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# Business Change Strategist

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- [Is Good Enough, Good Enough to Sell?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/is-good-enough-good-enough-to-sell/) - Everything is humming along: The business is making you money. You pay yourself, your people, and meet your expenses. You have satisfied clients. It is what you envisioned. You worked on building it over the years, and now it is stable and running well. So, is this good enough to sell? Here is my response.
- [Anticipating the End is Not The Same As Being Done](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/anticipating-the-end-is-not-the-same-as-being-done/) - Well, today is the day. We finally got our counter tops and sink installed. We have running water in our kitchen again! Yay! It feels like the end, but it is not. We have to vacuum all cabinets then put all the drawers back in and wash the construction waste away from every surface. Then
- [Don't Sink Your Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dont-sink-your-business/) - This is my kitchen for the next 4 weeks. All of my cabinets & counters have been removed, most of the floors (the rest goes this week), and... wait for it... no sink! We've moved a couple of cabinets and a counter top piece back in the room, so we have some space to work
- [Still Doing It All Yourself Does NOT Equal Value](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/still-doing-it-all-yourself-does-not-equal-value/) - Recently I lost my VA. We had been working together for over 2 years and she had my processes and schedules 'down to a tee'. She knew what needed to get done and she did it. She took so much off my plate. But, her life changed and she had to leave. It was a
- [Tech-Talk Part 3 - More of What You Need to Know - Communication Software](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/tech-talk-part-3-communication-software/) - If 'sell' is a four-letter word to you then having communications that make it more comfortable for you to invite and offer value will make a difference to your bottom-line. Have a way to identify who you are speaking to and still be able to connect with many people at a time is how you leverage your time in your business and keep your costs down. I think there are three things that you need to identify that will help you decide what tools will best help you manage your communications: 1) Your List, 2) History, 3) Costs
- [No One Can Make You Believe You're an Expert](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/no-one-can-make-you-believe-youre-an-expert/) - If we do not believe that we are an expert then no matter what someone says to us we cannot concede the truth without a change in our own perception. Unfortunately in human behaviour it is what we believe in ourselves that comes across to others. Therefore if you want others to know you are an expert you have to first believe you are an expert.
- [Celebrating over 200 - On the way to Expert](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/celebrating-over-200-on-the-way-to-expert/) - he challenge usually comes at the beginning when we are afraid that we are 'not good enough' and we do not attempt to do what we would love to try. All I can tell you is that if you...
- [Reading 2 Similar Books on Economics: Gaining more that 2 books of insight](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/reading-2-similar-books-on-economics-gaining-more-that-2-books-of-insight/) - How the learning style required to read two similar books at the same time can help us become more clear in our message to our clients.
- [Consistency, Consistency, Consistency! What needs to be consistent?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/consistency-consistency/) - What are you being consistent at? Are you consistently starting new projects, implementing, building, evaluating, selling, marketing, networking, and learning? Great, these are all important to your business, but some need to be a part of your day-to-day work and some need to be a part of your long-term maintenance
- [10 Things You Could be Doing Today to Get More Clients](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/10-things-you-could-be-doing-today-to-get-more-clients/) - add some client-attraction activities to your day, every day. If you are not constantly filling your funnel you will not always have people to sell to and then you won't have a viable business. Only sales = staying open.
- [Value Not Price](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/value-not-price/) - The most common question I get asked about exiting a business is, "How do I know what my business is worth?" Determining the value of the sale of a business is hard to do when you have not done anything to prepare the business to be sold. People often say to me, "I don't think
- [Life Learning from Nonna on the Stairs](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/life-learning-from-nonna-on-the-stairs/) - I was looking out of my B&B window and I saw an elderly woman, with a bag that looked a little on the heavy side, climbing some stairs. I pointed her out to my husband and he said, "wow, look at her go." Then, she stopped, put down the bag, and both of us said,
- [Why You Can't Do What They do!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-you-cant-do-what-they-do/) - There is a misconception that we are all capable of mastering the same skills to the same degree as other people have. Maybe; but do you really have the time to be an expert at your skills and then learn and master someone else' skills? Recently I was introduced to the idea that we all
- [5 Steps to Writing Good Content for Your Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/5-steps-to-writing-good-content-for-your-business/) - When your business is about service (as all businesses should be) then your communications with your clients and potential customers are a pivotal point from the start of your sales process, through the purchase and delivery, and well into the customer support and follow up. People must be able to understand you and your message.
- [Ready Equals Growth : Not the Other Way Around](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/ready-equals-growth-not-the-other-way-around/) - "Ready Equals Growth" BUT Growth does not equal Ready. Picture the start of a short-distance running event, like the 100 metre dash. The runners are lined up at the start line, waiting for their queue. Over the loud speaker comes a voice with a command to the Runners. "On Your Mark" : Has the runners
- [Now, Later, or Never : When planning matters](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/now-later-or-never-when-planning-matters/) - There are three ways of looking at preparing your business for succession. You can do it now, while you are successfully running your business. You can put it off until later, when you hope you will have more time. Or, you can plan to never do this work. In research done by Environics [1], that
- [Successful Transitions Focus on Growth](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/successful-transitions-focus-on-growth/) - “Every significant accomplishment begins with one person stepping up and committing to making a difference” ~ John C. Maxwell. This is how I started an article I wrote in 2014. I commented that "there is a fear around spending more money, committing more time, giving up freedoms, or increasing time away from family and friends
- [In the Moment vs In the Zone](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/in-the-moment-vs-in-the-zone/) - We are a very work-focused society. We want to show we are contributing, that we are competent, that we are worthy and we often guilt ourselves when we stop and take a break. Our perception of time changes as we get older. When we are an infant, we have no perception of time. We don't
- [Why Celebrate Labour Day?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-celebrate-labour-day/) - The origin of our Labour Day holiday comes from a darker time in our Canadian history. It started with a powerful movement in the late 1800s, lead by the union of the average worker, who was working a standard 12 hour days. The "9-hour movement" was born and resulted in a strike that was technically
- [Don't Live with Ugly Wallpaper: Update Your Business Now for Value Now](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dont-live-with-ugly-wallpaper-update-your-business-now-for-value-now/) - My friend had been offered a new job in a different city. This meant that he & his wife had to move from the home they had raised their kids in for most of their lives. It was a difficult decision, taking their kids out of high school to start them in a new school
- [EXIT Readiness - 12 Step Process - "E"](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/exit-readiness-12-step-process-e/) - The 4E's, of the EXIT Readiness Program, start the path to envision the future for yourself, after the business, evaluate your resources, so you know what you currently have, examine what to let go of, and establish the resources needed to begin the transition. I use the word 'transition' because making a decision to create
- [EXIT Readiness - 12 Step Process - Stop & Start](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/exit-readiness-12-step-process-stop-start/) - Now that you have finished envisioning your future, evaluating your time resources, examining what to let go of, and establishing what resources you need, you probably want to get started, but before you do, you need to stop. "X" - The "Stop & Start" Stage in EXIT Readiness This is the step that prepares you
- [EXIT Readiness - 12 Step Process - "I"](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/exit-readiness-12-step-process-i/) - You are the founder of your business. You want to EXIT your business in the future and you know there is probably something you need to do now to get ready. I have talked about reasons and benefits in other articles (see a couple articles linked below), but in this series of 4 articles, I
- [3 Bonuses to Preparing Now](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-bonuses-to-preparing-now/) - When you prepare your business to Run Without You, you receive three really valuable bonuses. Bonuses are like gifts to your business as well as for your life. You do this work — everyone benefits. 1) You have more time to do other things I remember being at a networking event. I was chatting in
- [From Coding HTML to Building Computers: When to Let It Go](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/from-coding-html-to-building-computers-when-to-let-it-go/) - As many of you know, I started my career in the sciences. I was a lab tech in medical research and environmental analysis. I set up and managed a laboratory. I bought the equipment for the lab, set up the processes, trained the employees, and oversaw the analysis quality. I evaluated software, wrote help systems
- ['T' is for Transformation, And It Doesn't Just Happen](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/t-is-for-transformation-and-it-doesnt-just-happen/) - When we think about something we want to change in our lives, we create the idea of the end goal, we look at what we need to give up and what new things we have to take on, then we proceed to implement the change. Think about these few examples. You have probably gone through
- [The Driver's License for Your Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-drivers-license-for-your-business/) - Being a good business owner takes many skills, like leadership, time management, creativity, people skills, finances, and others, as you have already discovered over the years. Owning and running a business has many parallels to owning and driving a car. But there are legal limitations on how long you can drive a car. What about
- [Roles Are Key Planning Resources](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/roles-are-key-planning-resources/) - When you make any type of plan for change, you need to know a few things: what you have now what you want to have after the plan has been implemented how long the plan needs to take to implement the resources you will need to make it happen in that timeline By resources, I
- [Is Your Energy Getting You What You Want?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/is-your-energy-getting-you-what-you-want/) - ...We call this a 'Slump' and it is not attractive. If you want to bring more into your business, connect with the right contacts, be a great leader, build a bigger business, help more people then you have to start with ‘you’. Use your heart to be attractive to yourself before you engage with your clients.
- [Need Some Forgiveness and Kindness?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/need-some-forgiveness-and-kindness/) - You know what they say, "If you want to be successful at something, surround yourself with successful people doing what you want to do." If you can find a cause that aligns with your business, you can grow your business by growing your giving.
- [Social Media Applications - What is the Real Benefit?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/social-media-applications-what-the-real-benefit/) - I have to admit I don't play games on Facebook or have any additional programs except HootSuite to help me with my Social Media marketing. There are a lot of different things you can be doing to really connect with your 'tribe' online. This week I was invited to try Empire Avenue (aka EAv). The
- [Who's Following You?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/whos-following-you/) - Having visitors is great, but if they are not converting to your list then you constantly have to try and reach them through additional means, like EAv, Twitter, and Facebook plus you cannot speak directly to them.
- [Accomplishments - You need to acknowledge them first](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/accomplishments-you-need-to-acknowledge-them-first/) - If you want others to see your value you must first see it in yourself. Here are two exercises that will help you focus on your own accomplishments.
- [Top Success-Limiting Factors](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/top-success-limiting-factors/) - Working with business owners I have had a lot of opportunity to witness factors that limit a hard-working, focused visionary from being successful. Find out the top 3 limiting factors I see in my assessments.
- [3 Things You Need to Create for Your Own Free Teleconference Call](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-things-you-need-to-create-for-your-own-free-teleconference-call/) - When thinking about where to speak people often think about the easily recognizable avenues, like local service clubs, the library, and chamber events. There are a lot of different places you can speak, but one place that is easy for everyone to get to is a teleconference call.
- [Doing the Work is Your Obligation - More Fun, Focus, Passion, Sales, and Success](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/doing-the-work-is-your-obligation-more-fun-focus-passion-sales-and-success/) - If more sales are what you are expecting for 2015 then knowing how to do all the work with joy is important. Doing all the easy stuff does not grow the business and doing all the hard work is not enjoyable. Really?
- [What Does Running A Campaign and Marketing A Business Have In Common?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/business_owners_vs_politicians/) - Like a politician we as voters or customers have choice. You are not the only person in the world doing what you do or selling what you sell. What do politicians do that we as business owners should also be doing for our business?
- [Meet Your Clients Where They Are](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/meetyourclients/) - Are you thinking about your best investments in your business that will give you great resources and give your clients a better experience at the same time? Meet your clients where they are and they will continue to follow you and purchase from you. Here are the top 5 things you can do that I believe will make a difference for your clients and your business.
- [3 Skills for Getting it Right from the Start - A Foundation of the Successful](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-skills-for-getting-it-right-from-the-start-a-foundation-of-the-successful/) - Many people start a business doing something they are good at and often it is not necessarily something they love to do. I know because I have seen this many times in new business owners and my first business was based on this. I had been a technical writer for over 15 years and in technology for over 2 decades when I started my business Clear Comm Information Design, a company that writes for medical device manufacturers and software development companies. Being an expert at technical writing certainly did not make it easier to be motivated and driven when times were tough. If you want to last the course you need to be driven to do the work...
- [How To Get It All Done!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-get-it-all-done/) - I know that many people say to me, "Barb how do you get it all done?" I want to share three things with you that help me manage everything and still spend time with my family. Because I know If I try to take care of everyone without knowing these key things, no one will benefit, especially not me.
- [The 'Give' That Will Give Back](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-give-that-will-give-back/) - We have all heard the statement "If you give you will get back" and sometimes that is appended with "in spades". But what some people sometimes feel is they give and give and never see anything back (or at least not what they have put into it.) Here are some tips to make your 'gives' really meaningful so that others will truly see you as a giver and will give back.
- [SMARTAR Goals are Smarter](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/smartar-goals-are-smarter/) - Having things fall in our lap is a nice surprise but the most successful people know exactly what they want and how they are going to achieve it. Set your goals so you know what you are working towards.
- [Are You Taking Enough Risk to Become More Wise?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/are-you-taking-enough-risk-to-become-more-wise/) - You may be more knowledgeable this year but you may not be wiser. Being wiser takes the effort of implementation and creation. Learn what shifts need to take place and how you can evaluate if you are wiser. If you are not wiser this year than you were last, you are playing way too safe by not taking the risks that will create something new in your life.
- [Adding More Value](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/adding-more-value/) - There is so much to know about business that if you started down the learning path before you launched, you’d be in an MBA before you opened your doors and still you would not have enough information. If you want to add value to your clients experience you need to continue to add value to yourself. Here are three things I have learned about learning.
- [Going to Conferences - What You Need to Remember](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/going-to-conferences-what-you-need-to-remember-2/) - I was at the eWomen Network Conference last week. It was 5 days and it was a long time to be away from home and business. Being away that long can make doing business and staying healthy challenging. Here are my top 3 tips for getting the most out of being at a conference and still run a successful business while you are away.
- [Success or Fail: The Middle Ground - Don't Sit HERE!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/success-or-fail-the-middle-ground-dont-sit-here/) - You cannot manifest future success without accepting the current opportunities. Work towards being The Positive Optimist. It is true that you cannot always be in this quadrant so here are some exercises to get back on track.
- [Ways to Increase Your Marketing Effectiveness](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/ways-to-increase-your-marketing-effectiveness/) - Many people I work with say to me, "I need to make more money and I know I have to do more marketing". I believe to have effective reach with your marketing you need three things to start a great sales conversation.
- [What Money is Not](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-money-is-not/) - Money cannot buy a lot of things in life but it is one of the key factors of success. What money is not is significance. So what is the difference and if you cannot buy significance is it worth having?
- [No One Can Make You Believe You’re an Expert](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/no-one-can-make-you-believe-youre-an-expert-2/) - When we have something that other people like and we get a compliment, for instance, "I like your new car", we then thank the person. If we have something we think has lessor or no value and someone complements on it we may not feel worthy to accept the compliment.
- [Your "After" Affects Your "Now"](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/your-after-affects-your-now/) - What does knowing what you will be doing after your business sells, have to do with preparing to sell your business? A lot, if you would like to be able to sell for more value. In preparing a business, and the business owner, to sell their business, I have always started by asking, "what do
- [3 Ways to Look at Being Ready to EXIT](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-ways-to-look-at-being-ready-to-exit/) - Often, when a business owner hears what I do for businesses, they think, 'I'm not ready to exit'. It is true that they are not looking at the date they plan on leaving their business, but there is a big problem with not being ready. The challenge with this is that being ready is not
- [Give Up - Get Out - OR - Get Going](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/give-up-get-out-or-get-going/) - I have had a few business owners come to me recently, looking to do something different in their business and now making the money they want. Deciding on the change in one thing, but implementing it is another. It is like going back to the beginning of business, and starting all over again. So when
- [The Role of Systems in Your EXIT](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-role-of-systems-in-your-exit/) - Systems are the sexiest part of business. No? OK, that might just be me. Most people do not want to think about systems, except to initially set them up and hopefully use them. Don't wait until you are thinking about leaving; build a business with current and future value - Systems are the key to
- [The Importance of Writing in Business: 3 Tips to Creating Great Content](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-importance-of-writing-in-business-3-tips-to-creating-great-content/) - if you think you are not writing for your business then you are wrong. Communication via the written word is going to be a very big component in the success or failure of your business, so you better learn something about doing it right. Here is a list of the places you will need clearly understood content for your business and 3 tips to help you improve your writing so you can be more confident about the content you have to create.
