By Daniel M. Murphy on 7/30/2009

Small business owners and entrepreneurs continually battle against the competition, economy, finances, government regulations, employee issues, busyness, denial, distractions, and a host of other challenges.  Such COMPLEXITY is simply the "price of admission" for being a successful entrepreneur.  However, if you don't learn to manage such complexity, it will crush you and your business.

However, please don't become overwhelmed by all these issues.  In fact, all these issues are not the real...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 7/23/2009

Business coaching done right is about helping someone else (the client) to discover for themselves what needs to change in their business and life... so that they may achieve greater success and fulfillment.  Coaching empowers the client to solve their own problems and seize their own opportunities.  While a business coach will help open new doors and opportunities, it's still up to the client to walk through them.  When it's all said and done, business coaching is part science, part art...the science...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 7/16/2009

Ever notice on the back of a hotel door, there is a floor diagram with a red dot that signifies "you are here."  It's there to show you your room in relation to the fire exits.  In short, it's your exit strategy and life-saver plan.  As a business coach, that "red dot" got me thinking about the situation most small business owners find themselves in.  They don't really know where they are in relation to their own exit strategy...selling the business. As such, let's play the "red dot" game.  Visualize...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 7/9/2009

A recent Twitter (www.twitter.com/GrowthCoachCorp) entry I made sparked an idea for this business coaching blog.  I mentioned that successful entrepreneurs take 100% responsibility for their results and won't dare tolerate excuses within their company.  Is that true for you and your business?  If not, here comes some tough-love business coaching.

Can you handle the truth?  OK, here it comes...your business is where it is, how it is, and...

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