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2 3 I Executive View I know that we’re a business mag- azine, however, there are universal laws and powers that apply to every segment and aspect of our lives. That said, I’d like to center on the universal power of “ Right Now !.” Right Now ! is the concept of understanding that there’s only one moment that you should be concerned with at any given time, and that’s Right Now ! Not in five minutes, and not five minutes ago; just the concept of being where you are, doing what you’re doing, right there and right then. Now, I’ll agree, it’s a concept that is difficult to navigate. How does one go throughout the day not thinking of the meeting at 3:00 PMwith the Board of Directors? How and why would I not want to think about the pipeline that just busted five minutes ago, and is spilling ungodly amounts of oil all over creation? How is this done? Well, first, let’s break everything down into its smallest components. In this case, we want to break Right Now ! down into a number that could help us process this ideology. Right Now ! occurs every second throughout the day, because every second is its own span of time. This means that I have 86,400 individ- ual moments of Right Now !, everyday (the number of seconds in a day). Using this paradigm shift to reca- librate my understanding of exactly what Right Now ! is, I can now under- stand how to always remain in the moment of Right Now ! and still be able to navigate the plans or failures of the day. Now, let’s go back to the previous hypothesis of why you wouldn’t want to go through the early part of your day, thinking about the 3:00 PM Board of Directors meeting. Consider, if you will, the many individ- ual moments of Right Now ! that you neglected, due to the preoccupation with your Board meeting. Perhaps you missed a pivotal moment to interact with your Marketing Director, who wanted a moment with you to discuss a project that may have an immediate impact on your international mar- ket, and which could bring about a significant return on investment and increase the overall projection of reve- nue for your third and fourth quarter. However, since you missed that moment by dismissing your Marketing Direc- tor, and telling her to hold onto this until next week, in spite of her informing you that, if interested, an immediate decision was needed at that moment, you missed the opportunity to give the Directors of the Board the type of information that perhaps would’ve made that meeting encouraging and profitable. What about the other anal- ogy about the pipeline spill? Instead of your preoccupation with what hap- pened five minutes ago, and whose fault it was, and why did this happen, you need the power of Right Now ! in order to harness the power of your intellect, creativity, and decisive lead- ership to rectify this urgent situation. Those that dwell on five minutes ago, will remain behind, and never be able to get ahead and on top of a pressing situation. Right Now ! you are reading this column. You’re not answering email. You’re not doing your monthly accounting, you’re simply choos- ing Right Now ! to be right here, peacefully reading your very favorite business magazine in the world (tell the truth, you know it is). As a result, you may have just reminded yourself of a principle that could positively enhance your overall quality of life and business. Put it into practice, and I’m hopeful you’ll thank me for this unexpected, long-winded, and over- preachy sermon. Until next time, plan, build, and con- tinue to prosper. Andre Barefield APRIL/MAY 2018 Contents 44 2 EXECUTIVE VIEW 4 OPENING LINES BEST PRACTICES IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 20 MILO BUTLER AND SONS LTD. A proud family legacy 28 THE BAHAMAS MORTGAGE CORPORATION For home ownership 34 BOULEVARD SUPERCENTRE One-stop community shopping hub 44 SOFOS JAMAICA The energy at your service Editor-in-Chief Al Krulick Associate Editor Lorie Steiner Director of Advertising Lauren Blackwell Research Directors Paul Payne Brendan McElroy Josh Conklin Lisa Curry Joanna Whitney Digital Strategist Scott Mosquera Alyson Casey Director of Administration Creative Director Dana Long Vice President of Business Development Erin O’Donoghue Vice President of Publishing Andre Barefield CGO Alexander Wynne-Jones COO Brian Andersen Executive Publisher / CEO Marcus VandenBrink USA Canada Caribbean Oceania WWW.BUSINESSVIEWMAGAZINE.COM Email for all inquiries: info@businessviewmagazine.com 12559 New Brittany Blvd Fort Myers, 33907 239.220.5554 CONTACT US 34