By Daniel M. Murphy on
10/6/2008
No doubt about it, we are in some crazy times and will have to endure some kind of transition period. How crazy and for how long? Who really knows? What I do know is that as a small business owner, you are being bombarded with repetitive "doom and gloom" stories and opinions all day long from newspapers, magazines, cable news, nightly news, radio, the internet, poli ...
Read More »
|
By Daniel M. Murphy on
10/2/2008
Business owners, for your sake and that of your company's, please stop bouncing around from one idea to another, one project to another, one fire-drill to another. You are driving yourself and your employees crazy. Also, while you're at it, stop chasing the business practice or management strategy "flavor of the week or month."
Read More »
|
By Daniel M. Murphy on
9/29/2008
We are in some crazy times. Many small business owners are feeling out of control, overwhelmed, uneasy, and a bit vulnerable. While many of them are seeking business coaching to help them navigate through some rough waters, others are unsure of what actions to take, if any. When so much around us seems to be truly crazy (stock market, economy, credit markets, mortgage industry meltdown, presidential ...
Read More »
|
By Daniel M. Murphy on
9/25/2008
One of the clients of The Growth Coach recently sent me an e-mail to simply thank us for creating and sharing our coaching and accountability process with the small business world. As a business coaching client, he went on to say that our coaching system over the years helped save his consulting business and personal life. In so many words, he said the structure, discipline and on-going process we provided through our quarterly s ...
Read More »
|
By Daniel M. Murphy on
9/22/2008
As a business coach and owner of a business coaching franchise system, one of the recurring questions I and my certified business coaches are asked by small business owners and professionals throughout North America is, "Can I benefit from business coaching?" When anyone asks me, my coaches, or even themselves that very question, I know with certainty that they need business coaching. By asking that question, something ...
Read More »
|
By Daniel M. Murphy on
9/18/2008
The Growth Coach continues to attract thousands of business owners as clients each and every year. In the last eight months of 2008, in particular, the number of clients served has jumped dramatically over the same period for 2007. With a softening economy, a negative presidential race, trouble in the capital and housing markets, and a volatile stock market, how could this be? While The Growth Coach brand and rep ...
Read More »
|
By Daniel M. Murphy on
9/15/2008
Last week, I had the opportunity for the first time in my life to go up in a helicopter. One of my business partners owns his own 4-seat helicopter and was recently certified to fly. Being the trusting soul that I am, we decided to go flying on a beautiful and sunny day in Cincinnati. We ended up flying around for an hour (felt like 15 minutes) before we stopped at a small airport and had lunch. One of the coolest thi ...
Read More »
|
By Daniel M. Murphy on
9/11/2008
Right now there seems to be a lot of negativity in the air. Whether it is the Presidential race or economic storm clouds on the horizon, you really don't hear many positive things in the news about the economy or the world. The sky is falling! Business owners be warned! Don't let too much "stinkin thinkin" enter your business world, personal life, or head. ...
Read More »
|
By Daniel M. Murphy on
9/8/2008
As a business owner, what do you stink at doing? That's right, let's get a bit negative and real honest to make some progress in your focus, effectiveness and results. What role or tasks do you truly stink at? What are the things you don't do well? That you dislike doing? What activities drain your energy? What tasks do you routinely tackle at your company that go ...
Read More »
|
By Daniel M. Murphy on
9/4/2008
I recently re-read a book written by Alan Deutschman called, Change or Die. My business coach in Plano, Texas, Mike Mirau, suggested this to our entire business coaching franchise system a year ago. This book details how it can be difficult to change how you think, feel, and act without the right keys to change. As the book reveals, facts, ...
Read More »
|