What’s Your Ticket To Greater Small Business Success

Although small business success can be defined in different ways I have learned from my own businesses and from being a personal business coach that there is, in the long run, one thing that every self-employed business owner wants. They want greater freedom. In coaching success I have discovered that the entrepreneurs and solo professionals Read More

Business Keys To Success: Connection

John Maxwell in his book, “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” talks about the importance of connection.  The following is an excerpt from this book. Connection For Stronger Relationships The stronger the relationship you form with followers, the greater the connection you forge—and the more likely those followers will be to want to help you.  Read More

Business Keys To Success: Your Daily Attitude

One of the great discoveries of my life was that I truly do have control over my attitude.  I used to play competitive tennis in high school and college.  At one time, especially in high school, I was considered to be a very good tennis player.  A High School Attitude When I was in high Read More

Business Keys To Success: Priorities

John Maxwell in “The 21 Irrefutable Laws Of Leadership” talks about the law of priorities.  Priorities are easy to talk about.  But, very often there is a disconnect between our priorities and what we do. Whether you are a self-employed business owner, entrepreneur, solo professional, corporate manager or executive we naturally believe that when we Read More

Business Keys To Success: The Power of Focus

As a young boy growing up in Chappaqua, New York I learned about the power of focus.  Unfortunately, I was learning how to use the power of focus this bright fall day but I didn’t have the wisdom to use it properly. I was always intrigued by my Dad’s magnifying glass.  My Dad wasn’t home Read More

Business Keys To Success: Lead By Giving Others Energy

Mark Twain once said, “If you want energy go out and give it to someone else.”  Over the years I have been fortunate to lead not only businesses but several volunteer organizations.  The ones where we had the greatest success is where all of us were creating energy. Yet, many self-employed business owners, entrepreneurs, solo Read More

Business Keys To Success: Embrace Commitment

The world has never seen a great leader in the world or in business who has lacked commitment.  If you want to be an effective leader, you have to be committed.  Why?  True commitment will attract Read More

Business Keys To Success: Turn Up Your Passion

Passion certainly makes things you more interested in whatever you are involved in at the moment. When you are displaying passion in response to a person, situation or event you are definitely Read More

Business Keys To Success: Being Approachable

Being approachable over my career has brought me opportunities and contacts I could never have imagined.  I attribute much of the success I have experienced and continue to experience to being approachable.  Obviously there are other important factors.  But being approachable and having the ability to connect are in the top five. Opportunity for a Read More

From The Business Coaching Chronicles-A Little Extra Change

Most people are resistant to change.  They desire improvement but they resist changing their everyday routine.  That’s a problem because, as leadership expert Max DePree says, “We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.”  To sharpen your Read More