As the years have flown by, it is not uncommon for the same questions to pop up over and over again, and at the end of the day, my clients (CEOs, Company Presidents, Executive Directors) hire me to make their organizations stronger so that they can be more profitable. I also work with non profit organizations, and their goal is of course to raise more funds, recruit more volunteers and provide more and better services to their clients.

So, today, I want to leave you with five questions that I have heard most often and provide you with one strategy to answer each question. I want to remind you that I am not a consultant…I am a coach, so finding solutions to these challenges rests with the client..my goal is to bring those solutions out of the client and onto the table. While you probably have similar or better solutions than the ones I am listing below, I am simply sharing with you … Read the rest of the post

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I picked up a copy of The Long Tail by Chris Anderson, and I cannot wait to see how RTC has portrayed one of my favorite business books of all times.

So head over to Amazon and check out the suite of books now available

If you go to this page, and scroll down, you will see the business comic books on sale.  Just pop open the screencast link to see a glimpse of this first selection of business comics.  Have Fun!

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1. Do you have a solid strategy in place before you being the reinventing phase? Many companies will tell you they simply react and don’t stop to plan.    This plan needs to include very serious thought about how you are going to operate, the team you need in place and how you are going to educate your stakeholders about the reinvention.

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So, I went out last week and asked 30 people who I know are making money right now which strategies are bringing in the most income for them. While these answers are not “new” strategies, they ARE the ones that seem to be working.

I also find it interesting that a few folks who I reached out to did not respond to this question. Just tickles my brain a bit to wonder why. Of course, they could be experiencing a family emergency or did not get my e-mail…but the eager people are the ones who are always at the top…as they say “The cream always rises to the top!”

So, I invite you to look over this list today and ask yourself the same question “What marketing strategy has brought the most money into your business over the last year?” Once you answer that question, then go triple the use of that strategy to see if your results improve.

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Before you enter into a business partnership with anyone in the future, I highly recommend that you take the following five steps.  Trust me…they work!

1)  Date the person for at least six weeks.

Choosing a business partner requires a courting period.  I recommend that you go to and outing (movie, sporting event) and  eat breakfast, lunch and dinner with your potential biz partner at least 3 times.  You can pick up cues (do they eat with their mouth open, are they rude to the waiter, are they a cheap tipper, do they constantly use foul language?) during the dating process that will show up in the partnership down the road.

2) Check at least 3 references.

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