It amazes me how many small businesses are frozen with fear of the unknown. For years most businesses struggled. First it was the weight of the financial crisis. Then it was healthcare. Next, it was the election. Now, what is the … [Read more...]
Do You Really Know What You’re Chasing?
January 29, 2013 By 2 Comments
I was attending a local networking event today. The presenter was a local serial-entrepreneur that shared his most recent success story and his philosophy on what he felt was important to entrepreneurial success. Everything he said was right on … [Read more...]
Leadership’s Most Important Factor
January 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
Last week a local story caught my attention as it exemplified the question often asked about leadership. What is the most important factor that influences good leadership? A coach from a local high school with an tremendous record was hired by a … [Read more...]
Protecting You Most Precious Resource
December 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The most precious resource a business owner has seems to be the one that we protect the least – OUR TIME!!! Funny thing is, everyone starts with the same amount of time every day. Yet some people can make millions while others seem to struggle … [Read more...]
Want Better Results?
November 20, 2012 By 2 Comments
Just Ask Better Questions Every year for Thanksgiving I write a special heartfelt message to those in my contact list. I struggled this year. It was becoming so difficult for me to write that I went back and looked at messages from years past. … [Read more...]
Transitioning from Inventor to Entrepreneur
October 9, 2012 By 2 Comments
Turing Your Vision into Reality This is a topic I was asked to revisit for an upcoming presentation. Back in 2010 I gave the same presentation to the Tampa Bay Inventors Council and it was well received. Not sure how many people heeded my … [Read more...]
Leading to New Horizons of Success
September 15, 2012 By 2 Comments
Success is a destination that you define for your company. It represents the vision of a new vista; a new horizon; a new set of possibilities for your business – a change. That means you will need new skills and competencies. You will need to … [Read more...]
Self-Awareness – Your First Step to Breakthrough Success
August 28, 2012 By 4 Comments
Last week’s post The Major Barrier to Executing Your Strategic Plan, talked about self-awareness as a key to moving your business’ agenda forward. Mentioning self-awareness increased my self-awareness and I saw several posts this week on the … [Read more...]
The Major Barrier to Executing Your Strategic Plan
August 21, 2012 By 5 Comments
Last week I update the learning objectives for an end of year strategic planning retreat workshop I conducted several years back. Something struck me that could hold the answer to why small business owners struggle in executing their strategic … [Read more...]
Excuse Me, What Is It You Can’t Do?
July 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Creating Success Means Getting Past Your Negative “Personal Speak” After last week’s leadership post titled “Do You Have the Courage to be the Leader Your Business Needs?” I’ve had a lot of conversations about the big part a small … [Read more...]
Carrie’s Story – How To Get Past ANYTHING!
July 31, 2012 By 1 Comment
When you have a dream, sometimes you have to let it go and change directions. It is hard to do, but you need to look beyond the negative and look for the positive in your situation. In the end you will come out better than you ever thought … [Read more...]
Do You Have the Courage to be the Leader Your Business Needs?
July 24, 2012 By 5 Comments
With the recent passing of Stephen Covey, of 7 Habits of Effective People fame, I have been in deep thought about the impact self-improvement has on leadership and business growth. I was an early advocate of Covey’s model, as I felt it simplified … [Read more...]
Success Step One – Find Your Passion
December 27, 2011 By 6 Comments
You have probably heard the adage “the first step is the hardest.” Nothing could be truer when it comes to success! It’s the reason most people flounder or never reach their goals. Because to get there you need to look within first, and … [Read more...]
SUCCESS – 6 Steps That Get You There Faster!
December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Why Understanding Success is So Important Most people seek out the service of my company when they are frustrated. While often they say it is their business, more often than not it’s because they haven't taken the time to define success for … [Read more...]
1 Simple Question Can Change You Into an Entrepreneur
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I was at a networking event this morning for business transition planning. The statistics were shocking as to how few small business owners really think about transition planning, or more traditionally referred to as exit planning. As the … [Read more...]
3 Ways Personal Reflection Can Help You Grow Your Business
November 22, 2011 By 5 Comments
During this time of year most of us stop long enough to take a breath. If you use this time correctly you can actual put your life and business on course for success. You see it is in reflection that success is born, so use it to put yourself of … [Read more...]
Growing Your Business Again – Easy as A,B,C
September 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I know small business owners with several companies within the construction and real estate industries that have nearly doubled their assets even in a bad economy. How is that possible? Growing a business is a process Growing your business is … [Read more...]
How to Have Success – Getting Out of Your Own Way!
August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Recent activity in my consulting business has revolved around a number of start-up companies. It has made me revisit the existence of the small business growth cycle once again. One of the observation I that I wrote about in an earlier post … [Read more...]
2 Ways to Eliminate Frustration with Your Business
August 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
This week I'm trying something NEW a video blog!!! It's the first in a series of video we're doing with New Marketing Lighthouse alliance partners Rokosz Studios. Please share your thoughts so we can determine if this is a more effective method of … [Read more...]
12 Steps To Successful Entrepreneurship
July 12, 2011 By 9 Comments
Entrepreneurship is a goal to which many wish to aspire. But, why do so many fall short? In my 2 decades of helping small business owners to grow their business here are 12 things that I often see overlooked. 1. Know what you want personally … [Read more...]
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