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How I Settled On My 2021 Mantra

December 22, 2020 By Jim Raffel

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For the last several years, I have been settling on a personal mantra which guides the way I live my life over the next year. I find each of these mantras become a part of who I am and stays with me long after the year has passed. As a result, I've learned to be careful about the words I settle on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Strategy, motivation, personal development

Reversing the Pivot

November 30, 2020 By Jim Raffel

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My colleague Shelby Sapusek and I published a few posts about the business pivot we made during the Covid-19 pandemic on the ColorCasters blog. Those stories dealt with the process of pivoting our business to survive during the pandemic and so far we've been able to do that. This story is a bit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Strategy

Letting go and finding the flow

January 1, 2016 By Jim Raffel

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Over the last several years, my first post each January has explained my plan for the coming year. This year is no different; except I arrived at my 2016 plan in a different way. While it didn't start out that way, 2015 turned out to be a year of letting go and finding the flow instead of making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Strategy, motivation, personal development, Writing

Back to the notebook

August 3, 2015 By Jim Raffel

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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...]

Filed Under: Business Strategy

Why My Sales Funnel Is On A Pivot

February 3, 2015 By Jim Raffel

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...]

Filed Under: Business Strategy, sales

2015 Three Words

January 1, 2015 By Jim Raffel

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...]

Filed Under: Business Strategy, goals, motivation, personal development

Why routine in your life is an excellent business strategy

August 26, 2014 By Jim Raffel

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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...]

Filed Under: Business Strategy, personal development, Uncategorized

Why Helping Others Is An Awesome Business Strategy

August 19, 2014 By Jim Raffel

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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...]

Filed Under: Business Strategy, motivation, personal development

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