Why Vacations Just Don't Work
When you’re exhausted from working, overwhelmed, burnt-out, little visions come visiting. Visions of distant beaches, cabin hide-aways, foreign adventures. Vacation-land. And so, off you go, on vacation. And, when you come back, by noon on Monday you’re as exhausted as you were when you left. Did you take the wrong vacation? Or is there something […]
Why Dreaming Big Can Keep You Small
I remember when I was in another business, and as part of my support network we were dreaming up vision statements. I don’t exactly remember what I came up with, but something that included words like “huge,” “global,” “number one,” “best-known.” It was fun to dream that big for a little while. But… we’re only […]
Why Less Passion Is Better for Business
I just googled ‘Passion in Business’ and came up with 82,900,000 hits. And, according to the first several pages of hits, everyone says that you must have passion to succeed in business. ‘Fuel your passion’ is the watchword. Why this quest for passion? Of course, passion can feel wonderful, but do you really need it […]
How to Get Fear Off Your Business' Back
You want to know a secret? My clients and class participants all trust me to hold confidentiality with the most intimate details of their business, but I’m going to go public with one detail I know. I’m going to tell you the straight-up fact, the one that no one tells anyone else. They all get […]
Are Your Empty Actions Creating Empty Results?
Let me tell you the story of a hard-working business owner, who slowly wore himself and his business down to dust, and how he turned it around again. For those of you with a lot on your plates, I’ll tell it to you quick: Once upon a time, empty actions = empty results. Then, (dah-dah-dah-daaaaaah!) […]