If you have used traditional goal setting methods to set goals for your small business, you probably experienced the feeling of disappointment when your results fall short of your goals. But do you realize how your unachieved goals are truly affecting you? Small business owners pay an especially harsh price. Goal setting, using traditional methods [...]
Business development books and business consultants caution you not to take a step without goal setting. They tell you that goal setting is a vital undertaking for anyone who is serious about their business and that you need to have a clearly defined set of goals to ensure your success and without them you risk failure. [...]
Most small business owners agree that goal setting is important but the majority of them resist attending to this critical business success activity. Do you avoid business goal setting? If you do you are certainly not alone. Some time ago I surveyed a number of business owners and found that an astounding [...]
Most small business owners, almost 87% of those I surveyed, don’t have goals – Magnetic or otherwise. There are many reasons for this, and there is one in particular I want to talk about today.
You see, small business owners often pay a particularly harsh price when they set goals, using traditional methods, and then come up [...]
A private small business coaching client gave me the head’s up about this short little video and I want to pass it along to you.
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It’s a delightful reminder of how, as children, we are so full of self-esteem and confidence. It’s just a natural part of childhood. But for most of us, [...]
If you have taken the time to get clear about what you want to accomplish and set goals for your business success, you have taken a very important step. But do you know how to set goals and then get them working as hard FOR YOU as you are working for them?
Far too many small business [...]
I’ve been having a blast helping small business owners to set goals that really work (Magnetic Goals) to keep them on track and moving forward, generating great results, and have a lot of fun along the way. I continue to be filled with joy as I see the results of our work together – they have [...]
I woke up this morning debating with myself whether or not to write this short article. When coaching my private clients I generally manage to avoid sounding like someone’s boss, or worse – their mother. But it might be useful for you to read so here goes…
If you are a small business owner one of the [...]
A common problem that keeps small business owners from the success they desperately want and deserve is lack of focus. My new clients often tell me that if only they could focus more, and not get distracted by BSOs (bright shiny objects), they just might be able to work towards a goal long enough to reap [...]
The year is winding down and if you are in business you no doubt have had an interesting year with many ups and likely quite a few downs. Life as a small business owner can truly resemble a ride on a tilt-a-whirl at times. And, depending upon how smooth your ride has been over the past [...]