In my last blog, our focus was on promises we make to ourselves and how we keep them. Have you ever broken a promise to yourself and let yourself down? Of course you have. When I considered that question some years ago,
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Have you noticed that most entrepreneurs and business owners seem to be struggling with the thing we call overwhelm? When the overwhelm buttons are pushed, it seems that madness takes over and clear thinking goes out the window! The feeling of overwhelm
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We learned early on that excelling was expected. Getting A’s in all subjects meant you were a good student. If you were only average, the next step down was failure. Striving with great motivation meant you would succeed and “be somebody”. One
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We all know the often repeated mantra, “People do business with people they Know, Like and Trust.” Have you ever considered what that means? The Know, Like and Trust factors don’t just happen because you show up at lots of networking meetings
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July 1st is the beginning of the rest of 2016. Half of the year is behind us. And this half-way point is an ideal opportunity to look in the rear view mirror and review our year-to-date endeavors. Let’s take a moment and
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What does it mean to mind your business? The “minding” of your business means paying attention to the basics of marketing, sales, financial systems, production, distribution, regulations, efficiencies, the customer experience and more. The customer experience dictates all the rest. If a
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Have you noticed that you have great and good intentions? Intentions such as walking every day, exercising, dusting the fan blades in the dining room, cleaning out the garage, unpacking the boxes in the garage from your move 10 years ago, writing
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Why do some businesses never make it? This is a question that haunts me as I coach, observe and interact with many small business owners. My theory is that the businesses that thrive are constantly and consistently on the look out for
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One of the top motivators for networking activities is to meet new people and make connections, right? As business owners, we know that expanding our audience will help grow our business. Building a successful network takes more than a series of meet-and-greet
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