are you focused? if so, are you focused on the RIGHT thing? a lot of symptom chasers. very few find the root cause. to be sure you are focused on the right thing… try the "focusing question." here it is: what’s the one thing I can do, such that by doing it everything else is […]
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unkink your business
just imagine… you’re trying to water your plants. you’ve got the hose. you turn the valve. no water… chances are the spigot’s fine. you’ve just got a kink. no fear. I’ll teach you how to handle kinks. step #1 – find the kink. step #2 – straighten out as much of the hose as you […]
166: How To Scale Number Of New Customers Next Year
The Role of Data in Expanding Business At the heart of my role as an entrepreneur is growth. Over the years, I’ve shifted from wearing multiple hats to focusing intensely on this single area. To effectively expand our business, we collect and analyze data throughout the year. We use tools like HubSpot to monitor customer […]
short work
short work or long work? what I’m about to tell you, I read in a children’s book in 2018… and it’s been a stupid-effective productivity tip. if i need to accomplish something, i do it. if its going to take 6 hours, no problem. 6 hours straight. done. that’s, ‘long work.’ i suck at ‘short […]
hotel gyms
I’ve traveled a lot. stayed in all kinds of hotels. Motel 6. La Quinta. Hilton. Ritz-Carlton. past the Motel 6 level, you can expect a gym. and here’s what I’ve always noticed. the higher the nightly rate, the more people in the gym. which leaves me with a chicken-or-egg question: does money make you fitter? […]