When talking with business owners, they find it’s sometimes difficult to get and stay consistent on their most important tasks because life and business just gets in the way. So I’m going to share with you a little story and a technique, so you can gain and maintain your consistency in doing the successful things […]
Have you ever said that you wanted to be, do, or have something and then immediately or shortly thereafter you decided that you couldn’t be, do, or have that thing? You talked yourself out of it. What happens there? You’re inspired with the idea of something that you could do, but then you made a […]
Are you hard on yourself? Are ya? You…I’m talkin to you. Yeah, maybe not all the time but sometimes…a little bit of that negative self-talk kickin in there about this, that, or the other thing. Maybe it’s how much money you’ve made, or didn’t. How much time you’re working in your business or not, or […]
This is part three in our ten part series on driving your business value. Today is about how to identify the players on your team that are holding your business valuation back. Who are the folks on your team that are diminishing your business valuation? Well, it’s not the A and B players on the […]
What we’re covering today is your “X Factor”. This is a unique quality that your business has that makes you stand out from your competition. It’s what brings your clients back again and again. It’s what keeps them loyal. It’s what makes them never even consider working with the competition. Your X Factor could be […]
This is Episode One in our ten part Series on Driving Business Value. This week we focus on key person reliance, or key-person dependency, and how it diminishes the value of your business – and what you can do about it. Let’s start by defining it: Key person reliance is when any one individual in, […]
Did you know that most business owners think their business is worth more than it is? The reality is your business is only worth what someone will pay for it – not necessarily what you think they should pay. If you are making decisions about business succession or transition based on guessing – you could […]
Video can be used to communicate with your customers, your staff, and even improve your sales processes. This week I sat down with Raymond Tuquero – filmmaker, videographer and the owner of Creative Crunch Productions to discuss how to effectively use video to grow your business. We had a wide ranging conversation that included Raymond […]
If you have been in business for a while, you’ve most likely experienced a situation where a long time team member is no longer able to keep up – and their performance is having a negative effect on the business. It could be their role has become more complex, or requires a different skillset, or […]
How is your To-Do list looking? Is it ever shrinking… or ever growing? If you are like many leaders of growth businesses, your To-Do list is likely growing. However, the most effective leaders have short To-Do lists, and instead focus their time on their To-Achieve list. In this week’s video, I share a simple 3 […]