If You Want to Succeed, WORK ON YOUR SKILL DEVELOPMENT
If you are not honing your craft and ensuring that you and your team are providing the BEST possible service/product (as a result of ongoing skill development) you cannot win. Because you are reading this, I know you are special, in that you DO want to be better. You are already way ahead of 99%…
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Achieve Your Goals and Do It More Quickly!
I spoke with an amazing entrepreneur last week, and she was feeling stuck. She didn’t know how to get what she wanted. Here’s how we fixed that and how you too can achieve your goals: 1. Evaluate your goals. Ask yourself why you want to achieve them. Every single goal you have written down is…
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When it Comes to Business, There Is No Magic Bullet
During the VERY first session with a business owner, I can usually see it happening on their face. They want that magic bullet! They want the ONE or two things that will make such a powerful difference in their business, they won’t have to do any other work. I can see them mentally “filing” through the…
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Take Responsibility for Your Part, and Get AWESOME RESULTS!
Take some responsibility, and KICK BUTT in your business! Taking responsibility doesn’t sound exciting. It doesn’t even sound that impressive or impactful, does it? WELL, IT IS! This is one more of those seemingly “little things” that I teach you in coaching. Remember, there is NO ONE MAGIC BULLET! You MUST do all of these…
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Comfort is the Enemy of Progress
One day you might find yourself thinking or saying, “I don’t need coaching. I’m good/fine/happy.” You’re comfortable. Things are going smoothly. But you can do better!! The great PT Barnum once said, “Comfort is the enemy of progress.” He was absolutely right! Being comfortable takes away your desire to improve, to exceed expectations. It’s only…
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Working Too Hard/Too Much Produces Negative Results in Your Business
Working too hard is actually HURTING your business and your numbers. But how do you fix that? When you’re working too hard as the company’s owner, your energy level drops, you lose focus, you become moody. And the company suffers as a result. There is a solution, though! You need to take more time off.…
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Boost Productivity by Asking Your Staff for Help
Want more productivity from your staff? Your staff knows the answer. Consultants and coaches get paid a lot of money to ask your staff questions like this. We ask your staff, because THEY KNOW THE ANSWERS, most often! The question I want you to ask your staff—privately, one at a time—is “Where or when during the day…
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Be More Effective in EVERY RELATIONSHIP and SITUATION!
It’s time to slow your roll, and become more effective. In every way. One of the challenges of the modern world is that we often feel pushed to do things faster. But diving right into something is usually the wrong approach. Try this instead: Before you enter a meeting, the house after work, a new…
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What is the ROI on that person?
If you’re not measuring the ROI of the people you’re paying, you are missing HUGE opportunities to improve profit! As a business coach, I am OBSESSED with finding my clients a positive return on their investment (ROI). Between human resources, leadership, financial skills and tools, operational efficiency, marketing and sales, there are SO MANY PLACES…
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Try Serving Instead of Selling!
It’s time to offer your product or service to the client, and you’re feeling nervous, awkward or pushy. STOP IT. The only reason you have any of these negative feelings is because you’re allowing your brain to have negative THOUGHTS. Your thoughts = your feelings every single time. Think a new thought: if you DON’T…
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To Be an Effective Leader, You Must Take Time Off
Believe it or not, you can’t be an effective leader if you’re always leading. Eventually, you’ll burn out if you never have a break. It is just as important for YOU to take time off as it is for your staff to take time off! There are two parts to being GOOD at taking time…
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Take Charge of Your Morning!
You can’t outrun a crappy morning. The beginning of your day is SO IMPORTANT. If you let yourself roll out of bed, press snooze on the alarm, drag yourself to the caffeine machine, and groan while you get ready for another day you’re not excited about… you’re in big trouble. At best, you are achieving…
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