If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others. When your business was young, and you just had a small team, you needed to “move fast and break things.” Your ability to get things done, your energy, and hard work was what enabled your success. But your…
Today is the day when more than half of American’s have given up on their “new year’s resolutions,” and the older you are, the more quickly you give up on them! I know that my clients don’t usually “give-up” on their business goals by this point in the year. But if you haven’t made tangible…
One of the questions I ask clients when we’re talking about making plans for important initiatives in their business is: If this initiative fails, who gets yelled at? Who loses their job if you don’t make progress on this? It might be a negative way to think about it. But I’ve found that if there…
It’s that time of year when the days are short, our houses are full, and our work is done (or as done as it’s going to get). I’m going to take some time off so you won’t be hearing from me again until 1/7. It’s my sincere hope that you are also taking some time…
Tuesday I wrote to you about “Joshua,” a young employee who had taken the initiative to make himself several different roles within my client’s company. He was filling holes that he saw in what needed to be done, sometimes dropping some balls in the process. My client was frustrated with his performance. I used Joshua’s…
First, take a minute to imagine a future where your dreams have come true. Really get a picture in your mind of what that company looks like. Where are your offices? What’s your team? Got it? Now… What’s your job in that company? Are you meeting with clients? Primarily selling? What time are you spending…
Earlier this week, we talked about how doing the wrong work can drain the life out of you, and how even stuff we’re good at might not be the thing that gives us life. If we keep working in these tedious roles, it drains our energy, and we risk getting burnt out. But there’s a…
Burnout is a big issue among business owners. Whether it’s younger business owners, who are overwhelmed and frustrated, or older business owners who tell me that they “just don’t have the energy for it anymore,” running a business is taxing on your attention and energy. So how do we get everything done without getting burnt…
With Thanksgiving behind us, there’s just one long sprint to the end of the year. We’ve got 4 weeks left to accomplish our annual goals, while we do all the holiday shopping, gift-giving, party-going, and family event preparation. It’s the “happiest time of the year,” right? It’s these kind of crunch times when I find…
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” ~ Eckhart Tolle In the US, we celebrate Thanksgiving this week. It’s a tradition that dates back to the Civil War when despite the hardship and loss, Abraham Lincoln felt the need to pause and recognize the tremendous blessings that…