Author Archives: Steve Scott

Attitude And Small Business Success: Input, Output, Reward

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Attitude!  Keeping your attitude in the right place is critical to running a successful small business.  Owning your own business is like going to school.  There is always something you can learn.  Before we start learning lessons in business, very often the best lessons we learn are as children.  I have had many things from my Read More

Attitude and Small Business Success: The Connection

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I was at a small business seminar several years ago when the speaker in talking about attitude stated that “attitude is everything.”  Whether we agree with that statement or not, I believe we would agree that attitude is extremely important in terms of the success, happiness and fulfillment you will receive in life.   Have you Read More

Success In Business And Life: It’s About Being Above Average

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Seldom will your income, happiness, sense of fulfillment and the quality of your relationships exceed your personal development. This is true whether you have a small business or work for a company.  If you see yourself as an average person what is going to make you stand out and attract more than the next person?  Life Read More

Small Business Success: Is It Important Or Is It Critical?

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One component of small business success is to know the difference between what is important and what is critical.  If I asked you which you should do first what would be your answer? Without any context your answer would be to do what is critical because it has a greater sense of urgency.  What is Read More

Toy Story 3:Are You Running Your Business And Living Your Life In PLAY Mode?

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Too often I have seen the initial joy that comes from running your business turn into a slog in the mud.  It’s not fun because you are no longer in PLAY mode.   When you start feeling this way, your business and life are in DEMO mode.  If you haven’t seen the movie, Toy Story 3, Read More

Success In Business And Life: It’s About What You Carry

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In running my own businesses and personal business coaching, I get asked about my understanding of success.  Success in small business and life has many components.  One of the most important has to do with what you are carrying inside of you.  I will return to the idea of what you are carrying at the end Read More

Achieving Success: Share Your Vision And Desires With Others

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Achieving success in business and life and sharing this vision and desire with others is important.  The successful business owners and professionals I have had the privilege of working with share their vision and desire for success with others.  How come this is important?  First of all I have never found a rich hermit.  You Read More

Reflection And Listening To That Small Voice From Within

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Do you practice reflection?  How often have you stuffed a negative feeling?  Most of us have at one time or another.  Is that good?  It depends.  The key to getting clear and moving forward is to take the time for reflection. Sometimes in business and life something or someone comes along and things just don’t Read More

To Be A Leader You Must Learn How To Acknowledge

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To be a leader where people want to support you over and above your position there are several things you must do.  Being a good leader will have a positive impact on you whether you own your own business, are an executive or the head of a household. In reality when it comes to leadership Read More

Holding On For Small Business Success

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Have you ever felt like you were on the right track for small business success?  Yet, for some reason things weren’t coming together as you planned?  I think most of us who have started a business or run a business have had that feeling of  “when am I going to break through?”.   It tests our Read More