Ever think you’ll finally be successful once you hit that financial milestone, put together the right team, or create the winning marketing campaign? Success can seem like the horizon, no matter where we are, it’s farther away. It’s easy to forget that the purpose of owning a business is to add value to the world

Imagine you’re on a bike and in a hurry to get somewhere. You start pedaling as fast as you can, but you’re not sure you’re going the right way. It seems to be taking too long. You have the fleeting thought that you should stop to ask for directions, but you don’t want to waste

There’s a simple way to get everyone in your business aligned. I learned about it during the Entrepreneurial Master’s Program (EMP) run by Entrepreneurs’​ Organization (EO). Create a crystal-clear image of your company three years into the future and explain it with words so vibrant and sharp that it’s like a painted picture. Cameron Herold calls it the

“No way!” I gasped. I was staring in shock at my office manager as she told me the amount due on my business AMEX bill. ⁠ ⁠ Instantly, overwhelm crashes over me like a wave. ⁠ Overwhelm acts like a magnet, prompting our brain to look for all the other examples of overwhelming things in

What makes a business easy to love? These are a few of the most important things: It runs without taking all your time. It scales without adding a lot of people. It’s cashflow positive, generates recurring revenue, and it’s unique and different in the market. The problem is we have it backward. We think our

Who are you? Did you start your answer with, “I’m the owner of…”? As business owners, we pour ourselves into our company, so it makes sense that it’s the first thing that comes to mind. But defining ourselves by what we do can lead to burnout, overmanaging, and slowed business growth.  Is Your Business at