As a business owner it is important to know where you want your business to be in the future. Begin with the end in mind, where do you want your business and personal life to be moving forward?
Strategy Counts
It's Not Hard, It's Business | Chapter Four Excerpt: Strategy is critical to your success. Often it is made more complicated than it needs to be. The heart of good strategy is a thorough understanding of your customer’s need and then organizing your company in such a way to meet that need in an effective... Read More »
Mindset Matters
It's Not Hard, It's Business | Chapter Three Excerpt: Your mindset is the foundation of your success. It is tempting to think that skills are, but that is not what I have observed throughout my years in helping lead companies toward greater success. I have seen that if your mindset is not right, success will... Read More »
Accelerate Your Business Growth
It's Not Hard, It's Business | Chapter Two Excerpt: Simple steps make all the difference in business growth. I discovered these steps in the process of interacting with hundreds of business owners; more importantly, I have used these principles to help my clients achieve from 30 percent to over 400 percent increases in their bottom-line... Read More »
Business Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard
It's Not Hard, It's Business | Chapter One Excerpt: Business is really very simple if you know what to do, yet I have found that many business owners make it far more difficult that it needs to be. In their desire to make their business a success, I have seen business owners work harder and... Read More »
Management, El Chapo Style
If you watch Netflix, you may have watched one (or more!) of the series on the drug lords south of our American border. Narcos follows the life and capture of Pablo Escobar, and the series El Chapo looks at the life of one of the biggest drug kingpins in history, the one who is currently standing… Read More »
Discover What NO Can Do for You
As you begin 2019 with the end in mind—the goal of creating your best year ever—some things will probably need to change. One big thing is learning to say no to time wasters and “busyness.” These are traps that keep you from achieving the results you desire. Many business owners think that because they are… Read More »
BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
At the start of this new year, I am thinking again about beginning with the end in mind, a concept brought to my attention in 1989 by Stephen Covey. This is habit two in Covey’s pivotal book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, which I have read five times. I required the management staff… Read More »
MAKE 2019 YOUR BEST YEAR EVER
As you start the New Year, it is a good time to reflect on 2018 and ask yourself some important questions. These questions will help you plan for the upcoming year, which will lay the groundwork for a successful 2019 and beyond. If you make a good start to the New Year and develop a… Read More »
Leave Your Cell Phone in the Car
Business Breakthrough #4 Leave your cell phone in the car A friend recently told me that his wife had gotten mad at him at dinner the previous night, and I asked for details. It turns out that he received a call from a client during dinner, and he took the call. I asked a few… Read More »