TOUGH LOVE FOR BUSINESS

Listen as Mike and Jackie discuss growing into your role as owner or top executive. Your role only grows as much as your weakest skill, invoking the Law of the Lid. The first step is to take a look at your MINDSET . Where is your identity today , as well as where do you need it to be ? Your identity can be switched any time you decide to do it .     What do you need to shift ?  Take advantage of a...

What are the things you're doing and which of those things can be delegated to someone else? What are the things you're doing that are visible and that you enjoy doing? L ooking at the things you're doing and not doing will set you up to be able to run several companies and create wealth in less time. Listen to get started!   Need help implementing the stages to get to owner ? Take advantage of a...

Listen as Mike and Jackie continue the discussion of owners' work vs doer s' work . An o wners ' work is invisible, and a doers ' work is visible . Owners doing owners work make owners money . Doers make employee money . Which would you like to do?   Do you want to do owners work or doers work and have trouble letting go ?  Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover th...

Are you a business owner whose identity is wrapped up in doing the doing vs doing owners work? Do you want to spend more time doing owners' work instead of being the lid to growth for your business ? Listen as we discuss what being an owner is all about and how you can start thinking like owners do .   Want to spend more time doing owner's work ? T ake advantage of a complimentary business strateg...

Intentional collaboration and mindful execution are the powers of referrals. We are committed to openly referring others in our community to people we know. However, we are also focused on being open to referrals. Is it a focus for you and your company to give and receive referrals? Do you ask even for them? Listen as we discuss the importance of focusing on referrals. Not sure how to create a cul...

Abundance is allowing the good things to come to you, such as money. How often are you and your team focused on scarcity?   How often are you and your team focused on abundance?   How can you use the idea of abundance in your business? Is it important enough to use it as a culture point in your own business? Listen as we discuss why abundance is important as a culture point. Not sure how to create...

How do you use gratitude in your business? Is it important to practice gratitude as a company, so much so that you make it a culture point? Listen as we discuss how important gratitude is in your business. Not sure how to create a culture in your business? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! http://makemoreworkless.actioncoach...

Consistency can be boring, but it takes the guesswork out of what to do. If you want to grow, consistency and systems are highly valuable to your customer. Consistency helps your customers refer you to others as well. Relentless consistency is something your customers will come to rely on. Listen as we discuss other benefits of being consistent and how that affects your customers. Not sure how to...

The culture point about systems will be continued in this episode. Listen as we discuss systems for scalability. How can systems and scaling them affect the growth of your business? Not sure how to create a culture of systems in your business? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! http://makemoreworkless.actioncoach.com/mmwl-dia...

Strong, repetitive, consistent systems that are trained when needed are the basis of a growing company. Looking at the system first before blaming people when there are challenges is also part of a great culture. Listen as we discuss having systems as a culture point. Not sure how to create a culture with systems in your business? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to disc...

Creating an atmosphere of joy and happiness is creating fun in your business. Are you focused on the destination or the journey? What if you could find joy and happiness in everyday? Not sure how to create a culture in your business? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! http://makemoreworkless.actioncoach.com/mmwl-diag-and-ques...

People usually talk about a work/life balance these days... but there really isn't work/life balance, there is just life balance. What if you could do one or two things with great focus and intention? Do the right thing at the right time to get results and then rejuvenate. Now, that is the type of balance that Mike and Jackie will elaborate on. Not sure how to create a culture of balance in your b...

Culture is the basis of everything, a set of observable behaviors. It is the behaviors and actions that are most valuable in your company. Culture is the only competitive advantage that you have left. Your company culture either creates itself and is out of your control OR you can create it yourself with values you want to have.    Not sure how to create a culture in your business? Take advantage...

If everyone is doing their own thing and fighting with teammates for resources or roles, it sucks. The dysfunctional aspect of the team will not create significant growth in your business like you want. Listen as we discuss teamwork and the importance of it with the newest generation of employees. Do you want teamwork, to make the dreamwork? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy sess...

Lots of businesses don't continue to educate their employees. If your employees aren't getting better, why should your customers stay with you. If your employees want to expand their capabilities and thrive while they can't do it with you, they'll go somewhere else.   Listen as we discuss our cultural value of Education and how that can affect your business. Want to implement more education for yo...

Culture point number 5 focuses on communication. As anyone who deals with people knows, communication is one of the most important culture points in an organization. What does good communication in a business look like? Listen as we discuss our culture point of communication. Not sure how to create a culture in your business? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover...

We're taking a quick detour from formally discussing our culture points. As owners we get bored in our businesses, which leads us to wanting to make changes. Those changes can lead to inconsistency and problems with customer expectations. Listen as we discuss what happens to consistency and expectations when we get bored in our businesses.   Is boredom and inconsistency brewing in your business? T...

In this episode we discuss the fourth culture point of excellence. Since culture is a set of observable behaviors, listen as we discuss the observable behaviors that go along with excellence in an organization. Not sure how to create a culture in your business? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! http://makemoreworkless.action...

Culture Point #3 is all about integrity. Speaking the truth and what I promise I deliver. Want to know more about how this culture point may be one to consider for your business? Take a listen. Not sure how to create a culture in your business? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! http://makemoreworkless.actioncoach.com/mmwl-di...

The second culture point that is important in our business is the culture point of ownership. Taking ownership of our actions and outcomes. How will ownership affect your business? Not sure how to create a culture in your business? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! http://makemoreworkless.actioncoach.com/mmwl-diag-and-questi...

What is culture? Culture is a set of observable behaviors in your business. During the next several episodes we will discuss various culture points we use in our business. In today's episode we discuss Commitment.   Not sure how to create a culture in your business? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! http://makemoreworkless.a...

Intentionally choosing the values you want to live by is another way to design your own life. Sometimes we are living the values of others and don't even know it. Listen as we introduce you to how to intentionally choose what matters to you the most .   Having trouble figuring out which values are important to you and want some help ? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to...

What are your thoughts about wealth? Do you think that getting wealth is too hard , so you don't go for it? What if you changed your thoughts and took action towards the value of wealth? What would happen? Listen and find out how to take the first steps.   Do you feel like getting wealth is hard and want to change that ? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the o...

Are you choosing to define reaching your goals as hard? Has your past affected  how you view your future?  I f you could let that go and move forward , what would happen ?   What if you could write new rules as to your definition of ' easy '? Mike and Jackie will elaborate on the mindset shifting from ' everything ' s hard ' to ' everything's easy ' .   Are you making reaching your goals hard ? Ta...

Picture this: y ou have lots of momentum and things are going great , but   t hen vacation happens and it takes several weeks to ge t that momentum back . Listen as Mike and Jackie discuss how to keep momentum going and when are good times to take breaks to recharge.   Does this sound like you and your business ? Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportuni...