVICE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Near the end of our time, Hal said something very enlightening.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot more bad advice than good advice.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s important not to listen to the bad advice\u201d<\/p>\n

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Wow, that\u2019s good, I want to write that down I said.\u00a0 <\/span>A minute or two later Hal added another priceless line.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cEven your good people can sometimes offer bad advice\u201d. \u00a0 <\/span>They don\u2019t intend to do so, but sometimes it\u2019s bad advice.\u00a0 <\/span>That\u2019s why it is important to learn to separate the good advice from the bad advice. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, that\u2019s how a man can build an organization without a budget and without a business plan.<\/p>\n

In my time with Hal I learned that a business can be built on good solid advice.\u00a0 <\/span>I will share other things I learned from Hal in my next blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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