Every once and a while something happens to you that really makes you question WHAT you are doing, WHY you are doing it, and WHO you are doing it for. This economy has challenged many of us in small business to really ask these kinds of questions.  Why do we work the hours? Why do we struggle with cash...

The first time I said this to a coaching client, he looked at me like I was crazy.  So many times we as business owners, sales people, parents, or just plain human beings try to be perfect. We attempt perfection in the way we live our lives and run our businesses (note the key word here is “attempt”). ...

When I worked for franchisee-owned restaurant chain, our restaurant continuously executed the franchisors model better than they did. We outperformed the corporate owned stores.  We did exactly what was outlined in our marketing operations plan to the fullest.  The truth is what they were teaching...