- [What is Balance in Business?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-is-balance-in-business/) - I've heard people say, 'it is important to have balance in your life.' I've also heard some people say, 'you have to learn how to create balance in your business.' Recently I've heard, 'there is no such thing as balance.' Wow, so which is it? Is it important, do we need it, or does it even exist? Balance is a tricky word when it comes to business.
- [Who Are Our Next CEO's?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/who-are-our-next-ceos/) - People that have had a good job for many years are now finding themselves out of work, highly educated (in fact at one point we were described as the most educated generation in history) and unemployable. The younger generations are not as likely to be told that they will have a job for life. With effective globalization, outsourcing, and automation many of the jobs we thought our children could get do not exist or will not exist when they graduate.
- [Decision Making for Best Results](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/decision-making-for-best-results/) - Have you ever made a bad decision that had cost you more than you expected? Sure you have; we all have. As a human, we make a lot of decisions in a day. In one article I read (1) we make upwards of 35000 decisions a day, most of them as standard or autonomic actions.
- [For Less Anxiety You Need to Plan Before You're Ready](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/for-less-anxiety-you-need-to-plan-before-youre-ready/) - "If I had known this before I sold my business, I could have saved myself two years of anxiety." This is truly what a business owner said to everyone at an in-person workshop I was giving. Doris, not her real name, was present at one of these workshop events held for her networking group. She
- [Focusing on Exiting Feels Like a Loss of Business. It's Not and Here's Why.](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/focusing-on-exiting-feels-like-a-loss-of-business-its-not-and-heres-why/) - | Even if you are thinking, "I just don't feel like it" - Do it for legacy. | When we started our businesses, we knew we had to learn a lot of new things. It wasn't enough just to be an expert around our product or service, we also had to learn how to be
- [How EI and Leadership Affect Your EXIT](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-ei-and-leadership-affect-your-exit/) - Today I came across a Big Think + article on EI (Emotional Intelligence), referencing Daniel Goleman's work, including a short interview with him. I truly believe that EI skills makes great leaders. When I read through the article, I saw the list of four distinct but interdependent components of EI, that Daniel talks about in
- [Don't Start with Valuation](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dont-start-with-valuation/) - When people come to me about preparing their business to exit, their first statement is almost always, "I don't know what my business is worth, if anything at all". Then they ask if I can do a valuation to see if they would be able to sell and exit. There are two issues with this:
- [Tools Talk - From a Layman's Perspective - Social Media](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/tools-talk-from-a-laymans-perspective-social-media/) - “Where to start, which ones to use, how much time to spend on it, and how do I evaluate the ROI of my use,” are all really important questions for social media. It is scary to think how much time is actually wasted on these programs when people do not use them with Intent. Here are my top appropriate uses and the ways people waste time with these tools.
- [When Should You Give Up?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/when-should-you-give-up/) - Strategic thinking comes from having a bigger understanding of the playing surface (your business) than what is currently visible to you right now. If you could see the way out you would have done it already.
- [How Leadership Pays Off, At All Levels  - Revisited](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-leadership-pays-off/) - In an article from October 2023, "A Story of Two Shutdowns And Their People", I told the story of two very similar manufacturing companies with two very different distinct leadership styles that created two very different cultures. In today's article, I am revisiting these two leadership scenarios with a look at how these styles affected
- [Four Important Points in Change - Revisited](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/four-important-points-in-change-revisited/) - Why revisit change steps? Because there is no way past change without going through it. Knowing how is important.Change in your business comes at all stages of your business: at the beginning, while you choose the direction to go in and adjust to find your actual best positioning when you are thinking of growing (adding
- [A Story of Two Shutdowns And Their People](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/a-story-of-two-shutdowns-and-their-people/) - Great leaders don't just pay for good ideas, they support great leadership in all levels of the business.
- [Sentinels To Change](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/sentinels-to-change/) - Change for business is like the invading ships of the past. Without a sentinel to see them coming, you cannot prepare. Everyone in your business is a sentinel for today's change, which does not send 1 ship, it sends tens or hundreds.
- [5 Important Business Skills You can Learn from Animals](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/5-important-business-skills-you-can-learn-from-animals/) - It is surprising to me where we can learn our lessons around how to behave, build, and interact in life. I want to draw an analogy between the way animals live their lives and how business is run and I think you will appreciate the parallels between their success and yours as a business owner.
- [Are Your Sentinel Processes in Place?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/your-sentinel-processes/) - In my original post, Sentinels To Change, from March 2023, I showed how having a business with a process to allow your team to share their view of the future, can help you prepare for your changes that could devastate your future business or changes that could make you more competitive. Having a company full
- [Four Important Points in Change - An Adaptive Process to Success](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/four-important-points-in-change-an-adaptive-process-to-success/) - New ideas, more competition, environmental, economic, and other changes are always factors in running a successful business. Understanding, defining, planning, and implementing change can be a big challenge for business owners. Here is an brief overview of my process to successful change.
- [My Business Isn't Ready for Me to Die](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/my-business-isnt-ready-for-me-to-die/) - OK, this may be a little morbid to think about, but let me tell you why you want to go through this thought process. I've had several owners tell me they don't want to tell anyone they are thinking of leaving the business. They are afraid people will get worried and leave; people like clients,
- [5 Reasons You Won't Exit Your Business and 5 Solutions](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/5-reasons-you-wont-exit-your-business-and-5-solutions/) - There are many reasons why a business cannot Run Without You; one of these reasons may be because you are not ready. Baring the obvious reason of, "I have not even thought that far ahead," I want to share 5 reasons with you and one thing you can do to get started for each. 1.
- [Packing Requires Planning](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/packing-requires-planning/) - Recently I was packing for a trip. I was flying to another country for a conference that I was both attending and speaking at. This was a great opportunity to look at my current processes and assess if I can leave and things still get done without my constant control. I have some shortcuts for
- [Why You Might Be the Reason You Cannot Sell Your Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-you-might-be-the-reason-you-cannot-sell-your-business/) - One of the top reasons a small successful business is not salable may be because of you, the founder. When the operations of your business depends on the owner to do the work, there is really no business to sell; unless you plan on selling yourself with the business? When you started your business, years
- [Like Turning A Ship?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/like-turning-a-ship/) - Most of us have heard or used the expression, "like turning a ship" with reference to change in an organization or bureaucracy. This analogy works with respect to the time it takes to have a ship, that is heading in one direction, turn to another direction and then carry on in that direction. The challenge
- [Employees that Transform Your Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/employees-for-tranformational-change/) - Organizational structure was set up over a century ago and remained mostly unchanged, since the beginning of the industrial age. Those that paid for the business had all the say in the business. They, and their advisors, found the funding, decided on the current and future conditions and direction of the company, selected the product, #
- [Group Norms and Change: They're Affecting Your Bottom Line](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/group-norms-and-change-theyre-affecting-your-bottom-line/) - When we look at change inside a business, we often look at the big picture, "how the business manages the changes to reach its goals". But what we don't often look at are the components of change that can negatively affect the bottom line of your business. What we know of human behaviours and change
- [Distributed Leadership](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/distributed-leadership/) - When leadership is distributed throughout a company, adaptive change can be more easily managed. Innovation and creativity comes from all places, not just from the top. People are inspired to control their own future by actively participating in the direction of the company's future.
- [Great Coffee = Great Business: With some extra things you have to do first](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/great-coffee-great-business-with-some-extra-things-you-have-to-do-first/) - If you think just serving a great coffee will make a great business you would be wrong. That goes for every business. Just having a great product does not make a great business and here is why.
- [EXIT Planning: 3 Areas to Get You Started](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/exit-planning-3-areas-to-get-you-started/) - What do you have to think about when you want to prepare to exit your business? It may depend on what type of owner you are. For many small business owners, owning the business was an answer to a calling or challenge. Different reasons for starting a business that I have heard are: I wanted
- [EXIT Readiness - Are you Ready to Step Back?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/exit-readiness-are-you-ready-to-step-back/) - If you’ve been considering stepping back from your business within the next five years, you’re not alone. Many small business owners share the same goal—yet the process of creating a business that can run without you is no easy feat. As discussed in a recent article, the economic affects by this large demographic looking to
- [Make this Your Best Year Ever (Part 3-1) - Powerful Support / The lies we use and Benefits](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/make-this-your-best-year-ever-part-3-powerful-support-the-lies-we-use-and-benefits/) - This first segment is about the lies we tell ourselves that sabotages our chances of having the support we need and also about the benefit we get with the right support. Benefits like: * less stress * more opportunity * more money * better health and relationships
- [Make this your Best Year Ever (Part 3-2) - Powerful Support Teams / The Power of Opportunity](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/make-this-your-best-year-ever-part-3-powerful-support-teams-the-power-of-opportunity/) - You should determine what they will do for you, what it will cost you and how the relationship will benefit your business. Types of support you should look at are: - Spouse, Family and Friends - Advisory Board or Mentor - Business Mastermind or Coach - Employees and Outsourcing
- [What is Work-Life Balance and How Do You Get It?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/work-life-balance/) - In work-life balance it is not just avoiding burnout or reducing work so you have enough time for life, I believe it includes loving your work, having fun, being happy, and looking forward to your next day. I think there are 3 areas in your life that you need to manage to ensure you have this type of balance...
- [Using Blogging to Create More Client Interest](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/using-blogging-to-create-more-client-interest/) - You are an expert at what you do and if you can tell people things that makes their lives or their business better you can blog it as well.
- [BLITZ Big Thinker Entrepreneur Club - Free Coaching Call Winner DRAW](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-big-thinker-entrepreneur-club-free-coaching-call-winner-draw/) - Our free 2 month introduction to BLITZ Big Thinker Entrepreneur Club has come to an end but the free stuff has not.
- [Sharing Your Information](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/sharing-your-information/) - If you, like me, are creating a lot of content, then the best outcome for you is that the content be viewed by as many people as possible. I have been asked by a number of people for the right to republish my articles, or to contribute to...
- [How Fresh Does It Have To Be?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-fresh-does-it-have-to-be/) - It used to be that you could put up a website and basically allow it to be a static page to just point to. It has not been like that for some years now. Your website is like your business's store window. A fresh look in your window invites people to return. Remember stale is not a great selling feature so keep it fresh.
- [“Omnipresence” vs. “Omni-availability” part 2](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/omnipresence-vs-omni-availability-part-2/) - If you want to be able to set boundaries for how and when you do your business you first have to know what your boundaries are. Go through this list and define your ...
- [One More Word to Banish](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/one-more-word-to-banish/) - No one company can focus on helping everyone so when asked, "who is your target market" the answer can never be "anyone". Find your niche and put your efforts into selling to them.
- [Accountability Partner - Why do You Want One?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/accountability-partner-why-do-you-want-one/) - How having a partner to share your struggles with can free up your time to get more clients, make more money and relieve "the overwhelm" - which in turn creates more focus and joy in your business and life.
- [The Good, The Bad, and The Forgotten](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-forgotten/) - A look at why spend so much time, emotion, and resources remembering things that have little or no positive value to our future and how we can use these negative events to create more success.
- [How to Make this Your Best Year Ever: A discussion with Barb and Rich (Part 2)](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-make-this-your-best-year-ever-a-discussion-with-barb-and-rich-part-2/) - Barb Stuhlemmer and Rich Grof talk about how you can find your business focus so you can attract more new clients by concentrating on one product or service development at a time.
- [What Strategy Looks Like: It's not simple](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-strategy-looks-like/) - Choosing a goal, defining the changes that will result, and to what extent it will affect the different areas of the business is time-consuming and requires a diverse knowledge of how a business works.
- [Something to Do Over the Holidays and Still be Present with Your Family](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/over-the-holidays/) - Got a little downtime over the holidays you want to fill with something? How about creating a plan. It is the best way to ensure you will be more successful. Here are some things you can do to help increase your sales over the next year.
- [Focusing on Your Marketing - Three Steps for a Q4 Push](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/focusing-on-your-marketing-three-steps-for-a-q4-push/) - Meeting your goals by December 31 is difficult when you start in October, but there is one thing that can definitely help and that is refocusing your marketing efforts. Here are three things that will help you create a strong focus for your fourth quarter campaign.
- [What Do Perks Do to Increase Your Business?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-do-perks-do-to-increase-your-business/) - If you do not have a marketing budget then you are not set to grow your business. Ask yourself, "do I want to get more clients, work less, and still make more money?" If you answered yes to this then you need to stop winging it and start planning your business.
- [On the Book Shelf – What’s Barb Reading Now? Marketing, Spirituality, and Just For Fun!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/on-the-book-shelf-whats-barb-reading-now-marketing-spirituality-and-just-for-fun/) - It has been a while since I posted anything I was reading. In fact I came across my last blog on this and it was over 4 years ago. I always have several books on the go. In fact I have books all over the house and because I use Audible.com (from Amazon) I can
- [What Value Does Your Client Perceive?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-value-does-your-client-perceive/) - If you or your company has known value your products or services already have a greater value to your clients and they will believe that their purchase is worthy of the price you are charging, even if someone else does not. To create this understood value you will need to
- [Here's a Marketing Idea: Give them what they want!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/heres-a-marketing-idea-give-them-what-they-want/) - I recently had someone give me a gift for my business that gave a great deal of credibility to this other person's business. As a result I can see that he would get clients from this marketing that would fit exactly with his offer.
- [Last Day of School - How to continue to work with your kids around](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/last-day-of-school-how-to-continue-to-work-with-your-kids-around/) - If you have kids, the summer can be a challenging time to run your business, especially if you are working from home. Here are a few tips that will help you during the summer. It is important that you have time to focus on your work and it is important that when you are focusing on your kids you actually have time to be with them, so make arrangements for both.
- [How to Plan the Marketing for Your Upcoming Event](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-plan-the-marketing-for-your-upcoming-event/) - Creating the perfect event at a venue where your clients are really going to connect with your message is only the first step. If you want to fill the room you have to market your event. Great marketing for an event is really about the planning. Here is a timeline to planning your next event.
- [Shawn Koroscil of Koros Games: Meeting his clients where they are.](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/shawn-koroscil-of-koros-games-meeting-his-clients-where-they-are/) - Here is a business doing a lot of things right. Success comes with knowing the fundamentals. Shawn Koroscil of Koros Games knows it is more important to give your clients what they need than what you want to sell. "This is not an easy business. You cannot just rest and hope you will do well.
- [Tech-Talk Part 1 - What You Need to Know - Websites](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/tech-talk-part-1-websites/) - I thought I would do a series of articles on technology. After all I have been in high-tech for over 2 decades and I do know more than most people want to know about technology and how to use it. I want to cover technology for three areas of your business: Today - Websites (Part 1) - Why you need it, what you need and what you need help with.
- [How to Have Motivation to Take Action](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-have-motivation-to-take-action/) - Motivation to take action and do the work is abundant when the idea is new and fresh. The excitement of starting something new and creating a dream can propel us forward to develop a plan with a deadline that is likely under-estimated and over enthusiastically envisioned. So as our plan matures and our business becomes more routine, how do we continue to motivate ourselves with the excitement and energy of a new business owner?
- [You Might Have to Walk Alone](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/you-might-have-to-walk-alone/) - To up-level and take your friends with you is very difficult as each person has their own view of what their future looks like. It is hard enough to grow and change and keep the same life-partner let alone five. It is also important that we appreciate our friends for who they are and what
- [Top 3 Uses for Procedures that will Make Running Your Business Easier](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/top-3-uses-for-procedures-that-will-make-running-your-business-easier/) - I'm a big believer in process. I know that successful businesses and successful people do not "wing it". You should have a process for every aspect of your business. This does not mean that you script your every move and take away the spontaneity and ability to create and change, it means you create steps that allow you to recreate the things that add to your clients experience and avoid the things that make running a business difficult.
- [Why Does Being a Parent Give You an Advantage in Business?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-does-being-a-parent-give-you-an-advantage-in-business/) - Are you a parent? You’ll be happy to know that learning how to raise a child is helping you build your business. I could not have guessed I would have had to know so much about human psychology, conflict resolution, mentoring, leadership, delegation, and diplomacy as a business owner. On top of this I also must understand accounting and bookkeeping, sales, marketing, business development, and operations among other skills.
