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The Tools Will Change. Your Craft—and Calling—Shouldn’t Have To.
I read an article today highlighted in Medium’s newsletter by Agustin Sanchez, a design director, photographer, and musician, reflecting on conversations with his teammates and the unspoken fear people seem to feel but rarely talk about. There’s a line from that article that landed hard for me today: The tools will change. Your craft doesn’t have…
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Fear not. Your plan will reveal itself
There are a few things you must get clear on if you’re serious about building a business that aligns with who you are and where you want to go. You need to know: And above all: Be prepared to give more in use value than you receive in cash value. That’s how you build trust.…
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Are you working from the finished picture?
No matter if you’ve been in business for a number of years or just starting out. What I’m going to share with you today is going to shift the way you approach your business from here on in. You might be thinking that I am crazy. I mean, what could I possibly tell you? You…
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Redefine your problem as a missing or faulty system
Yesterday I wrote about seeing versus actually solving problems. Being aware of or seeing problems is only half the battle. If you’ve been struggling with a recurring issue in your business, and no matter what you do, it’s still there, resurfacing and rearing its ugly head then what I am about to share, will help…
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Seeing versus solving problems
We all see problems. Or so we think. What we really see are problem’s symptoms, not the cause of a particular problem – that is, why it occurred in the first place. I saw this illustration below recently showing problem awareness in companies. I think it might be more accurate if the word symptoms was…
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How do you create the reality you want to see?
Businesses want results. More money. More profit. We want ways to make more money. We want action and we want it fast. Business owners love guarantees. Do X, and I promise you will get Y. Guarantees are lies because not all ideas are going to work. In order to create your reality you need to…
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When should you go from a hobby to a business?
You’ve been making those cakes now for family and friends and getting rave reviews. You are the go-to person for planning events in your circle. The feedback is always exceptional whenever you offer to help decorate. Your co-workers always nominate you to cook the food for any out of office event. If you’ve become very…
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Is Your Past Running Your Future?
Time seems to be the great immobiliser. I must admit I love to reminisce. I love to talk about how things used to be. I love to go to “back in times” parties and I love looking at old pictures. “Bring back the ole time days” sang Nappy Mayers back in the day. However, we…

