Your mindset can become more balanced.

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:24:39 +0000

Underdeveloped mindsets can be improved with intentional efforts and exercises. Self-actualization takes on new meaning when we consider it to mean whole brain. For someone to balance their mindset, and strengthen the skills in all of the functional areas of their brain, a deliberate effort must be made. Skills in each of the areas can be developed, but only through conscious exercising of those skills.

How the mindset develops.

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:22:59 +0000

We are the result of our nature and nurture throughout our lives. People typically stay within their comfort zones and exercise their strength. At the same time, they fail to understand and develop competencies in areas that are not their natural tendencies or strengths. This causes us to approach business and life with only 25% of the whole picture and skills necessary to achieve success. We are out of balance from the beginning and continue down that path until we know better.

Did you know?

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:22:28 +0000

Mindset strengths are equally distributed within the world population. However, only a small percentage of individuals are perfectly balanced. Mindset dominance, or strength, leads to preferences, which in turn often lead to interests and interests lead to acquisition of competencies.

Why evaluate your mindset?

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:20:44 +0000

Looking at your own mindset will give you an awareness of what might be holding you back from reaching your full potential and achieving your goals. By seeing what your tendencies are in terms of focus and strengths, you can then determine what areas you should address to ensure that your mindset is more balanced.

What is your mindset?

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:20:33 +0000

Traditional descriptions of successful people often include characteristics such as passion, self-motivation, vision, and risk-taking. It is true that successful people often have these characteristics or traits. They could be used to describe all of us at certain times, or in certain situations. These characteristics or traits are often a result of different life situations, educational backgrounds, and experience levels. All of these factors help to shape the mindset. The mindset then forms a preferred work style, or how we approach life.

So, what distinguishes a person who is successful from someone who is not? Being successful in business or life is not limited to one particular characteristic or trait. The key to being successful– whether in business, or in achieving your life goals, is to understand how to harness these traits and other important skills in order to meet the challenges, hurdles, or issues that life presents.

Thinking about Starting a Business?

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:28:32 +0000

Questions to ask yourself…

1. Explain how the business will provide sufficient money to meet your minimum needs.

2. How long do you intend to work in the business?

3. How much of your time will the business demand?

4. What type of people do you work best with?

5. What kind of people will you be working with in the proposed business?

6. Is status and prestige important to you?

7. How much energy is required to get the venture launched and developed?

8. Explain why your stage in life is an asset or liability in the business.

9. How many years of productivity are needed to build the business?

10. Explain what will happen if you fail.

11. What does your significant others think about the venture?

12. Have you the educational background to run a business?

13. What are you bringing to the venture? (Do you have the expertise, money, and experience or do you need outside talent for your management team?)

14. In the end, what do you want from the business as an exit?

15. How much debt will the business need?

16. Explain why you will be an effective business owner.

17. Can you do this business on your own or will others be needed?

18. Will starting and running a business make you a better person?

Is your Business an Asset?

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:26:43 +0000

If you were to think of your business as an asset, it would be a model with the following traits:

It can be operated by others
It maintains impeccable order
It has documented processes and procedures
It provides uniform and predictable service to clients
It always looks the same to outsiders
It provides a consistent return to the owner

Who Am I?

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:24:34 +0000

I am your constant companion.

I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden.

I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.

I am completely at your command.

Half the things you do might just as well be turned over
to me, and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly.

I am easily managed – you must merely be firm with me.
Show me exactly how you want something done and after
a few lessons, I will do it automatically.

I am the servant of all great people and, alas, of all failures, as well.

Those who are great, I have made great.

Those who are failures, I have made failures.

I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision of a machine
plus the intelligence of a person. You may run me for profit or run
me for ruin – it makes no difference to me.

Take me, train me, be firm with me, and I will place the world at
your feet. Be easy with me, and I will destroy you.

Who am I?

I am habit!

Soigiuro Honda
Founder, Honda Motor Corporation

The Image of your Business from All Angles

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:22:02 +0000

A company caught my eye when I saw one of its trucks delivering meat to a restaurant. The driver was dressed very neatly with a company polo shirt and the truck was a clean aluminum and beautifully lettered. Their truck promoted shipping anywhere so I wrote down their website to see what they were doing with shipping. Boy, was I disappointed when I saw a completely different image….one that did not motivate me. The Website was riddled with spelling errors, there were alignment issues, the fonts were not reader friendly, and you could not order online but were directed to call a number. Obviously, there was a lack of follow-through with image and brand. Try looking at everything your client sees…including invoices! Are you pleased with the image of your business?

Afraid of Open Book Management?

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:21:53 +0000

One of the reasons businesses can struggle to make money can be as simple as their staff not knowing how to make money. Never assume that because your people may have degrees and have worked a number of years that they know how to make money in business. Where or when would they have learned that skill? Teaching your team how to look at the scorecard of your business – the financials and how those numbers are created will pay you back in big dividends.