By Daniel M. Murphy on 1/28/2010

This Growth Coach business coaching blog is about the value of action over inaction, movement over meditation.  As an entrepreneur, just about anything is better for you than inaction.  That's right, even imperfect action is better than perfect inaction.  Inaction teaches you nothing.  On the other hand, action reveals all the real-world feedback and lessons you need to make adjustments to be more successful. 

After 25 years of helping small business owners (7 years as a CPA and 18 years as a business coach), I have seen first-hand that successful and wealthy entrepreneurs don’t wait for conditions to be “perfect”.  When they smell an opportunity that makes sense, they take action.  They don't wait to have 100% of the facts and answers.  They don't worry about having incomplete information.  They don’t ponder, over-analyze and procrastinate. In fact, they have a bias for action...even if it's imperfect action.  They get moving!  Do you?

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 1/21/2010

Are you a "know-it-all" or "learn-it-all" business owner?  This simple distinction in mindsets will significantly predict your future as much as anything. The former mindset will yield stagnation, the later will bring you greater success, wealth, and fulfillment.

As a business coach for nearly 20 years, I can tell you with the utmost confidence that owners who have a "growth mindset" significantly outperform those who have a "status quo mindset".  Which one do you want to be?

The great...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 1/14/2010

This Growth Coach business coaching blog is dedicated to the "lessons from the recession."  Posted below is a current News Release containing the actual results from a recent Growth Coach 'Business Barometer' Survey on how small business owners have changed the way they think about and operate their companies as a result of the recession.  Our certified business coaches reported on the actual post-recession behavior modifications they observed within their small-business client base.  As such, these...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 1/7/2010

I hope it's not too late for one last Happy New Year greeting!  This one is quite different, however...it comes with much tough-love business coaching.  Here it goes.  The Growth Coach organization and this business coach in particular wishes you much health, happiness, prosperity, and fulfillment in 2010.  Doesn't that sound good?  Sure it does.  However, let's be honest, all my wishing doesn't mean squat if you don't think differently and act differently in 2010. 

As a business owner, your...

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