A popular approach for aspiring entrepreneurs these days seems to be to corner anyone who will listen, with a pitch on their current “million dollar idea.” The initial monologue usually ends with the question “How much money do you think this is worth?” In my opinion, ideas are a commodity, and are really not worth […]
Vision
How to Discover Your Passionate Purpose and Design a Life You Love
I sat down to take the first lecture. And within minutes I knew that something was wrong. I felt it. Despite the feeling I pressed on. Kept showing up to those lectures. I had been brought up to commit and persist. It’s a quality that can work for you or against you. Our parents often teach […]
6 Ways to Develop Future Leaders for Your Company
There are various benefits to growing future leaders of your company from within the firm. Some of these advantages include a better understanding of the company’s culture, familiarity with the firm’s operations and the strength of the connections with other employees. Therefore, you can mine your future leaders from among the employees that you work […]
Communicating Your Vision Clearly to the People Who Matter
It isn’t enough to come up with a kickass vision for your organization or business idea. One other important piece of the puzzle is being able to communicate your vision clearly and effectively to the people that matter; namely partners, potential investors, employees, and even customers. This is something we realized, thankfully, in the early […]
Mission, Vision, and Values
It’s vital to every business that they have a clear idea of who they are and what they’re all about. Few owners have taken the time to distill it down or made the effort to weave it into the fabric of the company. What do the mission, vision and values for your business look like? […]
Communicating the Vision
Speaking with a client about an ongoing issue with his sales team, I brought up a particular concept. When he heard it, he loved it. He saw exactly how it applied to his situation. He also expressed amazement that he had never heard this before. Except, he had. He’d heard about it numerous times. I […]
Have You Set Your Life and Business Goals?
We’ve spent several weeks discussing your vision for success, and whether you could be the next Ford, Jobs or Musk. Now it’s time to make this more tangible, more real—by attaching personal goals to this vision we’ve created together for you. So, your vision tells the world what you want to be as you contemplate […]
Here are 10 Vision Tests for Your Success
Your vision for success must be solid and flexible enough to pass several critical tests if it is to guide a business enterprise to greatness. Here in brief are ten tests for your successful vision. Try these on for size, and test yourself for attractiveness to the marketplace, to investors and to history. Ten tests […]
Vision for Your Future Success is Everything!
I love absolute statements. And this is one of my favorites. You’re at the ignition stage of your newest business venture. Of course, you have a vision for what you will do to change the world. Let’s stress test that vision and sharpen it further to help insure your success. First, if your vision is […]
Startup Vision: Paradox of Consistency vs. Opportunity
The world is full of paradox, like this one. Here’s research on startup vision that shows “The tech landscape is lush with entrepreneurs whose success blossomed only after the founders had modified or even abandoned their original vision.” That makes sense when you see examples and details. But wait – what about the idea that the […]
