I have a confession to make. I’ve never written a business plan in my life. In college, I was an Entrepreneurship minor, and in the final course of the program, you wrote a business plan. But in a major case of senioritis, I didn’t take that course, opting instead to take Wood and Mixed Media, …
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Whether it’s in my individual coaching or my online community, I find that most people come to me looking for help with specific tactics. They want to know how to build their wholesale business, or if they’re ready to do a trade show, or how to grow their online sales. They’re often stuck in the …
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When I was a teenager, I spent one summer working in the office of my dad’s machine shop a few afternoons a week. It was a horribly boring job that mostly entailed shredding pay stubs that were more than seven years old. But one memory does stick with me vividly: My dad walking into the …
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With 2014 just around the corner, you’re probably thinking about setting some goals for your business. If you’re anything like me, you might have some big ideas about where you’d like to see your business go in 2014. And while having goals and dreams and plans can certainly motivate you to take action, having too …
For pretty much my whole life, I’ve been a planner. In college, I couldn’t wait until the next semester’s course schedule came out so I could plan my classes. I like to think into the future. And that hasn’t changed. To help me plan my coming year, I sat down and scheduled all the e-courses …