Video: How often should you communicate with employees?

To make sure that your employees are aligned with your goals, you need to constantly and repeatedly communicate with them. Scorecards are a great way to visually communicate progress. As the CEO of your company what you say is amplified many times. Set the tone carefully. At a minimum, you should be communicating with your employees weekly.

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Video: How did alcohol hold me back as an entrepreneur?

I used alcohol to power up to try and do more. I even used alcohol to keep me going late into the night while programming a highly complex software product. Today I know this is ridiculous, but then I thought that was my solution to doing more. The reality was that not only was I abusing alcohol, I was not looking after myself. What do you need to do to recharge and look after yourself so that you can be the best entrepreneur you want to be?

Many entrepreneurs struggle to schedule and take time to recharge themselves. If this is you, please call me at +1 (604) 721-5732 or Contact Me so I can share with you on how I make looking after myself a priority so that I can better be there for my business.

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Video: What is a back of the envelope business plan?

My friend and accountant Bob Cole used to say that he loved when entrepreneurs came into his office with a business plan that fit on the back of an envelope. It made it easy to grasp the essence of what the business was trying to do, how it would work, and the amount of profitability. As businesses grow, we often lose sight of the essence and simplicity of the key drivers of what makes our business successful. Then it’s time to return and write it all down on the back of an envelope again.

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Video: How can I be a sober entrepreneur?

As entrepreneurs we face special challenges in being sober. Many of the ways we interact with employees, clients, and prospects involve alcohol. In this video, I share my early journey in sobriety and the ways I make it easy for me to either be in business situations involving alcohol or to avoid them all together. I know what it is like to be sober and an entrepreneur. If you are struggling, call me at +1 (604) 721-5732 or Contact Me.

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Video: How much pain are your prospects in?

Marketing is all about understanding the pain your prospects are in and the way your solution solves their pain. The bigger the pain and the more that you solve it, the higher the value you can charge for your solution. See concrete examples of ways that I have used to show prospects the pain they are in and how your solutions relate to what they are experiencing.

If you want help understanding your market’s pain points, call me at +1 (604) 721-5732 or Contact Me.

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