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Numbers tell the story of your business. They tell of struggle, triumph, of recessions, weather, shortages and realized opportunities. Numbers are a language – a very logical one and one without emotion. We don’t see an exuberant zero or an unhappy negative. They just are. We feel emotion when we see numbers because we think […]
Doing what you do is the most important decision you can make. You need to be working within that sweet spot at the intersection of your passion, your strength and what people value enough to pay for. Hugh MacLeod illustrates it perfectly here. Doing what you do starts with passion. You need to know what […]
BLOG I started the Business Owners Success Club blog in 2006 to support the offline group I had. We met during the first week of the month to work through a workbook I prepared. By the end of the session, we would have several tasks we had each chosen to help us implement the topic […]
I love this article by Steven Pressfield, author of the War of Art. He writes that panic is a natural state and that it precedes the shipping of your best art. He says, New Year’s is a big time for panic. Self-expectations of what’s ahead, self-recriminations for what’s behind. If you feel a twinge of […]
I could talk about fulfilling your clients obvious needs by providing the products or services you offer. I could talk about going a little deeper and talk about how you can make your client’s life easier and help them fulfill the needs of people in their lives. That’s what I thought I was going to […]
Bluish splash Originally uploaded by dr_relling What do your customers need? Taking it one step further – how can you help them serve whom they serve? How can you help them do what they need to do? What is their pain? Some marketers talk about their customers’ pain. What causes your customers pain? What bugs […]
Sunrise Originally uploaded by Fr Antunes How do you get yourself going in the morning? Do you have morning rituals to set the tone for a great day? When do you get up? What is your breakfast of champions? Many of the gurus suggest an early rising routine complete with healthy acts for mind and […]
Seth Godin has challenged us to publish a list of our accomplishments in 2010. I answered in Triiibes, a closed, online community that Seth started. It was pretty easy to do it there because it’s a closed community and I’m active enough in it, that they’ve been along for the ride. I want to share […]
Help! Originally uploaded by Dimitri N. Did you write down what you do well? Are you clear on it? What if you could spend all your time working on your strengths in your business? Wouldn’t that catapult your business into the stratosphere? You bet. Everyone Likes Doing Different Work Take a look around your […]
PROFIT is our MOTIVE Originally uploaded by pheezy Which of your lines or products or services made you the most money this past year? This is important information to know. One of my clients has a retail shop. She did an analysis of her gross margin on the different lines she carries, and found […]
