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Are you really different? By John S. Benjamin “America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress. It acted on this belief; it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered.” – Louis D. Brandels, former Supreme Court Justice
In his widely acclaimed book Purple Cow, Seth Godin . . . → Read More: Are You Really Different? “I have seen the enemy, he is staring back at me from the mirror.” The Coach, with apologies to Oliver Hazard Perry.
At one of my recent workshops, we viewed the scene “Death Crawl” in the movie Facing the Giants. This scene reminded me . . . → Read More: “I have seen the enemy, he is staring back at me from the mirror.” Leadership Is More Than Results By John “The Coach” Benjamin
Probably no writer on leadership has been more prolific than John Maxwell. Maxwell suggests that there are five levels of leadership. Leaders progress through these levels on their way to becoming a truly great leader; . . . → Read More: Leadership Is More Than Results The Hardest Task of All By John “The Coach” Benjamin Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. Proverbs 21:5 “If people are going to become all that they are capable of becoming, it is important that they work hard; but it is also important that . . . → Read More: The Hardest Task of All Sales at the 501 Level By John “The Coach” Benjamin Focus: A one day class offered to seasoned professional sales individuals only. Increase your income and personal knowledge of sales. Course covers qualifying customers and projects, developing territory through client count and quality, strategy techniques, sustainable and profitable practices, and more. Advanced, applicable, intriguing . . . → Read More: Sales at the 501 Level Routine Predicts Success By John “The Coach” Benjamin Who’s the best at sinking basketball free throws? An NBA player can easily make 97 in a row. But did you know the world’s record for consecutive free throws is held by a foot surgeon? Ted St. Martin, a man of average height and build, blitzes . . . → Read More: Routine Predicts Success Thankfully, the elections are finally over – something we can all agree to like! As business owners, what one or two key lessons should we take away from this election? From a marketing standpoint, keep a simple, clear message and repeat it over and over and over. Just when you are sick of hearing . . . → Read More: The Lessons of American Democracy –or – Speaking in the Public Eye Stagnation and You By John "The Coach" Benjamin “It is not enough to have a good mind. You must use it well.” – Descartes “Using your mind well” means objectively evaluating where your business is right now. Businesses most often fail or succeed over time, little by little, day by day. Then, WHAM! . . . → Read More: Stagnation and You Failing, Stagnated, or Thriving? By John "The Coach" Benjamin According to Sir Isaac Newton’s First Law of Motion, an object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion – at the same speed and in the same direction – until acted upon by a greater . . . → Read More: Failing, Stagnated, or Thriving? Are you really different? By John S. Benjamin “America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress. It acted on this belief; it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered.” – Louis D. Brandels, former Supreme Court Justice
In his widely acclaimed book Purple Cow, Seth Godin . . . → Read More: Are You Really Different?
“Time is the currency of life.” – Eric Fitzsimmons, owner, CNE Creative Enterprises
Time is the great equalizer. We all have the same amount. We can choose to squander life’s “currency” on frivolous things or invest it for the future. Many of us set goals with good intentions and high expectations, but . . . → Read More: Time: Servant or Master? Leaders have multiple responsibilities to their company. One of the largest challenges is to create a work environment where employees can thrive, thus exploding a business’s growth. Here are ten tips from John Maxwell to honing employee satisfaction. Evaluate yourself and your company on a regular basis to head off issues early and . . . → Read More: Leaders Eddie Richenbacker the WW1 flying ace summed up the secret to success in six words “think it through….then follow through.” This week we are going to concentrate on thinking. More specifically what does it mean to think like a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As the CEO, you should be working “ON” the business, the . . . → Read More: How to Think and Act Like a CEO, not an Employee The more methods we use to grow our business the faster our growth. Here is the second of 5 proven methods to grow your business. . . . → Read More: 5 Ways to grow your business, method #2 1. Keep customers you have 2. Attract new customers 3. Increase the avg. transaction size (unit sale) 4. Increase the frequency of purchase (back end) 5. Say “no” to bad customers/prospects How to keep the clients you have: •#1 marketing priority – customer satisfaction and retention •Watch your ego – don’t chase strangers when . . . → Read More: 5 Ways to GROW Your Business What is the real value in going the extra mile? . . . → Read More: Why Go the Second Mile? It is more dangerous to dither about in making a decision than to make one and move ahead – John The Coach In my 20 years of coaching and mentoring, one theme pops up more frequently than any other – why am I not getting the things done I need to; a simple . . . → Read More: The “P” Way to Success! Developing leaders is a 12-step process. . . . → Read More: Steps to leader development Welcome to “The Business Huddle” your source for leading edge information on business development. |
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