You Have To Start

You Have To Start

I love working with entrepreneurs and visionaries, but you wouldn’t believe how many want to create million-dollar businesses yet won’t take the first step to get there.  That’s like someone saying they’ll hike Mount Everest when they haven’t tried hiking before....
Are you being transparent with yourself?

Are you being transparent with yourself?

I hear all the time from people making $400-$500,000 that they still feel they’re scraping by on a college kid’s budget. That usually means they are focusing on their business revenue but aren’t being transparent about their expenses. When we only look at cash coming...
Confidence Leads to Influence

Confidence Leads to Influence

This is not a political post. But while we inch our way to election day, the media is ripe with examples of the Attitude of Confidence.  The Attitude of Confidence suggests that when you exude belief and trust in yourself (including what you say and how you act),...
Are You Using Your Superpowers?

Are You Using Your Superpowers?

I see it all the time.  People take their gifts for granted. They see their zone of genius as common, believing that anyone can do what they can.  If that were true, tons of other people would be making money doing what they themselves already do.  We need to own our...
Create Your Own Opportunities

Create Your Own Opportunities

I have a client who works for someone else and believes that since that person is connected with all the “right” people, it’s just a matter of time before the doors of opportunity swing open for them, too.  There are problems with this approach. Waiting on other...
Are you living your values?

Are you living your values?

I recently read an article about a business owner who, because of the current economy, tried to undercut a new hire’s salary requirement. His words to the recruiter (paraphrased), “She’s out of a job and has been for awhile. I don’t have to pay what she’s asking for.”...