Nov
08
Last Wednesday morning, my good friend Marc Beneteau interviewed Mike Jay on an international teleconference and got him to share his latest thinking on “Tools For Personal and Professional Development In The New Normal“. Marc really got got him on a roll and even Mike was surprised at some of the things he said! Hear [...]
Tags: business coach, business growth, economic downturn, entrepreneur, grow business, small business, strategic plan, strategy
family business,New Economy,professional growth,strategy
Nov
01
Last Tuesday night I interviewed Mike Jay on an international teleconference and made sure I got him to share his latest thinking on “The New Rules For Happiness and Success: What Every Person Needs To Know To Succeed In the New Economy“. I really got got him on a roll and even Mike was surprised [...]
Tags: business coach, business growth, economic downturn, entrepreneur, grow business, small business
New Economy,Planning,professional growth,recession
Oct
18
I’d like to invite you to an an international teleconference I’m hosting, in which I’m going to have the pleasure of interviewing prominent coach, speaker and author Mike Jay. It takes place on Tuesday evening, October 26th at 8:30 PM EDT. The topic is, “The New Rules for Happiness and Success: What Every Person Needs [...]
Tags: business coach, business growth, economic downturn, entrepreneur
family business,New Economy
Oct
15
It’s time to get real: the next two years will becritical(2011-2012) – leading up to 2013, the year when many financial and other experts and prognosticators have said will be a “year of reckoning” on variouslevels. Mike Jay, a developmentalist with whom I’ve studied business coaching over the years, has some very interesting things to [...]
Tags: business coach, business growth, economic downturn, entrepreneur, family business, New Economy
family business,New Economy,recession,strategy
Aug
12
Many entrepreneurs are uneasy with the looming recession as reported in the news over and over again every day. If their goal is to instill fear in the hears of Americans, they have succeeded. Have you seen the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) lately? It’s at an all time low. Well, in reality, the BEST way [...]
Tags: business coach, business growth, business plan, economic downturn, grow business, New Economy, recession, small business, strategic plan, strategy
Planning,strategy
Jul
19
Carol Roth has some nice tips on her edgy business blog. Check it out here: http://www.carolroth.com/unsolicited-business-advice/?p=1644 Here are a few to get you started: Give to Get Stay Focused Wise Words From Henry Ford Just Don’t Do It! These 163 bits of wisdom were culled from 163 different business owners and experts. Great stuff to [...]
Tags: business coach, business growth, small business, strategy
management,professional growth
Jul
14
Here’s a great little list from Michelle Blakeley’s blog to challenge you and get you going – if you take time to read this list, you’ll for sure find something that stimulates you with a new business idea or gets you off your *&/?# to work ON your business instead of just IN it: http://ht.ly/2aVpm. [...]
Tags: business coach, business growth, entrepreneur, grow business, management, small business
professional growth,strategy
Jul
12
We are always hearing how we should have a business plan, right? But, seriously, what busy street-fighting entrepreneur actually has time to create one of those 1,000 page monstrosities?! But, you know what? Many of the things that are covered in one of those formal plans are important to consider. So – we’ve created a [...]
Tags: business coach, business growth, business plan, strategic plan, strategy
marketing,recession,sales,strategy
Jul
06
I’m sure you’ve heard it before: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail…” But be honest – did you take it seriously? Or, are you always too “busy doing the work” to plan? In this recession, there has never been a more urgent time to take the idea of planning seriously! The biggest [...]
Tags: business growth, economic downturn, grow business, small business, strategic plan
recession,strategy
Jun
17
Most small business owners are struggling with the effects of the recession / new economy – every day. And the news media just won’t let up! If their goal is to instill fear in the hearts of American consumer, they have succeeded. Have you seen the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) lately? It’s at an all [...]
Tags: business coach, business growth, business plan, economic downturn, New Economy, recession
marketing,New Economy,recession,strategy,Taking Action