- [Going to Conferences – What You Need to Remember](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/going-to-conferences-what-you-need-to-remember/) - I know, to be away for this long I really need to stay focused so I don't over spend, over eat, under perform, or come away with no ROI. It must have a return for my investment so I have created 3 goals. I will use these goals to...
- [Small Begets Small - Breaking the Cycle that Keeps Businesses from Growing](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/small-begets-small/) - "Owning a larger business is not the same as owning the smaller business you have right now, it has new challenges that require new thinking." Here are three ways to help you perceive your next-level business.
- [When I have No Money How Do I...](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/when-i-have-no-money-how-do-i/) - It is a challenge to run a business and grow a business when there is not a lot of profit to go around. Take note of what the value and priority is for you and your business and put it through this test to see if you really can't afford to do it, or maybe can't afford not to.
- [Gratitude for Book Signing](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/gratitude-for-book-signing/) - Last Thursday I was asked if I was interested in being at the Author's Corner in the Festival of Shows for the signing of my new book The Gratitude Book Project: A Celebration of 365 Days of Gratitude (Donna Kozik Editor) I was unaware of the show and not even looking for this type of opportunity but
- [Creating Systems That Will Save You Money and Time](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/creating-systems-that-will-save-you-money-and-time/) - In business operations this is called redundancy. Any time you redo, rebuild, reevaluate, or rewrite something, because you have to recreate it every time you get a request, you are losing money and wasting time. Try this instead.
- [What Does 'Networking in the Right Place' Feel Like?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-does-networking-in-the-right-place-feel-like/) - The bottom line may be ROI, but you will never get to profit without the relationship, so if you are not feeling this from your networking events then maybe you should re-evaluate how you are spending your valuable time.
- [Being and Doing - Giving You Purpose](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/being-and-doing-giving-you-purpose/) - It took the conversations and sharing to see that aspect of what I had accomplished to bring forward and understand the full impact of what a successful year 2013 had been for me and what it meant for 2014. Chad Ballantyne, the facilitator and host of this meeting had coined this as "The DO-BE Balance", referring to the balance between what we DO and what we become or BE that gives our results. There was one question ("What did I create this year?") that I could not easily break apart in to the ‘doing’ and the ‘being’, so I'm going to break it apart for you. I found I could only answer with what I had done and not with what I had become, so I want to give you three questions to start you looking at the path you are on.
- [Key To Success - Constant Focus](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/key-to-success-constant-focus/) - Remember I told you about all the work I had to do to get ready for my event. WELL I was quite sure that once it was over I would have a little breathing room, but I was wrong! This is a classic time for most entrepreneurs to take a break and make a key mistake to becoming successful.
- [Don't Believe in Infomercials](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dont-believe-in-infomercials/) - You know, after 11 years of trying to create the perfect infomercial I have decided that I don't believe there is a perfect infomercial. Saying the same scripted thing, over and over doesn't make sense.
- [3 Quick Rules to Make Your Writing Better](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-quick-rules-to-make-your-writing-better/) - There are several rules for writing (check the Chicago Manual of Style to get an idea of how many thousands of rules there are.) Here are a few to help you make the best of your page. There are accepted ways of speaking and writing and this is different in different countries and for different
- [Tech-Talk Part 2 - More of What You Need to Know - Shopping Carts](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/tech-talk-shopping-carts/) - In part two of this three-part series I wanted to talk to you about Shopping Carts. Being able to sell to your clients in a way they want to purchase is a great strategy for your business. Selling online is a challenge for some, and it shouldn't be. There are lots of options, including an online-manual approach. There is always the option to do nothing at all. I want to look at reasons why you may want to offer this option to your clients and how it might help your business as well as talk a little about the different options available.
- [Mistakes that Cost - How To Move On](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/mistakes-that-cost/) - I received the most angry email I have ever received, from someone I have known for more than 10 years and call a friend. This person is so upset they didn't even want an apology. Sad for me and for them. Let me tell you how I handled it.
- [When I Talk Success Who Listens?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/when-i-talk-success-who-listens/) - To be successful in business you must also be successful in your life. Know how they fit together and use these three tips to make the changes that will best drive you to your most successful outcome.
- [A Shift in Focus](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/a-shift-in-focus/) - Sharing daily business experiences to encourage and motivate myself and others to follow your dreams and do way more than you expected to do.
- [Are You Grateful?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/are-you-grateful/) - I bet you do a lot for your business! In fact, you are likely still doing more than one job in your business. Did you know that you need a little gratitude around your efforts, just like everyone else that supports you? Spend a few minutes today being grateful for what you do, what you
- [What Do Customers Really Want? - Ask T-Mobile](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-do-customers-really-want-ask-t-mobile/) - How people feel about the gift of happiness that T-Mobile's viral video gives and why all businesses should be looking for ways to give like this.
- [Filled with Anxiety Not Gratitude](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/filled-with-anxiety-not-gratitude/) - If being grateful is not part of your daily actions then try it out by following these easy steps. 7-Day Gratitude Get Started Process
- [10 Things You Won't Need in a Zombie Apocalypse](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/zombie-apocalypse/) - No one ever looks at the bright side of the Zombie Apocalypse. There are so many things you are not going to have to worry about. 1. Axe Body Spray Everything about you smells delicious. 2. Manners People are buying from you no matter how you treat them because you have what they need. 3.
- [Create More Income in Mid-Summer Doldrums](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/create-more-income-in-mid-summer-doldrums/) - Don't let summer (or any seasonal lull) stop you from making money. Keep your clients coming back by making it more desirable to purchase right now.
- [Going for Gold in Business - What It Takes](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/going-for-gold-in-business-what-it-takes/) - At the Olympics there is only one gold medal given in each event. In business we can all take a gold medal in what we do. The mindset around going for that Gold drives the athlete to perform above the average sports-minded person. In business there is an expectation that if you do what is expected of you then you can outperform and become successful. The bad news is, you have to perform like an Olympic athlete to out-perform the average. The good news is, you can do this!
- [Why Leverage Gets You More and Costs You Less](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-leverage-gets-you-more/) - I talk about leverage when referring to business growth. Leveraging what you have allows you to do more with your current resources. It costs less in time and money then setting up something completely new. It does not replace full system upgrades or the addition of all new products, services, or marketing streams, but it can help you make more from the products you currently sell and the time you currently give to your business. The three areas of your business that are easiest to add leverage to are:
- [Prime Your Mind for Success](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/prime-your-mind-for-success/) - There is a reason why being positive, using affirmations, hanging around the right people, watching the right shows, and reading the right books actually has an effect on our success. We can influence our actions with ideas and visa-versa.
- [Spiritual Business: Beyond Balance](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/spiritual-business-beyond-balance/) - When business goes beyond the dollar you go beyond challenge and stress. Sound too 'woo woo' for you? Try these three suggestions in your business and see what 'new' comes from it.
- [Working at Home Can Negatively Affect Your Sales](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/working-at-home-can-negatively-affect-your-sales/) - Don't let your home space stop your productivity and ultimately cost your clients. Make your office a true business space using these four habits.
- [Get to Guru](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/get-to-guru/) - In our world there leaders, gurus, saints, disciples, teachers, etc. that come with what seems like a direct line to God or the Universe. They have an understanding of life many of us do not.
- [What Else Do You Need To Learn?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-else-do-you-need-to-learn/) - One hundred years ago a person would get an education and not much would change over their lifespan. Today, everything can change in 5 years. Learning is how you stay competitive...
- [Summer Selling - What Else Can You Do?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/summer-selling/) - Summer feels like a time of year that you cannot get much done. So many people are away on vacation or out enjoying the time with their kids who are off school; basically slowing down. But if you are looking for sales in the summer you cannot slow down, so what else can you do?
- [Why You Can't Do It Alone](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-you-cant-do-it-alone/) - Since I started my business over 10 years ago I have said "you can start a business on your own but no one can succeed in business alone." I have always believed this to be true but it has felt obvious. Can it really be that simple? Is the secret to success in the people
- [Being "Camera Ready" Gets You More Business: Even if you don't plan on being on TV](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/being-camera-ready-gets-you-more-business/) - Don't want to be on TV? You still need to be "camera ready" and stop saying no to the opportunities that may change your business.
- [Creating a Successful 2015 - 3 Important Keys to Growth](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/creating-a-successful-2015-3-important-keys-to-growth/) - If you want something different to happen you must do something different and this is often the challenge of creating more. Different sometimes means 'more of the same', but often that is not possible. The challenge with growing a business is usually that we get to a place in our business where we are so busy, and we are so invested that we have no more time and no more money to do 'more of the same'. Here are 3 keys to helping you create more for 2015.
- [How To Make Less Risky - More Confident Decisions](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-make-less-risky-more-confident-decisions/) - After passing these three check-points you can then look at your ability to fund an idea and make less-risky, more confident decisions for your business.
- [3 - 2 - 1 - September! No More Compromises](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-2-1-september/) - Do you want to stop feeling like you have to compromise your time and value to please your clients? Do you want to not only be seen as an amazing, powerful, confident, leader but also live a wealthy, giving, abundant life? Look at these two aspects of your business for clues to changing your business attitude.
- [Use Your Passion & Purpose to Create More Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/use-your-passion-purpose/) - Without desire there is no motivation to make something happen that we actually want to happen. The key is if you want a business that you can be...
- [Failing vs Traditional Education... What is the Fastest Path to Success](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-training-i-just-do-it/) - Many business owners will start a business thinking that having the knowledge of their product or service will be enough to be able to make money and it might for a while, but the business side will eventually catch up with the owner and overwhelm them with challenges. Just because you are great at something does not mean you don't need training for everything else and here is why.
- [Overcoming the Fear of Growth](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/overcoming-the-fear-of-growth/) - There is a fear around spending more money, committing more time, giving up freedoms, or increasing time away from family and friends that stops so many business owners from doing what needs to get done to ensure their business grows. To make a difference in business a business owner must be focused on the work required to see it complete and committed to providing the...
- [Everyone Has To Be A Writer](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/everyone-has-to-be-a-writer/) - This is a hard pill to swallow for some, even if you are not a bad writer. As a business owner you will be required to write different types of documents to support your business. I hear people saying, "I'm not a writer", but I argue that you need to be. You may not have to write at the same level as a published author, but you do have to be able to communicate using the written word. So what are the basics you need to know? Here are three that will help you with your writing responsibilities.
- [What Makes You Money? Revenue Generating Activities!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-makes-you-money-revenue-generating-activities/) - Doing Revenue Generating Activities or RGA every day is not always easy, especially if you are a soul-proprietor doing both the work IN your business and ON your business. If you are a massage therapist, contractor, coach, or any other service provider and you are spending your days doing work for your clients then when are you generating new sales? If you say, "I'm not" then how do you intend to continue with a healthy business? The answer to that is likely "I don't". RGA consists of marketing and sales activities, both of which you are...
- [What Perception Do They Have of You](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-perception-do-they-have-of-you/) - No matter how righteous their intended boycott was, it had the reverse affect on the audience. If you do not want to be judged solely on your absence you need to show up and be ready to participate if you want to earn people's trust.
- [2 Ways to Help Relieve Two Types of Overwhelm](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/2-ways-to-help-relieve-two-types-of-overwhelm/) - Overwhelm can increase stress levels, which can lead to stress related disorders and diseases. If you cannot find relief then get some support to help you find a way to cope. This article has a few ideas for coping with financial and time related overwhelm.
- [It's All About You](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/its-all-about-you/) - In small business we are often the only person the knows all the 'moving parts' in the business plan. With few employees we will be the one wearing the majority of the hats in our business as well. When I say it is all about you, it is nearly all you. Running a small business takes...
- [5 Things You Can Do Right Now To Generate More Income](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/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 growth until you have more growth you will always be stuck. So, I thought I would give you 5 ways you can make more money right now.
- [Don't Ignore Your Trends](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dont-ignore-your-trends/) - From baby boomers to domestic car purchases, green solutions to wellness, knowing the trend your business is built on will help you stay on top of it when it changes, because it will. If you want to maintain, sustain, or grow your business you will need to know this.
- [Preparing to Shut Down for the Holidays Again!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/preparing-to-shut-down-for-the-holidays-again/) - It is difficult to have your business closed for a few days, a week, or more, but there are some things you can do to make it easier. Know your yearly routine and create a process so you are not guessing each year what worked best or what to do.
- [Do You Need Help? - Try Using a VA](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/do-you-need-help-try-using-a-va/) - If you are struggling to grow your business because you just don’t have time, consider hiring a VA. I usually free up about twice the amount of time I offload and now I don't procrastinate doing something I hate because someone that loves it is getting it done. See the Top 5 ways I use a VA in my business.
- [Creating a Live Event - The Basics to Get Started](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/creating-a-live-event-the-basics-to-get-started/) - Have you been thinking about creating your own event? Speaking is a great way to create more credibility and trust with your audience and the people that follow you. Here are some basic tips that you will need to think about when creating your event.
- [Getting What You Want Yet?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/getting-what-you-want-yet/) - Do you know how to create what you want in your life? Have you ever set a goal that you could not achieve? I used to think as a child that I was special. That somehow God thought I deserved anything I asked for. I was not greedy and I would not wish for anything, but anything I decided I wanted I would get. Recently I found that there was a goal I had set for myself that I had not been able to achieve. I found it very frustrating. I knew what I wanted, or so I thought...
- [That's Done - What Now? 3 Ways to Keep Moving Forward](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/thats-done-what-now-3-ways-to-keep-moving-forward/) - The challenge around not planning ahead is that when the time opens up we often fill it with the 'Doing' of our business and we lose site of the continual growth. If you are not focused on growth your business will decline. Even to keep a business at the level it is currently you have to continually be focused on adding new opportunities, building new products, creating new streams of income, offering new connections to your clients and reaching new prospects. You must always be moving forward if you do not want to start slipping back.
- [2012 revisit to ‘SMARTAR’ Goals](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/2012-revisit-to-smartar-goals/) - I'm starting with an accomplishment list from 2011 and I want this for you. I want you to take inventory of not only the goals that you met, but all the things you accomplished over the year. It is always surprising to me when I review my daily accomplishment journal to see all the successes, completed tasks, and new implementations that I've been able to achieve.
- [Dollars First - One Powerful Tool to Help You Focus on the Money](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dollars-first-one-powerful-tool-to-help-you-focus-on-the-money/) - If 90% of your outcome in life is from how you manage your time and the things you do with the gifts that you are given then let me share one simple, effective tool that I love to use to help my clients stay focused on the money.
- [3 Tips to Accomplishing More in Your Day/Business/Life](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-tips-to-accomplishing-more-in-your-daybusinesslife/) - Make use of your time to ensure when you get to your destination you will actually be where you set out to be. To accomplish the big goals you have to be able to accomplish all the small goals, tasks, and steps in between while managing all the distractions.
- [Grow Yourself to Grow Your Business - 10 Ways to Grow](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/grow-yourself-to-grow-your-business-10-ways-to-grow/) - It is impossible to grow a business without change and it is impossible to change if you are not growing and stretching yourself to become something bigger and better. To keep reaching, implementing, and finding new things to create you need to be actively growing. Here are 10 ways to stretch yourself and ultimately create a bigger business.
- [Breaking Down Your Steps to Get Everything Done](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/breaking-down-your-steps-to-get-everything-done/) - I know when I'm overwhelmed it is often because I have more to do than I can picture myself doing. The thought of completing anything new is taken over by the thought of having to complete that which is current, and the things that are past due. Small items of less priority can distract me
- [Revisit to 'SMARTAR' Goals](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/revisit-to-smartar-goals/) - A quick way to create a page to define a goal for your business, personal, financial or health goals. Use the SMARTAR Goals process to make them achievable so you can be successful.
- [Building a Mastermind Group - revisited](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/building-a-mastermind-group-revisited/) - I get a lot of questions around how people can build a mastermind group for themselves. Here is the link to a three part series I wrote that talks about what is important when creating an effective mastermind group for yourself.
- [Building a Mastermind Group - Part III Rules](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/building-a-mastermind-group-part-iii-rules/) - Today on our teleconference call Rich Grof gave us three of his top ten things to do to help double your income. The first was to find out what's holding you back and get accountability partners, technical experts, and outsourced support to help free you from the things you shouldn't be doing to focus on
- [Building a Mastermind Group - Part II Commitment](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/building-a-mastermind-group-part-ii-commitment/) - This is the second in a three part series about building a mastermind group for yourself.
