How to Help an Entrepreneur Through Adversity

Entrepreneurs face adversity every day.  Have you ever been in a conversation with another entrepreneur and it’s clear that both of you are going through a struggle or adversity?  Have you ever left this conversation knowing that something should have been talked about that was not? After doing so, did you wonder if you could have
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How to Stop Drowning in Debt

Over the years I have coached and spoken to many entrepreneurs surrounding money, debt, and business finance.  I remember just over a decade ago, I was massively in debt to the tune of $172,000.  I always share the story of climbing out, and the challenge of conquering debt and kicking it in the face. The
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Why Leadership Matters and Why Entrepreneurs Must Do It

Leadership matters. Entrepreneurs live in a day and age of business happening at the speed of light.  As we run and grow our companies, we can tend to forget one of the most crucial and important elements that allow it to do so.  This crucial component is leadership. Leadership has the ability to become a buzz

What Entrepreneurial Voices Do You Listen To?

As entrepreneurs, we hear voices everyday.  We hear voices from the outside and hear voices from within.  These voices, when received, processed and implanted into our lives, businesses and permanent thought patterns are what ultimately determine our outcomes. There are two kinds of voices we hear.  We hear voices of fear, doubt, and discouragement. These
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Why Entrepreneurs Need Adversity

As entrepreneurs, we wake up every day and face the challenge of growing our company and driving forward.  As we do this, unexpected issues arise and road blocks present themselves in front of us. As much as we do not like them, these roadblocks, which I call adversity, are necessary for entrepreneurs and for anyone
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Sales Lessons From My 5 Year Old

Children teach us a lot.  They have a different and unique view of the world where they know and believe they can have anything they want.  This view teaches entrepreneurs a lot about sales and life in general. Entrepreneurs who learn how to close business, and teach others to do the same, will consistently grow
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Social Media and Facebook Etiquette

Business follows where the eyes and attention go. In 2016, it is clear that people’s eyes, attention and focus is facedown in their phone, tablet, and computer, cruising and browsing social media. As a business learns how to correctly capture people’s attention, receive permission to speak to, start a conversation with, and ultimately create a
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What Profit Really Means

One of the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur is they consistently make profit.  Along with making a profit, they consistently keep and reinvest their profits to win financially.  Last week, I wrote about how to be more profitable as an entrepreneur and discussed three key things relating to being more profitable. One thing I failed to
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How to Improve Customer Service

Entrepreneurs are always searching for how to improve customer service, which seems to be more of a lost art these days. Basic customer service tells you, the entrepreneur, to thank your customers and appreciate them for their purchase, their time, and their investment in your product or service.  As you grow your team, this basic
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Traits of a Successful Entrepreneur

What does it take to win in entrepreneurship?  What are the common traits a successful and impactful entrepreneur possess?  Over the years of meeting, learning about and spending time with some of the world’s most amazing entrepreneurs, here is what I have determined rings true for all of them. Passion. If you were paid a billion
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