Success in this business world today is competitive. To be successful in your own business it is crucial to have the necessary skills, including personal leadership, to distinguish you from every other business. It is possible in any economy to have customers and make money as long as you have leadership skills.
Ask Don’t Tell Leadership: Why Do I Need A Business Plan?
Why you need a business plan!!!
Q: In last weeks column, you gave advice about starting a business, and you kept preaching about writing a business plan. I own a business, I dont have a plan, and Im doing just fine. Whats the big deal?
A: How do you know your business is doing fine if you do not have a business plan? This is like a runner stating that he is fast when asked his running pace. Quality and success cannot be measured without having benchmarks and goa…
Thinking About Thinking – Part 1of 2
How much time do you spend just thinking? Take a guess – how much during any given day, week or month? I’m don’t mean the kind of thinking you do while driving in your car, commuting on the train, during your morning run, or even in the shower. I’m referring to the kind of thinking you do ensconced in your office, or your den, or perhaps your garden. You are not reading a book or a magazine, nor watching TV, nor listening to music. You are simply thinking.
How much time d…
Thinking About Thinking – Part 2 Of 2
Like many of my clients, I am always looking for ways to speed things up – to produce more results with the same or even fewer resources. We probably agree on this. The key is certainly not about working harder; it may not even be about working smarter. But there are definitely ideas which work, and those ideas need to be uncovered. Often you can find them through analytical thinking. In my last article I discussed this: a process of asking deliberate questions, and in a disc…
Coaching covers a variety of areas and it helps to be aware of them all
Coaching covers many different areas from sport to business. If this subject interests you it is vital you know the basics before pursuing the particular area of coaching that interests you. You would be surprised at just how if done well coaching can help people.
The Art Of Zero Resistance
Yesterday I was reading and relaxing on my hammock when, Susie, one of my V.I.P coaching clients called. She quietly said, Jen, you won’t believe what I just attracted. Turns out she was invited to be a guest on the Wake Up with Whoopi show. This was this 3rd call of this kind I received from her. She is an attraction magnet!
Fail-proof Business
According to the US Small Business Administration 50% of all small businesses fail in the first year. 95% fail in the first five years.
A Healthy Relationship With Failure
Some people have the notion that if they ?Can?t do it right, they won?t do it at all.?
Marketing Strategies: Seven Simple Steps to More Clients in 90 Days
This article describes how the process of marketing can be streamlined so that you are working smarter, not harder. Seven simple strategies are described to bring in more clients.
Seven Keys To Get Out Of A Rut
Rut — a routine procedure, situation, or way of life that has become uninteresting and tiresome… And not surprisingly, unprofitable.
They say a rut is a shallow grave with two open ends. The good news (good news?!) is that the ends ARE still open, which means if you act fast, you just might out of it. How do we get into these ruts anyway? Who would voluntarily lie down in that grave, shallow or otherwise?
Dr. Edward Debono suggests that thoughts are pathways literall…
Tracking For Profits
If you can’t track it, don’t do it.
Every high-performance venture needs a tracking system. A tracking system with well-designed metrics lets everyone know how well they are doing relative to their commitments. It is a guide to whether additional or extraordinary actions need to be taken.
It is one of the first things I set up with my business coaching clients because without a clear set of objective metrics it is hard for people to be clear about their results.
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