MAKE 2016 YOUR BEST YEAR EVER! As we start a New Year, it is a good time to reflect on 2015, and ask ourselves some serious questions. Our goal is to make 2016 a much better… Read More »
BUSINESS PROBLEMS IN CHINA
BUSINESS PROBLEMS IN CHINA I was in China for the week of Thanksgiving. I didn’t go to China to celebrate Thanksgiving, since they don’t celebrate it there, but I went at the request of a client to see if I could help them with their problem project. I have been to China before and the… Read More »
It’s Thanksgiving, Give Yourself a Break
It’s Thanksgiving, Give Yourself a Break Every year when Thanksgiving rolls around, we’re inspired to look within and consider the things we should be thankful for in life and in business. But it’s also important to take the time this season as a way to consider all your… Read More »
STOP IT
STOP IT Peter Drucker once said: “We spend a lot of time teaching leaders what to do. We don’t spend enough time teaching leaders what to stop. Half the leaders I have met don’t need to learn what to do. They… Read More »
Business is very much like playing Poker
BUSINESS IS VERY MUCH LIKE PLAYING POKER Continuing Tony Hsieh’s comparison between business and playing poker and the lesson learned along the way, from his book; Delivering Happiness. STRATEGY Don’t play games you don’t understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them. Figure out the… Read More »
BUSINESS IS SIMILAR TO PLAYING POKER
BUSINESS IS SIMILAR TO PLAYING POKER I have the opportunity to be associated with a very smart and successful businessman, and we were having coffee recently. He told me about a book that he enjoyed reading and asked if I had read it. I had not. Then on Saturday the… Read More »
GROW YOUR BUSINESS BY 30,40 OR 50% WITHOUT ANY CAPITAL INVESTMENT?
GROW YOUR BUSINESS BY 30,40 OR 50% WITHOUT CAPITAL INVESTMENT? Do you want to grow your business without any capital investment? I frequently meet business owners that say they want to grow their business. The main reason they often want to do so, is that they are not making enough money. But few will actually… Read More »
BUSINESS BONDAGE
BUSINESS BONDAGE IS YOUR BUSINESS LIKE A BALL AND CHAIN? Many owners/managers feel like a prisoner to their business. They feel that the weight of everyday operations is like a ball and chain around their ankle or possibly their neck. What are the common causes of such business owner bondage? How does the chain get… Read More »
DO YOU HAVE A PLAN B?
DO YOU HAVE A PLAN B? Recently a good friend, Darren Gross who produces a Commercial Real Estate Pro Network blog on Blog Talk Radio, interviewed me for one of his radio post. Darren was interested in what does an individual do now that we are at the 2/3rds mark in the year and… Read More »
ARE YOU WAITING FOR PERFECTION
ARE YOU WAITING FOR PERFECTION In my last blog post I discussed how marketing is a proactive not a reactive activity? We can’t wait around for marketing to happen, we have to make it happen. And we do that by reaching our to our customers and clients often. Communicating frequently the value we provide…. Read More »