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- Everything I Learned About Methodical Decision Makers, I Learned From My Mom - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Lisa MininniWhatever you’re selling, you must reach out to a decision maker. All kinds of selling techniques are used, but the bottom line is decision makers are people. They have identifiable needs, preferences, and even motivations for what they buy. They have goals, dreams and hopes. That couldn’t ...
Views: 2092(4 votes) - Plant Today What You Want to Harvest Tomorrow - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Lisa MininniWith Spring around the corner, the ground is thawing and seedlings are sprouting up from the soil. It raises the question: What’s your plan for growth? Like cultivating your garden for growth, successful entrepreneurs realize that what is happening on the inside will always be reflected on ...
Views: 1873(5 votes) - Hey, Have You Seen my Personal Power Anywhere? - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Lisa MininniThe other day, I was looking all over the house for my brand new pair of shoes. I checked the usual places, searched the unusual places, and even rummaged through unexpected places. Eventually, I found them underneath a chair where they lay waiting for me to find them again. Of course, if I ...
Views: 1078(1 vote) - Be Exact to Attract - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Lisa MininniHave you ever noticed that when you have two magnets one side repels while the other side attracts? No matter how much you try, if the magnets are not positioned with the right poles, you can’t put them together. Without realizing it, your marketing messages very well may be repelling your ...
Views: 1098(2 votes) - Are You Ready for Growth? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Lisa MininniImagine one day you wake up, jump out of bed, and are excited about starting your day. You head toward the kitchen to pour yourself a cup of coffee and sit down to breakfast. As you start zoning out while drinking your first sip of java, your excitement turns into anxiousness as you think ...
Views: 1160(3 votes) - Leverage Tips You Can Take to the Bank! - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Lisa MininniHave you ever asked yourself, “How can I get my business to the next level?” This is a common question I receive and recently answered on a Q&A call for my Success Circle members. One of the important elements to get your business to the next level is that your business cannot be dependent ...
Views: 1214(5 votes) - 4 Tips to Keep Your Commitments for Good - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Lisa MininniHave you ever made a commitment that didn’t stick? Perhaps you resolved to begin a new exercise regime but stopped it after week one. You may have even resolved to draw in more clients, but didn’t invest in yourself to learn about the latest marketing or networking techniques. Maybe you even ...
Views: 1811(1 vote) - Systems Thinking Drives Small Business Success - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2011 from Lisa MininniImagine for a moment that you’re sitting in a meeting and you look down at your cell phone to discover that several people just signed up for a workshop you’re hosting four weeks from today. Each person that signed up immediately received an automated message from you with details on the ...
Views: 1022(9 votes) - How to Create Your Tipping Point - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Lisa MininniHow to Create Your Tipping Point In his book, The E Myth Revisited, Michael E. Gerber said "It’s been said, and I believe it to be true, that great businesses are not built by extraordinary people but by ordinary people doing extraordinary things.” His statement couldn’t be more true ...
Views: 1117(3 votes) - Not So Different After All: Social Online and Face-to-Face Networking - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Lisa MininniIf you’ve been feeling that social media networking is invasive or a waste of time, you’re not alone. The ability to reach many people inexpensively has become popular especially with small business owners, some of them brand new entrepreneurs. With so many people trying to navigate this ...
Views: 959 - Is Your Website Working for You? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Lisa MininniOne of the first steps new business owners check off their list is designing their website. After all, you figure it can help establish your credibility and attract new clients. Fast forward a couple of months and you haven’t gotten a single person visiting your site. There are many reasons ...
Views: 1070(5 votes) - Rev Up Your Speaking with Your Million-Dollar Signature Story - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from Lisa MininniOne of the best things to draw in new clients, quickly establish credibility, and create massive momentum and exposure in your business is speaking. Whether you organize your own workshops on a regular basis or get booked to speak in front of groups or associations, it works well to ...
Views: 1169 - Building Up Your Endurance - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Lisa MininniIn high school, I ran on the track team. While I was often placed in the sprinting events, my true passion was long distance. My coach never put me in long distance because I was built with a sprinters body not a long distance one. But I knew that to finish any race involved mental stamina ...
