If my 13 years as a business coach has taught me anything, is that one of the biggest obstacles preventing business owners from achieving their goals and dreams is reluctance to step out of their comfort zone. The conventional wisdom is “be scared and do it anyway,” also known as the sweaty palm method. In [...]

If you own a business, it is critical that you be an effective business leader. Otherwise, your business growth will be severely limited. If you try do everything yourself, you’ll be wasting precious time that you should be using to build the business. You need to delegate tasks having to do with running and maintaining [...]

With the world economies struggling to recover from the devastating financial setback and scandals like Bernie Madoff, confidence in the market and in financial planners has plummeted. Many financial planners are doubly challenged to maintain their clientele, attract new clients and comply with the many legal and professional regulations. Tax laws are changing all the [...]

HOW TRIGGERS MIND PROGRAMMING HAS HELPED OTHERS Everyone who has hired me as a business coach had goals they wanted to achieve. Some had plenty of motivation and took the necessary action, while others had a strong desire to achieve their goals, but had trouble taking the necessary action. Even with a business coach exercise [...]

How would you like workers who are more productive, enthusiastic and loyal? The key is to engage your people in the problem solving process. Simply put, instead of telling them what to do, ask their advice on how to achieve the desired income. With this approach, instead of you being the taskmaster and your worker [...]