Staying motivated
Being a small business owner means you have to wear many hats: bookkeeper, marketer, sales manager, chief bottle washer etc.. It’s hard keeping all the balls in the air. But if you suffer from seasonal affective disorder, January and February can be a real struggle. I know, because I have SAD too. This means in […]
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We’ve all heard the saying that it takes a village to raise a child. However, if there’s one thing I’ve learned after surviving five years in business is that it also takes a village to raise a business. When I was in my mid-20s I actually tried to start my own business doing very much
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Why is it that some people seem to move ahead by leaps and bounds while other people who are perhaps more talented seem to be left behind in the dust? Seth Godin said it best in Linchpin: Are You Indispensable. He wrote: “Real artists ship.” What did he mean? You don’t have to be the
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If you are in business you must focus on making a profit. Without profit, without earning descent money, you don’t have a business, you have a hobby. Putting your focus on profit doesn’t make you a Ferengi. It is a necessary part of the business world. When you have a j-o-b, someone else is responsible
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The other day I was listening to the Marketing Over Coffee podcast featuring an interview with Seth Godin, talking about his new book Linchpin. While the entire podcast was interesting – as always – there was one section in particular that stood out. Godin said, “real artists ship.” By artists, he didn’t necessarily mean people
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I was chatting with my accountability partner on Monday. We were both coming off a week where we got little done. And neither of us felt particularly guilty or frustrated. As Helene said, “We Canadians have such a short time with good weather we need to take advantage of it.” It’s not just Canadians. All
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This past weekend the Toronto Blue Jays had a reunion weekend celebrating the two World Series wins in 1992 and 1993. In the weeks leading up to the weekend, Joe Carter gave a ton of interviews promoting the event. Any Blue Jays fan remembers Carter leaping with joy after he caught the final out to
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We’ve all heard the saying, “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” This saying isn’t always applicable. I’ll never get the Martha Stewart good housekeeping award because I firmly believe vacuuming, dusting and laundry should always be put off as long as possible (unless I’m down to my emergency underwear). But when
Yesterday I wrote about the benefits of being part of a mastermind group. However, any mastermind is only as strong as its members. So if you are creating (or joining an existing group) choose wisely. How many? Unfortunately, there is no hard and fast rule about what’s the optimum number for a successful mastermind group.
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If you’ve been in business for more than five minutes you’ve probably heard the term mastermind. Many online programs, courses and mentoring programs call themselves mastermind groups. And while these programs may be useful, informative and help you grow your business, they are usually not true mastermind groups. So what is a mastermind? It is
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