Yesterday we challenged you to think about business growth differently, and shared a technique that requires you to think about your intended end result first.
Success requires goals, no two ways about it, but it’s not always about setting each individual goal, as most of us have been taught. We mean well, but choke at the first sign of distraction. [Read more…] about Backward Goal-Setting Makes it Happen
Happy Monday! Did you know that the difference between growing companies and stagnant business is often a business owner’s ability to create and focus on objectives? On our Facebook page, we’re spending more and more time talking about action steps to help you recognize what it takes to grow BIG businesses, and it really starts with clear vision. Focus.
It’s not uncommon to believe that your company is as big as it can be and all you need to focus on is keeping it alive, but we want our readers to grow large enough to hire and impact real change in America. Your business can enjoy serious growth, but you’ll have to wrap your head around it. [Read more…] about Does Lack of Focus Stop You From Success?
Are you operating your business month-to-month, even year-to-year, without a plan?
We’re all so busy – too busy, if you ask me. When business is good, we’re so busy filling orders that there’s little time left for anything else. When business is not so good, there’s an urgency to do something, almost anything to bring in new customers. Sound familiar?
It doesn’t have to be feast or famine.
But you won’t fix the problem in 30-minute sound bites. [Read more…] about What’s Your Plan?
As we draw nearer the end of the year, it’s a good time to review our core business principles. Are you on track to accomplish this year’s operational and marketing goals? Are you doing what you intended to do? Are you growing, or barely hanging on?
It’s also a good time to ask yourself, “why am I in this business, anyway?”
[Read more…] about Why Are You In Business?
Do you ever feel like your competitor is really doing a great job, like they’re totally kicking your butt in some areas? Does it make you feel, well … less?
That revelation can really suck. I mean, it’s much easier to look at all the ways they fall short of doing things as well as you do, obviously. But when they really nail it, sometimes an unflattering light shines on our shortcomings. That’s not fun to look at.
In this situation, I believe there area two different ways you can look at your performance:
You can’t fail as long as you are always willing to get back in the ring. But you can’t compete unless you climb in.
Listen, you won’t learn how to beat your competition by merely getting frustrated at their results. You need to find out what they’re doing and figure out how to build a better offer, product, or even process that make those results tangible for you, too. [Read more…] about 13 Ways To Overcome Your Competition
Financial destruction and ruin is everywhere, and dreams lay waste in the bricks on the ground. That’s what the news is all about, right? Catastrophe could well become the small business mantra of our generation. Would it surprise you to know that some very successful businesses were started during the Great Depression?
We’re going through some really tough times right now. I would point out, however, that if we are currently experiencing upwards of 10-13% unemployment, that still leaves a 87-90% of us working.
Financially strapped as most are right now, don’t be taken in by doomsday mindsets. Innovation is often bred during times like these. History proves some have excelled even during the darkest moments. What sets them apart? [Read more…] about Build Your Empire One Brick at a Time
