Mindset

The Perfect Hobby

I am reading The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod and it has me thinking (and exercising). I am so focused on work all the time, that it can be exhausting....

Growth Happens When You Say Ouch

I meet with my mastermind once a month.  We sit down together for five hours to discuss our business (and personal) challenges. This past week, I was the first to...

Are You Using The Strategy That Puts You In Front?

During my freshman year of high school I played football. I sucked. I sat the bench for every game and was effectively a human punching bag at practice. I was...

7 Techniques To Help Permanently Remove Stress

The good news is that we are more productive than ever. Way more productive.  That bad news is we are more stressed than ever.  Everyone is.  It has become a...

How To Increase Your Confidence Instantly

Confidence isn't about other people.  Confidence is really about the stories we tell ourselves in our heads.  It’s revealed in our body language, our word choices, and the image we...

Improve Your Office Productivity By Making 6 Changes

Too often we conflate being productive with quirky new apps designed to help us do a million things at once.  Now don’t get me wrong…I love gadgets and apps as...

Double The Results, Half The Effort

What are you working on right now? I want you to pause just for a moment and ask a question about it: “How do you double the results with half...

Storytelling Can Kill Your Message

We tell stories because they paint pictures in people’s minds. When we get an audience – whether it’s one person or 2500 – thinking creatively and engaged in our story,...

Grow Your Business Faster By Paying Yourself

When I’m consulting with clients looking to invigorate and grow their businesses, one question I often ask is: “Who’s your most valuable employee?”  They inevitably give me the wrong answer....

The Biggest Competitive Advantage Goes To Small Businesses

Every entrepreneur knows that starting and growing a small business is a challenge.  We don’t have the enormous resources – financial and otherwise – that the big guys do, and...

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