- [Building a Mastermind Group - Part I Intake](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/building-a-mastermind-group-part-i-intake/) - A mastermind group is a relationship that may last 6 to 12 months and requires a behaviour that will benefit everyone in the group. Commitment, compatibility, and rules are the three things you should look at when setting up your group.
- [5 Ways to Use Your Marketing Plan to Define Your Business – Pricing](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/5-ways-to-use-your-marketing-plan-to-define-your-business-pricing/) - Before you start to create a business plan look at these five points of your marketing plan. When you are at a point that you can define the pricing of your products you will know how your business is going to operate and what it will cost. A big part of your business plan.
- [5 Ways to Use Your Marketing Plan to Define Your Business - Communications](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/5-ways-to-use-your-marketing-plan-to-define-your-business-communications/) - In today's business market you cannot just sell a product, you have to build a relationship. There are probably hundreds of ways to connect with your prospects that creates a genuine bond allowing them to know, like and trust you so that they will not only buy from you but will also refer you to others.
- [5 Ways to Use Your Marketing Plan to Define Your Business - Brand](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/5-ways-to-use-your-marketing-plan-to-define-your-business-brand/) - Your brand is more than your logo. Your brand is all about the essence of the company. It is the personality you want to portray through every touch point you have with your clients. By defining what this is before you build your business plan you can more easily define what you will need to create the business your clients will seek out.
- [5 Ways to Use Your Marketing Plan to Define Your Business - Products](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/5-ways-to-use-your-marketing-plan-to-define-your-business-products/) - When we think about getting into business for ourselves the first thing we picture is the product or service we want to offer. So what are the key points about the marketing of the product we should focus on to build our business.
- [What Was Missing in My Sales Funnel May Be Missing In Yours](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-was-missing-in-my-sales-funnel-may-be-missing-in-yours/) - Recently, one of my coaches and I were chatting and they asked if they could look over my sales funnel. What a great ask, because, although I have much of my processes written out in steps and SOPs, I don't have an overview of my entire marketing & sales process. I am the big picture
- [Another Way to Get Your Business Name 'Out There"](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/another-way-to-get-your-business-name-out-there/) - see what part of this marketing campaign you might be able to use to create more interest in your business. Note - a key part is having someone like Mitch Joel post your link – wouldn’t that be nice?
- [Upward Trend for Women in Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/upward-trend-for-women-in-business/) - I am thankful to be in a country where I can be educated and follow my dreams. Not all women have the same freedoms, access to resources and education, or an economy that will support women entrepreneurs. Check out these stats and then read the articles I have referenced for this post. Some of the numbers are shocking.
- [Why Not Set A World Record?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-not-set-a-world-record/) - What are you doing to bring your customer and clients closer to your company. Do they love you? Do they want to see you achieve your goals? Are they a part of what you do in your business? Check out what Loblaw did on the weekend to connect with the communities they serve.
- [More Products from What You Are Doing Right Now!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/more-products-from-what-you-are-doing-right-now/) - If you think you have nothing else you could sell and no more time to create something new then read on and find out how you can make money off of things you have created in the past to add value and increase sales today.
- [How to Be The Expert](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-be-the-expert/) - At breakfast this morning with a friend and colleague I heard a confession that was interesting to me. She said, "I worry I don't have enough expertise to be able to do this." This was interesting because of all the people that do not have expertise, she was defiantly not one of them. She is
- [Getting Your Pricing Right - 3 Key Points](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/getting-your-pricing-right-3-key-points/) - Charging what you think people will pay will be easy to sell and it will not make you more competitive or valued. Don't let an industry, a mentor, or a potential client tell you what to charge. Do the math and sell your value.
- [Growth Through Osmosis](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/growth-through-osmosis/) - We do what we do what we do... day in and day out. We will often look at our business and life and think, "I have to find a way to make a difference." Every once in a while we go to an event or a networking meeting and we get motivated or inspired to move, but then we get back to our office and go back to our routine where business growth seems unlikely if not impossible.
- [You Can't Grow Because You Can't Afford To Grow](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/youcantgrowbecause/) - Here are the places I look for resources in my clients's businesses to help them get unstuck from stalled growth and procrastination. There are thousands. If you start down this mindset of “how can I…” instead of “when I can…” then opportunities will start finding you.
- [Long Hours in Business and Children - Making It Work for Everyone!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/childcare_longhours/) - Long hours and children are always a challenge. They need our time, insight, guidance, and love to handle the work of being a kid. You know the value of investing time in your business to make it perfect for your clients and you want to ensure you don’t trade that for important time with your kids. Here are three things I believe can help you spend your time efficiently.
- [What are You Doing to Become More Omni-Present?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-are-you-doing-to-become-more-omni-present/) - It is your responsibility to get your name and expertise out to your potential clients. What can you do to be known as the expert in your business, connecting your personal vision to your clients? If you do this you will find it easier to attract new business.
- [Why Knowing Your Position Can Increase Your Profits](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-knowing-your-position-can-increase-your-profits/) - You cannot run a business and do all the work in a large company, so don’t expect to grow your business and continue to manage everything. Use these questions to start the transition away from doing everything in your business.
- [Growth Tool - 3 Pieces to Make Intentional Growth a Part of Your Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/growth-tool-3-pieces/) - This is about stepping up and getting uncomfortable. You must intentionally choose to grow your business, take on the new challenges, and invite the new opportunities. Growth does not come without struggle, so be ready to do what it takes to make the difference in your business
- [More Resources for Business Owners](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/more-resources-for-business-owners/) - You may have already paid for that support - check the associations you already belong to before you go searching for more help.
- [How to Weed Through Your Email: Which Ones Make you Money?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-weed-through-your-email-which-ones-make-you-money/) - When focusing on marketing only do the email that will get you new clients. Do all other email outside your marketing time. Marketing is a critical activity in your business and you should be investing 30 minutes to 4 hours a day in marketing activities (or more if your company is larger)
- [Looking for Tech Help? 3 + 2 Suggestions](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/looking-for-tech-help-3-2-suggestions/) - If you do not have an assistant or employee that can help you find software applications that you need to more effectively run your business then check out these three suggestions plus two. 3 + 2 Suggestions
- [I Missed My Meeting - AND I Was the Host](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/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.
- [4 Things That Lead to Business Failure](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/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
- [Why Reviewing and Acting = Dollar$](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-reviewing-and-acting-dollar/) - People often think that there is no real value in spending time to review the past. We have been told over and over to review our business plan, our project outcomes, our past year, but what is the dollar value or does it even have one?
- [Don't Be Afraid to Try Something Different](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dont-be-afraid-to-try-something-different/) - What makes you unique and different from your competition? Do you know?
- [If 'Revisit Often' is the Answer, What is the Question?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/if-revisit-often-is-the-answer-what-is-the-question/) - Actually, it answers so many really important questions. 'Revisit Often' is my mantra. 'Broke' you can find - 'Not effective' you cannot if you don't revisit and evaluate often.
- [It's Not About 'You' - 3 Tips to Help you Focus on 'Them'](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/its-not-about-you-3-tips-to-help-you-focus-on-them/) - We forget that sometimes in our development, in our language, in our interaction during a project, in our conversations and our services we must be looking to what is needed and not what we want to offer. Let me give you three tips to help you remember where your focus should be when you are looking to grow your business.
- [Review to Reuse: What do you already have that will make you more money](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/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
- [How Do You Answer This Question - "Am I Worthy?"](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-do-you-answer-this-question/) - Believe it or not even a person as confident as I appear to be asks this question of myself on occasions. I am human and I sometimes get to a point when I start that negative self-talk that does nothing to help me move forward in my business or my life. So how do you
- [Continual Growth Helps Avoid Ruin](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/continual-growth-helps-avoid-ruin/) - I am a business growth mentor so it is my job to ensure my clients know how to find their ambitious growth vision and implement it. Sometimes people think they do not want to grow. There are reasons for this and it is around the fear of being overwhelmed and being unable to deliver a bigger
- [More Money - More Success? Right?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/more-money-more-success-right/) - Is it really the money that makes people successful? The answer is Yes and No. I. Let's look at the three pieces that elevate someone, to being seen as successful and what you can do to obtain success yourself.
- [What Should You Be Doing?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-should-you-be-doing/) - By focusing on what you love to do in your business and not everything - you gain more time to help more clients, increase the money in your business so you can hire out what you do not love to do, PLUS you can spend more time becoming a known expert at what you do love doing
- [Warm Wishes for a Wonderful Holiday](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/warm-wishes-for-a-wonderful-holiday/) - The Stuhlemmer Family wishes you a Happy Holiday
- [Growing in a Partnership](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/growing-in-a-partnership/) - As you, your partner, and your business grows and changes there is always the chance that you will not grow in the same direction and if you and your partner are not both moving in the same direction, with purpose, your business will suffer. Evaluate where you started, what you have, and where you are going, before you make a decision as to your partnership
- [Don't Be 'Ho Hum'](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dont-be-ho-hum/) - It is true that it is unlikely that you are the only person in the world doing what you do. If fact, there are likely hundreds of people if not tens-of-thousands of people, depending on the industry you are in. So when I tell that you need to work towards being 'the best' at what
- [How to Turn a Negotiation in to an Opportunity: For Everyone](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-turn-a-negotiation-in-to-an-opportunity-for-everyone/) - When there are different needs by different people in a mastermind group that the group cannot give, then you must look for other options to help support that person. That might mean dissolving a group to give better support.
- [3 Things You Can Do to Make More Room for Clients](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-things-you-can-do-to-make-more-room-for-clients/) - With this extra time you can focus on getting more clients and generating new business. Don't let the small things in your day stop you from doing the big things for your business that can result in helping more people and generating more money.
- [Why Discussing Your Ideas Gets You Better Solutions](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-discussing-your-ideas/) - Do you want to know how to troubleshoot the challenges of implementing a great idea? Tell someone else about it.
- [Revisiting Decisions](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/revisiting-decisions/) - In September 2018, I published an article "What Happens During Transition Determines Where You End Up (Good or Bad)", (The original article is here.) which started out... In the immortal lyrics of The Clash’s song Should I Stay or Should I Go, “This indecision’s bugging me”. Six years ago, I wrote that one of the
- [What Will Happen to Us Without Our Small Businesses?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-will-happen-to-us-without-our-small-businesses/) - As a large portion of owners of small- and medium-size businesses approach retirement, there is a challenge for our communities and our economy that does not garner the concern it should. This is a serious shift that our economy is going to experience, and I feel we are not ready. In Canada, 97.8% of all
- [Prepare for Everything When You are in Business: Using Gratitude](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/prepare-for-everything-when-you-are-in-business-using-gratitude/) - If you are in business you need to prepare for the things that not only might happen but for the things that will happen. There are processes to help determine what your business might encounter, like the SWOT analysis. . What you need to do is find a way to evaluate what is going to happen and plan for it. I do this by asking questions - here is my process.
- [The Push to Get it Right](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-push-to-get-it-right/) - Do you procrastinate anything in your business? I've been procrastinating completing two videos and I’ve had several different reasons: I'm not dressed appropriately, the lighting is bad, I don't have makeup on, I don't have any help.
- [Excerpt from "The 6 ‘Musts’ That Make a Great Entrepreneur"](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/excerpt-from-the-6-musts-that-make-a-great-entrepreneur/) - Creating your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) starts with doing things differently then others do it.
- [Attracting What You Want! 3 Easy Steps to Start the Process](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/attracting-what-you-want-3-easy-steps-to-start-the-process/) - Make it a real belief in your mind, share it with someone that will cheer you to success and take action when the opportunities come to you. Joe Vitale would say that he "never passes up an opportunity" and look where it has led him, to millions of dollars and a lifestyle that is spiritually fulfilling.
- [Weigh Your Decisions: The right choice at the right time](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/weigh-your-decisions-the-right-choice-at-the-right-time/) - The greatest success stories are always of people that took action right away. Take action and make your business growth happen now. You will see more successes over the life of your business.
- [5 Qualities of Top Performers](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/5-qualities-of-top-performers/) - {EAV:91140efad78395b3} People who move up 'the ladder' quickly have a few things in common. You may notice this in people you admire; managers, team leaders, business owners, yourself. You may also notice this in people you don't admire; people that have somehow got that promotion or landed the big project and yet they don't have
- [Working with the Right Tools: Can laundry really affect my business?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/working-with-the-right-tools-can-laundry-really-affect-my-business/) - In business we have many things that must be in place for our business to run smoothly. Like home, we need the basics; a place to reside - whether that is a phyical location (like a store or office) our a virtual one (like a website), food on our tables, which in this case is the financial support to purchase inventory, office supplies or other day-to-day items, and clothes to wear which is our brand - and that is a huge part of how our business is viewed by our potential clients. So what do you do when something breaks down in your business?
- [Filling the Pyramid: A bottom's up look at the new sales funnel](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/filling-the-pyramid-a-bottoms-up-look-at-the-new-sales-funnel/) - I have been taught this model over and over again and seen it used so successfully by people running 7-figure business that I and to describe what it was that made it so successful.
- [Why Network: Do You Really Need to Attend to Get More Clients?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-network/) - A lot of people think that it means going to a meeting where everyone is going to try and sell their products to them. If this is what you believe then you couldn't be more wrong. Networking is a place you go to make connections and build relationships with people that will become integral in the growth and success of your business. The obvious benefits of a strong network partner is that I can ask, “I need X more clients” and they will offer solutions and even go out of their way to help find me more business, as I would for them. I have even been introduced to an angel investor through a business network referral partner. All I had to do was ask.
- [Succeed or Fail: The Double Negative is NOT Positive](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/succeed-or-fail-the-double-negative-is-not-positive/) - With the person that is a Negative Pessimist there is no positive or good side to the event and there is no perceived outcome that will work to make things better or can be used in future work. It is a "fail before you start" attitude. So what happens in the times we cannot find the positive view of a situation or the optimistic outlook for our future and what can we do about it.
- [3 Tips to Setting Intentions You Will Meet](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-tips-to-setting-intentions-you-will-meet/) - If you are like many entrepreneurs, this time of year you will have created goals to help lead you through the next 6 to 12 months. If you find that you often do not meet your goals it may be that you have not set your intentions with time. Here are 3 tips to help you meet your goals using time.
- [Relationships Are Like Soundwaves](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/relationships-are-like-soundwaves/) - We have all heard that we are the combination of the success of the five people we spend the most amount of time with. That is that we can only achieve the level of success that is a result of the highest level of success of our closest support and peers. If we are more successful than all the people we spend most of our time with, we are then seen as a mentor to all and that requires energy and stops us from growing.
- [Who is your support system?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/who-is-your-support-system/) - If every position in your company is your responsibility then how are you being supported outside your company to ensure your company will not only survive, but will grow and succeed?
- [Joining a Mastermind Group - Top 5 Reasons](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/joining-a-mastermind-group-top-5-reasons/) - If you want your business to succeed and you want reach business success quickly then make it a goal to belong to a mastermind group. There are many reasons why you want to do this and here are my top 5.
- [Decision Making 101 – How to make those tough decisions and feel good about it](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/decision-making-101-how-to-make-those-tough-decisions-and-feel-good-about-it/) - Have you ever had a decision to make in your business and found yourself second-guessing both outcomes? Should you do it, what if you don't do it, what are the consequences, how can I justify it... Decision making can sometimes be paralyzing. In the case of business it can be devastating to your bottom line
- [How to Escape the Funk: A Positive Attitude Will Make You More Successful](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-escape-the-funk-a-positive-attitude-will-make-you-more-successful/) - We can all slip into these emotional quagmires, but what is important to note is that you don’t have to stay there. Acknowledge it, let it go, and then move on. Here are 5 points to help you stay positive.
