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Year End Planning
There is no literature in the world that says that you should run your business or your life without a plan. The majority of businesses and lives, for that matter, don’t have a plan. The biggest reason is that people don’t really know how to create a plan or how to set goals. However, it’s easy if you have an
The Long Arc of Time
The long arc of time is the concept that it feels like time goes slowly even though time is happening at the same pace it always has been. The arc of time can be bent in your favor by doing things consistently and looking at the data. Data has no emotion or feeling, which can make things seem very slow
One Person Can Sink the Whole Ship
Would you allow an employee to choose not to get better? If you have one person who doesn’t want to grow through training/learning/coaching and you let them stay, there is a clear message to your team that you don’t believe in growth. Do you have people on your team who are choosing to resist where the company is going? Take
When Employees Feel Like You Don’t Care
Do your employees feel like you care about them as people? What difference would it make to your company if your company really felt like you cared about your individual employees? Listen as Mike and Jackie explore this very important aspect of your business. Want to know if your employees feel valued? If yes, take advantage of a complimentary business
Blame Keeps You In The Past
As an emotion, blame is disempowering. Blame is all about people, whereas excuses are about a thing or situation. As you grow as the leader, your team grows. A culture that allows blame is not a championship culture. If this sounds like you, listen as we discuss how to fix it. Do you need an objective person to ask you
Surprise!
Something comes up that you weren’t expecting, which comes as a total surprise. Surprise… there’s a pandemic. Surprise… interest rates are up to 8%. Surprise… your employees are all quitting. When you experience something that you weren’t expecting, you have choices about how to react and how it affects you. The idea is not to allow but to move forward
Setting Goals Even If Your Busy
Do you want your business to do more for you but find yourself saying “I’m so busy and don’t want to be,” yet struggle to change? Listen as Mike and Jackie dispense a little tough love so that you hear how it is. If this is an “aha” moment for you, take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to
Resilience
Resilience: it is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. For your business, it is a critical survival factor. Your business wants to grow because it is a thing. Resilience gives your business the ability to do its work. We are just caretakers. Are you getting in the way of your business growth and wanting help? Take advantage of a
Marketing – Back to Basics
Marketing takes relentless execution, tweaking, the right niche and consistency. What is the strongest marketing program in your business that worked? Why did you stop using it? Listen as Mike and Jackie discuss getting back to the basics! Need help getting back to basics? If yes, take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your
Why Choose Happy?
Based on a Daily Dose written by Mike in 2015, why is it important to choose to be happy? Taking the high road vs. the low road. The low road is easier in the short term, but there is no upside. How would you feel if you approached each task, each relationship, each action, happily? How much less stressful would