Archive for: October, 2008

Different Ways You Can Define Yourself – Part II of IV


Do you wish you could squeeze just a little more success out of your business? Maybe the objectives you are looking to accomplish can be slightly more ambitious.

In this four part series, I describe different ways you can define yourself that may affect the success of your business. I also explain ways you can teach yourself to stretch your goals even further so you can demand more progress out of your enterprise.

In part 2 of this series, I describe: the Above Average Achiever. [click to continue...]

Different Ways You Can Define Yourself – Part I of IV


Do you consider yourself successful? As a business owner, or even as the primary beneficiary of your own success, it is extremely important to define yourself as optimistically as possible.

Unfortunately, many don’t see themselves in a positive light. Therefore, in this four part series, I will describe the different ways one can define themselves and how they can improve their self concept of their business aptitude and success.

The first self definition I will be covering is: the successful overachiever. [click to continue...]

Persistence Can Save Your Business


Not making any sales yet? Hang in there! Becoming profitable can be a long and difficult ride and requires a lot of persistence to get there.

If you are committed to your business and want it to work, the best way to ensure that this happens is to be persistent and to continually test and tweak your marketing strategies.

Knowing the importance of persistence, here are some points to consider on the merits of persistence, as well other considerations to think about when staying the course. [click to continue...]

Why YOUR New Business Wont Fail


Four out of five new businesses fail. This is a frightening statistic.

However, there are many simple reasons why this can happen and as long as you approach your business with a level head, take calculated risks and know your market and industry, you have significantly less to worry about.

Below are some reasons why your new business wont end up as a statistic.

Everyone else’s capabilities don’t reflect yours [click to continue...]

How to Make Steep Goals More Manageable


Do you have mounting objectives that seem impossible to scale? Do you wish there was a way to make them more manageable?

Those of you who have practiced aiming high, you may have noticed that this creates a seemingly large workload for you. It turns out that there is a basic but proven way to handle large and insurmountable tasks, a technique called “Small Wins”.

I will discuss the small wins strategy and also a key philosophy of former General Electric CEO, Jack Welch and how these two techniques work together in achieving high aiming, steep goals. [click to continue...]