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Everybody gets to a point in their lives where they feel stuck. Stuck in their jobs, stuck within a particular salary range, or stuck in their businesses, etc. We all want to advance, advance, advance…but we aren’t always sure how. If you find yourself “stuck” within one of these shitty scenarios, perhaps it’s time you wake the hell up and think about taking advantage of a business coach.
What’s a business coach? A professional business coach can sit down and help you evaluate where you are, what your experience is, and where you’d like to see yourself in a reasonable amount of time. Say, five years. He or she will then help you set personal and professional goals for …
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We’ve all failed at something. Come on, admit it. We wouldn’t be human beings if we didn’t fail at something. I’m not throwing this in your face, but rather I want to tell you that failure is ok! Most of the self-made millionaires have claimed bankruptcy or went belly up before reaching true success. Failure merely helps us learn on what to do differently next time.
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As a business owner, there are 3 important lessons you need to learn from the NFL labor dispute.
Sports fans all over the United States cheered after anxiously waiting four months to hear that the NFL labor strike was averted. As I noted previously, the owner/player disagreement was a ‘textbook’ labor/management dispute. But that’s not all…if you analyze the NFL dispute in the context of any business in America, there’s a big ‘take-away’ for all entrepreneurs.
By way of a recap, the owners claimed they were not making enough of a profit, and the employees wanted raises and better benefits packages. This common scenario occurs in real life business too. So, what three lessons can entrepreneurs learn from the NFL strike?
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I’ve been in business long enough to know what it takes for a business deal to end in compromise.
I know that temperatures are at all time, sweltering highs in locations across the United States…but I’ve got to say…Are you ready for some football?!! Yeah! Bring it on! I know that you’ve been following the NFL strike like I have. It was a long, drawn out four months…but they did it. They finally reached an agreement.
Their disagreement was a textbook labor/management dispute. The business (team) owners claimed they were not making enough of a profit and the employees/players wanted raises and a better benefits package. I was confident that the owners and the players would reach an agreement. How was I so sure? …
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Invest smart. When making a large investment, such as in real estate, be sure you do your research beforehand. It seems pretty obvious, however, for some it’s not so obvious. Invest smart, don’t be a dumbass.
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Lots of people have started online businesses, but are they making any money?
The marketplace may have relocated to the Internet to some extent, but the same rules of business which have worked since the dawn of time for brick and mortar companies, still work for successful online businesses. It’s all about multiple streams. There are thousands of successful online businesses. What makes them tick is multiple streams of income and multiple streams of traffic. Let’s take a look at these two very important streams.
Successful online businesses generate multiple streams of income.
Humor me for a minute, and see if I’m not right. Pull up five or six popular online businesses on and look at the websites. Most of them allow …
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You’ve been dreaming of owning a McDonald’s franchise business since you were old enough to order a kid’s meal, but is that a good investment?
People across the country ask me this question, or a similar one. You’re experienced in business, but you got laid off…so you’re thinking about cashing in your retirement and buying a franchise business…but what are the snares and pitfalls? Here is my top ten do’s and don’ts, if you’re considering purchasing a franchise business:
Do realize this is an investment. Whether you risk cashing in your retirement, use idle cash, or borrow the money, it’s still an investment. You’ve got to do an analysis, and ‘run’ the numbers to see if the franchise business is potentially …
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Companies looking to inspire their corporate team with a guest speaker need a business coach.
All of the truly successful football teams had legendary coaches. Take Vince Lombardi and Pop Warner to name just two. These gentlemen were unbeatable when it came to finding ways to inspire their team. Year after year, they worked with their men to overcome obstacles on the playing field and off. They were role models, cheerleaders, mentors, and friends to their players.
A professional business coach can have the same effect on your team and provide an invaluable service as a guest speaker. “What is a business coach?” A business coach is an expert in the field of business who walks along side your team …
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A keynote speaker will set the tone for your corporate event, dinner, or conference.
Me..Me…Me…Meeee…huh hmm. Excuse me while I clear my throat! I have to practice my notes and tune up my voice, because I have an exciting upcoming gig as a keynote speaker. Have you ever been asked to be a keynote speaker? I have; and I love every opportunity I get. Do you know why?
First of all, just the history behind the phrase, ‘keynote speaker’ is intriguing. The phrase originally became popular in a cappella music. Before a barbershop quartet would perform, one of the guys in the group would pull a pitch pipe out of his pocket, and blow a note in to it. The note …
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A business leader with a personalized business plan is more likely to be successful, than a business leader, without one.
There is a great lyric from a song sung by Sammy Davis, Jr. in the 1960’s version of the film, Ocean’s Eleven, it goes:
“Show me a man without a dream, And I’ll show you a man that’s dead…Real Dead.”
Sammy was right! Every successful business person has a dream. For that dream to become a reality, you’ve got to know how to get there. Without a dream…without a vision…without a personalized business plan, you’re dead…real dead. Let me tell you about personalized business plans. A business plan is a written, 5 year vision of, ‘who’ you want to be as a …
