The Ultimate Guide to Better Communication With Your Employees

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Have you ever spoken to someone and walked away feeling like they just didn’t “get it”? Technology has been an incredible boon to business over the past few decades, but it has transformed the way we communicate at work in ways we are still trying to understand. Especially with the recent changes we’ve seen as … Read more

How Toilet Paper and Bread Flour Have Changed Employee Motivation

About a week ago, my teenaged daughter sauntered into the living room at 11 PM with a bowl, spoon and a coy look on her face. Given the unexpected smackdown the world was handed in the form of COVID-19, and our attempts to navigate a new normal, I decided to let the near-midnight bowl of … Read more

10 Podcasts To Make You Better in 2020

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Anyone who has worked with me, knows my passion for learning runs deep. Professional development for entrepreneurs is likely one of the most underutilized tools available to business owners, yet it’s one that can make a major impact on a business. Many business owners don’t think they have the time to dedicate to learning when … Read more

Is Business Coaching Worth It? What You Need To Know

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So, is business coaching worth it? We get A LOT of questions about business coaching. Given the relative newness of business coaching as an industry, this isn’t surprising. This makes sense, given how much we’ve been asked, “is business coaching worth it?” However, we have found that the information can vary widely—shockingly so, in some … Read more

This Question Will Revolutionize How You Spend Your Time at Work [Updated]

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To be successful in your business you need to spend your time working ON it, not just IN it… Business owners are spending considerably more time than they want to just to keep the wheels turning. In fact a recent study shows entrepreneurs spend just a hare over 30% of their time working ON their … Read more

If You’ve Ever Had Goals You Didn’t Complete, This Post is for You

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Have you ever had a great idea you just know could truly change your business? Have you set goals for it, but to this day, that idea hasn’t been realized? When we make goals, we tend to approach them with a ton of enthusiasm in the beginning, only to discover the longer it takes to … Read more

7 Things to Look for in a Business Coach [UPDATED]

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The right business coach can help you jump off the hamster wheel and make sure all that energy you’re expending is actually leading you somewhere. The wrong one is simply a waste of time and resources. Here’s how to find the business coach that’s right for you. If you’re thinking of engaging a business coach … Read more

Business Success Isn’t About Working Harder. (It’s About This)

When it comes to business success it can be easy to become lost in the weeds. Your head can be so far down in the trenches it can be hard to assess what the real priorities are. The result – you just work harder, believing that doing so should surely bring you better outcomes. One … Read more

4 Steps for Dealing With Difficult People

Do you have situations or people in your life that just make you shake your head, (or even make your blood boil)? It can be so frustrating dealing with people who just seem to want to be difficult. It’s like they are getting some perverse pleasure from stirring your emotions, and a lot of the … Read more

The 5 Things (not so secretly) Sabotaging Your Success

Most of the time, when you react to a situation, it happens by default. And that reaction will mostly depend on what you’ve practised the most. (i.e. what you’ve done and seen others do.) In other words, your programming.This may be a good or bad thing with regard to success, or whatever you are trying … Read more