Get Bigger Results by Thinking Smaller
It’s not often I ask you to think smaller. Today is one of those days. You have read everywhere, and rightly so, that one of the chief ways get traction for your brand is to sell people on your purpose, your larger vision. “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” [...]
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Online dating, business, sincerity, and strategy
Warning: What follows is a lede you probably never expected to see in a business publication… In the last 4 months, I’ve found myself in a position to give online dating a go. I’m merely a dabbler, but the process has left me wondering about what lurks in the murky depths below the “matching & [...]
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Why “Only You Can Do What You Do” is Limiting Your Business
“Only you can do what you do” is a pop culture principle of the microbusiness movement. But it only tells a very small part of the story. And in doing so, keeps the impact these businesses can make on their customers and the world–as well as their owners–very small. Yes, you have a unique set [...]
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Hustling is Not the Answer to the Question of Growth
Business not as hot as you’d like? Repeat this simple mantra, “hustle.” That seems to be the answer you’re most likely to find for all your woes. Write more, create more, network more, pitch more. Hustle. Really? Hmm… I don’t have an across-the-board problem with hustling. My problem with it is that it can easily [...]
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“Shop small” is so last year. This year, celebrate big opportunities.
It seems cliche but small – even micro – businesses are the backbone of our [global] economy. In the United States, 91.5% of businesses have fewer than 5 employees. And according to the US Census Bureau, $837 billion in sales are generated by non-employer businesses (businesses of one) in 2009. That’s equal to about 70 [...]
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