You’ve Made A Mistake
Well it happened. You made a mistake in your business. Don’t panic. As former GE CEO Jack Welch said, “I’ve learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.” Mistakes are to be expected. Running your own business is partially trial and error. Some things will work and some won’t. The problem is […]
Set Yourself Up For Success in Goal Setting
We have just completed the 1st Quarter of 2016!!! Have you achieved 1/4 of your actions towards your bigger goal? It’s a must to set goals. Setting attainable goals and following through step-by-step to achieve those goals leads to big success. When starting in a new venture, your goals are a guesstimate. You do not have […]
Get Your Writing Skills Up To Par
In business writing is an important part of the job. You want to be clear, informative and strategic in your communications. How you present yourself in writing matters. So it’s best to confront your fears when it comes to writing and push onward by asking yourself three basic questions to help improve those skills. Am […]
7 Tips on How To Live in Appreciation vs. Expectation
You know the feeling! The one where you hope, dream and cross your fingers for that special something to come true now or in the near future. It is called expectation. You can have expectation for yourself or for others. Perhaps you know someone that was trying to achieve something significant. The excitement around expectation […]
Getting Into Action
Think of a time when you have had a great idea. We have all had them. What sets apart an idea from an action? An action is the process of doing something. An idea is simply a thought. Turn those thoughts into action and get your life headed in the direction you want it to […]
Show your business sense: Vacation in the off season
When thinking of the benefits of being an entrepreneur, people tend to focus on the business perks. As a business owner, you are your own boss. You get to make the decisions and run the business as you see fit. Your creativity can really shine! While these perks are great, there are obviously more personal […]
The Fortune Is In the Follow Up
Here are some sales statistics that might make you react a few different ways. After you read these, you might be singing praises about how well you have done. You might be critical of yourself. You might think, WOW, I need improvement or you might be excited about your opportunity for growth. OK, onto the […]
Too Long to Call?
I have been working with many different groups lately and meeting all kinds of new people. One thing that I have found that most, not all but most people have in common is that we are all afraid of looking badly in front of potential customers…Many Many Many had the […]
Sharing in Success
Have you ever seen success that deserved to be shared with a full team and only one or two people get the pat on the back? This seems so overly normal, that sometimes I bet it doesn’t even come across as wrong to us anymore. I’ve recently been planning a […]
Courage to Fear
I was thinking recently in conjunction with one of the weekly calls that I participate with, what does it take to make a leap of faith? To step out? To jump in the cold icy waters of the unknown? Well of course it takes courage. It takes bravery to make action. And if you are […]