Every individual has a personality, but did you know your business has a personality as well? Your business personality will take on the characteristics of your personality, or sometimes it will reflect the whole make up of your team. Often, just like your own personality, your business personality will have different facets. There may be…
You may have heard it said before, many times – the adage that good enough is good enough – and it’s true, as long as you don’t put out junk in your business. So, the question becomes how do you make sure you’re not putting out junk. You pay attention to the little things in…
Have you ever been frustrated in your business? Have you ever been just so frustrated with your business and in your business that you’ve said something like this – “That’s it! I’m finished! It’s not worth all of this! I’m just going to work at Starbucks!” Or something like that… Not many people are willing…
There are many keys to success in business, but one of the biggest is taking action. People think action simply means being busy, but nothing could be further from the truth. The key component to a successful business is not just action, but taking deliberate, massive, focused action, consistently, over time. When you’re doing something…
As entrepreneurs and small business owners, sometimes we have a tendency to hide behind our computer screen, spending hours answering questions, filling your time being busy on the Internet…or maybe even wasting time on Facebook or other social media outlets. Here’s the question to ask yourself: Are you filling your day with busy work or…
If you think the most important thing in your business is marketing, you’re wrong. The number one, most important thing in your business is your list. You build your list partially by marketing, but it’s not a numbers game, so no matter how big your list is, it may not reflect how successful your business…
The need for instant gratification in business is becoming more prevalent, especially in the world of internet marketing, because things happen so quickly online. You can test and quickly measure to get information on whether or not things are working, and this just perpetuates the need for instant gratification. While instant gratification is a huge…
It’s important that people know who you are, what you stand for, and how you got to the place you are in your business. That’s why your story is so important to the success of your business, and telling your story ensures that you attract the right clients. Your story becomes the thing that attracts…
Thinking about your business the same way you think about your health may seem like a strange analogy , or even illogical, but when you really break it down and think about it, there are a lot of similarities. When you implement an exercise program, whether you’re just starting out or have been exercising for…
More and more, people are going to school and getting degrees, and learning new things. Now, there’s no doubt they may be able to teach you something you didn’t already know, but does that automatically make them a guru? This is a question that comes up a lot in marketing and business. What makes a…
