As much as we all need time alone and hours of quiet to be productive (you know, those times when you have to swim alone), we also need a great team around us to maximize our potential as business owners. Sometimes, it might look at feel like we’re swimming alone, but our support team is…
Bill Glazer used to say being an entrepreneur was the “loneliest job in the world.” Many days, I agree. I was reminded of Bill’s quote as I walked on the beach, while I was in Florida. I observed animals both in groups and in solitude. Today, I want to address the ones that were alone…
Sometimes you have to take a step away to really rest…as in do nothing. No schedule to keep, no appointments, no plans, just nothing. Just time. Time to do what you want, to rest and to give your brain time to just be. If you have kids, especially young ones, it’s harder to do, takes…
Growing up on a working farm teaches you a lot can be applied to business (if you just look and listen…but almost nobody grows up on a farm anymore). For example, all farmers and gardeners know you have to prepare the land before you plant the seed, and you have to plant the seed before…
Marketing, webinars, live events, emails, funnels, sales, team, strategy, merchant account, CRM, joint ventures, affiliates, accounting, speaking, social media, clients… And, the list goes on and on. What is it? Just a short list of all the things you have to think about when you own your own business. It really could be a lot…
Marketing sometimes gets a bad rap… People will say things like “it’s yucky” or “it makes me feel dirty” and the list goes on and on. If that’s true for you, then what you’re experiencing is Not Marketing – at least not marketing done the way it should be. Marketing can be defined in many…
You may or may not know that I got my Master’s degree from the University of Tennessee and I am a huge fan of the late Pat Summit. Left Foot, Right Foot, Breathe…Repeat is a saying she made popular. What does it mean? In life, and in business, if you will simply take one step…
One of the things that can be frustrating is when a business owner says, “yea but my business is different.” (I call that having the Yea Buts and my clients know better than to say that to me) On one hand, every business is different and on the other, they aren’t. If you start trying…
Leapfrog or Ladders? You don’t have to do things in your business in a step-by-step manner. That’s hard…and S-L-O-W! You want fast, quick, speedy so you can take your profits to the bank – early and often! Skip steps and move to the top now…not tomorrow or next week or next year! Do it NOW!…
I’m doing what I love to do right now! As you are reading this, I am with 27 amazing entrepreneurs, from all over the US, helping them build their businesses and grow so 2019 can be their best year yet! This event will happen again in late 2019, but it’s not the only way to…
