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We tend to wrap a lot of who we are up in what we do. For many of us in business, life has gotten more competitive, busy, and stressful, so we don’t need to be sabotaging ourselves on top of it all.
As an entrepreneur, leader […]
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What can happen when people feel disconnected from others and lack a sense of purpose or significance?
If you are aware of events making the news recently, it turns out things can get pretty ugly at the extreme.
The average full-time employee spends one-third of their weekly hours either at work, traveling to and from work, or preparing for work. If you are a […]
Tired of preaching to the choir or confronting your most vocal opponents and seeing no real change or impact from your efforts?
Maybe you are talking to the wrong people.
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The longer you hang out online, the more you realize that society seems to be getting more polarized on just about every issue. Politicians are getting compared to Hitler or Stalin. Vague statements, with little basis in fact, are made to back […]
Tremendous Life Radio, hosted by Todd Weaver, is an interview format show that brings people to the show on a variety of topics from business to personal development. Guests range from the currently famous to up and coming writers, speakers and entrepreneurs. Todd has been able to get some pretty impressive […]
I’ve met a lot of really interesting entrepreneurs and business owners over the years. Almost every single one of them had either a passion for serving that made them stand out or a product or service offering that had great value.
In marketing people often refer to their unique selling proposition or selling point (USP).
The definition of unique is:
“Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.” ~ Google
Here is the thing.
Unless you […]
In this post on I talk about what you need to do to set your business up so that it can survive a personal crisis on your end. The good news is that doing this today will also make your business much better for you NOW.
Read the article at Entrepreneur "5 Things to Work on to Protect Your Business Before a Crisis Hits"
(Note: This post reached number 8 on the most popular list.)
Sometimes lessons come from places you don’t expect and still impact you many years later.
About 22 years ago, I was 28 and taking horse riding lessons. I rode English and if you are familiar with the style, the saddle is quite small compared to Western. I mention that because it becomes somewhat relevant later in this story.
I think I ended up in that style in the […]
Is your business set up to support you during challenging personal times or will it become an additional burden out of neglect; robbing you of income when you need it most and even potentially everything you've invested in it?
My name is Peter. Today I don’t feel like working.
Yet there are a hundred things screaming for my attention.
I should be able to focus but I can’t. My mind is elsewhere, outside of the business […]
Most entrepreneurs and business owners can pick and set goals. The problem is that without a concrete plan, the likelihood of achieving that strategy is greatly reduced.
"However, the bridge between setting a goal and realizing that goal is the ability to support your vision with a strategic plan. That means devising the plan, focusing on the plan, and executing the plan. And this is where most strategies turn to mush." ~ Doug Wagner on Entrepreneur.com
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Sometimes we set goals based on realistic but incremental accomplishments.
Do more of the same except a little faster.
Add 100 subscribers to our newsletter this month. This means hundreds of personal touch points; in person, on the phone or by email.
What if you change the goal to 500? Or 1000? Or 5000?
You won’t get there incrementally.
You have to innovate or get creative up front.
What would you have to do differently to get to the much bigger goal?
Learn some new […]