#0049 Make me Feel WARM Inside
You know that FEELING you get when you see an old friend and they give you a HUG. When you catch a WARM Smile from your Grandma. WHEN your kids say “I Love you Daddy”…
Tag: Achieving your Goals
#0048 One Step AHEAD
If you can ANTICIPATE what your Customers next need/want is, AND you can provide this to them before they ask, then you have reached the HOLY GRAIL of Customer Service. It doesn’t have to be…
#0047 Take the BLAME
What do you do if your Business SCREWS UP and your Customer suffers? Do you POINT blame at your staff, do you blame the ECONOMY, do you look to DEFLECT blame on to anyone but you?…
#0046 Coping with DISTRACTIONS
I should be an EXPERT on this topic. I have 3 small children under 6 and they are CONSTANTLY interrupting me. Short of LOCKING them out of my home office (and sound-proofing it) it’s pretty…
#0045 Bring out your Inner Child
When we were CHILDREN it was easy to look at a cardboard box and see anything but. It was an AEROPLANE, it was a racing car, it was a castle. As we get older all…
#0044 MONEY is not the OBJECTIVE
When I ask NEW Entrepreneurs what their goal is in going into Business, invariably they say to make a million dollars. Money is a means to an END When I ask the same question of…
#0042 Learn from Other Peoples MISTAKES
or better still, learn from their SUCCESSES. Life is WAY too short to learn just from your own mistakes so as part of the CIRCLE of learning why not take a look around you to…
#0040 SELL your Business NOW
Well at least be ready to SELL your Business no matter what stage your are at. Be ready to sell your Business even if you NEVER intend to sell. Here’s my Logic: If a Business…
#0039 The Silver Bullet you have been looking for
Have you been SEARCHING for a silver bullet that will kick start your business and make you a million dollars? You are not alone. People spend years LOOKING, try a few, maybe make a few…
#0038 How Do Your Customers RATE?
When we first START a Business we often take on ALL and any customers we can get our hands on in an attempt to cover COSTS as quickly as possible. What then happens is that…
#0036 Actions Speak LOUDER than Words
The difference I see between SUCCESSFUL Entrepreneurs and Business Owners who barely make a living is ACTION. There are those who work IN their Business trying hard to keep UP and then there are those…
#0035 Don’t JUST Communicate to be Understood
Don’t JUST Communicate to be Understood, but Communicate so as NOT to be misunderstood. How many times has your communication with someone been MIS-INTERPRETED and the pursuing action been incorrect? I bet often. The problem…
#0032 The Marketing Landscape has CHANGED
Go back just 5 years ago and try and remember what WAS available to you to get your MESSAGE out there; Yellow Pages, Newspapers, Website, Magazines most of which would cost you a small FORTUNE…
#0028 Don’t QUIT Now
Running a business is often FRUSTRATING, challenging, painful, EMOTIONAL, tiring etc etc. But when you are ready to give up and pack your bags… I think it was Confucius that said: “When you are ready…
#0027 Small Steps EVERY Day
People often ask me “How do you do it Jewels? You always seem to get things done” and my response is always the same and often frustratingly SIMPLE. Take Small Steps EVERY DAY By achieving…
#0026 In a PERFECT World
In a PERFECT World, my Small Business would……… (fill in the blanks for me in the comments. Have some fun with it)
#0025 My tools DON’T work
A long time ago a friend of mine was regularly entering bicycle races and at first he kept LOSING. So he’d go back to the bike store and ask to UPGRADE parts to make the…
#0022 Small Business FINALLY overtakes Corporates
YEP, it’s true… In years gone by, if you wanted to use the BEST TECHNOLOGY you had to work for a Corporate. They were the only ones who could AFFORD the latest technology. They were…
#0018 PERSISTENCE makes PROFIT
How many things have you started and not finished? You had a good idea, went in head first only to lose momentum and give up before the end. I see it all the time and…
#0010 WEALTH or WAGE?
Have you created an Asset worth something or have you created a wage (or less) for yourself? Most of us go into business with a FABULOUS set of goals in mind often including wealth, freedom…