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Episode #302 – Own Your Crazy!

January 29, 2018 • 1-Monday - Subject Matter Expert • audio blog • Blog content • branding • Business owner motivation • Content • marketing • own your crazy • small business owner advice • small business owner tips • small business podcast • Social proof • subject matter expert • Success tips • Two Minute Commute • your personal social media posts will affect business

“Whether you realize it or not, you already have a personal brand…” So… have political issues affected your shopping and buying behaviors? Do you buy from one place or not buy from another depending on something you researched or heard on the news? Even consider something as neutral as “buy local”. Now I’ll ask again… […]

Episode #290 – It’s OK to be a Beginner, Even When You’re the Expert!

January 15, 2018 • 1-Monday - Subject Matter Expert • Blog content • Business owner motivation • Content • goals • marketing • Real world • small business credability • small business owner advice • small business owner tip • subject matter expert • Success tips • Two Minute Commute

“Allow yourself to be a beginner. No one starts off being excellent.” Here’s the scoop. You’ve got something to say. You say it every day, that’s why you have your own business. When you start to look at it this way, sharing your knowledge online will become much easier. The reason I’m trying to put […]

Episode #288 – How Pizza Can Contain Oil Slicks…

January 12, 2018 • 5- Friday - Big Money • big money • building a team • Customers • emergency response • marketing • Planning • small business owner advice • small business owner tip • Success tips • Two Minute Commute • utilizing customers

“You don’t have to be big – you have to be remarkable.” Unknown Sometimes there is money you save and sometimes there is money you are prevented from spending. I like both and that’s what happened today. I attended a regional conference for our marina industry. We had several speakers and it was a refreshing […]

Episode #286 – Stop The New Years Nonsense, Achieve Goals Instead.

January 10, 2018 • 3- Wednesday - Midweek Motivation • achieve goals • audio blog • Business owner motivation • goal achievement • goals • marketing • small business owner advice • small business owner tip • stop new years resoltuions • Success tips • Two Minute Commute

“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” Couldda, Wouldda, Shouldda… I’m going to do this, then I plan to do that, and finally I’m going to do that! WHAT? Sometimes I wish people could kick themselves in the rear. I really do. That’s today’s Midweek Motivation. Since we’ve reached the […]

Episode #282 – Is Your Sales Prevention Department Winning?

January 05, 2018 • 5- Friday - Big Money • audio blog • Business owner motivation • Customers • make money • marketing • review policies and increase sales • sales prevention department • small business blog • small business owner advice • small business podcast • Success tips • Two Minute Commute

“Ugh” Super simple inspiration for today! It’s just “ugh”. That’s what I said as I left the craft store this evening…. a simple “ugh”. Each business has it’s own policies and procedures. They do what’s best for them and honestly, there’s probably a back story to their “why”. But here’s what happens when you make […]