Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Do you need to be in control? It’s a question I sometimes ask business owners. It’s the kind of question that can make a business owner cringe or break out into a cold sweat. It’s a question that challenges the business owner to be honest with themselves. Do you need to be in control of [...]
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Recently I went to a small event where I was vending for one of my other businesses. I got to the place and ended up chatting with a couple of other vendors while we were waiting for the place to open. They told me that they didn’t get many sales there, but they vended because [...]
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Learning how to say no to a potential client can be hard to do. We’re conditioned to want clients, and when someone wants to be one, saying no probably seems like a bad idea. And most times it would be, but there are times when its important to say no. For example its important [...]
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
I think that what can make or break a business are the habits that business owners choose to adopt. What I mean is that a business is defined in part by the various activities that a business owner does to maintain it. And its a good idea to develop habits that will support your [...]
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Your business is part of your identity, that ontological essence that describes who you are to the world around you, and to yourself. It’s also an extension of your spirituality, in its own way. I don’t care if you’re an Atheist, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Pagan, etc. Regardless of what your spiritual choice is on [...]
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012
An acquaintance of mine told me recently that her husband had started up a business and then decided to go back to work and consequently she inherited the business from him. One of my clients also had a similar experience. Both of them face some similar challenges, and these might be challenges that you or [...]
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
I read a blog entry today about transparency in Marketing. The author asked why people thought businesses didn’t become more transparent in their marketing. In thinking about it, I think the main reason boils down to fear. Fear of what? Fear of loss of income. Businesses live and die by the bottom line and one [...]
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
The success of a business is partially determined by how open people are to new ideas. It’s easy to get mired down in a very specific way of doing things, but a small business owner always needs to cultivate a spirit of open-mindedness, not only in terms of how s/he does his/her craft, but also [...]
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
I’m reading The War of Art (affiliate link). It’s a book about working around creative blocks, or dealing with resistance. But it doesn’t just apply to artists or authors. It’s a book that also applies to owning a business. At one time or another we all feel resistance. What is resistance? It’s that feeling, that [...]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
No, I’m not talking about liking your clients on Facebook. I mean do you really like your clients? When you see them, are you excited and interested in them? If you don’t answer yes, your business is in trouble or will be soon. I’ve never liked working with people I don’t like. I remember this [...]
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