November 2010

Success in Business By Recognizing “The Law of Value”

November 29, 2010

The Law of Value is the 1st Law introduced in “The Go-Giver” by Bob Burg & http://www.johndavidmann.com/ . It aligns 100% with the definition of a successful entrepreneur and small business owner: “Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than receive in payment”. What if you stopped giving the [...]

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Effectively Execute On Your Vision and Goals

November 23, 2010

First, you have to have a vision which of course plays into the big picture. Without a vision, it’s hard to come up with effective goals. My guess is that you may have created a vision statement once or twice in your life, but do you have one that accurately describes where you are headed [...]

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Business Evolution is Tied To The Owners Ability To Change

November 23, 2010

You are constantly evolving. The day you believe you’ve arrived is the day you give away three very powerful part of yourself, your natural curiosity, motivation, and desire for improvement. And of course, your business stagnates and profits dry up.. This is why setting a goal that is far out of your reach is so [...]

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Strategic Business Owner Focus Is The Key

November 23, 2010

Most of us business owners have an employee focus, let’s face it. We stay technical and stuck in the details of our business, we avoid any real business planning (due to busyness and lack of time), and do everything ourselves (avoid delegation and leveraging our talents like the plague). Is this anyway to run your [...]

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Priority Management Requires Just A Little Time

November 22, 2010

Why do many of us avoid priority management? Because it take time and thought to prioritize… According to this blog post by LifeOptimizer, Priority and Time Management are in many ways the same thing.. So we know it’s much easier to go with the flow than to make decisions (which takes time and focus). I [...]

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Spend Dedicated Time on Relationship Management

November 16, 2010

Managing relationships sounds laborious to many. However, it’s very important if you want to be successful in any business. To effectively manage your relationships, you need to become aware of which relationships you spend time managing, which 20 % of your relationships generate the most income (Pareto Principle)and then groom those relationships so that they [...]

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Face Reality and Change Your Business For The Better

November 14, 2010

The act of making changes can be very challenging, but the changes become much easier if you are clear about what needs to change. When is the last time you sat down and honestly answered the following questions (ideally on paper) with the intent on doing something about the answers? The process of Facing Reality [...]