It’s common to worry about money when you own a business. But it’s just not helpful. Revenue is a result. It comes from solving problems and adding value. Your mind is the tool you use to do both of those things. This means

All day long you’re thinking. Most of the time your thoughts are automatic. Right now, your thoughts are causing you to feel energized or exhausted. Clear or confused. Confident or uncertain. ⁠ You can predict your future by looking at the thoughts you’re

I used to have a secret fear of accounting. I was embarrassed that I didn’t understand it because I thought other successful business owners did. I would avoid it as much as possible and abdicate it to “the experts.” ⁠ This mindset held

Imagine a studio creating a high-production film like Star Wars each time a customer wants to see a movie. They’d never do it because it would take too long and cost too much. In other words it wouldn’t scale. Yet many of us

Two people take the same action but get different results – what’s the reason? One CEO/Founder gives a speech and rivets the audience. The other leaves people surreptitiously checking their phones. One business owner recruits a superstar COO, but the other owner makes

Just like you have a relationship with time and with money, you have a relationship with your business. It consists of your beliefs about it, which affect the way you feel and what you do. Do you LOVE your business and think about

“It’s too expensive!” My COO was looking at me like I was crazy. We were talking about how to price our new analytics solution. “They’ll never buy it!” The conversation felt like deja vu because it was the same one I’d been having

There’s a guaranteed way to get better results in your business. Increase your responsibility. This means your ability to respond. When you believe the results in your business are outside of your control—caused by clients, the economy, or your team—it’s easy to feel

“Tell me about your business.” How do you answer? Do you look to the past, and talk about your annual revenue and how many years you’ve been in business? Do you look to the present, and discuss your market reach and number of