Working ON the Business, Not IN the Business: What It Takes to Be a Leader
The only way for a creative agency to grow its sales is for the business owner to work on the business, not in the business. That’s why a business dashboard is key.
Do you have the will to PREPARE to win?
Frank McClung responded to my email from last week titled “Your piano teacher was right!” and it was such a terrific insight I wanted to share it with you all: Love this, Brad. I’ve actually been thinking about this topic after watching this film on the Air Force SPECOPS qualifications…730 days of training if you…
It is possible to be indistracable?
We’ve been talking all week about staying focused, even when it feels like our efforts aren’t producing big breakthroughs. As I was thinking about this, I came across an interview with Nir Eyal. He wrote a book about becoming indistractable. Here’s what he says: All distractions have an internal trigger — a feeling that underpins…
Your piano teacher was right!
“How can I love my medium long enough to create a masterpiece?” ~ Tom Chi If what you are doing is a slog, it’s unlikely you will get very good at it. The process of getting good at something, anything, involves a lot of practice. Much of that practice feels monotonous, even pointless. But then,…
One big change that’s improved my focus and productivity
I have a love-hate relationship with my calendar. When my calendar works well, it tells me where I should be and what I should be doing. Unfortunately, I’m terrible at filling in calendar appointments correctly. I’m always setting them up for AM when they should be PM or putting them on the wrong day or…
Delegate and Elevate: Empowering your team to do the work, so that you can lead
You need a strategy to grow your business. You’re considering hiring a manager. Wrong! Choose to delegate and elevate instead.
Recognize and Stop Business Owner Burnout
Business owner burnout. Are you suffering from it? Learn about the causes, symptoms, and how to relieve the burnout that will damage you and your business.
Stop Overwhelming Yourself: A Leader’s Guide on How to Get Out of Your Own Way
As a creative agency owner, you get busy, right? I mean, it goes with the territory, doesn’t it? But if you don’t learn how to get out of your own way, your business will never grow, and you’ll always be too busy.
Happy (almost) Mother’s Day.
So tomorrow is Mother’s Day in the US. (If you haven’t gotten anything, there’s still time!) If you are a mom, have a great day tomorrow. Owning a business while caring for little humans is…a lot. God bless you! I have a coach friend who would draw a lot of the advice she’d offer her…
How Steve Jobs ruined one of the most important days of my life!
When I was 13, my best friend and I were nuts about Star Wars. We were determined to be at the very first screening of the sequel Empire Strikes Back at the big 70mm Dolby Equipped theater in nearby Cupertino. We arrived at the theater 4 hours before the first show to get in line…