Views: 1143(4 votes) - Living in the Moment - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Lisa MininniHow often have you driven to the mall, work, or back home without really thinking about it or eaten a meal and not really savored it? Days can pass by while our minds are elsewhere, common in ambitious go-getter business owners who are often thinking about the next step. Yet, life unfolds in ...
Views: 1024(3 votes) - 5 Tips to Work Less and Earn More - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2010 from Lisa MininniDoes it seem impossible to work less and earn more? In order to get more done, it has probably been ingrained that you need to invest more time. You might have even gotten into a habit of working 12 or more hours a day, perhaps because you think you’ll be viewed as more accomplished than your ...
Views: 1569(8 votes) - Year End Checklist for Small Businesses - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2010 from Lisa MininniWhen you think of the end of the year, what do you think of? Most small business owners think of taxes. It’s not only a good time to analyze, but also plan ahead for the next year. Since I developed a business blueprint complete with identified metrics, it’s easy to see how I’ve done ...
Views: 1421(6 votes) - A Hidden Key to Growth - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2010 from Lisa MininniThe path to growth is often not a course in adding or obtaining something, but of removal or letting go. We’re bombarded every day to produce, expand and accumulate more. All of this has its place; however, it’s opposite - learning to let go - is a hidden key to growing personally and ...
Views: 1378(8 votes) - 6 Surprisingly Simple Steps to Integrating Social Media - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2010 from Lisa MininniAre you still trying to figure out how to integrate social media into your Marketing Mix? You’re not alone; many small business owners are confused about how to blend social media into their business. You might have signed yourself up for LinkedIn or Facebook but you find yourself wondering if ...
Views: 1304(6 votes) - Sure Fire Steps to Profitability - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2010 from Lisa Mininni“Any successful relationship, whether personal or business, is unique to every pair of individuals and evolves over time. It starts out tentative, fragile, full of unfulfilled possibilities and expectations. It grows stronger with experience and familiarity. It matures into trust and ...
Views: 1275(5 votes) - Jump Into Your Best Life - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Lisa MininniEdmund Hillary said, “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” It’s true. We think it is the mountain that must be conquered but it is what’s happening on the inside that paves the way. Many people doubt that they can create something really significant in this world. ...
Views: 1255(3 votes) - What Rules – They’re Just Guidelines - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Lisa MininniFran excitedly hops into the conference room where Accounting is meeting and is just thrilled that she just landed one of the biggest accounts of her career and the largest in the company’s history. Rather than the excited response she anticipated, she was riddled with questions about how the ...
Views: 1274(6 votes) - Steady as She Goes - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Lisa MininniOriginally a maritime reference, the phrase “steady as she goes” referred to the ships that navigated difficult waters. It was important to keep the ship steady so that it didn’t take on water. The old ships would sail along especially well in predictive seas. The first sign of ...
Views: 1472(6 votes) - Leveraging Your External Thinker - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Lisa MininniIsn’t it interesting that we know each individual has a different style of communicating and doing things, but many people never really realize why that is? Yet, when we realize how individuals behave, we can be more effective in providing information the way the other person wants to receive ...
Views: 1792(6 votes) - Do You Like to Be Challenged? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Lisa MininniFrequently, small business owners are excited to build their business, but often have lulls in their motivation. What most people don’t realize is that you derive your motivation from your natural hardwiring. When you create awareness about your natural hardwiring, you will be able to tell ...
Views: 3474(1 vote) - Where Does Your Fear Come From? - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2010 from Lisa MininniHave you ever been stopped by fear – fear of conflict, fear of taking risks or fear of failure? The problem is, it is innate for some people and holds them back from doing what it takes to get more clients and create a life and business of their dreams. We’re all naturally hardwired a certain ...
Views: 3708(5 votes) - 3 Simple Steps to Strategic Networking - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2010 from Lisa MininniIf you want to become a masterful strategic networker, you have to be the one that makes it happen and that means taking a proactive approach to referral marketing. “Don’t wait for the good luck referral. Good luck if you get one, good luck if the person referred to you will talk to you, and ...
