Perfection.  We try and live our lives by a high standard.  This is a good thing… until it isn't.  Our quest can perfection can get in the way of actually making the progress that will make us successful.
This week's podcast stems from the countless number of business owners who struggle with the fact that change is messy and it doesn't always work out exactly like we plan.  I have seen this in my own life as well.  Instead of accepting that, we quit.
Is perfection ruining your progress?  If so, check out this week's episode and listen to what you can do to overcome a need for perfection.
Listen to the show below.

So here's the making your business unreasonable this year.  I should also mention that in doing that, be prepared to make your business great.
The sad thing is that there are a lot of ways to set your business apart from the competition that are commonplace, common sense actions.  The reason they are unreasonable is because there are too many business owners who refuse to make the effort to make their business great.
In this week's podcast, I share four ways that I want you to be unreasonable in your business this year.  These things are easy to understand but not always easy to implement.  Enjoy the podcast and make sure you leave a comment and share it with friends.
PS…. Ready to learn the first steps to making your business unreasonable?  If so, check out my free e-book, Total Experience Design- How To Stand Out In A Crowded Market.

What if you paid as much attention and gave as much care to the people that worked for you as you do for your own customers?
Raising your EQ (Emotional Intelligence) is a great way to grow your business in the coming year.
One of my 10 points of creating an amazing experience is that your internal culture is the caretaker of the external experience.
The question is, what type of experience are you creating for your team?
This week's podcast is about building your emotional intelligence.  I am absolutely convinced that you can grow your business a lot by growing your team.
Check out the podcast by clicking the player below.  Share your best relationship builder that you like to use in your business.
 
 
 

Praise.  Why is it so hard?  You like praise.  I like praise.  We all like praise in some way, shape or form.  So why is this so hard again?
As a leader of an organization you have probably faced a realization at some point that your praise is lacking in some area.
This week's podcast is about what could be keeping you from providing consistent praise (hint:  it's not because you're an asshole :)).  I also talk about why, how and when to praise.
Listen to the podcast in the player below.  Do you have questions about recognizing and giving out praise to your team?  Do you have an awesome praise story that you were on either side of?  Drop a comment below!
 
 

Confrontation.  People are either scared to death of it and don't do it.  Or they lack emotional intelligence and they confront in all the wrong ways.
Good confrontation comes from having the right motive for the conversation.
In this week's podcast, I share four specific areas to consider the next time you confront someone in an unproductive way or shrug off confronting someone altogether.
What's your best tip for handling confrontation?
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Why do you track the numbers that you track in your business?  What purpose does it serve?  Have you ever asked yourself this question?
Is you goal to have information about your business?  Will that information then either make you happy or perhaps sad?
What if you were able to use the numbers that you tracked to really create transformation in your business?
If you aren't tracking your numbers in order to change behavior in your office then you might as well not track numbers at all.
By not tracking your numbers you are missing some valuable information about your business.
Peter Drucker said “Whats gets measured, gets managed.” What gets managed gets done.
A business is a great vehicle for expressing what you do best to create value for the world.  Don't cheat the world of your value by not paying attention to your business.
This week's podcast is another group call where you will learn why tracking numbers is important and some simple tips to create transformation in your business as a result.
 

Coming down from Mount Horeb carrying stone tablets…oh wait wrong story.  Today's story includes 10 commandments but instead of Moses we had none other than Dino Watt and he's talking to us about communication.
Communication is at the center of how we live.  Those that communicate effectively enjoy the fruits that come along with it.  Those that don't work on their communication suffer the consequences of that as well.
The Business of Marriage coach, Dino Watt, spent almost an hour with a group of my clients in the Freedom FastTrack last night and talked about the 10 commandments of effective communication.
What are the 10 commandments?  You better click the player below and find out.
Not subscribed to my podcast yet?  Almost as big a shame as not communicating effectively.  You can subscribe in iTunes here.
Stick around for the end of the podcast as Dino has a special offer for my listeners, clients, followers, etc.  Do not pass this up.  Dino has been a great mentor for my own marriage and I can't recommend his services highly enough.  You want to talk to him so listen to the call to find out how to engage with him at a deeper, more personal, level.

More.  In business, it's easy to get caught up into focusing on more and only more.  But there are other parts of the growth equation.  For instance value.  Should you worry about doing more volume when you can provide additional value.
Adding value is less about going wide and expanding and more about going deeper and looking for ways to take your relationship with your customer to the next level.
The issue with providing additional value vs increasing your volume is that it's hard to have mastery in both areas.  With that being said you try and be both things at a high level to your customers.  In this instance, something always has to give.
In this week's podcast I talk about the volume vs. value decision and the 3 ways that your business can compete in your market at a high level.
Check out the podcast below and you can also subscribe in iTunes if you haven't yet.
 

I have been a little quiet over the last three weeks but that's about to change.  I am going to start things off by telling you about a great book that I read last month on marketing your business called Feed The Startup Beast.
This is one of the best and most practical marketing books that I have read in a while.  Most of the time when I read a book on marketing, I walk away with a feeling that I learned that I need to hire the author to get the marketing work done that I need for my business.
Feed The Startup Beast is different. 
The book starts with giving you a really simple tip to find out how great your product/service is and what your customers really think about it.  Sounds terrifying right?  The insight to be gained from this process is invaluable as many of you already know.
From there it talks about what offers you should get in front of your raving fans to boost sales.
The prospecting sequence is the process that I found the most valuable and I have already started to implement pieces of this process into my own marketing.  If you have a following and a list, the biggest challenge can be in separating interested buyers from people who just wanted to check out the freebie you were offering.  Feed The Startup Beast offers an easy to understand process to implement that allows you to qualify your prospects in a way that allows you to identify who's serious.
 
There are a number of great tools that supplement the book that you can get here as well as the book.
In addition to the book, I was able to interview one of the authors, Drew Williams and get his insights on how he has seen these tools work and why they wrote the book.  Check out the interview below and, as always, you can subscribe in iTunes.
 

It's easy for us to consider the ramifications of not confronting people who work for us.  Have you ever considered what the ramifications of not confronting those people are.  Managing a business is tough.  Avoiding confrontation is the path of least resistance that's easy to travel.
Healthy confrontation is essential for your business to perform at a high level.
Confrontation is a great way to get issues out on the table and to collaborate to solve problems that exist in your business.  Today's podcast contains three specific issues that can arise when you don't confront issues and people who need to be confronted.
If you haven't subscribed in iTunes yet, check out the podcast here.