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“Why is common sense so hard to find?” says every business owner, at some point.

I usually hear this from clients right after they hire a new person. “I’m pulling my hair out! After spending three months interviewing candidates, and checking references, I thought this person was going to be PERFECT for this job.” “But it’s their first week and every single thing they’ve done has been messed up…and it’s…

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Do you want to do this the easy way, or the hard way?

“Sure, Brad, this mastermind thing sounds great. But I can just get 4 business owner friends together and make my own Mastermind…” Six months ago I was talking to a business owner about how much she needed to make changes in her business. She realized that time was running out. Her lead generation efforts were…

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Are you driving with your eye on the end of the hood?

When I learned to drive, we watched a series of videos that taught us some simple “rules” for good drivers. One of those rules was “Aim high when driving.” The instructor was trying to keep us from looking right at the end of the car instead of watching further down the road and trusting that the…

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Are you a Fixer, or are you a Captain ⚓️

We talked on Tuesday about how “doing the thing” holds you back from the changes you need to make to grow your business. If you want to make substantial changes to your business (you know, the kind of changes that scare you), you need to let go of delivering services to clients. Let one of my Mastermind Group member’s stories…

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The one thing that will restrict your growth and inhibit your results.

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…