Views: 1818(5 votes) - Are You Ignoring Messages? - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2010 from Lisa MininniIn its simplest form, communication in business is conveying a message through a channel. It can link ideas and things and is a mechanism for connectivity and interaction. Communication is expressed in words, pictures, gestures, signals, and colors. In its most basic context, there is a ...
Views: 2043(9 votes) - 3 Ways to KISS Procrastination Away for Good - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Lisa MininniProcrastination can be detrimental to an entrepreneur’s productivity and business growth. It sidelines a project or product going to market. Everyone has a certain activity they choose instead of the project they should be working on. Once you identify those procrastination pitfalls, it’s a ...
Views: 2104(4 votes) - 6 Intentional Steps to Effective Business Goal Setting - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Lisa MininniSix months into your fiscal year is a half way point for many small business owners to assess their performance compared to the goals and objectives that they set at the beginning of the year. This intermediate assessment acts as a pivotal point in time to determine whether or not your plans ...
Views: 2271(7 votes) - With Every End, There is a New Beginning - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Lisa MininniFor millions of graduating students, this time of year brings an end to familiar surroundings and leads to brand new beginnings in just a few short months. This transition period is not unlike a new entrepreneur starting up a business or a seasoned business owner trying new projects, a new ...
Views: 6615(6 votes) - Get Clear About Your Clients: 3 Influential Factors Every Small Business Owner Must Know - by Submitted on May 27, 2010 from Lisa MininniOne of the biggest challenges for today’s small business owner is that there is a volume of information that’s out there and your prospective clients are bombarded with that information every day. Today’s small business owner needs to be more laser focused than ever to target their market ...
Views: 1663(7 votes) - 5 Simple Fundamental Elements of Social Online Marketing - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Lisa MininniSocial media marketing is a process of creating relationships and is a compelling strategy that gets you links, attention, and traffic. Once you’ve determined your goals and targeted audience, how you execute your strategy makes the difference between social media success or social media ...
Views: 1630(4 votes) - Is Your Business Model Seaworthy? - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from Lisa MininniIt is more imperative than ever to build a business model that remains buoyant in today’s marketplace. To keep your business sailing, your business model should describe the rationale of how you will create, capture and deliver value. As you review or build your business model, consider ...
Views: 1132(4 votes) - If Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes - by Submitted on May 07, 2010 from Lisa MininniWhile driving down the freeway gazing at the car in front, I noticed its bumper sticker: “If nothing changes, nothing changes.” It’s true, if we continue to think and behave in the same way, we will continue to get the same results. Scientific research shows that when you carry out ...
Views: 2033(4 votes) - A Process for Aligning Your Personal and Professional Goals - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2010 from Lisa MininniGiven that the average new entrepreneur puts in over 60 hours per week and has family responsibilities to consider, you may experience goal conflicts in your life. This conflict could be a recipe for burnout if you’re unclear about your direction and what it takes to get there. First, it ...
Views: 3624(1 vote) - Architect of Your Destiny - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Lisa MininniThe Architect of Your Destiny is Yourself How do you get to the next level? This is a question I often get from the entrepreneurs I work with. Whether it is a five figure entrepreneur who wants to go to six figures or six to seven figures, I always think of some of the quotes of the wise ...
Views: 2525(2 votes) - Key Ingredients Often Overlooked That Build a Better Business Model - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Lisa MininniThere are a number of elements to consider when setting up a business, but time and time again I see entrepreneurs struggling with the very thing that describes how their business will create, deliver and capture value: their business model. According to Wikipedia, “[t]he term business model ...
Views: 1678(1 vote) - How Do You Handle Unresponsive Prospects Who Request Information But Never Respond Back? - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2009 from Lisa MininniIt can be frustrating when you invest your time and energy on potential clients who have requested information but haven’t responded back. You’ve heard that expression, if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got. This request-response-wait model is time consuming ...