- [Removing Your Obstacles to Growth](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/removing-your-obstacles-to-growth/) - Do you want to make some real changes? Then start with removing your obstacles to growth. What are your Obstacles? For most of us there is so much going on in our lives that is it difficult to focus on what is important. Our obstacles are the things we have to do, or think we
- [Prosperity Pyramid - How to do away with the traditional sales funnel and stop cold calling](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/prosperity-pyramid-how-to-do-away-with-the-traditional-sales-funnel-and-stop-cold-calling/) - We have all heard of the 'sales funnel' for business. Traditionally we have been taught that we find our leads and pour them into our sales funnel. As we work through the sales process, creating more and more touches to our leads we work ourselves into their conscious. As they get to a point where
- [If You Can't Afford To Lose Client Relationship - Be Good at Communications](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/if-you-cant-afford-to-lose-client-relationship-be-good-at-communications/) - In June I had my Facebook account suspended because an Instagram account, that was not mine, was not following the rules. If you have ever had any issue with Facebook then you know how difficult it is to get your questions answered or connect to customer support. I had to go to the Internet to
- [Value is in The Eye of The Beholder](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/value-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/) - What may be valuable to you may not be valuable to someone else. Value is defined by what others are willing to pay for, in time, energy, love, attention, commitment, and/or money. When we are willing to invest in something, it is because we find value in how it will affect our own lives. In
- [A New Program - The Foundational Pieces for Consistent Delivery](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/a-new-program-the-foundational-pieces-for-consistent-delivery/) - Here is our journey setting up a new program. Why? Because, it does not matter how amazing our product is, if no one knows about it, there are no sales. If there is no process and consistency, there is no value for the clients' experience.
- [Here's why your people can't do the work as well as you?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/heres-why-your-people-cant-do-the-work-as-well-as-you/) - Many times, I have been told how hard it is to hire great people. I get questions and statements like: Why can't they do the work I expect them to do? I hire experts and I still have to make everything happen. Is there a secret or is there really no good people? Well, it's
- [Change: What AI and Photography have in Common](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/change-what-ai-and-photography-have-in-common/) - If AI scares you, then your business may be heading for a Kodak Moment.
- [From Developer to Leader: Building a Team for Generational Continuity and Sale](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/from-developer-to-leader-building-a-team-for-generational-continuity-and-sale/) - To have continuity in your business, any one aspect of operations in your business needs to be known and understood by at least one other person. Here are five reasons why.
- [Who Needs Time Blocking? You do!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/who-needs-time-blocking-you-do/) - I have a friend that I speak with regularly. We talk about the things going on in our businesses and our lives. During the pandemic she thought the shutdowns would give her more opportunity to implement some new programs and marketing campaigns. The challenge for her was, as a result of Covid, more people needed
- [Your Business Does Not Run Without You (4-Topic Series - Part 1)](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/your-business-does-not-run-without-you/) - This is a short series covering 4 problems that I see people have when trying to prepare their business for exit. I am covering each as a separate topic, so check back for the other blogs as they are posted. Who are You? Let's look at two scenarios of why your business does not run
- [Value to the Next Owner (Topic 2 of 4)](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/value-to-the-next-owner-4-topic-series-part-2/) - This is the 2nd topic in this short 4-part series, covering 4 problems I see people have when trying to prepare their business for exit. You want to sell your business. You have years of sweat equity, money, and emotions tied to this amazing entity you have built. Your clients love your services and receive
- [No Team, No Vacation (Topic 3 of 4)](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/no-team-no-vacation-topic-3-of-4/) - This is a short series covering 4 problems I see owners have when trying to prepare their business for exit. When most business owners start talking about the different ways they may be able to exit their business, for instance sell off part or all of the business, and slow down or retire, the plan
- [The Succession Plan - What's Involved? (Topic 4 of 4)](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-succession-plan-topic-4/) - This is the fourth and final topic in this short series covering the problems I see owners have when trying to prepare their business for exit. There are many steps that can be involved in a succession plan and it will vary depending on the business's needs. Let's look at 3 areas in detail: Evaluate,
- ["No One Can Do What I Do." I Call BS!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/no-one-can-do-what-i-do-i-call-bs/) - I have heard many clients and other business owners complain about their long days, and their inability to grow or let go. Everything relies on them to be at the centre of their business, controlling the start, the implementation, the management, and the delivery of ever aspect of their businesses. Their belief systems are often
- [When Does Succession Start?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/when-does-succession-start/) - When Does Succession Start? Building a business you know you will some day want to exit by selling, passing over control, or reducing your ownership shares, is easier when you have built the business to go in that direction. But, for most small business owners, including myself, that was not the initial goal. When we
- [5 Mistakes Even Successful Small Business Owners Have Made](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/5-mistakes-even-successful-small-business-owners-have-made/) - If you have been in business for a few years, you will have made these mistakes at some point. When we build our business, grow our business, or implement any significant change, we are vulnerable to missing, avoiding, and neglecting steps we should have taken. Here are 5 common mistakes you do not want to
- [Invest To Create a Successful Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/invest-to-create-a-successful-business/) - Of course you are going to invest in your business. You started with your time, researching, following up on opportunities, and paying for all the items you needed to get started. As Arlene Dickinson commented, "you're going to need twice as much cash, twice as many hours in the day as there are, and twice
- [Questioning EXIT Readiness](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/questioning-exit-readiness/) - I have had a lot of questions, over the years, around what exiting work looks like. Below are the answers to a few of the most common of these questions I have had. The answers are generalized so you can take this information and do the work for yourself. Q "I did not understand it
- [Business Lessons Visiting Dealerships](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/business-lessons-visiting-dealerships/) - A friend recently shared a story of how he and his business partner tried to purchase several cars for their business but no one would service them because they were dressed in t-shirts and jeans. That was "the 90s". In 2013, I experienced a similar sales problem. I went into several car dealership, wearing a
- [Can’t find good help? Why your people don’t step up.](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/cant-find-good-help-why-your-people-dont-step-up/) - Finding a good worker is one thing, but finding and appropriately on-boarding a good worker is another. This takes more than just getting the right person, it takes integration and change inside of the company.
- [What Do They Do When You Are Away?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-do-they-do-when-you-are-away/) - What they do when you are away will determine if you can be away. You have been in control of your day-to-day work for so long, it may feel impossible to leave your company in the hands of someone else, for more than a few days, or a week. There are two problems with this:
- [Exiting Your Business is Like Running a Train with No Conductor](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/exiting-your-business-is-like-running-a-train-with-no-conductor/) - As a business owner, we are the conductor of our small business. The train runs because we tell it what has to happen and when. But, when we want to stop being the conductor, for most small business, this means the train will not run any longer. If we want to get off the train
- [Getting Back To Normal](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/getting-back-to-normal/) - Change is not a 'one and done' it is a 'now and next'. Your new normal of today is tomorrow's past and may not look anything like our yesterday. Where to Land? How to feel? When to Stop? What's Next?
- [No Change is Change](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/no-change-is-change/) - Managing change is a complex process requiring significant oversight, planning, and systems to take into account all the variables, options, and choices made by each person involved. By creating a stream of past choice we experience our future self through change.
- [Working From Home? Have a Routine!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/working-from-home-have-a-routine/) - Working from home can really throw you off balance. Distractions can lead to procrastination or paralysis. Here are a few things you can do to get into your routine and back to productivity
- [The Tenacity Required to Endure Business Hardships](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-tenacity-required-to-endure-business-hardships/) - The penguin, moose, and polar bear are icons of winter representing the tenacity required to endure the wilderness during times when food is scarce and the environment is uncomfortable. This is true of the entrepreneurship as well. Business is like winter in the sense that money can be scarce and the environment uncomfortable, especially for
- [Infatuation](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/infatuation/) - Jack Timbrell was a special man to me. He was fun and funny, intelligent and intellectual with business smarts to spare. Jack had a first-year university education (almost unheard of in his day) and he was an entrepreneur. He was my grandfather. Jack owned the family business, a butcher shop, with his brother Tom. The
- [How To Get Guidance and Accountability to Reach Our Goals](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-get-guidance-and-accountability-to-reach-our-goals/) - I know, just like everyone else, that reaching my goals requires a plan that I can follow and a commitment to do the work in that plan. The challenge is... The challenge for me, and for most of the highly successful businesswomen I work with is that we are so darn busy that finding time
- [3 Ways to Win You More Employee Engagement](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-ways-to-win-you-more-employee-engagement/) - As our employee pool changes from Baby Boomer to GenX, to Millennial, and now iGen (Internet Generation) we are seeing bigger differences between the generations. This has created fear of having to not only train a young person on their job but also on their life skills and this can feel overwhelming for a business
- [Life Tips for Business Owners - Personal Time](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/life-tips-for-business-owners-personal-time/) - This past weekend I had two solid days with my friends and family. One day I was enjoying a BBQ at a friend's home and the next I was spending time with my kids and the neighbours on our back deck, breathing in the lilacs, laughing, eating, and enjoying a beer. I did not lose
- [Don't Be Consistent (If you want to fail)](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dont-be-consistent/) - Many business owners I speak to tell me they do not get clients from social media. Being on social media, interacting, sharing, liking, following, etc. has not helped grow their business. Like them, I have seen little conversion from my social platforms. But I have had some, so I wanted to know what was the
- [Building A Business Alone - 3 Levels of Support to Invest In](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/building-a-business-alone-3-levels-of-support/) - The 3-Levels of support (Free - Simple - Complex)
- [Get More of What You Love by Loving What You Do](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/get-more-of-what-you-love/) - Connect what you love to what you need so you can easily make things happen in your business.
- [We All Have Shit](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/we-all-have-shit/) - Don't let others take away the focus on your gifts by highlighting your 'less than average' traits.
- [When the Cup is Full - Stop Pouring](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/when-the-cup-is-full-stop-pouring/) - Often times we go through the motion of filling our cup because we think we need more, we see something we want and we get it, we look at others and want it for ourselves. Sometimes we just have to stop, take inventory, and see what we have already accomplished.
- [Don't Be Afraid to Be Seen](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dont-be-afraid-to-be-seen/) - So many of us are afraid to be seen. I include myself as I used to pass out when I had to be in front of an audience. The problem with not being seen is that when you have something important to say, something to sell, someone to influence, or the world to change, it
- [First Impressions Can Affect Your Bottom Line](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/first-impressions-can-affect-our-bottom-line/) - First impressions help us determine if we are going to be safe, comfortable, and feel connected. In the history of our evolution, our brains have become wired for the ‘Freeze, Flight, or Fight’ reaction. We see or hear something and we have to evaluate immediately if we were going to be safe. We still have
- [Wear Your ‘People Pants’](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/wear-your-people-pants/) - I guarantee the day you go out in track pants, with stains or holes, is the day you see that person; you know the one, that person you have been trying to reach.
- [Act ‘As If” is Not the Same as Faking It](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/act-as-if-is-not-the-same-as-faking-it/) - This is not the same as “fake it ‘til you make it”, but similar. It is not about faking, it is about changing the way you see yourself and your business. Tell yourself, “this is what it will be like” and it will be believable by both your unconscious, which believes everything is real, and
- [The Green-Light Manager](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-green-light-manager/) - Approximately 92,000 people work for the Ontario government. If one person finds an issue, has some feedback, wants to change a process, sees an inconsistency, etc. how loud does their voice have to be to get heard? There are processes that are meant to handle this very question, but who knows about them? Usually not
- [What You Have That The Government Does Not](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-government-does-not/) - You have this ability and the government, which runs one of the most successful countries in the world, does not. Take advantage of it.
- [Understand your "Ten Times Business"](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/tens-times-business/) - Times Ten To ensure you don’t stall on your way to a larger income you need to be prepared to do what needs to get done when you get to what would be a typical level to stall. This has more to do with your psychology then money or time which tend
- [Up Your Reference Group Level](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/up-your-reference-group-level/) - If you want to see yourself as an owner of a bigger business start spending time with people that see you as you want to be. Find people that will hold you accountable, stop you from spending too much time in ‘pity mode’, see your best and strongest traits, understand your challenges, and won’t belittle
- [Act 'As If'](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/act-as-if/) - This is not the same as "fake it ‘til you make it", but similar. It is not about faking, it is about changing the way you see yourself and your business. Tell yourself, "this is what it will be like" and it will be believable by both your unconscious, which believes everything is real, and
- [How to Act on Ideas](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-act-on-ideas/) - Once we have an idea it is often difficult to know which one we should act on, if at all. Of course the biggest challenge with ideas is actually getting into action. As entrepreneurs we can be flooded with ideas, you know them, the Bright Shiny Objects that distract us from our core focus. Or
- [How to Capture Ideas](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-capture-ideas/) - The second biggest challenge with ideas is that they are fleeting. If you do not capture the information when you have it, you may not get a chance later. Think about a time you woke in the middle of the night with a great idea and then in the morning you thought to yourself, “now
- [When Ideas Come](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/when-ideas-come/) - When ideas come they happen fast. Often we may think, “Wow, that’s random. That came out of nowhere!” but it is likely not the case. Ideas are how our mind puts together concepts to solve problems. Not all problems are our own, so they don’t feel close and familiar. Ideas can come to us in
- [Balance is Not About Equal](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/balance-is-not-about-equal/) - Whether the work is a business meeting or a PTA meeting, if you find your true purpose or dharma, it will allow you to be in equilibrium with yourself.
- [Be the Voice](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/be-the-voice/) - Don’t let your business be full of assumptions and secrets.
- [Capturing Ideas - 1, 2, 3...](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/capturing-ideas-1-2-3/) - Ideas are the solutions to your current challenges and your future growth. Don't let them get away. Three steps to help you create, capture, and act on ideas.
- [Your Message Affects Your Money!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/your-message-your-money/) - If your business language creates a first impression that screams 'SHAM', you say things that make others uncomfortable, or your vocabulary does not attract or appeal to your clients and others you wish to be connected to then it’s time to take a look at what you are saying/writing and make it create the right image for those whom you want to receive your message.
- [Three Daily Routines to Managing A Healthy Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/three-daily-routines/) - If you do not have daily routines in your business you may find you are doing the same menial, non-revenue generating work day after day with little to no results.
- [When Success Starts - Don't Depart](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/when-success-starts-dont-depart/) - When we start feeling that overwhelm - that churning, aching, anguish we get as humans when things start piling up, we often stop doing the work that has to get done. If the pile is the result of wanted growth don't give up because there is too much on your plate.
- [Money - Details - Path - Spend!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/money-details-path-spend/) - Somehow we expect that things are just going to change on their own to make it the right time to spend. You need a plan, and for that you need details about your money before you need the money.
- [Why You Shouldn't Hire a Business Coach](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-you-shouldnt-hire-a-business-coach/) - Like an athlete, having a coach to train with is necessary. It is important that you get the expert that knows your 'sport' well enough to train you to win. Just because someone says they are a coach, does not necessarily make them capable of helping you grow
- [If You Are Not Sure - Try it On!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/if-you-are-not-sure-try-it-on/) - Some people are afraid to try new things because we don't know what the outcome will look like. This is when comfort can over-ride our need to change and we stay stuck.
- [Think Bigger](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/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 to grow a business scares you then you are on the right path.
- [The Value of Your Reference Group](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/your-reference-group/) - As the saying goes, we are the combination of the 5 people we spend the most amount of time with. “How true”, I started thinking after my conversation above. I was doing what my 5 closes friends were doing 10 years ago and now I’m doing what my 5 closest friends are doing now. I wanted to be able to affect more change and help more people so I started spending time with people that affect more change and help more people.
- [How Do You Keep Track?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-do-you-keep-track/) - There is so much information coming at us, both online and offline. How do you keep track? Some information requires response, some needs to be retained, some needs immediate review, and some can be trashed. When you have to keep information how do you find it again?
- [When Time is Free - Business is Making Money](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/when-time-is-free-business-is-making-money/) - When business is not making money the business owner is scrambling to create income and profit. The less we make the harder we work and the less impact we have on our clients, our families, and our community. It is important to know that when we get to a place in our business where we can afford to offload the work we should not...
- [Making a Global Difference Doesn't Have to Be Global](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/making-a-global-difference-doesnt-have-to-be-global/) - I believe that making a global difference is not about being global - It is about getting back to our roots. Darren Hardy, in his book 'The Compound Effect' shows over and over how doing the small thing consistently creates a big result. All big accomplishments are the result of the accumulation of a bunch
- [Free Can Get You More Sales](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/free-can-get-you-more-sales/) - If you can give something of value to start a relationship with your target market then think about giving all of some of it for free to get more sales later on. It may be the first step to your multi-million dollar enterprise.
- [It's All About You](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/its-all-about-me/) - When we start a business we don’t really think of ourselves as “being at the top.” Yes, we have the final say, but what should we be investing in, focusing on, doing with our time? There are so many things to learn as a new business owner and so many ways to fail. What advice is the best for your new business and what should you not pay attention to?
