A Day in the Life...

Thank you Jon for getting this meme up and going (great to have you posting again; we missed you!).  Number of questions about work and each of our days:

What do you do? 
General Sales Manager for a Susquehanna Radio Corp. owned Classic Rock Station (93.3 the Bone) in Dallas, TX.  Responsible for radio station's revenue.  Help sales department generate ideas and solutions for our clients.  Put out fires.  Remove obstacles.  Ask Why? a bunch.

What are the challenges?  Truly understanding our client's needs.  Helping sales people rely not on ratings, but ideas as their currency.

How do you overcome them?  Listen.  Coach.  Do.

What is a typical day like?  Up at 430a.  Some type of training for the triathlon season.  In the office by 7a.  Meetings.  Phone calls.  Appointments.  Fight email in-box.  Voicemail.  Breakout sessions in the office.  More appointments.  Home by 630 - 7p.

How do you manage information?  Paper gets filed, forwarded or trashed.  Goal to keep email in-box below 50 before going home each day (file, forward or trash).  Keep voicemail in-box below 10 (forward or delete).  Bloglines for blogs.  Spurl for filing web ideas/thoughts (thanks Bren!)  Gmail for personal email.  Typepad for my blogs.  iPod for music and podcasts.  HP iPaq for calendar, contacts.  Moleskine for to do's, notes, projects.  Sony Ericsson GSM/GPRS cell phone.  New Dell laptop.

What are your favorite 3 to 5 books?
Wow...here's a very quick, short list:
Hector's Inheritance
Becoming an Ironman
Just Do It

What are your favorite websites/blogs?
Gmail, Google, Bloglines, Terry Storch, Engaget, 43 Folders

What tools/technology do you use?
HP iPaq, Sony Ericcson GSM/GPRS phone, Dell Latitude D505 laptop, Dell desktop, 256MB USB flash drive, Google SMS, see "manage info" above.

What's your favorite quote?
"It's not what happens to you that matters, but how you react to what happens that does" 
~ H.R. Storch (my grandfather)

What is your secret to success?
Never stop learning.  Never stop asking questions.  Never stop helping others.

What are your greatest accomplishments?  Personal?  Professional?
Husband of nearly 12 years with 3 beautiful children.  Ran 2 marathons.  Completed 1st Half Ironman.  2 radio station "turn-arounds".  Standing at over 14,000 feet in the Grand Tetons.  Husband and kid references are too many to begin...everyday is fantastic milestone.

What are your hobbies?  Or, how do you break the monotony and stay energized?
Triathlon training and races.  Playing the guitar.  Quiet time to read, listen to music, read, think, pray.

Comments

[Winnetta]

Todd,

You know I admire and respect your work here at Business Thoughts. I have been reading for just a short time. I only have one comment. Please give some of those husband and kid references. I notice you work up to 12 hours per day. And training for the IronMan obviously takes quite a bit of time... When do you find time for the husband and kid stuff?

I know that all that hard work is for your family. I just don't understand the drive. Maybe that is one reason I will never be massively successful in business. But if I am successful at home, that is really all that matters to me.

I am not condemning what you do, but it might benefit others if they knew how you fit family into such a successful professional life.

Thanks for all your hard work and for sharing with others!

Winnetta

[K. Todd Storch]

Winnetta,

Thanks for the comment. The drive I have is what I was born with. Nothing is more important to me than my family and I find ways to balance it all.

I coached Taylor's soccer team, cheif and assistant cheif of Taylor and Ryan's Indian Princess/Guide's tribes, taught Ryan's Sunday school class, speak at Taylor's career days at school.

The time committment for training is a big one, but I get 80% done before 630a during the week.

Good point on sharing more on the family. I do post some on my personal blog, so be sure to check that out. Just click on the feedburner banner on the right side of the blog.

I'm Type A. Its who I am. I'll have time to sleep when I'm 6 feet under.

I appreciate the comments and glad you read Business Thoughts!

Todd

[Mahesh]

Dear Sir,
How many thoughts yuo are writing in a day? can you tell me one of your best thought . I am an 18 years old boy. I like reading thoughts.

Thanking you,

Mahesh

[K. Todd Storch]

I generally post 1 to 2 items per day.

I appreciate you checking out the blog and please subscribe and tell your friends about Business Thoughts!

Todd