Today we’re going to talk about the importance of trust. Building trust is fundamental to success in business (and life in general). The good news: The majority of what you can do to build trust is FREE. The challenge: It’s a mindset and a practice. So let’s take a look at some ways you can both break or build trust.
I thought I’d tackle a common cause of fear among business owners, and that’s public speaking. Most of us have financial goals for ourselves this year. As business owners, achieving those goals probably involves expanding our brand awareness. It’s tough to make money when not enough people know your business exists.
A common New Year’s resolution is being better at managing our money. How many of us have experienced the sheer joy of finding money? It could be in your couch, or pants that have been through the wash. It could even be just a quarter laying on the sidewalk. There is just something about finding money that puts pep in our step. So why is it that we don’t go looking for cash in our own business? I think part of it has to do with shame. Small business owners are really hard on themselves. When we make a mistake,…
Coming up on a new year is a good time to talk about a process for goal setting and planning. Unless you’re applying for some kind of financing, there’s no need for a small business owner to do a 10-year business plan. If Covid has taught us anything, it’s how quickly things can change.
Let’s look at how to assemble a Core Team that both protects your business in an emergency and lessens your day-to-day stress.
Many of the problems I see in businesses — if not relationships in general — stem from either a misunderstanding of others or a focus on our challenges rather than our strengths. So I’m doing a 4-part Dear Coach series on the DISC behavioral types to help us better recognize our own motivations as well as others’. Today I’m featuring The S, who is The Supporter.
Many of the problems I see in businesses — if not relationships in general — stem from either a misunderstanding of others or a focus on our challenges rather than our strengths. So I’m doing a 4-part Dear Coach series on the DISC behavioral types to help us better recognize our own motivations as well as others’. Today I’m featuring The I, who is The Influencer.
Many of the problems I see in businesses — if not relationships in general — stem from either a misunderstanding of others or a focus on our challenges rather than our strengths. So I’m going to do a 4-part Dear Coach series on the DISC behavioral types to help us better recognize our own motivations as well as others’. Today I’m featuring The D who is The Director.
I am often asked questions about how to improve a company’s marketing efforts, so in today’s Dear Coach I’m excited to talk about why I created my online marketing course.
I’ve been studying behavioral analysis, and the DISC assessment in particular, since I started my practice in 2006. The whole point of using tools like the DISC is to move what we sense to be true about ourselves into conscious action. A big challenge with applying self awareness is the one-size-fits-all solution, which is prevalent in marketing.
Today’s Dear Coach is about how to create 100 potential referral partners with one simple exercise. Trying to get the word out about your services or products can feel overwhelming, and it’s hard to know where to start. The “10 x 10” exercise brings focus and a process to that effort, as well as make intros feel more like a warm up than a cold call.