Views: 2294(7 votes) - How Does a New Business Pay for Start Up Expenses? - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Lisa MininniWith an estimated 495,000 new businesses starting up each month, new entrepreneurs are searching for financing answers. The key to financing a start-up business is to first understand your business start-up expenses and cash flow cycle. Start-up costs include capital expenditures (hard ...
Views: 1370(1 vote) - 5 Defining Elements for Creating Demand for Your Products and Services - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Lisa MininniThere are a variety of ways to create demand for your products and services. Most new entrepreneurs forget the defining elements that start creating demand. Try these elements with their corresponding action steps to increase interest in your products/services. 1. Be very clear on your ...
Views: 5477(4 votes) - Entrepreneurs: Systematize and Monetize Your Business - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Lisa MininniOne of the great equalizers for small businesses is that commerce continues to evolve and grow on the internet. According to the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, “e-commerce grew faster than total economic activity…” While many naysayers are hyping the worst economic conditions ...
Views: 1448(2 votes) - When Entrepreneurs Play the Commitment Game, Nobody Wins - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Lisa MininniOften times, new entrepreneurs play the commitment game. I want a business, but maybe someone will hire me – I’ll hold off from starting for now. I’m scared about starting a business because I’ve never done it before. Maybe I shouldn’t start because I don’t know if I can be successful. It’s ...
Views: 1192(2 votes) - 6 Tips for Marketing Your New Business - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2009 from Lisa MininniWith over 495,000 new businesses started each month, many new entrepreneurs need help making the transition to business ownership. The task in setting up a business can be overwhelming and many new entrepreneurs are overloaded in assumptions about how expensive it is to market their business. ...
Views: 1370 - Hope for the Holidays - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2008 from Lisa MininniWriting about hope in the wake of recession announcements, job losses, and business failures seems counterintuitive. All this negative news calls on emotions of fear not hope. Yet when we hold on to fear, it keeps us in our immediate, short-term thinking. Fear not only stops you from ...
Views: 777 - Navigating a Bad Review - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2008 from Lisa MininniIt’s that time of year again for your annual performance review but the timing couldn’t be worse. You just lost one of the biggest clients the firm had to the tune of $1 million in sales annually. Although you had your performance review meeting scheduled with the boss a week ago, you just ...
Views: 1026 - Addressing Issues with a Co-Worker - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2008 from Lisa MininniEvery workplace has them, that annoying co-worker. But how do you address the issue without alienating the person? While every situation is different, there are three tried-and-true Total Quality Key Principles to use in effective interaction. Maintain or enhance self-esteem of others. When ...
Views: 2217 - New Year's Resolutions that Stick - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2008 from Lisa MininniIn a recent poll conducted by General Nutrition Centers, Quicken, and others show that more than 50% of Americans vow to appreciate loved ones and spend more time with family and friends this year. But how do you actually sustain those New Year’s Resolutions? Declare It Most resolutions fail ...
Views: 918 - Creating Successful Change In The Workplace - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2008 from Lisa MininniThe failure rate of organizational change initiatives is estimated between 50 to 70 percent. Many common reasons for this failure rate include lack of organizational infrastructure, unclear direction and focus, lack of resources, and underdeveloped training, and sustainability strategies. So ...
Views: 3955(2 votes) - Creating Successful Change In The Workplace - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2008 from Lisa MininniThe failure rate of organizational change initiatives is estimated between 50 to 70 percent. Many common reasons for this failure rate include lack of organizational infrastructure, unclear direction and focus, lack of resources, and underdeveloped training, and sustainability strategies. So ...
Views: 3955(2 votes) - Momentum, Relationships And Reciprocity - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2008 from Lisa MininniBefore you attend your next networking event, start thinking like a successful business owner. When I have chatted with successful entrepreneurs who earned in the millions, they share stories about their relationships they have with other successful people. What relationships do you have? ...
Views: 742 - Creating Conscious Conversations - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2008 from Lisa MininniWe are inundated with depressing stories each day and it permeates our conscious thoughts. Just turn on the evening news to hear the latest negative messages. You may find yourself living in “not good enough” or “not ‘this-or-that’ enough.” When the conscious thoughts change to “I’m thankful ...
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