March 25, 2016

What Do You Want?

Of all the questions I ask, the one that gets the most lies in response is “What do you want?” I found that very few entrepreneurs really know. The most...
March 24, 2016

How To Turn An Argument Into A Productive Discussion

If you think about how many hours you spend with colleagues per week, it is easy to see why you may sometimes find yourself smack dab in the middle of...
March 22, 2016

The Rise Of The Micro-Enterprise

Micro-enterprise has a pretty nice ring to it, doesn’t it? It even sounds like you’re part of something bigger than your office-in-a-box, because you are! Would you believe that around...
March 18, 2016

Have Great Client Meetings in These 12 Unexpected Places

Holding meetings with clients is a given. At some point just about all entrepreneurs need to meet with their client. But where you meet can make a big difference. So...
March 17, 2016

The Right Way To Ask For Help

At one point or another, we all need some form of help, but very few of us really know how to ask for it in the right way. And if...
March 16, 2016

Trusting Your Gut Can Be A Dangerous Move. Here’s Why…

For the record, I’m a big fan of trusting your gut.  There are more success stories than I can count that rely on entrepreneurs who trusted their instincts and profited...
March 11, 2016

Good Criticism vs Bad Criticism

I finished a speech last month and hustled to the back of the room to autograph books.  It is my mini-rockstar moment and I love it thoroughly.  Until I get...
March 10, 2016

Empower Any Employee With 3 Questions

You can’t do it all by yourself.  I don’t care how brilliant you are, at some point, if you want to scale up your business, you’re going to have to...
March 9, 2016

The Increasing Cost Of Doing Business

Have you ever noticed that the majority of business articles point to the (very real) fact that it is getting more expensive to run a business? Your employees don’t ask...
March 8, 2016

Naysay The Naysayer

When the naysayer says, “What if it’s a flop?” Ask them, “What if it isn’t?" When the naysayer says, “What makes you think you can do it?” Ask them, “Why...

Naysay The Naysayer

When the naysayer says, “What if it’s a flop?” Ask them, “What if it isn’t?”

When the naysayer says, “What makes you think you can do it?” Ask them, “Why would I ever think I can’t?”

When the naysayer says “You will never succeed!” Tell them, “I think you have me confused with someone else… yourself.”