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All things are not important. Actually, most things don't matter at all. Most work you do doesn't pay off. Many relationships don't get you where you want to go. And most ideas won't make a difference. If you are not able to
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I often have the outsider's perspective to someone's business or life. And it's easy to have ideas about what could work to improve revenue, productivity and efficiency. But simply putting them forth is not as effective as being a bit more deliberate about presenting
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I wish I were not always a creature of habit. But I'm afraid I fall into routines and comfort zones like anyone else. Those grooves carved out in my brain pull me towards a self-automation that is hard to break. It has it's advantages. I don&
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Think about all the interaction you will have in the next week. The flow of emails, calls, texts, posts, and content will be coming your way without pause. It is relentless. I'm sure you, like everyone around you, can relate to being overwhelmed by it all. Our tools
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I like big ideas. But the problem with a lot of big ideas is to hone in on the numbers and the reality. So, if you had a choice of: A. Working with 10 people for $1,000 B. Getting 100 people to pay $100 C. Winning 1,000 people
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I recently consulted with a Graphic Designer about her strengths as she was seeking to maximize her business. We spent an our on the phone going over her scores. This is the summary report of her style and strengths:The key to success is to find opportunities where your line
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Most people in business fill the demand side that already exists. We know we want medical checkups, maid services and cable TV. They are packaged to meet the demand and the competition gets fierce quickly as a result. And then it's a race to the bottom. Pricing drops
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius…and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. ~ E.F. Schumacher You may have been in those meetings as well. You know the ones where insanity seems to be
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When you are working for someone - a client, boss or your employees, even - you have a deal, whether spoken or unspoken. There is mutual expectation on what you can and will deliver. I don't like being in low trust relationships. They are fraught with stress and
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"Everyone has an idea. But it's really about executing the idea and attracting other people to help you work on the idea." ~ Jack Dorsey You can't own an idea. But you can own the execution of an idea. I might have a new way
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Getting to action is one of the harder and rarer things in life. In a given day, I hear lots of ideas. Everyone has them. And there's something about the sound of our own voice that must comfort us. We like to talk, partly to clarify our thinking,
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Paying bills can be a drag. They are the nuisance of our modern existence in many ways. Miss a bill and it can create some angst and hits to your credit. Well, I like simple and powerful systems for doing business and life. I work with clients all the time