Posts Tagged ‘Focus’

I have had the good fortune to lecture to entrepreneurs throughout the entire world, and whenever I ask "who wants to have a million plus dollar business," the resounding answer from everyone is "HELL YES." Here are 71 ideas from the TPE community on how to achieve the first million. Perhaps the one answer you have been seeking resides in here:  Read more »

You know those little pop up windows that say, “Your Opinion Counts!” in an effort to recruit you to take online surveys? Those little boxes seem to appear out of nowhere, and as annoying as they are, their message is actually spot on. Your opinion does count. Many people tend to value the opinions of experts [...]  Read more »

I have yet to meet a successful entrepreneur who hasn't been suprised by how their product or service was ultimately received by the market. So many startups go into business with a plan of exactly how things are going to play out, yet ultimately the unexpected happens - a different market comes to light. If you are trying to grow, but are having difficulty, perhaps you are not considering the unexpected markets. Learn from these folks! They went in with a plan, and when the unexpected market spoke out they reacted... and their businesses took off.  Read more »

There are songs about it (think U2), there are stores named after it (think Pier 1) and every sports team on the planet says they are number one when they have a good day. It’s good to be number one. Now think about two. There are few songs about number two, fewer stores and I don’t believe any team marches around proudly cheering “We are number two.”  Read more »

VIDEO - Mike's Vlog on Impatience  Read more »

Change sucks. Strike that. Waiting for change, sucks. Once we know we want something, we want it instantly. We don’t want to wait for graduation, for choice clients, to buy a house, to find a new relationship. We want what we want and we want it NOW.  Read more »

No one ever said building your company would be easy. The fact is, building a successful company takes consistent effort and serious focus. But it is so easy to get distracted. Here are 31 tips you can use to get your focus back.  Read more »