“I told you.” How many times have you said or heard that statement? One of my mantras is don’t listen to what people say, watch what they do. And, this is something I want you to do. You see, no one listens to what you say, and you shouldn’t do this with others. You should watch what they do. Actions are more powerful than anything that comes out of your mouth. I’ve learned lots of lessons over my life. One of the very most important is the … [Read more...]
Fool-Proof Methods Every Business Owner Can Use To Achieve Personal Freedom
I recently asked a question in our Facebook Group, Sustainable: The Fable around why our members might be interested in becoming operationally irrelevant, and the answers came back as being around getting personal freedom and not building business value. (BTW, if you want to join our Facebook Group, it’s free, and you’ll get some good stuff if you join. Click here to get your own invitation.) Having more personal freedom as a reason for being … [Read more...]
Here’s A Quick Way To Avoid Burn Out … Today!
Creating a sustainable business is hard work. And, the hardest part just might be creating great systems. If you’re like most business owners creating systems is probably the last thing in the world you want to do. If you’re like many business owners I know you didn’t start your business so you could create systems to run the business. And, if you’ve been in business for any period of time you’ve probably learned that without systems your … [Read more...]
Running Out Of Money Leads To ‘Terrible, Terrible Things’
I'm hoping that you took the time to figure out your core values and then put clarifying statements around all of them. That was your assignment from my last post and the first in this series. After that, I hope you also took some time to develop a short mission for your company that can be answered with a yes or a no. This week we're going to deal with the topic of operational irrelevance or what I call passive ownership. This is where you … [Read more...]
3 Things You Need To Do Before Selling Your Business
For lots of business owners like you the Holy Grail of having a successful business is being able to sell it to a 3rd party when it becomes time for you to retire. Before you even think about getting ready to sell your business you’re going to have get your business in a position where a buyer is going to want it. You might think a buyer is going to want your business, warts and all. You might even be able to find someone to buy it. I would be … [Read more...]
