Very few have the guts to Dream Big. So many of us think small. We dream in miniatures. Why? Dreaming Big is scary. Dreaming Big takes work. Is a 100K business less scary than a 1 million dollar business? Is a 10 million dollar business less scary then a 1 billion dollar business? Right now, [...] Read more »
When You Lack the Talent (for now) and the Task Is Overwhelming
One of the amazing things of having coached youth sports since I was 16 years old, is that I have now coached for 26 years in various sports (mainly basketball) and many of the players that were no taller than my waist are now bigger and faster than me, and also married with kids, and [...] Read more »
An Entrepreneur In Transition
So many entrepreneurs are in a transition period these days. If you are, you are not alone! In fact, you might be fortunate. There’s nothing like a transition to clean out old things, old habits, old relationships, and old ideas. Change is good, transitions are necessary. But transitions are also scary and disorienting. I enjoy [...] Read more »
Happy Birthday To Me
Today I’m 2 years old. (Although the calendar says I’m 42). Something grand happened when I turned 40 – I entered my second life. Now that might be deep for all of you to process on a weekend, but believe me, this is true. The year 2009, the year I turned 40 was a hell [...] Read more »
A Seasoned Professional With Too Much On His Plate To Get Marketing Focus
Are you a typical professional? So many professionals who have large practices find themselves ALONE. You may be a one-person show or have a staff of 50, but as the man-in-charge, everything falls on you, and it becomes a heavy burden. When you have to be the head coach of a team, the expert in [...] Read more »
From An Entrepreneur Who Felt Like Giving Up
I had the opportunity to speak with an entrepreneur this summer who had been dealt a number of blows as a result of some choices. These blows were financial, emotional, and spiritual. Entrepreneurs take risks, and sometimes you make choices in your business that result in ugly situations. It might be the choice of a [...] Read more »
About A Client Building An Information Marketing Business
This client came to me, a very successful professional in a private practice, wanting to take her skills as a therapist and apply them to a grander dream within a niche. She has a core passion and skill set that I helped her refine to a highly targeted niche. This will help her market more [...] Read more »
About A Client Building A Coaching Business
A client came to me desiring to get marketing focus for her coaching business, and finally launch a coaching program. She was constantly bombarded by new information products, guru newsletters, and marketing tactics. None of these things moved her business forward. Are you constantly distracted by the next new thing? Are you believing that by [...] Read more »
“If You Know They Will Come, Build It”
This is a play on a famous line from one of my all-time favorite movies, “Field of Dreams”. In this movie, Kevin Costner hears a voice tell him, “If you build it, he will come”. GREAT line, great premise, but for you the entrepreneur, let the voice you hear in your head say, ”If you know [...] Read more »
