If your story stinks…

If the story you tell about your product or service is a yawner, it may be time to invent something more exciting to talk about.

Innovate.  It’s easy to tell a contagious story about something that is genuinely exciting.

Storytelling – crafting the contagion

You are standing in front of a group of 200 prospects who are shopping for your type of product or service.  They have heard what the competitors story is.  It’s your chance. 

What is your empassioned, enthusiastic story?

Is it compelling enough to be contagious?

Can your people craft and transmit the same contagion?  Do they?

Squadron of 16

There are 7.4 million businesses in the United States.  Average number of employees – 16.

Do all 16 (=/-) of YOUR people know what the mission is, do they have the training and equipment to succeed, and are they all pulling in the same direction?

Quick – Answer this question!

What are your business goals right now!  What is your organization or department trying to accomplish this year?  This month?

Would your team members know the answer?  

Better do some communicating today!

The Inner Game

The Outer Game is only a reflection of what’s going on inside you.

It’s the inner game that counts.

Is your ego playing you, or are you in control and playing the inner game?

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur – one who undertakes, manages, and assumes the risk of a new enterprise.  The word comes from the French where it literally means “undertaker”.

You need to be brave or crazy to be an entrepreneur, as most fail because they don’t learn enough about what is required for success.

Are you the right blend of brave (crazy), smart and well informed and willing to do the RIGHT things to succeed?

The distortion of your lens

Before you set things right, you have to see things right.  But if you see the world, other people and your problems through a distorted lens, then your decided actions will be skewed and flawed.

Know yourself.  Consider other people are right about you.  Reflect and be brutally honest with yourself.

Bring your lens into proper focus, and you’ll find yourself making better decisions – that work.

Make someone feel special

(As the boss especially), you have magic powers to make people feel special.  You know how.  Pay attention to people, ask them what they think, sit down with them, buy them a pastry for no reason, give them a hug, tell them they are doing great, and thank them.

You can make someone feel great, and they will never forget it. 

You come last

When you are building a business, don’t expect to make money for a while – maybe a long while depending on how long you keep expanding.

You come last.  Take care of your business needs first, pay your businesses bills, and invest in the business (team, equipment, vehicles, place, receivables, inventory, and marketing).  It will likely take years.  Then, if you have done a good job and made the right decisions, you will be rewarded.

Financially, you come last.

A bold vigorous assault

Clearly identify and understand your problems.  Carefully decide on the right course of action.  Then lauch a bold vigorous assualt on your problems.

Bold intelligent action and persistence will take you to where you want to be.