What are you getting yourself into?
Are you sure that is the right way to go? My biggest concern for my business is that at times it appears that we are going through the motions. Just doing what we’ve always done, and being satisfied about this. …
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Have you ever had a business person not return your call?
Did that frustrate you? Recently I tried to get some work done by a lawn and yard company. I’ve known the owner for about 2 years. He is a friendly person and appears to be good in business. Those …
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Do you know that your acts of charity can benefit your business?
Did you know that those benefits can be financial as well? This week I was at a meeting and the woman who was leading this meeting spoke about how Purdys Chocolatier had helped her son many years ago. This was …
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Do you have trouble saying ‘No’?
Do you realize that this has been identified as being in the top nine challenges of growing a business? I believe that this challenge comes down to one thing. It is that most people who start in business do …
Are you really focused on the job at hand?
In other words; are you distracted easily? A few more questions; • When you hear that you have an e-mail message do you go directly to it? • When you are working on something and someone approaches you to do …
Are you focusing on the ‘why’ of your business?
If not, you could be missing out on a tremendous business opportunity. Let me explain. If you understand the ‘why’ of your business, you understand your business from the heart. By that I mean that you started the business because …
Is the ladder you’re on, leading you in the right direction?
When you get to the top of that ladder will you feel good about your actions? I ask those questions because of the following story. It is the story of a family man whose son tossed a ball on the …
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Are there limitations to how you can help your client’s?
I hope you said yes to this question. The reason I say that is because if you learn anything from this blog post it is – you can’t be everything to everybody. I remember over 30 years ago when I …
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What is your prime business focus?
Are you sure that is what it is? To me the prime focus in business is what you concentrate the majority of your time on. So if you spend the majority of your time looking at Facebook or being on …
Should your company move into a new business segment?
Is it possible to change from what you are doing now? Let me give you an example of a story I read recently. The Cintas Corporation who is primarily known for renting uniforms since its founding in 1968 has made …
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