There’s a lot of advice floating around on how to start your own business. Unfortunately a lot of it is misleading and will cost you a lot of time and money. There is – after all – a good reason why most businesses fail. The biggest problem I see is a new business owner who [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mindset’
Marketing for small business – Avoid these mistakes
Most marketing for small business is a complete disaster. It simply doesn’t make any money and if you’re a small business owner then you know you can’t afford to lose money. Which is why many small businesses fail… they don’t achieve the marketing results they need. That’s why small business owners have to become marketing [...]
A positive mental attitude is mandatory
A positive mental attitude can mean the difference between success and failure in any aspect of life. But I’m not talking about some hairy-fairy pie-in-the-sky type of positive attitude. I’m talking about a strong belief in yourself and the mental fortitude to overcome all obstacles. Life is hard… get over it. But what you and [...]
Simpleology review – My success story
I thought I’d do a quick Simpleology review for you to follow up on my post yesterday about the secret of success. Now the first question you’ll have is probably “What the hell is Simpleology?” Seems like a good place to start. Simpleology is a method of achieving your dream life that has been developed [...]
The secret of success
Are you searching for the secret of success? Well I have great news for you… the secret does exist! And some even better news is it’s not even a secret anymore. If you want to find out how to be successful at something… chances are there’s someone out there who has already done it. And [...]
Recession busting idea #384 – Sell garbage… literally!
One of the huge lies spread about the recession is that no one is buying anymore. Well, maybe I’ll believe it if you’ve had literally no customers walk through your door recently. And in that case, I urge you to leave the South Pole for a more convenient location. The truth is… people are buying! [...]
Are these the most important skills in business?
When it comes down to it almost everyone has valuable skills. You know things that other people don’t. You’ve had experience that would take years for others to obtain. And it’s not really difficult for you to turn your experience, skills and knowledge into a product. There are random businesses all over the place that [...]
Using free marketing techniques effectively
Before we start let’s be clear about one thing: There are no free marketing techniques. Every marketing technique that you will find takes either time or money. You might find people who claim a marketing technique is free but let’s not delude ourselves into thinking our time isn’t valuable too. In truth your time is [...]
Improving your marketing results
I’ve been thinking lately about how complex marketing is and how it’s almost impossible to really master it. So that left me with the question of “How much do you have to get right to see good results?” I said about 10% in a recent comment and I think that’s a fairly accurate number. Maybe [...]
7 things entrepreneurs do for fun
Being an entrepreneur is unlike any other profession… I don’t think we can even call it a profession… it’s just a way of life. So I thought I’d share my 7 things I do for fun and hope I’m not alone in this crazy, mixed-up entrepreneurial world I live in. Number #1 – Read a [...]
