Do you have a Vivid Vision for your Future? business growth goals purpose team

Vivid Vision, from my friend, Cameron Herold, is a great strategy tool to enable your team (and family) to see one future for everyone to strive to achieve. 

One of my tips: have a clear focus on where you are going. If you are struggling with a focus or purpose for you and/or your business...

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To Fire Yourself First - Start with One Thing business growth goals personal productivity purpose

 The ONE Thing by Gary Keller is a must-read for anyone interested in productivity and personal improvement. This book clearly defines why productivity is the perfect vehicle for getting what you want and living an extraordinary life.

You could summarize The One Thing in this sentence,...

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Sell or Keep Your Business? business growth purpose

When it comes to selling, of all the businesses, only 10% successfully sell, which is an abysmal fact. If your business relies on you, that is, you are critical to its success, then your business is unsellable. In other words, you are trapped. This is the reason to fire yourself first....

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Think First, then Fire Yourself Second business growth goals personal productivity

Written in 1937, one of the most referenced books of successful entrepreneurs and leaders is Napoleon Hill’s, Think and Grow Rich.  This book examines the psychological power of thought and the brain in the process of furthering your career for both monetary and personal...

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Stop trading hours for dollars business growth goals personal productivity

I was just having a little walk in the desert and this thought came to mind so I thought I'd share it with you. How often are you trading hours for dollars? The key to being super happy and wealthy is to actually stop trading hours for dollars and trade your knowledge for dollars, your unique...

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The KEY to a Successful Business is Purpose business growth goals purpose

The key to a successful business, is to have team members working while you are not there. Since team members and customers are a critical part of a successful business, we need to ensure that you have a plan in place for them to succeed. While working for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, I once...

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How to Fire Yourself First on Capability Amplifier Podcast! business growth dashboards goals scorecards team

Check out this video and audio Capability Amplifier Podcast I was on recently! 

Mike thinks EVERY business owner also wants a self-managing company that can scale to whatever level you dream of that's both lifestyle compatible and saleable someday.

It'd also be nice if it was a...

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Tracking What Matters with Dashboards and Scorecards business growth dashboards goals scorecards

As you know, you can’t just buy a new car and not perform routine maintenance on the car like replacing the oil and window washer fluid. If you did, the engine would cease up and the car will die. Well, the same thing will happen in a business. If you don’t watch your most important...

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Is Your Problem Actually The Problem or a Symptom of the Real Problem? business growth problem solving

Are you ready to go deep with me? Here's a solution or a process that I found very, very helpful. So often when you encounter a problem, you actually haven't encountered the problem. You encountered the symptom of the problem. And what I mean by that is this think about, say someone's 25 pounds...

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