- [Not Getting Enough Clients? - Four Things You Can Change](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/not-getting-enough-clients-four-things-you-can-change/) - If you are struggling to have a constant intake of new clients look at changing one or more of these four aspects of your business. 1. Niche Are you sure you are selling to the right people? Who is your ideal client and what do the want and need? If you don't know this about
- [Are You Making Money? Know Your Numbers](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/are-you-making-money-know-your-numbers/) - I have found that when I talk to people that are struggling to make money at their business and we look at the numbers around their pricing and their costs, there is a large discrepancy. In fact, what I often hear is, 'I had no idea it was costing me money to run this!" Are you sure that your pricing is set to not only cover you costs but also make you a profit? Let's look at the numbers right now.
- [What Kind of Leader Do You Need to Be?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/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 paid for 40 hours, the same...
- [Business Lessons Learned from Sochi](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/business-lessons-learned-from-sochi/) - It is quite clear to the world now that the Russian government and Sochi were sorely under prepared as the host of one of the world's largest events. Not only are they burdened with missed deadlines and poor construction, they missed the target on creating a living environment that would appeal to their guests. Starting off in a deficit is a hard way to win your clients and keep them. When you are trying to entice people to invest in your business or simply purchase your products or services it is imperative you create the best experience possible from your first touchpoint with them. Here are three tips to help you stay on track and ensure you get to sell to them again and again.
- [To Make More Money - Give Them What They Ask For](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/to-make-more-money/) - There are three things that affect the way we want to sell our products: our idea of value (price), our self-worth (image), flexibility to create (product). Creating a product, setting a price, and being able to deliver with an image of value is not easy. See these stories and tips to help you avoid problems.
- [3 Tips to Serve and Still Take the Time Off](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-tips-to-serve-and-still-take-the-time-off/) - Here are three tips to creating a relationship with your clients and prospects that will give you he balance in your life to close for a day or a week, be with your family and still keep your best clients.
- [Have You Shaken the Employee Mindset Yet?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/have-you-shaken-the-employee-mindset-yet/) - Three key employee mindsets that if not shaken can drastically affect your ability to grow your business and a counter statement you can use to help transition fully to an entrepreneurs mindset.
- [Managing Stress - 3 Tips to Help You Stay Grounded and Feeling in Control](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/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 can even stop you from being a great partner, spouse, or parent. You need to know how to manage stress so you don't stop working toward greatness. I would guess that it is the stress of managing a business's growth, the finances and all the work that has led to the failure of
- [No Growth Focus = Decline](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/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.
- [Trade Dollars-for-Hours into Leverage](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/trade-dollars-for-hours-into-leverage/) - When we are the ones doing all the work in our business than our business is billing only for our time. If you are not billing for any other employees or contractors then you are trading your time for dollars, as you did as an employee. When you run out of time to do the work for your clients then you run out of room to growth. You must create a ...
- [You Are the Olympian?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/you-are-the-olympian/) - To be the Olympian in your business you must first identify what that Ultimate Role is for you. You may not be able to let go of many of the other hats you wear right away, but knowing what hat you plan on keeping when you finally get to that level of success will help you strategize so you can persevere through the times that will drain and overwhelm you.
- [Conference ROI](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/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? I want to give you insight in to what you can expect to get, what to do before, during and after the event and what you might get out of it.
- [Ignored in the Strategic Plan](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/ignored-in-the-strategic-plan/) - I want to show how easily this can get missed, even in the most profitable and forward thinking companies with a very clear example and a little controversial insight.. The challenge is that if it is not caught it will eventually cripple the company with staff turnover and other HR challenges.
- [How to be Sure You Accomplish Your Goal](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-be-sure-you-accomplish-your-goal/) - Why does committing to something you want make you more likely to accomplish it? I would say there are two main reasons... So what is it that really helps us accomplish our goals when we cannot envision the big picture outcome and we already belong? ere are three things you can do right now to really be sure you get to the finish line...
- [Don't Let Summer Blahs = Fall Regrets](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dont-let-summer-blahs-fall-regrets/) - The challenge with summer for many of us that have cold, long winters is we want to take advantage of the beautiful weather. After all we did not start a business to miss out on everything in our lives, did we? This problem is compounded when you work from home like I do and your kids are off for the summer, wandering around, looking for something to do, and hoping you'll help them out with a drive or an idea. To ensure you don't end up in September thinking to yourself, I could have been so much farther ahead - OR - accepting less because you have to start the momentum all over again, I have some steps you can take right now to ensure you will have a successful 4th quarter.
- [Architects Plan for Development - Do You?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/architects-plan-for-development-do-you/) - If your business takes 70 hours a week, you are always in debt, you are unable to do the things you want to do with your family or friends, and you do not wake up each morning excited to go to work, then, no matter how much money you are making, if this is not your expected way of living then your unsuccessful business operations is creating a meaningless life.
- [What I Learned from My Year on TV](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-i-learned-from-my-year-on-tv/) - With 30+ shows I am hardly an experienced TV host, but it is truly a life changing experience. I learned a lot about the TV industry and this media. I learned about the people that work in the media and the different types of programing that we have in Canada and Ontario. I've learn how to create money for a volunteer position, how to manage my time, and how to accept the role that not everyone would do.
- [What Do You Do When You Need Money Now?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-do-you-do-when-you-need-money-now/) - To sell now you have to do sales consistently. If you need money right now, here are some things you can do to get money in the door.
- [Credibility and Recognition Should Make You Smile](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/credibility-and-recognition/) - E - Engage Life is a one-time showing of the best movie you will ever watch and if you miss it - there is not another showing for you! The great thing is you can jump in at any time and you will still enjoy the rest of the movie.
- [Success is Personal | Significance is Global](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/success-vs-significance/) - I was participating in a conversation at The Barrie Open Coffee Club Tuesday morning on 'Inspiration'. The topic and the conversation was inspirational (redundant I know, but true). The outcome for me was...
- [The Power of Foresight](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-power-of-foresight/) - There are three things that are really important in creating a new service...
- [3 Reasons Why Great Business Owners Can Run More Than One Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/3-reasons-why-great-business-owners-can-run-more-than-one-business/) - Why is it so hard for the average business owner to find the time to run one business, grow that business, and still have time for their family? Getting into the habit of looking for solutions before you discard the idea is how you find opportunities you would not have otherwise found.
- [Choosing to Grow](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/choosing-to-grow/) - If you want to grow your business you need to take action, not just once but over and over. Here are the three things I told an interviewer I felt were key to doing something in your business that you have not done before.
- [Why You Don’t Have Any Time](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-you-dont-have-any-time/) - Have you ever said, "I can't do that I just don't have time?" That may be true sometimes but if you find yourself saying this to every opportunity that comes your way then you, like many business owners, have fallen victim to your business. I want to share with you three reasons I hear my clients talk about when they say they don't have any time.
- [Getting What You Need From Networking](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/getting-what-you-need/) - If you want networking to help create business for you through successful marketing then you have to choose wisely because you don’t want to spend years trying to work a group that is just not in line with your needs. Here are the three key points I look for and a tool to help you evaluate the right group.
- [The 1-2-3 to Adding a New Product](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-1-2-3-to-adding-a-new-product/) - Adding to the number of products you have to sell does not mean you have to invent an entirely new product. There will be some work, but it is not like building your company around your first product. Here are three steps to finding the next product in your company.
- [Get Speaking!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/get-speaking/) - Don't know how or where to get started speaking? May be you don't know who can help you?
- [Are You Relevant? Prove it!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/are-you-relevant-prove-it/) - What have you done lately to be relevant to your customers and followers? Do you want them talking about you and sharing your business with others or not? What are you doing to make that happen? Let me share 5 things that MTG Realm does to ensure they always have on average 5000 or more hits a day to their blog and a loyal, committed following and clientele
- [Have You Done Enough? Ideas to Increase Your Sales](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/ideas_to_increase_your_sales/) - There are many things you can be doing too both online and offline to engage your potential client, create a relationship and invite them to 'take action'. Here are a few things you do in 2013 to help increase your sales.
- [Gain Some Speaking Momentum](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/gain-some-speaking-momentum/) - Speaking is a very valuable way to increase your marketing reach, engage new clients, start a relationship with your followers, and create an image of you and your business that goes beyond anything traditional advertising can do. Since speaking is an ability that the average person is unable to do because of fear, a good speaker is seen as courageous and a leader. Be a leader in your marketing and start gaining some speaking momentum.
- [You are a Salesperson - Yes You Are!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/you-are-a-salesperson-yes-you-are/) - Many people say, "I hate sales" or "I'll never be a salesperson", but when you became a business owner you had to be a salesperson. Let me show you some of the areas of your life where you had to excel at sales just to get started in your business.
- [How Prepare for Growth: Creating a Procedure](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-prepare-for-growth-creating-a-procedure/) - When I am teaching my clients about business process, we always come to the part where I get them to evaluate where they are spending their time. We are looking for the things they do over-and-over again for clients and then I get them to create a procedure outlining the steps of this process. Each time I do this I get the same response from just about everyone in the room...
- [When is it Perfect?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/when-is-it-perfect/) - What is the result of not having a perfect process? * inconsistent client experience * inconsistent costs (in time and resources) * increase in customer support * decrease in project efficiency * Ultimately - decrease in profit So when is your process perfect?
- [What Can You Be Doing Every Day?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-can-you-be-doing-every-day/) - What types of things can you be doing every day to market your product or service? Here is a quick list to help you when you are stuck.
- [What to Do When Technology Fails](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/when-technology-fails/) - When technology fails so can your business. Here are three tips to try and sidestep technology issues and if you cannot then how to deal with the outcome. Don't let technological issues stop you from creating an amazing experience for your clients.
- [Is That Networking Group Right for You?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-right-networking/) - Here are three really quick tips to help you decide when a networking group is right for you and your business. 1. It is about You! Networking is a relationship so remember it is about you. You should be excited to see the people that you network with. You should enjoy being around them. That
- [Change is NOT a Dirty Word - How To Start Something New](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/change-is-not-a-dirty-word-how-to-start-something-new/) - It is OK to be afraid, as long as the fear does not stop you from accepting that things will change, whether you want them to or not. Don't just accept what might happen to you, create your own change. Here are two pieces of my 'change puzzle' I want to share with you to help you get started on change.
- [More Contact on Facebook - Tip](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/more-contact-on-facebook-tip/) - I love uplifting statements and quotes from people that have been successful. I love to learn from others that have done it before and I love to be inspired by their statements of brilliance. So on Facebook I find myself often sharing images with quotes from others. If I'm inspired then I feel sharing it
- [Thank You For Me!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/thank-you-for-me/) - In our small businesses we hold a lot of responsibility. We are often still filling many, if not all of these positions within our companies ourselves. Today I would like to guide you through a gratitude exercise that will help you appreciate what you do to run your business. There are three parts to the exercise that will take a little thought effort that make you a better at what you do and then open the door for growth in your business.
- [Are You Stretching Big Enough or Doing Too Much?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/are-you-stretching-big-enough-or-doing-too-much/) - When we stretch we are uncomfortable, but that is for a short period of time. Stretching will take us to the next level of our journey. Here are some guidelines to help you decide when to back-off or step-up.
- [Is Something Changing?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/is-something-changing/) - If you are not in control of the change in your life and your business then you are likely not enjoying the ride.
- [Speaking - What Do You Offer?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/speaking-what-do-you-offer/) - OK, so now that you have decided you will speak in front of a crowd, what is your offer? Like your website or any other marketing collateral, speaking requires a call-to-action. Here are three different offers you could use for three different events.
- [Do What Olympians Do To Create Success!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/do-what-olympians-do-to-create-success/) - Your results in business are what you are doing every day to get to your goal. You don't have to be the gold medalist to be a successful player or team. Not every business needs to be a giant, but every business must be successful or it will not survive. Here are three things you can be doing every day to be at the top of your game.
- [One Ring To Rule Them All!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/one-ring-to-rule-them-all/) - If there is something you cannot do in your business, a plateau you cannot overcome, a certain income you cannot get past, it is likely tied to a limitation you have set for yourself because of a belief. Here is a simple exercise to start the change and get rid of the believe that creates the fear and stops us from being successful.
- [You Must Be a Life-Long-Learner! Here is Why](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/you-must-be-a-life-long-learner-find-out-why/) - If you think the old statement "if you continue to do what you have always done you will get what you have always had" still holds true you would be wrong. The world is changing too quickly and to get what you have had you must...
- [Is Your Talking Losing You Clients? ](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/is-your-talking-losing-you-clients/) - When you are speaking with others, if you listen more you will actually be seen more often as an expert. Your clients, peers, and mentors will be more drawn to you because you give them the opportunity to be heard. This will help in creating more relationship and increased business. Try these three things to become a better listener.
- [What's Your Story?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/whats-your-story/) - How can being vulnerable help you get and keep more clients?
- [Guest Blogger Tim Green on Increasing Your Referrals](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/guest-blogger-tim-green-on-increasing-your-referrals/) - I asked Green if people can really predict the number of referrals they will receive. He replied, "Yes, if they take a proactive stance to referral marketing - not a reactive stance. We call this [reactive referral stance] the 'good luck' referral: first of all, good luck if you receive a referral this week, good luck if the person referred to you will talk to you and good luck if you close the referral."
- [Prosperity Pyramid Presentation at the Barrie Chamber](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/prosperity-pyramid-presentation-at-the-barrie-chamber/) - The Prosperity Pyramid: Creating New Products that Attract More Clients without Working More Hours. There are only three ways to make more money in your business: work more hours, charge more, or leverage your time. We will look at two specific things you can do to charge more and two things to leverage your time that will create more income for your company and then I will teach the Prosperity Pyramid tool to show where to apply it in your sales and marketing cycle.
- [How Do I Create A Procedure? Adding Systems to Increase Your Companies Value](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-do-i-create-a-procedure-adding-systems-to-increase-your-companies-value/) - You may realize that you need process and systems in your business to be able to create more money, products, and time so you can grow your business. Having procedures will ensure you can reproduce your clients’ best experiences over and over, avoid doing the wrong thing more than once, and create a system that allows you to monitor the quality of your product or service. This is the key to running a business that can grow beyond one person.
- [What is Your Ask? Know How to Get What You Need](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-is-your-ask-know-how-to-get-what-you-need/) - The key to getting what you need is knowing what to ask for, at all times. I find that as soon as I am in between events I get this question and I used to have a challenge answering it until I created...
- [Do you have "Shiny Object Syndrome"?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/do-you-have-shiny-object-syndrome/) - Don't let a great idea kill other great ideas.The "Shiny Object Syndrome" can stop you from growing your business and becoming successful.
- [Make Your Clients Feel Special: The Small Things Matter](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/make-your-clients-feel-special-the-small-things-matter/) - If you want your clients to continue to buy from you then do something that makes them feel noticed and valued to your business.
- [Get Down to Business - The 1-for-1 Focus](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/get-down-to-business-the-1-for-1-focus/) - If you really want to accelerate something in your business then try this. Focus on accomplishing one goal for one week. For instance, what if you want to offer online training...
- [I Love You Because...](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/i-love-you-because/) - Do you want to become a more confident and competent business leader? Increase your Love Belief so that people who experience you will be more drawn to you, building rapport will be easier, and having the opportunities to get in front of your clients will increase.
- [You Can't Get There!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/you-cant-get-there/) - I am the Queen of Process and I always start by looking at the end. What do I want it to be, how big, how many people, what do I want to be doing...
- [The Biggest Benefit of Sharing Online](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-biggest-benefit-of-sharing-online/) - When you share other people's information online, especially people that are accepted as experts, you show an alliance to, or an ability to bring new thought to, accepted concepts.
- [Helping Hand: Building Trust for Business Online](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/helping-hand/) - What a great way to start a long weekend with the feeling of giving a gift to help others become more successful. Try it out and you will start seeing more people following you and interacting with your content.
- [You Need A Strategic Partner!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/you-need-a-strategic-partner/) - I believe it is important to have 2 to 3 strategic partners. It is a Triple-WIN. You can help more people, they will also get to help more people, and more people will be helped.
- [What To Plan For - When Launching Something New](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-to-plan-for-when-launching-something-new/) - Don't just build your product, plan and develop for all steps in your launch so you will have lots of clients for this launch and every launch in the future.
- [Really? You Can't?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/really_just_say_no/) - If you want to find ways to start saying 'Yes' then every time you find yourself saying "I Can't" I want you to go back and replace it with one of these statements: "I won't" or 'No" and skip the excuse.
