Keiserism of the Day

Feed the Dog Meat, not Catnip.

In other words give your customers what they want not what you think they want.

Fact of the Week

According to the SBA there is an estimated 25.8 million small businesses in the US.

Other Business Statistics

Book Recommendation of the Week

Jeffrey Gittomer's Little Black Book of Connections

Question of the Week

What have you done to market your company today?

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Quote of the week

"Ask yourself the easy questions and you’ll have a hard life, ask yourself the hard questions and you’ll have an easier life!" by Peter Thomson

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Book recommendation of the Week

Growing a Business, Paul Hawken

Paul Hawken Bio

Question of the day

Do you try or do you Do?

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Magic pills, wands, and pixie dust

A few weeks ago I posted an entry

"Magic pills, magic wands, and gurus are best kept in the Fairytale books. The tools you need to grow your business are Leadership, knowledge, and self-discipline."

I found this video to illustrate my point. Enjoy

Mad TV Eat Less, Move More Video

Quote of the Week

In spite of your fear, do what you have to do.

Chin-Ning Chu

Related Article: Put Fear in Perspective

Keiserism of the Day

Planning a business is very much like planning a road trip without a map resources and working tools it makes it difficult to reach your destination.

Example:

Trip to Boston (Hartford CT - Boston MA)

Person 1 we will call her Doris: Doris Decides she is going to Boston, immediately jumps in the car and starts to drive. Twenty minutes into the drive she runs out of fuel and has to wait for AAA to help her. After that ordeal she realizes she is hungry and has to stop for food. Two hours into the trip Doris realizes that she doesn't know where Boston is but knows that she will get there eventually. Four hours later realizes she is in New Jersey, asks for directions, stops for fuel, gets another bite to eat and arrives in Boston many hours later.

Person 2 we will call him Alfred: Alfred decides he wants to go to Boston. He sits down calls his sister to let her know he is coming. Before his journey he prepares a list of things to do.

1. Purchase a GPS
2. Visit Jane the mechanic to check his car
3. Get Gas
4. Go to ATM
5. Get food for trip
6. Buy sister a gift
7. Clean out refrigerator
8. Unplug appliances
9. Wash clothes
10. Shut off Water
11. Notify the Mailman

By the time he has finished his to do list, Alfred realizes he is too tired calls his sister to let her know he will be there tomorrow. He is so exausted from the day before he oversleeps, and by the time he is ready it is once again too late to travel. Three days later he arrives at his sisters place only to turn around and go home, he used up his vacation days and must return to work in the morning.

Person 3 we will call her Mildred: Mildred wakes up decides she wants to go to Boston. She makes hotel arrangements with Expedia, packs a bag, and gets directions. She hops in the car, makes 2 stops the gas station, and the grocery store to get some food for her trip. Two hours later she is at her hotel talking with the consierge about things to do and where to get dinner.

Mildred will have the most productive trip of the three. She made a decision, put a plan together, took action, and then modified the plan when she arrived. Planning too much or lacking a plan in any situation can be detrimental to the success of your journey.

Interesting Fact of the Week

The average business user spends 2.6 hours per day reading and managing their emails.

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Book Recommendation of the Week

Transforming The Organization Francis J. Gouillart & James N. Kelly

Question of the Week

When was the last time you looked at your business plan?

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Keiserism of the Week

Magic pills, magic wands, and gurus are best kept in the Fairytale books. The tools you need to grow your business are Leadership, knowledge, and self-discipline.

By 2010 $13.9 Billion per year will be spent on self help techniques. Although I am a firm believer in self development, it is frightning to see how many of us invest large amounts of time and money on finding the secret to their success and happiness. For some it can become an addiction, going from one self help book, seminar, retreat to the next. Your happiness and satisfaction lie in your accomplishments. Think of all the happiness and satisfaction you would have achieved if your were as committed to having it as opposed to achieving it.

I recently watched the movie "Into The Wild" Christopher McCandless went on a quest to seek the truth, he thought the magic pill would be found in the Alaskan wilderness. He paid the ultimate price to find something he already had.

Fact of the Week

The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!

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Book Recommendation of the Week

Today’s book is……………

How To Become a CEO by Jeffrey Fox

Question of the Week

Would your company survive if you lost your best customer tomorrow?

Keiserism of the day

The best time to implement your marketing plan is 5 years ago. The second best time is NOW!

Question of the week

What was the last new thing you learned?

Related Article: Importance of Learning

Interesting Fact of the Week

The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was built in 1903, and used a tomato can for a carburetor.









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