• Want a successful business? Make sure you’re doing this 1 thing

    Want a successful business? Make sure you’re doing this 1 thing

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    You didn’t start your business to be a failure. That would  be a silly reason to start a business, but at least it would be easy to achieve. No, you started your business for some great reason — like freedom. Maybe you told yourself you wanted more money but what you really wanted was the…

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  • Are conferences and networking events worth your time?

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    Are conferences and networking events worth your time? How do you make them worth your time? Yes, but how do you make them so?

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  • The 2 errors you make reading for self-improvement

    The 2 errors you make reading for self-improvement

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    Clearly I’m an avid reader and I attribute some of my success to the books that I’ve read. If you look around here you’ll find book lists for running an awesome business, productivity, and a whole host of book reviews. I believe that you’re going to be more successful in business faster if you take…

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  • 12 books you need to read if you want to run an awesome business

    12 books you need to read if you want to run an awesome business

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    The cheapest form of education is reading. For just a few dollars and a few hours, you can get access to the thoughts of leaders in our world on any subject that interests you. The single book I think everyone must read is How to Read a Book. Reading is so much more than just…

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  • If you want big results in business you need this!

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    Last show we talked about putting in mediocre results and expecting exponential results. Today lets look at what it takes to actually put in the effort required to get those big results you want. Resources Contactually 17Hats My project success page Productivityist Writing Proposals that Win Work

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  • You need to talk about money more often

    You need to talk about money more often

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    How often do you talk with friends about money? I don’t mean dreaming about earning $1 million and what you’d do with it. I don’t mean winning the lottery either. Everyone has those discussions, because they’re opportunities to dream, and dreaming with friends is a great pastime. But those dreamy discussions about money rarely include…

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  • The 4-Point Guide to a Great Mastermind Group

    The 4-Point Guide to a Great Mastermind Group

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    It’s been five years since I first joined a mastermind group and in that time I’ve been part of three mastermind groups. In two of those, I was the member who organized them, and the third I run to help people run better businesses. In each of the masterminds I’ve been involved in I’ve formed…

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  • Does the effort you’re putting in match the results you’re getting?

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    Most people want big results with the projects they work on. They want to be sought after in their industry with a long line of prospects waiting to become clients. The question is, what are they doing to make that happen?

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  • Want more referrals than you know what to do with? Read Unstoppable Referrals by Steve Gordon

    Want more referrals than you know what to do with? Read Unstoppable Referrals by Steve Gordon

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    When you ask almost any business owner where most of their business comes from you’ll hear ‘referrals’. The thing that’s sad is that when you ask them how they get referrals they usually say something that sounds good but isn’t truly actionable. It’s airy-fairy nonsense when you think about it,  though it sounded good at…

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  • If you want clients don’t just wing it, have a marketing plan

    If you want clients don’t just wing it, have a marketing plan

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    All month we’ve talked about marketing and how to use your content to bring in leads regularly so you can have a business that pays your bills. Most of that was overall strategy though, not the tactics of really getting the marketing done regularly. Today we’re going to talk about a plan you can put…

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