- [Implementing versus Selling](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/implementing-versus-selling/) - The two sides of entrepreneurship is creation and sales. You must be able to do both in your business or you will stop producing, shipping and selling if you have a challenge with either.
- [What Do You Want This Year?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-do-you-want-this-year/) - The average business owner is after the same thing, stability in their business and their life. What are your core goals for 2012 and how is your year starting out?
- [What Do You Have Time For?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-do-you-have-time-for/) - There are times when we are busy, but there is no time when we never have time. If this is true for you then you are doing something wrong.
- [Succeed or Fail: Which Quadrant are You in?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/succeed-or-fail-which-quadrant-are-you-in/) - The Positive Optimist tends to be surrounded by a lot of successful people that they can count on and will share their successes with. They see longer lasting success with larger rewards and overall will experience more happiness because their goals are met.
- [Teaching vs. Reproducing](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/teaching-vs-reproducing/) - You need to have the experience as the expert to be able to reproduce that expertise in others following you.
- [Contracts for WHAT?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/contracts-for-what/) - I don't want to suggest that you need to bind all your relationship with a contract, but if you like the people you are going to do business with you should have something in place to ensure there is an understanding. From my experience and from what I have had to experience through my clients, it is sound. Don't leave the guess work to a time when no one will want to spend time together.
- [What Can You Do Today to Get More Clients?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-can-you-do-today-to-get-more-clients/) - I am not suggesting you have to give up your free time, but as a business owner you have to know that there is no real day you are not somehow thinking about your business. What can you do that does not take away from your free time and still helps you leverage your business towards the goal of getting more clients?
- [To Be Connected You Have To Stay Connected](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/to-be-connected-you-have-to-stay-connected/) - If you meet someone worth knowing, don't leave a great relationship to chance, take the time to schedule a meeting and you will increase the amount you can do in your business simply by being around the type of people doing the things you aspire to be and do.
- [Becoming the Expert - And Own It!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/becoming-the-expert-and-own-it/) - You need to 'Own Your Expertise'. If you are doing this for a living you are an expert. I bet you have an opinion worth sharing.
- [I Have a Coupon? ](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/i-have-a-coupon/) - Know who and where your offer applies and make sure you give it to everyone that is eligible. Remember, the offer is part of your marketing to build credibility and create a sales relationship. If they don't have a great experience because of the pricing problems you may loose your next sale.
- [LOVE Your Follow-Up Calls](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/love-your-follow-up-calls/) - Do you love your follow-up calls? You should, because it is where many of your sales might come from. Many people feel that making a follow up call is a type of harassment, and if you feel that way then it might be. A follow up call should feel like you are helping someone by
- [On the Book Shelf - What's Barb Reading Now? - Self, Sales and Great Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/on-the-book-shelf-whats-barb-reading-now-self-sales-and-great-business/) - I feel that being a life-long-learner is the key to being successful in this 'post-information' (conceptual) age. I have read so many really useful and impactful books I think you will find one or two a benefit for your business and personal growth. Let's start with a few recommendations for these three categories: Self, Sales, Great Business, from my past readings.
- [Do People Want You? When to say Yes!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/do-people-want-you-when-to-say-yes/) - The more you do the more there is to do! And that is why people want you to volunteer on their board, charity, committee or team. Don't say 'Yes' unless you can commit to the time, you have the right focus and you are the right fit. You cannot bring benefit to a group if you are not there, you are not passionate about their goals, and you are negative every time you show up.
- [Connecting People 101](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/connecting-people-101/) - I am often told, "I'm new to networking, I don't have enough connections to help anyone, I really don't know how I can help". It is how we all feel when we start networking, but I bet you do have some connection that will help someone.
- [Tools for Time Management - Don't 'WING-IT'](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/tools-for-time-management-dont-wing-it/) - You don’t have to use the same tools I am using but you do have to use something. Don’t 'wing' any part of your business; plan, implement, and manage everything, including your time. Here are some tools you need to use to ensure you are managing your activities effectively.
- [Is Your 'ToDo' List TOO LONG? How to Prioritize to Get Things Done](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/is-your-todo-list-too-long-how-to-prioritize-to-get-things-done/) - The steps to success must be mapped out so that you don't miss any key points and so you can get others to help when you need it. Managing these items is your responsibility so make your lists work for you without stress.
- [The Tanacity of Entrepreneurship](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-tanacity-of-entrepreneurship/) - Do you want to build a business that will last through the lean times? Find out what my grandfather, a third generation business owner, used to say about money and business.
- [Are You Ready to Close Your Doors for the Holidays?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/are-you-ready-to-close-your-doors-for-the-holidays/) - No matter what season you are celebrating the days around the Christmas statutory holidays are often slower, completely shut down, or can be incredibly busy, depending on your industry. We all know that business never really takes a break. So what are you going to do to ensure you are still marketing your business and helping your clients while you shut your doors for a couple of days?
- [Does Networking Mean Selling?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/does-networking-mean-selling/) - Are you confused about your business purpose at a social event? Should you be networking? And if so, what does that look like.
- [“Omnipresence” vs. “Omni-availability”](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/omnipresence_vs_omniavailability/) - Are you always available for your client? Do you take calls in the middle of dinner, during your birthday party, and on your vacation? Do you feel your business needs to be open all the time to ensure that people do not go other places? Your marketing can have omnipresent - you cannot. Your business needs boundaries.
- [Who Will Get You More Clients?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/who-will-get-you-more-clients/) - I had a really interesting experience that got me some amazing free services, potential business for an internet company and respect for my bank. How do you get this Win-Win-Win for your product or service? Creating a relationship with a parallel business can create credibility for your company and give your clients service then they expect.
- [Do it Now or Later: Perfection Paralysis Revealed](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/do-it-now-or-later-perfection-paralysis-revealed/) - When you continually put off completing something because it never feels quite ready we refer to this as 'perfection paralysis'. This is the paralization of the growth of business due to the inability to make some piece of the business perfect enough to share it with others. Business just does not work like that.
- [More Meetings? 3 Principles to Making Them Profitable](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/more-meetings-3-principles-to-making-them-profitable/) - So what do I do when someone says to me, let's meet for a coffee? Here are my criteria for meetings outside my set marketing time. When someone I don't know asks me for a meeting I start by asking why. I have found when I don't ask this, I end up in a sales pitch with someone trying to sell me their services. No one enjoys this unless they are actively looking for that service. So I ask...
- [Your Power Over the Outcome](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/your-power-over-the-outcome/) - What power do we have to determine the outcome of an event I know is coming and do not have control over? This may seem like a hopeless question.
- [What is the Importance of a Great First Impression?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-is-the-importance-of-a-great-first-impression/) - Don't wait to make the perfect first impression. You want people to become aware of you and your value to them as quickly as possible. You only get once chance to do this so consistently make an effort to always create a great first impression and you will spend less time and money generating positive awareness of you and your business.
- [Words to Banish From Your Business Speak](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/words-to-banish-from-your-business-speak/) - There are a few words you should think about excluding from your conversations in business. By using the alternatives your clients will perceive you as the person or business that can really help them with their needs.
- [Working from Home with Kids Around Equals More Support](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/working-from-home-with-kids-around-equals-more-support/) - If you are like me you are working from home because you chose to be more available for your family. I have three kids, 13, 11, and 9 and now they are home for the summer. So how do I get any work done during the summer when it can be so easy to be distracted by the needs of my kids? Let me share my three favourite strategies for enlisting my kids to help me with my business so I can have time to do things with them and for them during their break.
- [Do you Sabotage Your Sales with "TMI"?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/do-you-sabotage-your-sales-with-tmi/) - I just recently had a call with someone that wanted to sell me marketing space on their very interesting business and entrepreneurial focused website, but all they did was talk. I could not see the value in this conversation because it was everything she had and it did not specifically relate to me. Take inventory of your conversation. If you have not heard their voice in the last two sentences then you are talking too much. Shut up and listen.
- [Do You Sabotage Your Success with "TMI"?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/do-you-sabotage-your-success-with-tmi/) - When you are participating in a coaching session or a mastermind group you need to be very focused on what you want to get advice on. To do this you need to stay away from the "TMI" syndrome (Too Much Information). Many people think you can never have too much information but in a focused strategy session you can really 'cloud the waters' with information that may not be relevant or needed.
- [Do You Sabotage Your Success with "Yes, but"?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/do-you-sabotage-your-success-with-yes-but/) - Here is my #1 tip for stopping yourself from sabotaging your chance to make a change. When someone offers you an idea your answer can never be "Yes, but". The magic of strategic thinking comes from accepting every idea as a new idea.
- [To Grow Your Business, First You Have to Grow Yourself: 3 Ways to Invest in Yourself](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/to-grow-your-business-first-you-have-to-grow-yourself-3-ways-to-invest-in-yourself/) - Do you want to stretch in your business? The best way I have found to quickly become more successful in your business is to take yourself to the next level and really stretch your limitations. Investing in your own growth will help you eliminate things you see as challenges when you do not have the knowledge to see the opportunity and path to implementation. Here are 3 different things you should do to help you increase your scope and reach in your business.
- [Just Ask!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/just-ask/) - Do you ever wonder why you are not getting the things you are expecting to get in your business? I hear about this often from the clients I work with and my question to them is, "Do you ask for it?" In our society is it sometimes thought of a greedy or selfish to ask for something, but in business if you are not asking for what you need or want as a result you are likely not going to get it.
- [Are You Networking for New Business? Some Answers to Why and Where](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/are-you-networking-for-new-business-some-answers-to-why-and-where/) - Create a time when you can network with your clients. A client appreciation day, a VIP day, a third-party networking event you can invite your clients to. Find ways to be around your clients so that they know you on a personal level and will be more compelled to refer you.
- [Follow the Leader to Success or Failure](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/follow-the-leader-to-success-or-failure/) - Being a great leader does not mean you have to be best friends with every person in your business life but it does mean you have to like people well enough to want to spent time with those that need your help.
- [Are You Committed or Not? You have to decide!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/are-you-committed/) - you must commit to playing at 100% to get the full value of what you have invested in. I see people not showing up, not contributing, coming without being prepare, whiny and angry or gossiping. All these things show a lack of commitment to something these people have paid time and money to be a part of. Don't run your business like this. Here are 5 great things to stay committed every day.
- [Do You Sometimes Travel? Top 3 Tips for a Hassle Free Business Trip](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/do-you-sometimes-travel-top-3-tips-for-a-hassle-free-business-trip/) - Do you sometimes travel for your business? Maybe to a conference or trade show? I do and I've learned a few things over the years that make traveling a little easier. Here are my top three tips: Documentation, Money and Contact.
- [Future Proof Your Business: Create "The Big Picture" NOW!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/future-proof-your-business-create-the-big-picture-now/) - I've learned and written for tens, if not hundreds, of proprietary software programs and hardware configurations. I'm telling you, the big picture is not about the pieces but more about how the pieces create the final outcome. So how do we draw this line between the pieces of development for a product that will equate to $ sales in our businesses?
- [How Do Your Employees Affect Your Brand?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-do-your-employees-affect-your-brand/) - Work hard to first develop a strong brand that everyone will want to be a part of and then get everyone on-board. It may not be possible to bring everyone in this new direction, but they will choose to play in the new sandbox with the rest of the growing company or leave.
- [Make Your Life Easier - My 3 Favourite Time-Savers!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/make-your-life-easier-my-3-favourite-time-savers/) - When you have systems in place it: * Makes it easier to be consistent with your business brand and process * Helps you to remember what you did, so you can make systems better * Creates a process you can offload to someone else as you grow
- [How to Know if A Networking Group is Working for You: Another 20-60-20 Rule](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-know-if-a-networking-group-is-working-for-you-another-20-60-20-rule/) - We know that the 80/20 rule applies to almost everything we do. (Where 20 % of the people are doing 80% of the work, creating 80% of the referrals, and are able to give to and received from 80% of the group). If you want in you need to be connected to the right people.
- [Reach Your Goals - Don't Quit](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/reach-your-goals-dont-quit/) - If that didn’t get you to thinking, “what am I not doing that is stopping me from reaching my goals”, then maybe you’ve reached them.
- [Don't Assume They Known: 3 Things to Help Them Help You](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/dont-assume-they-known-3-things-to-help-them-help-you/) - Do you ever wonder why people you have known for some time are not able to help you bring in new business? Maybe it is because they really don't understand what you do or maybe it is because they don't understand why you do it or what you need from them. Here are three tips
- [Why Don't You Want More Clients?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/why-dont-you-want-more-clients/) - You have to create a marketing plan, use all options available to you and then you must commit to work some part of it every day to generate more clients.
- [What are you known for?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-are-you-known-for/) - If you want others to know what you are good at and be known for that attribute then you will have to first start telling others what it is.
- [What Successful Entrepreneurs Know about Marketing](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-successful-entrepreneurs-know-about-marketing/) - Successful business people know their best current and past clients are also their best prospects for future business. Build your marketing plan around them.
- [Looking After Your Clients: 3 Tips to making their experience better](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/looking-after-your-clients-3-tips-to-making-their-experience-better/) - You don't want to loose your best clients because you where not looking after their experience after the purchase. Here are three tips to help ensure you clients come back, over and over.
- [Accountability Partner - What value could this possibly hold for me?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/accountability-partner-what-value-could-this-possibly-hold-for-me/) - If you are in business for yourself as a business owner, consultant, contractor, or on commission then you need an accountability partner. "What is that and why do I need it," you may be asking." Let's have a closer look. What is an Accountability Partner? This person is in a partnership agreement with you to
- [You Don't Want to Miss Mark Rhodes](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/you-dont-want-to-miss-mark-rhodes/) - My friend Mark Rhodes, an amazing millionaire mentor and mindset guru, will be talking to my BLITZ Big Thinker Entrepreneur Club members on March 23 and I want everyone to have the opportunity to hear him speak so I made this call FREE. Watch this video.
- [Three powerful Things to Do for More Business Success: Intent, Network, Ask](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/three-powerful-things-to-do-for-more-business-success-intent-network-ask/) - No successful person has ever done it without a map, without a network or without asking for many things along the way. Work out your plan so you know where you want to go. You cannot even win a lottery without first buying a ticket. Get a mentor or coach, engage an advisory board, join a mastermind group. Then ask for help, ask for information and most importantly ask for the sale.
- [Redundancy: How not to fail when everything around you is.](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/redundancy-how-not-to-fail-when-everything-around-you-is/) - When everything around you is failing your business should not. Make sure you have other access, other equipment, and other people that can help you with your process so you can continue to work with your client's.
- [What People are Saying](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-people-are-saying/) - In this talk I cover four key pieces from my clients feedback on mindset, cash flow, marketing research and general focus.
- [The 5 Core Pieces to Business Success](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/the-5-core-pieces-to-business-success/) - My experience with the 5 core pieces to business success: mindset, value, connectedness, opportunity, and action.
- [Making Mistakes - You cannot be successful without them!](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/making-mistakes-you-cannot-be-successful-without-them/) - A look at three different types of mistakes we commonly make and how they can affect our business if we don't do anything to learn from them.
- [6 "Musts" that make a Great Entrepreneur](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/6-musts-that-make-a-great-entrepreneur/) - Yesterday I had the privilege of being at an expo where Amanda Lang of CBC News was talking to Peter Aceto, the CEO of ING Direct Canada. When ING Direct Canada opened in 1997 people could not believe that there was a bank that had no physical presences. The founders of this bank knew there was a better way to ensure people could “save their money” and that was to cut out all the overhead. “How do you build a bank without a bank”, was the question they had to answer. As we know, it has become a very successful business model, started in Netherlands in 1991 and now in over 40 countries. It even has competitors, like Presidents Choice Financial launched in 1996. Someone saw the need and then looked for a solution that was not what everyone else was looking for.
- [How to Make this Your Best Year Ever: A discussion with Barb and Rich (Part 1)](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/how-to-make-this-your-best-year-ever-a-discussion-with-barb-and-rich-part-1/) - My good friend Rich Grof and I have started to record a three part series on "How to Make this Your Best Year Ever". We are discussing three different topics that helped us grow our businesses and we want to share them with you. 1. Find out what is holding you back 2. Develop one powerful revenue stream 3. Create a strong support team
- [What Makes You Lose Sleep at Night? 3 Reasons and Tips](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-makes-you-lose-sleep-at-night-3-reasons-and-tips/) - When you are the boss, the chief, the CEO, or president, there is a lot riding on what you do with your company to ensure its success. Those responsibilities creep into our sleep, wake us, and keep us up. A CEO without sleep is not as effective, so use these tips to look after yourself so you can look after your business.
