business growth

I get the same phone call every few weeks. Different voice, same story."It's just been slow." A quiet month, maybe two. They're sure it'll turn around because it always has before. Sometimes they're right. Most of the time, they're wrong. Twenty-one years of doing this, and I can usually tell ... Read More

AI Is a Relationship, Not a Search Engine Here is where most people go wrong. They type one question, read one answer, and either use it or close the tab. That is not how this works. Working with AI well looks more like a conversation — a back-and-forth where you ... Read More

Before a prospect picks up the phone, before a referral passes along your name, before someone decides whether to open your email - they have already looked you up on LinkedIn. That is just how it works now. And here is the problem. Most of us have used that space ... Read More

I have spent over two decades working with small business owners, and I can tell you with certainty that some of the most brilliant, driven, high-functioning entrepreneurs I have ever met have spent years believing something was wrong with them.They were told — by a teacher, a doctor, a parent, ... Read More

Meet Karen Mitchell, 54, Management ConsultantChallenge: Karen sat across from me with her arms crossed and a look I've seen a hundred times - equal parts frustration and embarrassment. "I know what you're going to say," she started. "I've known for years." After 20 years as a respected management consultant, ... Read More

I am bringing back something I used to do years ago, The Monday Tip, but with a new name. Every Monday, I'll send you a real business lesson from my 50 years working with entrepreneurs. These are the Monday Business Lessons, and they're based on my trademarked program, The Truth ... Read More

One of the biggest patterns we see in both entrepreneurs and professionals is this: people don’t struggle because they lack talent or drive - they struggle because their boundaries are unclear. When boundaries are weak, everything becomes heavier. Our schedules fill up with commitments we didn’t truly choose. Our workdays ... Read More

Joyce Patterson, 51, had built a successful consulting practice - smart, capable, and committed to helping others streamline their businesses. But behind the success, she carried a quiet frustration. Most days, by 4 PM, she’d look up from her desk and think, “What happened to my day?” Her hours were ... Read More

I need to vent briefly because something's been driving me nuts lately. You know how much I love working with small business owners, right? But I'm seeing somebehavior that frustrates me. It's not because people are ill behaving, everyone's just distractedand overwhelmed, and maybe we have gotten too comfortable with ... Read More

Now is the time to Accelerate Your Business Growth I hope you have plans to rest and have some peace and fun today! As we approach Independence Day, when we celebrate the birth of a nation, it's important to reflect on the commonalities between this significant event and the journey ... Read More