June 2010

Perspectives From Members of a Mastermind, Coaching and Accountability

June 19, 2010

This particular Coaching, Accountability and Mastermind group meets every month and is now at month 6, some groups meet quarterly. The goal is to face reality, build and implement a plan, and watch your behavior change with the support of your group members. Most members are motivated to grow their businesses and or make significant [...]

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Working With Vendors When The Agreement Changes After the Sale

June 18, 2010

I usually write from the perspective of one or more experiences that have impacted me in powerful ways. I won’t break the routine today as I had just such an experience recently. For smaller purchases, I tend to buy more based on gut feel than purchase agreements. I read contracts, but I don’t spend inordinate [...]

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What are You Doing to Protect Your Brand and Reputation On the Web?

June 13, 2010

Paul Sherland is a friend of mine and a fellow Norwegian (that’s an immediate extra two points in my book). Paul has started a business to help protect your reputation and brand on the Web. I am featuring Paul in my June Newsletter… —————————– Like it or not, all businesses are now subject to being [...]

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What is a Strategic Business Owner (SBO) and Why Be One?

June 12, 2010

Every entrepreneur or small biz owner knows what a frantic, reactive and overworked business owner is. So what is a Strategic Business Owner and why is it so important to work towards being one? Do you see yourself in any of these descriptions? Is so, do these behaviors or patterns serve you? A Strategic Business [...]

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Want an instant 5-10% productivity gain this week?

June 2, 2010

…and it doesn’t involve taking medication or pasting yourself to your office chair. Decide to spend one hour a day of uninterrupted time (five consecutive days) in your office working only on your top initiative(s). That’s a total of five hours. This probably means setting a timer, not looking at email, Twitter or Facebook, not [...]