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Distractions: The Raw Sausage Problem & Why We Should Never Watch Another Transformers Movie

Call me weird or awesome (definitely that one), but I find raw sausage looks appetizing. Maybe it’s because I love pepperonis and raw sausage sorta looks like them spicy pizza top…

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The Departing Train Effect: How To Effectively Combat Indecisiveness & Get Stuff Done

It turns out decisiveness is a powerful way to win and succeed big. But, even a slight hesitation can lead to failure. How do you feel about its opposite cohort, indecisiveness…

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When Growing A Business, Build It From a Position of Strength

Chasing business scalability is an elusive path. When we focus solely on the scale, we lose sight of what matters for growth. Losing sight means never attaining the scale we seek…

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After Paying Off The Minivan, Our Daunting Student Loans Are In The Cross Hairs

For the past decade, a ball and chain have been attached to my wife and my ankles. Student loans. School debt accrued by both me and my wife. This large payment paid for someth…

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August 2018 Looking Forward - 6 New Experiments, Paying Off The Van & Preparing For Our Impending Arrival

With a shakeup from my largest client in June, July turned out unexpectedly great with multiple new clients and projects. My goal is to continue that trend through August and be…

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July 2018 Reflection Point: 23 Lessons Learned, 11 Quotes, 3 New Things, & Goal Updates

We're past the halfway point and into the second half of 2018. How did July play out for you? Did you accomplish your monthly goals? For me, there was a bit of change in the air…

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Don’t Murder Your Boss’ Ideas, Present Alternative Options Instead

There you are, listening to your boss (or client) explain an idea or cast a vision and all your thinking is how this can’t happen because of some limitation. We don’t have t…

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When it Comes to the 80/20 Rule, the 20 Percent Still Matters

It’s commonly known that twenty percent of our client work lead to eighty percent of our revenue. Less leads to more. When we recognize this, we easily lose sight of or dismiss…

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How A Stable Foundation Fosters Growth & Prosperity — And How We Must Eliminate The Opposite Approach

Hand your kids a box of Legos and tell them to build a tower. As they’re building it, take away half their blocks including ones they’ve already used to build the tower. A few m…

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Our Story Provides A Unique Opportunity To Connect With Our Customers

What if effectively leveraging your well-positioned story could make it easier to grow your business? Ironically, most founders fail to use their story in a compelling way. But…

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When It Comes To Adding Value, Where Is Your Time Best Spent?

If there was only one thing you could do in the place you work, what would it be? What’s the one activity where you provide the most value? And the second? The third? Recently…

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Persistence Hunting: Are You Willing To Chase Your Prospect for FIVE Hours Straight?

Don’t take that headline literally. You might end up in jail! But, an ancient hunting strategy does inspire us on how to grow our book of business. The relevant question is, are…