“Every great building once began as a building plan.” That’s a quote from Israelmore Ayivor. And you could replace the first “building” with the word “business.” No matter what business you’re in, it started with … Read the rest…
Ronda
After 14 years in a management position for a large corporation in the same industry, Ronda decided to make a change. She wanted to explore something besides what her insurance background offered. The benefits of self-employment certainly interested her... * More time with her family, * Doing what she loved, and * Making more money Ronda looked for opportunity, and became a partner in a small business in early 2000. She observed how unpredictable their lead generation and profits were and decided to make an intense study of the industry. Before long, she mastered all the technical details of the business. Once immersed in formal training, coaching, and implementation...she discovered how to build a better business. She developed and integrated a new business model with an emphasis on referrals. Over time, Ronda's consistent, reliable, and predictable marketing strategies created clearly defined roles for all operational components of the company. And that lead to an increased overall production of 82% over the next 6 years. Gross annual profits increased from $310,000 to $1.7M in 4 years. The business opened second and third divisions. In 3 years those divisions earned over $4M. News of those successes got around. And Ronda was approached by several small business owners and entrepreneurs. They wanted to know her "business secrets". She started taking on clients who were willing to do what it takes to be true business owners and create business profits. Since then, Ronda has helped scores of clients convert their business owner dreams into reality.
You have outcome expectations even if you don’t realize it. Academy Award winner, Robert Duvall, was in a movie I enjoyed called “Secondhand Lions.” In one scene, his character tells his nephew, “If you wanna … Read the rest…
An operations manual lessens the labor Recently I was nearing completion of setting up the whole RondaReady system for a couple of my clients. We’d set up their operations manual with policies, processes, and procedures … Read the rest…
Overflow isn’t always a good thing A couple of different clients of mine were talking about car problems the other day. One of them was talking about an issue he had with his car on … Read the rest…
‘Scuse me, but your leader qualities are showing. Years ago (do I dare admit decades) I worked for a large corporation in California. And out of the blue, one day, my dad called me at … Read the rest…
Conquer fear by taking action “Action conquers fear.” That’s a quote from Peter Nivio Zarlenga, a famous American businessman. And it sort of follows up to another article where I talked about “analysis paralysis” and trying to avoid … Read the rest…
Uh-oh…comfort zone ahead Two different clients, this past week, told me the same thing when I made certain suggestions. “I just don’t have the time.” And what they don’t have time for are some of … Read the rest…
Are you setting boundaries? I don’t like anyone messing with my family time. Not even me. But it can be challenging, sometimes, to keep family life and business life separate. Especially when you’re self-employed or … Read the rest…
A passion to help others can build confidence Beth is a remarkable person. When she sees a need, she’s right there to do what she can to help. Her business bubbled up out of her … Read the rest…
Time Limit Switch You can do anything for a year. A friend of mine visited me this past weekend. We haven’t gotten together in about six years. She recently moved to a new state, and … Read the rest…