For more than two months, I didn't write down a task list in my notebook. Yet I've written frequently on this blog about thinking on paper and the importance of handwritten task lists. So why did I go without it for such an extended period of time? Transitions Over the last several months, my … [Read more...]
Why My Sales Funnel Is On A Pivot
Image Credit “Sales funnel” is a phrase some folks use to describe their sales process. For most business models, sales is a numbers game. You need to get the word out to lots of people in order for a certain percentage of them to become revenue producing customers. The fact that my sales funnel … [Read more...]
2015 Three Words
Over the last several years, I’ve been sharing my annual plan for business success for the coming year. I start by choosing three words that define where I want to be 12 months from now. Then I turn those words into a visual map; which is the image I’ve included with this post. Before I get … [Read more...]
Why routine in your life is an excellent business strategy
Know those days when you just feel "off?" We all have those days; and when I look back over the last several months I've found a common thread in those days. In general, my daily routines got messed up one way or another. Routines in your personal and business life allow you to be calm, focused, … [Read more...]
Why Helping Others Is An Awesome Business Strategy
Helping others can be a tricky topic because it likely has a different meaning for each of us. For you it might mean donating clothing or other gently used household items to a charitable organization. For others it might mean giving money to a charitable cause. It could also mean giving your time … [Read more...]
My take on impacting the future
Photo Credit Over the last few months my mantra has become: "Focus on what can be - not what is or has been - because you can only impact the future." It's pointless to waste your time and energy worrying about the choices you've made that got you to where you are today. Instead focus that time … [Read more...]
Smiling and Dialing
Photo Credit Perhaps you've heard the expression in business that "nothing happens until someone sells something." Smiling and dialing is an important step in the sales process. If you want to increase sales you have to do more than just let people know your product exists. You have to sell them … [Read more...]
Finding your footing when business cycles change
This is the fifth and final installment in "The Business of Hiking" series. The previous four installments focused on business strategies I was reminded of on specific hikes during a recent trip to the Smoky Mountains. This post discusses the more general topic of approaching life's ups and downs … [Read more...]
Rainbow Falls: Take risks off the beaten path
Every single one of us has a different tolerance for how we take risks. For example, we climbed right past the sign that read, "Warning: Climbing on Falls Hazardous Stay on Constructed Trail ..." not because we are stupid, but because as a group we have confidence in our hiking ability. Do I … [Read more...]
Alum Cave Bluff: Knowing your own pace
Hiking with a group can be a tricky proposition, especially when the group is composed of young folks, older folks, folks carrying backpacks and folks stopping to take pictures along the way. Not everyone in the group will have the same pace on the trail, and that can be disconcerting to some at … [Read more...]
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