I’m all for action. I almost always encourage business owners to take action instead of waiting. There are loads of solid reasons for taking action. One is because sometimes it’s the only way to figure out the next step. Another is to break through the barrier...
As a business owner, you know marketing is part of the gig. And that doesn’t mean you like doing it. But there is a way to shift your thoughts about what marketing means. If you simply see marketing as connecting it becomes much easier, even effortless....
“Are you open to helping me out?” he asked me in an email. It was from a man with 15 years of experience as a business owner who moved to the Netherlands a couple of years ago. He wanted to know my opinion on the best and fastest way to build trust with small...
You don’t expect to plant seeds in your garden one day and then have blooming flowers the next day. And once your flowers do bloom, you don’t expect them to stay alive and keep blooming without water. Your relationships and connections are also living entities and...
My guess is that you know a bunch of people. You’ve met dozens of new people at networking events. And what do you have to show for it? Probably not nothing and possibly not what you had hoped for. Here’s a better idea. Instead of going wide, go deep. Aim for quality...
20 Lessons Learned in 20 Years in Business
