Sometimes lessons come from places you don’t expect and still impact you many years later.
About 22 years ago, I was 28 and taking horse riding lessons. I rode English and if you are familiar with the style, the saddle is quite small compared to Western. I mention that because it becomes somewhat relevant later in this story.
I think I ended up in that style in the […]
Is your business set up to support you during challenging personal times or will it become an additional burden out of neglect; robbing you of income when you need it most and even potentially everything you've invested in it?
My name is Peter. Today I don’t feel like working.
Yet there are a hundred things screaming for my attention.
I should be able to focus but I can’t. My mind is elsewhere, outside of the business […]
It is very easy to get into the habit of drifting from your strategic plan through inattention or chasing the shiny blue ball. We use all sorts of justifications for this but in general, it is better to complete the existing strategy than to change it constantly without thinking.
Before you start any major piece of work for your business you should always ask:
The second question ties your work back to your strategy […]
Most entrepreneurs and business owners can pick and set goals. The problem is that without a concrete plan, the likelihood of achieving that strategy is greatly reduced.
"However, the bridge between setting a goal and realizing that goal is the ability to support your vision with a strategic plan. That means devising the plan, focusing on the plan, and executing the plan. And this is where most strategies turn to mush." ~ Doug Wagner on Entrepreneur.com
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Sometimes we set goals based on realistic but incremental accomplishments.
Do more of the same except a little faster.
Add 100 subscribers to our newsletter this month. This means hundreds of personal touch points; in person, on the phone or by email.
What if you change the goal to 500? Or 1000? Or 5000?
You won’t get there incrementally.
You have to innovate or get creative up front.
What would you have to do differently to get to the much bigger goal?
Learn some new […]
Arsheen Dhalla had a vision to create an organization that would make a positive impact. The Daraja Foundation is the result of that vision.
Daraja means “bridge” in Swahili.
Which is embedded in their mission:
“To build bridges between communities and work globally to improve living conditions, education and healthcare.”
When Arsheen saw what the Manifast tool could do to help her and her team to accomplish her goals faster she became one of our early adopters… and success stories.
Not because she would not have succeeded without us. They did a lot of things right.
Because her success […]
I had the privilege of being a guest on the Money and Success show on WebTalkRadio a while back hosted by Anne C. Graham.
How to keep your team focused on the destination and actually reach it was the topic we started with along with Manifast.
Who knows your clients best today?
Your marketing team has likely defined the ideal client or target market. If they are good they’ve also built out avatars of what those clients look like. Online or offline they are generating leads for sales.
If you have a social media presence you might know who your followers are. If you are good at it you might be engaging well online and gaining further market insights; maybe even some […]
Doug Wagner takes on the three seemingly simple requirements for getting what you want.
There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.” ~Napoleon Hill
While on the surface it seems simple; this is one of my favorite quotes because it brings so many great concepts together.
As the pace of […]
For any business that employs workers, keeping employees safe and motivated should be a going concern. In an office environment risks are typically quite a bit lower.
If you are running a business that employs trades, operates machinery, involves drivers, involves health related occupations, etc… the risks of serious workplace incidents go way up.
I like to assume that all business owners and leaders actually care about the employees getting seriously injured or killed. We are talking employees who are real people and whose lives can be impacted significantly.
There are […]