Posts Tagged ‘Overcoming Obstacles’
Be Unstoppable
Think about it. To be completely unstoppable. And, no, it’s not impossible. Even with the fact that entrepreneurs face several challenges, becoming unstoppable could be as simple as switching up your habits and redefining old routines. First, if up until now all you have been doing is talking about becoming an entrepreneur, it’s time to…
Read MoreBe the Problem Solver
Here is the situation: you own a franchise or small business. It’s the first year, so you are working through the speed bumps every business faces. You have a handful of employees that are pulling your attention to a million different things, the budget is tight but your demands keep growing, and you are still…
Read MoreOvercome Your Personal Worry Movie
I’ve always found that one of the easiest pieces of advice to give someone is, “don’t worry.” I’ve also always found that one of the most difficult things for me to do is…not worry. Sort of like surgery: it might be “minor surgery” but only when it’s someone else’s. It’s never minor when being done on us…
Read MoreDon’t Stop Believing: What to Do When Your Business Encounters a Setback
As much as we don’t like to admit it, setbacks are unavoidable in business. But what really makes the difference is not whether we encounter failures—because we all do—it’s how we respond to them. The experience of a setback in business reminds me of the Journey song “Don’t Stop Believing.” Even when the odds are…
Read MoreDeal with Setbacks in a Positive Way
Losing doesn’t eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next game, the next season. -Troy Aikman Being a manager has its up and downs. There is no question about that. However, when you have a setback, you need to turn it around quickly. No one…
Read MoreThe Keys to Learning from Your Business Failures
So you screwed up. What next? There’s something you notice a lot in online marketing—the story of how an entrepreneur tried, failed, recovered and then succeeded. It’s a good story and an important story. But it kind of misses a little something sometimes. Let’s be honest. It’s easier to talk about how you learned from…
Read MoreYou Need a Contingency Plan for Every Part of Your Business
When you’re dying of thirst it’s too late to think about digging a well. ~Japanese Proverb I was dealing with a business that relied on a single supplier for products that represented the majority of its sales. When I asked the owner what he would do if the supplier folded, he answered, “I just do…
Read MoreHow Speaking in Public Made Me a Better Entrepreneur
Nail It, Then Scale It
Majority of Small Business Owners Say They Lack Marketing Skills
