By Daniel M. Murphy on
7/28/2008
This past weekend, I spent considerable time with a dozen or so business owners, executives and salespeople while attending my kids' two-day soccer tournament and a full day in Indianapolis at the Brickyard 400 NASCAR race. Unfortunately, it seems that a black cloud of negativity has started to hover over most of these entrepreneurs. I was able to glimpse into their current mindsets by simply listening to the words they used to describe their obstacles in colorful detail.
Since it seemed...
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By Daniel M. Murphy on
7/24/2008
What's better than having your own pool in your own backyard? Having access to your neighbor's pool right next door. My family is blessed to have good and generous neighbors with an incredible pool a hundred yards away. The other night, I was doing my early evening ritual of swimming laps. When I finished, my kids were playing in the pool. My boy is nearly 10 years old and very athletic. My daughter is less athletic, very strong, and quite determined for a 13 year old. To keep them occupied,...
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By Daniel M. Murphy on
7/21/2008
This past Friday, we had a group of prospective franchise owners visit the Corporate Office of The Growth Coach in Cincinnati. I love spending time with these soon-to-be business owners in the fulfilling, financially rewarding, and fast-growing industry of business coaching. These were very impressive individuals wanting to put their passion, experiences and our business coaching process to good use in their communities to help small business owners achieve greater success and balance in their lives. Not only were there folks from the United States, but there were interested buyers from Ireland and Puerto Rico as well.
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By Daniel M. Murphy on
7/17/2008
Without exception, every business owner will eventually get a shocking wake-up call that will shake them to their very core, get them to question their current beliefs and behaviors, and make them more receptive and open to changing their ways, whether at the office, home with the family, or both. Sadly, most of these jolting wake-up calls could be prevented, softened or dramatically delayed through on-going participation in a business coaching and accountability process that gets an owner to regularly...
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