You have a choice in business. You can do the right thing by the customer or you can do the best thing for your business. Those two things don’t always align. I admit I struggle with this at times because my modus operandi is to do the right thing by the customer. Do what we [...]
Can Small Business Owners Ever Stop Selling?
Ummmmmm… The answer is Yes and No. Most small business owners hate the part of the business that is called “sales”. Let’s face it most of us would rather build our widgets and design new widgets than have to actually ask someone to buy one! And sadly many businesses fail because they don’t want to [...]
How to Be More Productive in Your Small Business
Red.Hot.Momentum on the Air – Episode 6 Small business productivity is a constant struggle for small business owners because we get pulled in so many different directions. I happen to get a lot done however at the end of the day I still wonder whether or not I could have done better. Productivity is a [...]
How to Keep Customers Coming Back for More
So I have dogs, two of them. One is almost 13 years old aka the Ol’ Lady. The other is 3 years old. They are my family so when something isn’t right with them I’m like a worried parent. Well the Ol’ Lady was having some problems so off to the veterinarian. The Doc [...]
How to Get Your Projects Done!
Red.Hot.Momentum on the Air – Episode 5 Projects small and large have a tendency to get us all knotted up. We often times over think them or start to lose faith in the process halfway through. Today’s podcast addresses some of those issues and what you can to about them. My guest is Victoria Brouhard. [...]
How to Find Fresh New Ideas
Red.Hot.Momentum on the Air – Episode 04 In this week’s podcast, I show you how to find fresh new ideas for your small business. We can very often times get stuck in a rut of doing what everyone else is doing because it feels hard coming up with new ideas. It can be done, however, [...]
Raising Profits in Your Small Business – Part Three
As you may know from last week’s post, I’ve been writing a series for Birds on the Blog on Bringing Up Profits. The third installment launched today and although I do spend some time picking on Starbucks, there’s some other tips and tricks for cutting costs in your home and home office. Check it out [...]
Ageless Edition – Women Who RAWK Fridays!
Welcome to Women Who RAKW Fridays! This week I’m talking Ageless. Why? Because when I see women who rawk into their 70′s, 80′s and 90′s I think to myself: ”I want to be THAT!” The Golden Girl Oh, yeah… Who could be more ageless than the Golden Girl herself, Betty White. This week Betty White [...]
How to Make Better Decisions
Red.Hot.Momentum on the Air – Episode 3 In this episode I discuss using filters as a method to making better decisions. Using filters can remove overwhelm and stop all the mind spinning that comes when we aren’t sure if we should say “yes” or “no”. Filters can help you choose better customers, partners and opportunities. [...]
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How to Deal With Negative Comments or Feedback
Red.Hot.Momentum on the Air – Episode 7 We’ve all been dumped on, either by a client or vendor. And we’ve all had it happen to us in an email or on our website; I’ve had some nasty voice messages. So how can you deal with those kinds of negative comments or feedback without losing it? [...]