I am giving a talk tomorrow morning to a bunch of smart people that are interested in starting their own business. The talk is on figuring out which business they want to start. As I put the finishing touches on the speech, I realize a few things. The first thing is...
The short answer is yes. The real answer is yes, but not for all of the reasons you think. Venturing off on your own and starting a business takes a lot of time, effort and money. It also involves risk. A business plan helps you realize roughly what you are...
It happens all of the time. You find yourself struggling to get everything on your list done so that you can go home and fret about your rough life while you try to spend time with your family. You grab some food, watch some TV, go to bed and wake up the next day...
If you have a small business, chances are that you have an end game in mind. If you do not have an end game in mind, now is a great time to get one. By end game I mean simply, how will you leave the business? Will the business and you be together forever, like lost...
My wife and I had a hard time getting pregnant. I’ll bring this around before you get too concerned, so bear with me. It took 5 years of challenges, struggles, more than a few hormonally induced arguments and a lot of libido draining calendar observation that lead to...
It seems that not a day goes by in business that a challenge is not presented. Some problem or dilemma that you never saw coming. Many times you can just brush it off, resolving the situation quickly and calmly. But every once in awhile you find yourself in the eye...
I was speaking with a coaching client that is looking to grow his business. I was reminded how some people measure success that clearly puts them at odds with what they can control. The point of this story is to measure success in ways that you can control. After...
The number one characteristic of a field service employee is communication. Communication comes before technical skill and even appearance, though those are important. The name of the game with service employees is that they have the trust of their customers. The best...
Often when we meet with potential business coach clients, I get asked, “Why do I need a business coach?” The answer, as you can imagine, is specific to each individual small business owner. For example, it is possible and even likely that you know what to do in...
Holy cow, my to-do list is so large! Every morning I throw together a to-do list and I have about 50 gazillion things. Then I only get three of those things done and it’s like I’m a failure. Then I realize I’m doing it all wrong, my to-do list does not need to be that...
