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- Business Ownership: A Conversation with Yourself or Your Partners - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Alrick RobinsonA critical aspect of business strategy and survival is the matter of ownership. Many people who go into business do so because they have had enough of not being in charge and in full control of their fortunes. Hence ownership provides an opportunity to take full responsibility. Not ...
Views: 915 - Your Life – A Continuum of “Nows” - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonAfter you have lived past your thirties or so you will have begun to realize that life is funny, ironic, unpredictable, difficult, hard, and you can go…these are the judgment we form. Some people are wired or predisposed to certain problems and some are able to navigate certain challenges ...
Views: 1148(1 vote) - This Too Will Pass - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonMany of us would have heard people making this statement as they go through their worldly trials or witness another person enduring theirs. There is a tendency to give this kind of advice on a superficial level. That is, people say it and do not themselves grasp the power behind the words – the ...
Views: 1097 - Are You a Serial Student? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonMost business training is a waste of time- almost! It won’t appear that way for the most part but after you have gone through the various lectures, seminars, workshops, E-zenes, webinars, teleseminars, books, and more, you will start to recognize a disconnect between what you think you want ...
Views: 981(4 votes) - 7 Things that Lead to a Successful Business - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonOk, so we all need a successful business and we all try to get that bit of magic that puts us ahead. But, are there things that you can point out that will pin down success definitively? Many people claim to have the answers and some even claim uniqueness in their abilities. For example, they ...
Views: 1310(1 vote) - The Human Condition - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonIn the Abundance of Water the Fool is Thirsty....Bob Marley In his song, Rat Race, Bob Marley tells us that in the abundance of water the fool is thirsty. Much of the lyrics of songs like these go unexamined but he is on the mark here. Who is the fool? In our quest for happiness, we go ...
Views: 996 - Purpose, Success and Suffering - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonDoes success always bring happiness? The last two times I examined aspects of “purpose”, “success” and “suffering”. Now I will examine these from the angle of whether your life is in sync with the universe and if you are at peace. In reference to Amy Winehouse, I suspect she was not at ...
Views: 975 - Success and Suffering - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonAmy Winehouse “The more spiritually ignorant you are, the more you suffer” – Eckhart Tolle. Singer Amy Winehouse is dead at age 27. This brought to the fore an observation by a local newspaper that she is the latest member of the “27 club”; that is, another musician who has died at age 27 ...
Views: 927 - What is your life's purpose? - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonThe idea of “purpose” takes on several meanings. It is hardly considered without some material sense of the forms, values, culture, etc., with which we have identified. I spent a long time trying to figure out what is my purpose because so many teachings explains it in the context of what you do ...
Views: 902 - Why I Decide to be a Business Coach - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonAfter writing the best seller, The Small Business Survival Guide – Insights into the First Two Years, I assessed peoples’ response to the book and its contents and timing. I recognized that many people were writing on the subject of entrepreneurship and small business challenges but they were ...
Views: 989 - What is Business Coaching? - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonCoaching is not just for sports and athletes. Businesses can save themselves much headache by their owners / operators seeking coaching. In fact, with the challenges I have had to endure in developing businesses, I would not venture in again without coaching, even with considerable ...
Views: 896 - It Takes a Little More Than an idea, Money, or Qualifications - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonWhen the small business person wakes up each day he/she has to come around to seeing the world from an angle of personal responsibility. Frequently, there is no one on whom to call but there is an idea that is being pursued that promises to be the road to financial freedom, prosperity and ...
Views: 966 - Assessing Your Success - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonYou will have to assess your success periodically. Different businesses will emphasize different measurements of success because of how convenient it is to do so in a relatively simple way. Even non-profit organizations need to have measurements to assess their performance. Let’s examine key ...
Views: 1800(3 votes) - Maintaining Market Focus - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonThe small-business operator can start out as or evolve to be a hustler, mainly because he is usually more informal in his decision-making and can do things more quickly. The expectation of being nimble or flexible can divert attention from his main focus and create confusion in the minds of ...
Views: 1442(3 votes) - Alternatives to Selling for Cash - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonThis can be a big challenge: There are times when your products simply do not move or movement is inadequate, and cash is king. The small business seldom has the flexibility of the big, established business. There is usually less credit available, and expenses like wages and salaries have to ...
Views: 1547(3 votes) - Drivers for Entrepreneurship – What Resource Can Help - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonMany thoughts and ideas have been put forward regarding what are the reasons people get into their own small businesses - what are key drivers? Similarly, many have deliberated a number of factors that influence business development and success. I list a few below. - Population ...
Views: 1819(3 votes) - Drivers for Entrepreneurship – What Resource Can Help - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonMany thoughts and ideas have been put forward regarding what are the reasons people get into their own small businesses - what are key drivers? Similarly, many have deliberated a number of factors that influence business development and success. I list a few below. - Population ...
Views: 1819(3 votes) - Strategy vs. Culture in the Small Business - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonIn a newsletter of March 17, 2011, Graham Mitchell, writing in ActionSTEPS, a publication of ActionCOACH, says that “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. He went on to elaborate that many times the quest to change a company’s strategy is frustrated by the company’s culture. There is much truth ...
Views: 1194(2 votes) - Perfection vs. High Standards - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonYou should try to set high standards for the service you provide. You need to have high-quality employees. However, you should not aim for perfection. Perfection has an alter ego: procrastination. Many times people with good ideas sit around on them, awaiting that perfect time, that ...
Views: 1226(3 votes) - Technology and the Small Business - The Reality Check! - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonI went into business at the time when email way making its way into the thrust to improve efficiency. This was not an “upgrade” situation, it was a big change. Email has made cables, faxes, telephone calls and such prior scientific advancements in communication dwindle in importance, especially ...
Views: 1012 - 6 Things to Contemplate Before Venturing into Your Small Business - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonIf you do not inherit a business, you will have challenges building one. So, are you ready to take on the challenge of starting a business? Consider the following pointers and questions. 1. Think about whether you want to work for yourself. Do you enjoy being the boss? Or do you feel more ...
Views: 1578 - The Magic of Awareness - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonChristopher Columbus is accredited with the discovery that the world is round, not flat, as can be assumed by being at any one place. It was in the same era that ideas were being strongly put forwards that the earth revolves around the sun and not the other way, as was accepted and strongly ...
Views: 1221(3 votes) - 3 Things That Create Confusion in Books for the Small Business - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonThe promise of success is a way to charm people towards taking action. But what happens when the promise is not fulfilled? Success in business is important because there is so much at stake, so many of us try to find it by any means necessary. Here are three areas that create confusion and does ...
Views: 1158(3 votes) - It is your Attitude, Not your Aptitude, That Determines your Altitude - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonHow does your attitude affect your business? President Obama frequently reminds us that we are facing the worst recession since the Great Depression. That might be so. But it is our collective attitudes that got us here. Paradoxically, people now have more information, are better ...
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