I attend an interesting group that meets every-other Tuesday morning to spend an hour talking about topics that affect business, growth, investment, and community. It is always thought-provoking and this Tuesday was no exception. We did an exercise looking back and forward that generated insight into why we entrepreneurs do what we do. What I […]
Barb Stuhlemmer
What Kind of Leader Do You Need to Be?
I remember when I was an employee. There was always a check sheet I was running. I know I was a great worker and my bosses really liked me, but I also know my mindset around what I was owed was very different than what I expect now. If I worked 40 hours I got […]
Prime Your Mind for Success
Try answering these questions. What do you call the white liquid that most people pour on cereal? What do many people put in their tea other than sugar? What does M.I.L.K. spell? What do cows drink? This is a little more powerful if you hear it, but I bet you had a similar reaction. You […]
Is Your Energy Getting You What You Want?
I just had the most amazing Skype call with Tash Jefferies this morning. You know those calls or meetings you may have where you leave feeling uplifted, motivated, and connected – empowered to do something truly incredible with your life? When I started this morning it was just the first day back from an extended […]
3 Tips to Serve and Still Take the Time Off
Are you worried about taking time off over the holidays? Maybe your client will need you. Maybe you will miss the call or email from that prospect you have been courting. Maybe they will be so upset with you that they stop doing business with you. Maybe, but not likely. Doing business and/or not doing […]
Have You Shaken the Employee Mindset Yet?
There are some very distinct differences between the way you think when you are an employee and the way you need to think as an Entrepreneur. Let’s start with an exercise. One day in the near future you find out you have won a lottery. You didn’t even know you had a ticket, but it […]
Think Bigger
The challenge with growth is that we often only plan to get to the next step. Instead you need to think BIG, I mean really BIG. This is difficult for some because we have been taught “be careful what you wish for because you might get it.” If thinking bigger than you have ever wanted […]
It’s Not About ‘You’ – 3 Tips to Help you Focus on ‘Them’
This morning at the Barrie Open Coffee Club our discussion was around Clients – good and bad. It was a reminder to me that even though we are often the only person in our business, the focus of business growth is not about ‘you’ it is about ‘them’ [the client]. We forget this sometimes in […]
It’s All About You
As you step into the mindset of an entrepreneur it can start to feel very lonely. Decisions are made with great insight and research, but not always understood by those around you. Running business can require you to know a lot about the people under you but they cannot know everything about you. And if […]
No Growth Focus = Decline
You may have heard the saying “Do what you’ve always done and you will get what you have always had”. I don’t believe this is true any longer. With the accelerated change of almost everything we know in our world it is insane to think that we can continue to do the same thing over […]