Reveal the Blind Spots that Limit Business Growth: 6 Key Questions
We all have blind spots that sabotage or limit our personal and business growth, and because they are blind spots we can’t see them. Somebody likened this to being in a jar, and not being able to see the label on the outside -- except when we hold up a mirror. The...
3 Ways a Coach Can Help Business Owners Increase Productivity
It’s easy to become a busy fool and feel like you have to “work harder” to grow your business. The truth is that productivity is more than getting things done. Here are 3 ways to improve productivity in your business, and how a business coach can help. Business...
Why Visibility Can Make or Break a Business
You have been gifted with a unique message… …and YOUR message matters. Whether you call yourself a speaker, author, expert or business owner - you have the power to influence others with your words -- to create the change you want to see in the world. And now more...
When Your Business Growth Playbook No Longer Works, Try This Instead.
I love studying successful business models just as much as I love studying the psychology and strategy that drive sports teams to the podium. The formula for winning in both business and sports is simple: Mindset + Strategy + Implementation. (More on this in a future...
The Secret to Business Growth
If you are like many of my clients who come to me for help, you have a vision for yourself and big dreams for your business, so much so that it can sometimes get overwhelming. The secret to business growth is about charting a course and taking action. You may be...
Top 10 Tips to Make Better Business Decisions in Q2
As we round out the first quarter, I invite you to do a recap and review of your leadership performance over the last three months, particularly in the area of making business decisions. On a scale of 1 to 10, how did you do? Is there room for improvement? We all want...
14 Insightful Ways To Awaken Entrepreneurial Intuition
People often turn to peers for advice or look for help in books or online when they need guidance in their personal or professional lives. When seeking direction for your business, though, sometimes the best answers will come from within. Of course, if you aren't...
Business Owners: 5 Crucial Questions That Can Catapult Your Profits
A high percentage of people who opt to run their own business find themselves working longer hours for less money than the job they worked so hard to escape from. That’s not all bad news, though, because they at least have the freedom that they craved. They don’t have...
5 Ways Growth-Ambitious CEOs Overcome the Pitfalls of Premature Scaling
While many small businesses in a broad range of industries perform well and are continuously profitable, 20% of small businesses fail in the first year, 50% go belly up after five years. According to the Small Business Administration, only 33% make it to 10 years or...
5 Ways You are Shrinking Business Profits and How to Keep More of the Money You Make
As the great Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” With all the moving parts of a business to look after (especially in the ramping up and scaling up stages), it's no wonder that some things fall through the cracks, thus affecting your...