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The Countdown Is On

November 7, 2019 By Gary Furr Leave a Comment

In just two months, the year 2019 will come to a close. How are you planning on finishing the year? Do you have a plan? Will you increase sales in these last two months? Will you increase efficiency? Will you improve customer service? As Stephen Covey said in his book The Seven Habits of Highly… Read More »

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FINISH STRONG IN 2019

October 3, 2019 By Gary Furr Leave a Comment

 We are starting the last quarter of 2019, and with that you have a great opportunity to have a successful close to 2019. Henry Ford famously said: “If you think you can or think you can’t, you are right.” If you want to finish the year strong and you believe that you can, you will… Read More »

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Grow Your Business by 30, 40, or 50 Percent without Capital Investment

August 27, 2019 By Gary Furr Leave a Comment

If you are like most business owners I meet, you want to grow your business but you believe it will take capital to do so. The reason business owners say they want to grow is that they are not making enough money now. Here’s the issue: Revenue growth can come with added costs if you… Read More »

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CEO Projections for 2019

August 20, 2019 By Gary Furr Leave a Comment

Back in April of this year I posted a blog post on the results of the 2019 CEO confidence index and projections. I then researched information on the longest economic expansions in U.S. History. With the news these days concerning the economy and the slow down in manufacturing, I felt it was worth repeating again…. Read More »

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Business Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard

August 13, 2019 By Gary Furr Leave a Comment

When I was a teenager, my mother and stepfather got divorced and my mom and I moved to a mountain community and lived in a cabin that my aunt owned. We lived there while my mom ran a bakery that she had purchased with the proceeds from her divorce. The mountain cabin had no insulation,… Read More »

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THE 10,000-HOUR RULE

August 6, 2019 By Gary Furr Leave a Comment

In Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book Outliers,he coined the term “the 10,000-Hour Rule” in which he explained that to become an expert in almost any field requires 10,000 hours of practice. Gladwell provided examples such as the Beetles, Bill Gates, Michael Jordan, and others whom after practicing for 10,000 hours became experts in their fields. The… Read More »

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How Do You Value an Hour of Your Time?

June 13, 2019 By Gary Furr Leave a Comment

   BUSINESS BREAKTHROUGH #9 I often ask owners and executives what an hour of their time is worth. This exercise quickly clarifies priorities and helps them evaluate the time spent on work someone else can do. It also highlights the issue most people are grappling with in the workplace these days: distractions. Think about it…. Read More »

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The Unemployment Crunch

May 30, 2019 By Gary Furr Leave a Comment

We are facing one of the tightest labor markets in 50 years. Employers are not able to hire enough employees to meet demand. This Wall Street Journal article   on May 13 explained that small companies are adding employees at the slowest rate in eight years, not because they do not have the work for… Read More »

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ARE YOU ADDICTED TO DISTRACTION

May 20, 2019 By Gary Furr Leave a Comment

BUSINESS BREAKTHROUGH #8 ARE YOU ADDICTED TO DISTRACTION The average person checks their cell phone 40 times per day—even when there has been no alert to indicate a message or an email. If you are like the average person, then these addictive distractions are getting in the way of your productivity. During graduate school I… Read More »

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NARROW YOUR CONCENTRATION

May 6, 2019 By Gary Furr Leave a Comment

      BUSINESS BREAKTHROUGH #7 If 20 percent of your efforts will generate 80 percent of your results as I discussed in the last business breakthrough, what would 20 percent of the 20 percent produce? You can produce extraordinary results by narrowing your focus and attention even more. Many business owners are overwhelmed by… Read More »

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