When working with clients, one of the most important roles I play is holding them accountable to do what they know they must do to keep their businesses thriving. When you own the business, it can be easy to allow the urgent to overwhelm the important. Before you know it, the important has slid for months and the business…
There are 5.5 million family businesses in the United States employing 98 million people. This is a significant part of our nation’s economy, with a distinct issue, especially for small businesses that are family-owned: the family dynamic. For those tight-knit, small family-owned businesses, I have 5 fundamentals to ensure you have a solid foundation for your business to create consistent…
Making a pile of money and keeping a pile of money are two very different things. I’m frequently puzzled by professional athletes and executives who make very good wages yet still struggle with money troubles. There are no secrets, just solid habits for building personal wealth. Live within your means. My advice to my clients for this is don’t buy goods…
Which approach best fits your style of running your small business? Are you more part of the (wolf) pack or do you align with being part of the (sheep) herd? Other than the obvious, what really is the difference? From a business standpoint, plenty. And your business results are predicated on your choice. A pack mentality has a distinct hierarchy…
As the masses are just now learning about digital assets and the exciting world of cryptocurrencies, I see many cases of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) causing people to jump onto a fast moving ship in volatile waters with no idea where it is going. Breathe. Cryptocurrency is not a fad. It is a change in monetary and investment paradigms…
Success as a business owner can be a constant chase. As soon as you believe you’ve figured out the puzzle, the rules change and you are chasing success in a new way all over again. How can a person continue to be successful in a constantly changing environment? Here are three habits that will bring entrepreneurial success to a business…
To be a successful entrepreneur, you only have so much bandwidth. Most people don’t understand the plight of successful entrepreneurs — how the company is a full life-consuming project. For the vast majority of these business leaders, you have to pick 3 from your life’s menu of work, sleep, family, fitness, and friends. You can only successfully manage three of…
Without a doubt, success as a business owner is challenging. How do the best accomplish what they do? Here some of the best tools for successful entrepreneurs. Try these five attributes to propel your business success: Without a doubt, success as a business owner is challenging. How do the best accomplish what they do? Here some of the best tools…