Business Owner Resources

By Daniel M. Murphy on 4/28/2008

Not only have I been blessed to coach entrepreneurs to have greater success and balance since 1992, but also to coach my kids' various sports teams the last eight years -- soccer, softball, basketball and baseball.  Currently, I am helping to coach my son Matthew's baseball team.  This is a group of 2nd and 3rd graders, ages 8 and 9.  Thankfully, it is a team of good kids who are very coachable and want to try their best.  

Last year's team at this same level won the City Championship in Greater...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 4/24/2008

Our house is surrounded by hundreds of trees.  Thousands of leaves are attracted to my roof and gutters every fall.  When the rains come, the gutters clog and water cascades off my roof like a waterfall.  One year the waterfall filled up a window well and then pored into my basement.  Ever since and twice a year, I religiously get out my ladder, climb up on my roof, try not to fall and kill myself, and get the clutter out of my gutters.  I know what you are thinking, "hey fool, buy some gutter guards." ...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 4/21/2008

Let me guess, at times you feel overworked and overwhelmed.  You are wearing multiple hats and functioning in multiple roles for your company.  Sadly, many business owners can not see the reality of that situation.  They consider this normal.  While it may be normal for the first year or so, you should not be adding hats each and every year; you should be removing hats.  Eventually, the only role you should have is to be the CEO (chief executive officer) of your business.

To help you understand...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 4/17/2008

I just got back from Disney World with the family.  On the back of the hotel door, there was a red dot that signified "you are here."  It showed our room in relation to the fire exits.  It struck me -- business owners are red dots too but many of them do not know where they are or how to move efficiently and effectively to the exit (selling their business).  With an effective coaching process, a coach will help you to define where you are, where you want to go, and even help you to think through the...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 4/14/2008

When beginning a business, always start with the end in mind. The reason you start a business is to some day sell the business.  That's how substantial wealth is created.  Even if you have owned a business for years, you should gradually be getting it ready to be sold.  It is never too soon or too late to position your business to be sold.

To eventually sell your company for a fortune, your ultimate goal is to become the least important person in your company. While that sounds illogical,...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 4/10/2008

Can you handle the truth?  Here it comes -- your business is where it is and what it is because of YOU. Good, bad and ugly, you are responsible for the business -- all of it.  Please own up to that.  The only way your business and life will improve is if YOU improve as an owner and leader -- your thinking, mindset, assumptions, habits, strategies, etc.  Please put your ego on hold and face reality.  This is not about being right or wrong -- it's about getting more effective and more out of your business...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 4/7/2008

Odds are you frequently feel overworked, overwhelmed and like a prisoner to your business. While your business appears successful externally, you are a wreck internally with stress, headaches and worries about keeping it all together. At times, you even feel alone, isolated and maybe a bit of a fraud. The business seems to run you and your life instead of you running the business. You are wearing multiple hats, juggling multiple balls, and constantly fighting fires. Revenues have flattened out yet employee hassles have expanded. Your dream is taking on the dimensions of a nightmare. What went off course? Is something wrong with you? 

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 4/3/2008

Welcome to the “Business Coaching Blog.”  I’m Daniel Murphy, President & Founder of The Growth Coach, the largest “pure business coaching” franchise in the world.  Our name says it all; we provide powerful coaching solutions to help owners grow themselves, their businesses, and the richness of their lives. The Growth Coach is helping thousands of business owners each and every month achieve greater success and balance in their lives.  While this blog could never replace the objectivity and value...

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