--- title: Not Easy description: Not Easy image: https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/file-3096229227-jpg/blog-files/eos-story-for-blog.jpg --- - [2020 EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) - Request a Speaker - [Become an EOS Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://eosimplementers.com/) - Contact - [**Login to Base Camp**](https://bc.eosworldwide.com) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [Blog](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog) [MENU](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/9738/eos/easy/#sidr) - What is EOS? - [EOS Model](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-model) - [EOS Process](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-process) - [EOS Toolbox](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-toolbox) - [EOS History & Team](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-story-team) - [EOS Implementers](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/what-is-an-eos-implementer) - Why EOS Works - [Why EOS Works](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/why-eos-works) - [Real World Results](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/testimonials) - [EOS Books](https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library) - [EOS Tools](https://www.eosworldwide.com/eos-tools) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [**Get Started**](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/get-started) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://www.eosimplementers.com) - [Become an Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Contact](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/contact) - [Base Camp Login](https://basecamp.eosworldwide.com) - [Blog](http://blog.eosworldwide.com) - [Request a Speaker](https://www.eosworldwide.com/book-a-speaker) - [2020EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) Close ![Header-Placeholder.jpg](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eos-blog2.jpg?width=1678&name=eos-blog2.jpg "Header-Placeholder.jpg") ## EOS Worldwide Blog Advice and Insight for Entrepreneurs and Leadership Teams ##### Search the Blog : # [Not Easy](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/9738/eos/easy/) Written by[Don Tinney](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/don-tinney) on November 12, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Implementers](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/implementers) [EOS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/eos) Some say EOS is **simple**, **not easy**. The Entrepreneurial Operating System is simple – 20 simple, practical tools, implemented in logical order following a simple, step-by-step process to strengthen all 6 Key Components of your business. See below to hear what business owners are saying: [![](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/file-3096229227-jpg/blog-files/eos-story-for-blog.jpg?width=558&height=314&name=eos-story-for-blog.jpg "EOS Story for blog")](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/file-3096229227-jpg/blog-files/eos-story-for-blog.jpg) Keeping it simple, eliminating complexity, plays a huge role in making it **easy**. That said, there are aspects of running and growing a business that can be very hard: 1. Choosing one path over another when such decisions eliminate something or someone good 2. Setting our egos aside, allowing others to see who we really are and acknowledging we don’t belong in a seat 3. Subordinating our preferences and personal interests for the greater good of the team 4. Embracing change 5. Confronting ourselves or others with the painful truth 6. Honoring commitments when it hurts EOS won’t eliminate having to do hard things, but it will **make doing hard things easier**. Applied as prescribed, EOS: - **creates clarity** – making it easier to pick the right path and make those tough decisions - **gives you a framework to communicate even painful truths openly** – making it easier to get right people into right seats and on the same page - **reduces everything to the essentials** – making it easier to focus resources, execute with consistency, honor commitments and grow Advancing a business is not easy, but it’s a lot easier with EOS. If you’re not fully running on EOS, I encourage you to take that important step towards a simpler and easier existence. --- More Blog Posts: ← [Assessing Your Team with the People Analyzer™](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/95505/traction-thoughts/assessing-team-people-analyzer/) | [Getting the Right People in the Right Seat](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/95507/traction-thoughts/people-seat/) → ![eos-tools-dark.jpg](http://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/eos-tools-dark.jpg "eos-tools-dark.jpg") ## Unlock The Toolbox. Simple tools that empower entrepreneurs to get what they want from their businesses. [![EOS-logo-web-500](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EOS-logo-web-500.png?width=250&name=EOS-logo-web-500.png)](https://eosworldwide.com)   ### Follow EOS on Social: #### Subscribe to Email Updates: