Small Business Success: Are You Trying To Flying Solo?

Are you trying to fly solo? Too often I have heard smart business people say that the secret to small business success is if you want things done right then you have to do it yourself.  If you think about it that is a no growth formula.    In fact, it is the formula for small Read More

Success, Satisfaction, Attitude, Input, Output And Reward

Success? Satisfaction? Input? Output? Reward?  As a twelve year old boy, I had a negative attitude about hard work.  Hey, it was all about play.  Success and satisfaction were more about getting what I wanted when I wanted it.  And, I hadn’t given much thought to input, output and reward.  On this particular day I had Read More

The Tipping Point To Business Success: One More Time..A Little Bit More

Last week I saw first hand about the tipping point to business success.  It is truly about one more time and a little bit more. I was collaborating with a business owner.  At the beginning of the year business was slow.  In fact, it was the worst it had been in years.  And, the worst Read More

Attitude And Small Business Success: Input, Output, Reward

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

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

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

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

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

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

Holding On For Small Business Success

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

Small Business Success: How Are You Fishing In Your Pond?

Small business success isn’t about the pond it’s about how you are fishing in it.  Think of the pond as your market.  How you choose to fish in the pond will determine the number of  fish, or in this case, customers you catch.   In a moment I will share with you a true story about Read More

Small Business Strategy: Are You Flying Standby?

Your small business strategy, whether you are a small business startup or an already established, is critical to your success.  What is a strategy?  It  is putting together a careful plan or method to achieve a goal or a number of goals.  Very often people will ask me for small business tips.  Read More