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Niche down, build your business around the customer, actually be better and different, understand their wants and outcome, sell the vacation not the journey, try to automate not outsource, operations that are lean mean less liability
A simple way to excel is do what you do best and outsource the non value adding activities
If you are good at selling product XX but accounting is taking time away from that , outsource your accounting
- ask good questions
- listen significantly more than you speak
- be honest and ethical
- be humble and respectful
- value your reputation
- maintain your composure at all times
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Niche down, build your business around the customer, actually be better and different, understand their wants and outcome, sell the vacation not the journey, try to automate not outsource, operations that are lean mean less liability
Follow my three step program: 1) start doing business 2) fail 3) persevere despite any and all failures Now you’re a pro!
Best bit of advice my mentor gave me. Follow through if you tell someone you are going to do something. Be honest, lies will catch up to you.
Traction by Gino Wickman Good to Great by Jim Collins Scaling Up by Verne Harnish E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
A simple way to excel is do what you do best and outsource the non value adding activities If you are good at selling product XX but accounting is taking time away from that , outsource your accounting
I keep reading/listening best-selling books on business management, marketing, branding, etc. AND it helps me a lot.
Experience is the best teacher
learn to sell, influence, lead, speak, present yourself, listen. the list goes on
Be "shameless"
The best books I can recommend are Sprint by Jack Knapp and Traction. But the single best way to become better is to start, fail, iterate, repeat.
- ask good questions - listen significantly more than you speak - be honest and ethical - be humble and respectful - value your reputation - maintain your composure at all times
Review plan , review and more review
Outsource the tasks that are taking up too much of your time that don’t allow you to focus on the core of your business
GROK people. If you can’t connect and engage, you can’t persuade!
Talk to more random people and get them to buy You