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Category Archives: Small Business Project Advice
Moving On From Ideas That Aren’t Working (AKA: Innovation)
Yesterday I wrote about being intimidated by your own ides. It sparked such an intense and meaningful conversation about innovation and change that I thought I’d continue the discussion today.
So, what is innovation? Innovation is a simple act. …
Close Your Mouth (You’ll Get More Done)
Yesterday, while working with clients in one of my programs, I got on my soapbox about dealing with life on life’s terms. They were grumbling about a deadline being a week earlier than they expected. So, instead of 12 …
10 Questions You Must Ask When Hiring Assistants and Outsourcing Projects
Collaborating with others creates scale in your business by increasing your leverage. To collaborate effectively you need to:
- Isolate activities that generate more income than they cost to have others do.
- Identify where to place your energy and focus according
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How to Have Conversations that Make Things Happen
This post is about how to have conversations that get thing done, that makes thngs happen. Continue reading
Small Business Productivity Software That You Can’t Live Without
E-mail, Calendar, Documents, Phone (AKA: All things Google)
E-mail, calendar, documents, and phone fall into one category because, for me, they are all things Google. Yes, I know they know more about me than my mother, and maybe even the …
Posted in Small Business Leadership Advice, Small Business Marketing Advice, Small Business Money Management Advice, Small Business Project Advice, Small Business Sales Advice, Small Business Systems Advice
Tagged productivity, project management advice, project management software, sales software, small business advice, small business software
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Free Webinar: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Marketers
I will help you create the behaviors, the habits necessary to get booked solid.
At some point, you’ve got to stop learning and start doing.
Or, I should say…you’ve got to couple learning with action.
Here is the video recording
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Readers are Leaders
The future belongs to the learner and readers are leaders. However, among the educated class, I see another problem. Too much learning and not enough doing. Just one more conference and then I’ll take action. Just one more coaching program and then I’ll be ready. Just one more book and then I’ll know what to do.
If you want to do big things in the in the world, your learning should be coupled with action. What you learn today you can put into action tomorrow so you get real-time, real-world feedback. Then, what you know, becomes field tested. That’s when knowledge becomes powerful. Continue reading
Posted in Personal Development Advice, Small Business Leadership Advice, Small Business Marketing Advice, Small Business Money Management Advice, Small Business Project Advice, Small Business Sales Advice, Small Business Systems Advice
Tagged education, leadership, Michael Port, reading, Seth Godin, Success
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How to Promote More Than One Product or Service at a Time
Trying to promote more than one product or service at a time can be very difficult, if not downright maddening.
Generally, I suggest focusing on selling one product or service at a time. This is how you do it successfully:…
Success with The Book Yourself Solid List of 20
This is a guest post by Michael Feeley.
I first began reading Book Yourself Solid and doing the exercises in November of 2009. It revolutionized the way I see clients and do business. Now I only work with the …
