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 […]
Category: Mastermind Groups
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 […]
Managing Stress – 3 Tips to Help You Stay Grounded and Feeling in Control
Stress in a business where you are the only one putting in the money and doing most of the work can be overwhelming. It can eat at you while you sleep, waking you to revisit challenges and run through them over-and-over. It can make it hard for you to participate in other life events. Stress […]
I Missed My Meeting – AND I Was the Host
Growth challenges are many but one key indicator that you are growing is you can’t always handle all the ‘hats’ that you have been wearing. This month I’m revving up to a 2-day event with 4 speakers in Vaughan. It is a lot of work, but nothing like the amount of work it takes to […]
4 Things That Lead to Business Failure
As small business owners we are always wearing more than one hat in our business. Doing everything ourselves is possible but not optimal, especially if you are trying to grow a business. What I want to focus on today are four things, including doing everything yourself, that will lead to business failure if you don’t […]
Review to Reuse: What do you already have that will make you more money
I create a lot of content with my blogs, procedures, seminars, and training. My coach has recommended I write a book and in evaluating how I might do that she asked me to start by reviewing all my past blogs. The goal is to find commonality in my content that would support the writing of […]
Conference ROI
So you are going to a 2, 3 or 4 day conference and you are excited. Great connections, great information, a chance to grow, be inspired and envision something different for your business, but what are you really going to get out of it besides a few days away from the routine of your business? […]
5 Things You Can Do Right Now To Generate More Income
There is a “catch 22” in business around generating income and investing in activities that generate income. I often hear, “Yes I really need to do that [to make more money]” and then in the next breath, “but I cannot afford it until I get more clients”. If you cannot afford to invest in your […]
Ignored in the Strategic Plan
Getting long-term employee buy-in and support is a topic I hear discussed a lot these days. There are concrete benefits to having happy employees that want to see your company grow and expect to stay with you, support you, and grow with you over the years. Like any long-term relationship there has to be a […]