The first time I talked to somebody about strategic growth in their business, they looked at me like I had three heads and said, “What is that?”. That was probably 20 years ago now. I’m still talking about strategic growth with my clients and to people who attend my events or who hear me speak….
Do you hate to plan? Do you tell yourself it’s time consuming? Feel like a waste of time? What if it could finally be different… We all do certain things in life we don’t really like to do. Maybe planning isn’t your thing… Maybe you love it… Either way, what if you could do it…
Do you love birthdays or are they just another day for you? Growing up on the farm, birthdays weren’t really a big deal. As I’ve gotten older, I love celebrating them more and more! Mine was Tuesday… I’m now 2 days into the last year in my 50’s! Gotta love that… because life just keeps…
Do you have “reasons”, or do you recognize when you’re making excuses? You might call them reasons, but in my experience, many times we make excuses instead of taking ownership… especially when things go wrong. Many of us talk about being real or taking ownership but it’s sometimes harder to do than it is to…
Do you have weeds in your business? Watch this 7:32 video to find out… it might just change your business – DRAMATICALLY! What kind of weeds do you have in your business? How many different kinds of weeds are growing in your business? The weeds in your business are keeping you from having a business…
I spent last weekend in Ohio where I grew up. Surrounded by fields of corn and soybeans and open spaces. With friends and family and my love. It was a great long weekend. It took me back to my roots a little bit. While I was there, I was reminded of some of my core…
Optimization! Is a constant and ongoing process in your business. How do you know what’s working AND what can work better? By continually optimizing – your processes, your systems, your marketing and more… You… and your business… get better on purpose. Not by accident or happenstance. Optimization is an ongoing process that requires your attention….
We talk about leverage all the time. Do you have leverage in your business? Like this… Can you go from working all the time, doing everything in your business… And still having things fall through the cracks… … to a more systematic approach where you can automate and delegate while optimizing so you can work…
Implementation is about completions! Not how many projects you have going at the same time. What’s finished and off your desk at the end of the day? That’s execution and implementation! Stop being the bottleneck in your business! How do you get more done? Simple… not always easy – until you start doing it, but…
Do you have a MAP for your business? MAP stands for Marketing Action Plan. Your MAP should lead to your Growth Profit System (or Strategy)… your GPS! I’ll never forget hosting my first fall event and after leading a room full of very successful business owners through the first part of this process, I asked…
