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Tough Love for Business Podcast Archive

Find previous episodes of topics that you might have missed.
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Are you unselling your prospects?

Are your customers saying yes to your solution and you keep talking? You keep talking and eventually you talk them out of the sale. Find out what you are doing and what you can do to change that ‘unselling’ habit to develop better selling skills and knowing when to close the sale. Are you unselling your prospects?  Click here &
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Employees Might Not Want What You Want

Frustrated by your employees not thinking like an owner? How would your organization benefit from allowing your employees to determine the “how” or the path to a goal while you concentrate on the goal & the results. How are you helping your employees to get what they want so you get what you want? Interested in exploring this area of
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Goal Accomplishing depends on where you’re at right now

Have you ever felt like time has gone by and you’ve accomplished nothing? But is that really true? Are you sure you haven’t accomplished anything? Another aspect of great goal setting is understanding where you’ve come from and where you are right now. Listen as Mike and Jackie discuss knowing what you’ve already accomplished is highly important to accomplishing your
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Is your team focused on the right competitor?

Is it better to focus, as a team, on competing with the outside world? Sometimes competition might feel like it’s coming from within the company… How does internal competition help or hinder your company? Mike and Jackie explain who, what and when to focus on competitors.  Want a team focused on solving customers problems? Need help getting there? Click here
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Are you seeking perfection in your decision making? Stop it!

In today’s episode Jackie & Mike discuss choosing wisely between two good options when neither one is perfect. Indecision when things aren’t perfect causes inactivity. Inactivity slows down momentum and does not solve any problems or grow any business. Learn about this decision making process. Need help making decisions more quickly? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to
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Leadership lessons to attract a championship team

How can you tell if you’re leading your way to a championship team?  Wondering why your team is not listening to you? Do you have team coordination? Are you getting in the way of your team doing their best work?  “A” leader are what attracts “A” players to your team.  Want to know more about how to be an “A”
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How can busy equal lazy in business?

Busyness requires you to give control of your time to anyone who wants to take it. Busyness keeps you from the hard work of setting priorities, picking goals and managing your time. Learn how to choose to be less busy/lazy & more productive in your business. Want to invest your time and energy on the right things? Click here to
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Reasons why it can’t happen now…or can it?

Do you feel like the world controls you? Do you believe it can’t happen now because a recession is coming? That is just an excuse. Instead of “I can’t”, how do you focus on “how can I”?    Are you making excuses or want to work with what is in front of you?  Click here & take advantage of a complimentary
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Manifesting – I am’s

I am’s are the verbalize part of IVVM (Idealize, Visualize, Verbalize, Materialize). Learn more about how I am statements can change your identity to fit your values and beliefs as a business.  How changing your mindset can help you get the results you want in your business. Think you need to work on your mindset so you can set yourself
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Business can be an Infinite Game

The Infinite Game is a book written by Simon Sinek. Business is an infinite game because it continues past the players. If your business is infinite, it will go on well after you’re either gone or out of the business. Listen as Mike and Jackie discuss business as an infinite game.  Do you want to play the infinite game in
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