A Powerful Resource To Get You Out Of Your Holding Pattern In Business
Despite all the information you consume and all the work you do in your business, it’s still really easy to get stuck. The most challenging thing about being stuck is that oftentimes it isn’t obvious that we are stuck. If you feel like you might be in a rut then here are some things you can do to get out. If you aren’t sure if you are in a rut try these things anyway. Before I get into the resources let me tell you about some recent inspiration that I received that help get me out of my rut. I spent some time in Houston, TX recently working on my
How a Mentor helps you Win
You know where to find a mentor, why we fail to use mentors and how to set up a mentor relationship. The next question is why use a mentor? What exactly is the benefit to me? When you own your business everything is on you. When you make a mistake that costs money, it comes out of your pocket. This is hard for new business owners to grasp initially when they have come from corporate America jobs where you are playing with house money. In the short term you would rather not have this concept learned by making an error in judgement that you pay dearly for. Mentors can help
Mentoring and Masterminds- Structured Service to Others
A couple of great tools for serving others in business is through mentoring and mastermind groups. While there is no right or wrong answer to which is best, you may want to decide which avenue would be best for you personally to start. We will break down and give some examples of each of these underutilized resources for personal success and how you can serve others through these tools. When you think of mentoring, you tend to think or organizations like Big Brothers, Big Sisters or some other charitable group. In business and in life in general we seem to not want to take advantage of people as resources. Sometimes
What do smart business owners do
It’s funny to read the majority of traditional news outlets talk about small business ownership. If you didn’t know better from reading their articles, you would swear that we are all a bunch of whining, fearful incompetents. Are they right? So what is it that smart business owners do to get through these tough times? Forward to a story written yesterday about Jon Erisey owner of Power Media. http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2009/01/jon_erisey_of_power_media_says.html The story captures the essence of how a lot of small business owners run their business as Jon states “by the seat of my pants”. What I really appreciated about Jon’s story was hos self awareness. Instead of blaming the economy
Spending too much time trying to figure out what your business should look like?
Have you ever thought about starting a business and then wondered what you could actually do out in the marketplace? Have you ever stopped wondering about it as soon as you realized that the answer wasn’t sitting right in front of your face? The reality is that for some, a business opportunity does fall into your lap. For most it does not. For the people where the business does seem to fall into their lap, I would bet that in the majority of the cases, they put themselves in a position to receive the opportunity. It didn’t just materialize into thin air. What to do for the rest who may
Save yourself from mediocrity
Inspiration recently came to me as I was sitting in church. I had recently set out on a new business venture and although I wasn’t looking for verification that my choice was the right one, I received affirmation anyway through “The Parable of the Talents” in the gospel of Matthew. You can read the story here. http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Matthew+25:14-30. I will admit that even when you are pretty sure you are doing the right thing, it’s always nice to hear something that drive it home. When it comes to the challenge of discovering and living Soul Purpose, a little verification here and there doesn’t hurt. For the fearless individuals out there that
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