Recently I had a prospect come to me with the problem of not knowing what she should sell. Like most well-meaning business owners she thought she would go ask people what they like. Then when she found out what people liked, she would go create and sell that. It all sounds so logical, right? Except […]
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I’m willing totake a bold stand to say that the traditional way most people set goals is broken. It sounds good in theory and on paper, but in the light of daily activity, it doesn’t hold up. “Smart” goals are just plain dumb and shortsighted. Why is this? I have found 3 primary reasons traditional
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You know those days when it feels like nothing is going right, you feel down, depleted, and your resilience is flat out low to nonexistent? Yeah, they happen to me too. They are inevitable. Yet as a small business owner, what are you to do? After all, if you’re self-employed and not able to focus
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Every business owner knows that cash flow is king. Without it, no amount of zeros on your top line revenue matters. Yet cash flow is the stormiest and most unsettling parts of being self-employed. After all, you can’t make your mortgage payment without it. I find I am particularly sensitive to cash flow, especially when
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Everywhere you turn there is some expert telling you what you should do if you want to succeed. This is particularly true if you are a business owner. There is certainly no shortage of guru laden advice in the entrepreneurial space. Who hasn’t read about some version of the give up everything to toil 24/7
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