- [Make Your Business Work for You](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/make-your-business-work-for-you/) - Please take this link if you would prefer to listen to this article I was having lunch with my ex-accountant some years ago. We were talking about business owners and how difficult it was to run a business on your own when she came out with a statement I found surprising. She said to me,
- [Working in Mastermind Groups – Three Things to Look for When Joining a Group](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/working-in-mastermind-groups-three-things-to-look-for-when-joining-a-group-3/) - There are a lot of types of support you can engage in to help grow your business, like mentoring, training, coaching, etc. When you commit to learning and growing using these support systems you will always take away something of value. Today I’d like to talk about three things to look for when you are thinking of joining a mastermind group to get the support you need to grow your business.
- [Time Management: Prioritizing your tasks](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/time-management-prioritizing-your-tasks/) - It is our goal to have a successful business that will support our lifestyles and allow us to live the life we dream of. What often happens it we work so hard to make our business successful we do not have time for ourselves. Here is one tip to work more effectively while freeing up your time.
- [Leadership in all aspects of life](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/leadership-in-all-aspects-of-life/) - Business owners need to use their leadership skills all the time if they want to succeed. "Leadership doesn't require getting on a soapbox and telling everyone how it's done. It's about showing people how you do it."."
- [There is no ‘I’ in ‘TEAM’ and no ‘TEAM’ in ‘BUSINESS OWNER’](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/there-is-no-no-team-in-business-owner/) - Find out who you can get on your team to help your business succeed. Every business owner should have at least one of these people as a support system for the inevitable challenges that we face as we grow our businesses.
- [5 Ways to Use Your Marketing Plan to Define Your Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/5-ways-to-use-your-marketing-plan-to-define-your-business/) - To create consistent business success you must have business goals, and to meet your business goals you must have a business plan. By defining your marketing plan first you will have mush more insight into your business needs.
- [There is so much to learn: Who do you turn to?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/test-post/) - I love technology, I love to learn, and I'm capable of learning complicated things. This is a gift and a curse. In business you cannot do everything yourself. I know I can set up my blog and my website, but I don't know where to start and with what tools. When I don't know I

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- [Business Owners looking for the way to EXIT their business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/) - What if you could make money on your business and do more, by doing less, or maybe nothing at all? The EXIT Change Process helps small business owners to create a plan to step away from fully controlling the business and even sell it, when they are ready.
- [Reaching 60? Your Legacy Starts with a Business That Can Run Without You](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/june-25-prepare-to-run-without-you-event/) - Reaching 60? It's Time to Prepare Your Business That Run Without You And Protect Everything You've Built Reaching 60? Your Legacy Starts With A Business That Can Run Without You. Don't Wait Until You're Ready to Leave to Build Value. You Have Questions. We Have Answers. Transitioning away from the day-to-day operations of your business
- [Events](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-products/workwithbarb/events/) - Do you want to work with Barb in person? Seminars, workshops and mastermind support offered at these events to help grow your business faster then you can do on your own. See this page for the next in-person event.
- [Press](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/about-blitz-business-success/interviews/) - Barb Stuhlemmer is featured on The Good Neighbour Podcast Build a Business that can Run Without You. Listen here: The Good Neighbour Podcast Building Toward an Exit 5 Things Every Business Owner Should Know Read here: Professional Photographers of America Delegating for Success: Barb Stuhlemmer Shares Her VA Success Story Have you considered having a
- [Advisory Boards (The CEO Elite)](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-products/the-power-of-leadership/) - Strategic Advisor, Business Growth, Small Tech Startup, SME, Business Owner, CEO, Confidential, Decision Making, Business planning, Support, Technology,
- [Build Freedom into your Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/build-freedom-into-your-business/) - Build Freedom Into Your Business Unlock the Systems, Structure, and Strategy To Stop Doing Everything and Go On Vacation You didn't start a business to be exhausted, overwhelmed, and stuck in the daily grind - yet here you are, holding everything together while your business quietly drains your time, energy, and freedom. If you're tired
- [Preparing to Exit will Prepare Your Business for Sustainable Success](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-products/) - Most exit plans take time: as little as 18 months and as much as several years. Knowing what has to change and how to support successful change will ensure your company continues to be successful while you are extracting yourself from the day-to-day, resulting in a business that is viable and salable.
- [Scale, Sell, or EXIT Your Business: Prepare Your Business to Run Without You NOW](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/exit-sell-scale_prepare-your-business-to-run-without-you-event_april-23/) - You Want More Time! It's Time to Prepare Your Business That Run Without You. You want more time to try new things, like Scale, Sell, or EXIT. It's time to Prepare Your Business to Run Without You. You Have Questions. Barb Has Answers. Transitioning away from the day-to-day operations of your business is a process,
- [It’s Time to Prepare Your Business to Run Without You](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/its-time-to-prepare-your-business-to-run-without-you/) - Reaching 60? It's Time to Prepare Your Business That Run Without You. Reaching 60? It's Time to Prepare Your Business to Run Without You. Don't Wait Until You're Ready to Leave to Build Value. You Have Questions. We Have Answers. Transitioning away from the day-to-day operations of your business is a process, not an event.
- [BLITZ Business Success Presents: Prepare To EXIT Accelerator Event](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-business-success-presents-prepare-to-exit-accelerator-event/) - A Free 2-Hour Interactive Workshop | January 15, 9:30 am EST To help you prepare your business to run without you, so you can, one day, exit. Attend the next Free EXIT Accelerator Event Why You Should Attend? Learn How to Prepare Your Business to Run Without You Discover the essential systems and strategiesto ensure
- [Case Study: Creating a Scalable, Saleable Business](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/case-study-scalable-sellable-business/) - Transitioning from Hands-On Coaching to Scalable, Sellable Business with Passive Income Growth Download the Full Case Study Starting Point & Challenges In July 2023, Elaine Froese came to us for, "Barb's expertise to craft a clear exit strategy and timelines. Froese stated her desire to stop 1:1 coaching by 2025, and shift her main income
- [Future-Proofing Your Business: How to Exit, Sell, or Scale Smart](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/november-accelerator-event/) - Future-Proofing Your Business: How to Exit, Sell, or Scale Smart SAVE YOUR SEAT NOW Problems You Want to Solve You work all the time and yet you feel you are not making nearly enough money. Every time you need to step away from the business, someone calls needing your help. You struggle to find trustworthy
- [BLITZ Business Success Presents: Prepare Your Business To Run Without You: An EXIT Accelerator Event](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-business-success-presents-prepare-to-exit-accelerator-event-march13/) - A Free 2-Hour Interactive Workshop | March 13, 2:00 pm EST To help you prepare your business to Run Without You, so you can, one day, exit. Attend the next Free EXIT Accelerator Event Why You Should Attend? Learn How to Prepare Your Business to Run Without You Discover the essential systems and strategiesto
- [A gift for you](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/a-gift-for-you/)
- [Testimonials](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/about-blitz-business-success/testimonials/) - Blits Business Success client testimonials: Barb has been a fixture in my life over the last few years –revisiting that time 3 things have resonated in our relationship: a drive for creative solutions to employment, perseverance in the face of adversity and an open collaborative and safe relationship to seek resolutions. I was in an incredible state of transition that included a job loss, moving communities and a failed marriage all in the span of 6 months! Barb journeyed through some tough expressions of self-doubt and denial with me to a place of renewed fulfilment and satisfaction in both employment and personal relationships.
- [About Barb Stuhlemmer MBA & BLITZ Business Success](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/about-blitz-business-success/) - Hey everyone welcome to my website for entrepreneurs. I’m really excited to be in a position to help other business owners and business leaders find the answers and support they need to grow their business and increase more income & profit.
- [Conscious Leader’s Book Writing Summit VIP Thank You](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/bwsummitvip-thanks/) - Thanks for taking me up on the offer to Ask Me Anything. Below you will find a link to my calendar. Choose a time and date that works for you. Booking appointment link On this 45 minute call you can ask me anything about your business, a business idea, your products or services, competition, marketing
- [Rogers TV Shows](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/about-blitz-business-success/rogers-tv-shows/) - Your Business was a weekly talk show aired live on Rogers TV with business owners and business experts bringing topics on the strategies and challenges that affect business owners in the Simcoe County area. Barb Stuhlemmer is a past host of this show then called Your Business with Barb. Below are the names and guests
- [Contact BLITZ Business Success](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/contact-blitz-business-success/) - BLITZ Business Success 92 Caplan Ave., Suite 512 Barrie, ON L4N 0Z7 Canada P: 705.719.5661 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 705.719.5661 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 705.719.5661 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 705.719.5661 end_of_the_skype_highlighting F: 1.866.237.1643 E: Info@BLITZBusinessSuccess.com W: www.blitzbusinesssuccess.com
- [BLITZ Business Success Blog](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-business-success-blog/) - BLITZ Business Success Blog
- [EXIT Readiness Accelerator Program](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-products/workwithbarb/exit-accelerator-program/) - Ready, Set, Freedom! Stop Being The Person Doing Everything Build a Business That Runs Without You. When you know the path, you can build a thriving business that supports your dreams! This is for the small business owner: that is not ready to exit their business yet but knows they will want to in the
- [Small Business Accelerator Event: A Free 2-Hour Interactive Workshop](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-accelerator-event-july23/) - Prepare Your Business To Run Without You: A BLITZ Accelerator Event With the power of knowing exactly what needs to change and a plan to make that change happen, you can create a business that can Run Without You so you have future options for growth and succession. July 23, 2025 | 2-4 PM EDT
- [Services](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-products/workwithbarb/) - Strategic development programs in the form of individual or group business planning or peer supported Advisory Board services for small business.
- [Prepare Your Business To Run Without You: An EXIT Accelerator Event](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/exitreadinessacceleratoreventmay28/) - If this is you: When I take time off, there is always someone calling me for help. I have a tough time finding people I can trust to take on my responsibilities. I haven't taken a full week's vacation in years. I cannot leave my business without negatively affecting my team and my clients. Attend
- [EXIT Mastermind Accelerator - Secure Your Spot](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/exit-mastermind-accelerator-product/) - Ready, Set, Freedom! Stop Being The Only Person That Has To Do Everything. Build a Business That Thrives Without You. When you know the path you can build a thriving business that supports your dreams! Our EXIT Mastermind Accelerator program provides a roadmap to success, and continued support to help you reach your 12-month goals. Choose
- [EXIT Readiness Accelerator Event](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/exit-mastermind-accelerator-product-copy/) - Learn How to Prepare Your Business to Run Without You. Stop Doing Everything Yourself! Access the recording here! If this is you: When I take time off, there is always someone calling me for help. I have a tough time finding people I can trust to take on my responsibilities. I haven't taken a full
- [Why Use Mastermind to Plan Your EXIT?](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/what-are-strategy-days/) - You are so close to having this kind of support for you in your business. Support that can: Stop you from second guessing your own value Help you make better decisions and create more viable options for growth within your business Guide you to become the type of person that we want to read about, write about, listen to, and pay to see Give you the confidence through peer respect that you cannot easily give yourself Help you grow as a business leader by providing unbiased insight, ideas, and experience to your peers. Give you support for a variety of aspects of business
- [Strategic Advisor, Trainer, and Consultant](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-products/blitz-big-thinker-mentor/) - The EXIT Change Process was developed to guide business owners, who are ready to start the process of succession in their business. This work focuses on the owner and their team, and creates a plan for a successful transition of the business.
- [BLITZ Big Thinker Master](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-products/blitz-big-thinker-master/) - This program is for you if: you have reached success in starting and maintaining a business you do not view yourself as a start-up or self-employed person you need immediate support to focus on new ideas for business development you need a safe, closed environment to discuss challenges around your ideas you have ideas that
- [BLITZ Big Thinker Expert](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-products/blitz-big-thinker-expert/) - What is included: Mastermind group meetings (max. 12 people), 120-150 min. in length, twice a month for 6 months One open Q & A call per month All mastermind call recordings available for download Membership to BLITZ Big Thinker Entrepreneur Club (6 month) Results: More value in your business, leading to more income and quicker
- [Overwhelmed and Under-supported](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/youre-not-alone-2/) - Trying to do everything yourself can be overwhelming. Even when you have help with some aspects of your business you are still the one making all the decisions for your business, your employees and your future. You cannot talk to your subordinates about your struggles and issues with the business. Your spouse may be supportive, but may not be totally committed to your ideas the same way you are. Your friends don’t have the same entrepreneurial vision as you do and cannot give you the help you need.
- [FAQ's: Working with Barb in BLITZ](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/mastermind-f-a-q/) - Program FAQ's Top coaching and mastermind questions I get asked most often
- [Conscious Leader’s Book Writing Summit VIP](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/bwsummitvip/) - Running a Business and Wanting More? Ask Barb Anything! The VIP attendees of the "Conscious Leader's Book Writing Summit" get access to me. Ask me anything about what you might need to start, maintain, or grow your business or about writing your book. This is a 45 minute video call and I will not be
- [Conscious Leader’s Book Writing Summit](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/bwsummit/) - Keep The Momentum Going! 3-month, monthly check-in, work-on, and accountability call As a thank you to everyone that joined us at the "Conscious Leader's Book Writing Summit" Barb Stuhlemmer would like to invite you to keep the momentum and implementation of what you learned, on track. This will be a monthly check-in call with your
- [Conscious Leader’s Book Writing Summit Thank You](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/bwsummit-thanks/) - You're In! You are now part of the monthly check-in, work-on, and accountability calls. These calls are for attendees of the "Conscious Leader's Book Writing Summit". The purpose of these calls is to give you a place to check in with your book-writing peers, share what you are working on, spend dedicated time doing the
- [BLITZ ezine](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/opt-in-to-our-new-email-marketing-system/) - I promise you will get value from the articles and events I share threw this bi-weekly mailing. Articles focused on how to become the entrepreneur that leads and runs a successful business Invitations to events hosted by me or by my trusted colleagues. I always have great discounts for my loyal readers as well. Resources,
- [BLITZ Brilliant Leader Advisory - Core Mastermind](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-products/blitz-big-thinker-experts-mastermind-plus-a-gift/) - Starting January 17 you could be getting all the support you need. If you sign up now, you can start your mastermind with a bonus individual coaching call with me. Let me help you set your goals and intentions for the next six months, then let the group help you find the path and meet them. Come to the BLITZ Business Success call to get more details or attend a Get Acquainted session to get started now.
- [BLITZ Big Thinker Expert Sign Up](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-products/blitz-big-thinker-expert-sign-up/) - We are currently doing an intake for BLITZ Big Thinker Expert mastermind group. Monday mornings at 9:30am Eastern. Mastermind group meetings (max. 12 people), 120-150 min. in length, twice a month for 6 months One open Q&A call per month All mastermind call recordings available for download Membership to BLITZ Big Thinker Entrepreneur Club (6
- [Thank You for Opting In](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/thank-you-for-opting-in/) - Thank you for opting in to our new email marketing system as we move to implement a new email/shopping cart system into my business. Should you require any additional assistance just drop me a note at barb@blitzbusinesssuccess.com with your questions or comments. With your success in mind, Barb Stuhlemmer Value Mentor and Director to Success
- [Thank You](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/thank-you/) - Congratulations on taking the first step to discovering how a relationship with business expert can be a great investment in your future business growth! Please choose your Level-Up Strategy Session Time using this link below. When you sign up you will be directed to a survey with 10 questions that will help me prepare for
- [Thank You for For Subscribing](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/thank-you-for-for-subscribing/) - Thank you for downloading my free webinar on "Put on Your CEO Hat - BLITZ Tool for growing your business". I have taken the foundation for this webinar from my "Put on Your CEO Hat" 2-day live conference. At the event we cover the understanding of your role in your business (Know It), the ways
- [Barb's Books](https://blitzbusinesssuccess.com/blitz-products/workwithbarb/events/aiasetlabl/) - Entrepreneur Awakening: Making the Move From Employee to Entrepreneur Whether you are new to business or starting the hard work of growing a business beyond yourself Barb's book will guide you through the "must have" strategies of business growth so you can actually do more work and service more clients. With the strategies in this
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