Do you hate to plan? Hate the thought of it? Think of it as boring and a waste of time? Why do you need a plan in your business? It’s just going to change anyway… A plan helps you focus. It keeps you on track. It’s like using the GPS in your car. A plan…
Business and marketing involve a lot of problem solving. I worked for one of my mentors for a while. He told me one of my highest skill sets was my ability to problem solve. Can you set your plan in place and still be flexible enough to change if need be? When unexpected things…
Words are important. The ones you say to yourself AND the ones you say and communicate to others. Using words in business to tell stories and get your message across is one of the most important things you can do. We all learn (and buy things) from stories. We remember stories… …not facts and…
I’ve been contemplating what to do about my usual fall event. People always get such amazing results. You walk away with your entire plan for the next year AND, the details of exactly what you’re going to do for the next 90-days. Step-by-step! It’s truly a hands-on event with a lot of Implementation. With…
The RIPPLE effect. People talk about it, but I often wonder if people really get the power of it. I’ve made it an acronym. Here’s what it means to me… Repetition In Place Produces Little Effects Somewhere We often underestimate the effect we have on people – whether we want it to or not. And…
Isn’t a sunrise one of the most beautiful things you’ve ever seen? And all that it represents… A new day. New beginnings. Fresh starts. I have a small not on my desktop monitor (yes, some of use still use those) that says, “Start Again.” Not start over… Start Again! Starting over is overwhelming… and…
The purple flower that appeared and then disappeared in a single 24-hour period held a lot of lessons for me. The part about the purple flower I didn’t share last week, the part that stuck with me for a while – until I looked for another lesson – was about being alone… …there it was,…
Are you open to change and new ideas in your business or are you stuck? In a rut? Feeling out of sorts or stagnant in your business (or your life)? If you’ve been in business for 5 years or more, you may have experienced the stagnant feeling. I know I certainly have in my 25+…
Many times, there’s a big difference between doing what’s easy and doing what’s necessary – or doing what will make the biggest change or impact. This is true in life as well as in business. It’s easy to do what’s simple and easy. You can stay in your comfort zone and not much, if anything,…
Most of the time, we, as business owners, are the slow-down point in our businesses. We are the bottleneck. Put another way…we’re the problem! Notice I said we here – this certainly includes me. We all do it. We’re the one holding the sales page copy on our desk, while the team is ready to…
