ideas and, again, ideas come from everywhere. be very diligent with your time, don t overpromise. but also meet people that don t necessarily obviously advance your cause. meet them because you want to meet them, you want their opinions and pay it forward a bit. got it. great. thank you both so much. this week s your biz self-yes comes from dave lambert who owns iq optical in richmond, virginia. his father practiced optometry for 50 years. he partners with a nonprofit that focuses on lower income patients who can t afford glasses. why don t you pick up your smartphone, take a selfie of you and your business and send it to us or tweet it to @biz msnbc. include your name, the name of your business and the #your biz
the only problem i need to solve is who is the person that can help me solve this problem. so recognizing what you can t do. that s great. that s what i do when i m up at 3:00 in the morning worrying about something in business. i love this kind of almost self-help-y kind of stuff. as i talk to more and more business decisionmakers i realize that that is the part that often is the hardest in running a business. yeah. you feel alone. and you feel like be. orem bearsed. orem bearsed. that s something people don t talk bit. you re in the spotlight. you will say dumb things every once in a while. hopefully not on a show like this. if you do, we ll take it out. all right. thank you both. this week s your biz selfie is from alexander donaldson and little helper. it is a mover for residential
and commercial businesses. we love seeing these photos from around the country. pick up your smartphone and take a picture of us at your business @msnb.com. or tweet it @msnbc your biz. if you tweed it use the hashtag your biz selfie. thank you so much for joining us. earlier this week i had an issue with a company i was a customer of, and i was talking to them or hold for literally an hour talking to someone after someone after someone, none of whom were helpful until finally i reached someone who resolved my issue. that person saved the company, in my eyes. i would never have gone up but because that person was so great, i will absolutely go back to that company. the people on the front lines dealing with your customers can absolutely make or break your
problem? right? and so recognize wlag ying what can t do. that s what i do when i m up at 3:00 in the morning worrying about something going on in business. all right. i love this kind of almost self helpy stuff. as i ve been doing this show for longer and longer and talk to more and more business decision makers, i realize that that is the part that often is the hardest in running a business. yeah. you feel alone. you feel like you re the only or embarrassed. or embarrassed. that s something a lot of people don t talk about. you re in the spotlight. it s just you. you re going to say dumb things every once in a while. hopefully not on a show like this. if you do, we ll take it out. all right. thank you both. this week s your biz selfie comes from alexander donaldson and a great little helper. he runs alexander donaldson trucking in stone mountain, georgia, an interstate carry eastern mover for residences and commercial businesses.
that s delicious. great story. great quality product. thank you. i love this week s your biz selfie from luke schneider who owns and makes fire department coffee in rockford, illinois. he developed his love while deployed with the navy. and as you can see, he is a firefighter and he s created great tasting fighter for first responders like himself who work long hours. also part of every sell goes back to firefighter and military charities. thank you for all you do, luke. why don t you pick up your smartphone, take a selfie of you and your business and accepted it to your business at msnbc.com or tweet it to @msnbc your biz. include your name, the location, and use the hashtag yourbizselfie. thank you, everyone, for joining us. we love hearing from you. if you have any questions for comments or just want to say hi, anything about today s show,