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Episode #93 – Quit Hitting the Internet Snooze Button!

June 05, 2017 • audio blog • Content • internet snooze button • marketing • podcast • post regularly • quit hitting snooze • small business advice • Small Business owner motivation • small business podcast • small business tips • subject matter expert • Two Minute Commute • why small business need to use social media

The dreaded alarm… it buzzes and your hand immediately flies out from the covers and smash, the sound goes away for 9 minutes. My college roommate hated me. About two weeks into my sophomore year, she said (disgusted), would you just set the alarm for the time you actually get out of bed. I laugh. […]

Episode #91 – Technology Back Up Plan! What Will You Do When the Internet Stops?

June 03, 2017 • always have a backup • audio blog • backup your files • hotspot • marketing • Planning • Real world • small business advice • small business tip • Success tips • the internet doesn't work • the internet stopoed • Two Minute Commute • work with my dad

I broke the internet. Yep. It was me. This started Thursday when I got a call from my dad that his email wasn’t working. Seeing as how we’re a family business, yours truly is “tech support”. He’s learned to unplug/plug-in the modem. Shut down/restart his computer. Then call me. Most of the time the mailbox […]

Episode #88 – Find Humor If You Can’t Solve the Problem

May 31, 2017 • audio blog • cell phone • flip phone • marketing • Real world • small business advice • small business tip • solve problems with humor • Success tips • tablet • Two Minute Commute • working with your dad • working with your parents

“I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it” – F.Clark The one day my dad was very busy at work. (Remember we’re a family business so we work together) – Anyway, he was trying to get several things done at the same time, he picked up the […]

Episode #61 – Focus on Purpose Not Money

May 04, 2017 • audio blog • doggy day care • ducks in a row • focus on purpose • goals • marketing • money will follow • pleasure and pain • purpose • small business advice • small business tip • solve a problem • Success tips • Two Minute Commute

Duck! Get it? The blog photo is of ducks in a row… you need to focus on purpose. When you focus on purpose, the money will follow. Time to get those ducks in a row! It’s true… what you focus on is what you get. Despite the fact that bills come every month, if you […]

Episode #51 – Don’t Quit… Focus on Why

April 24, 2017 • audio blog • Business owner motivation • create a list • find your why • get paid for your time • how much does a job cost • marketing • Planning • raise your prices • small business advice • small business tip • Success tips • Two Minute Commute • what is your why

When you’re contemplating quitting, get out that sheet of paper with the reason why you started your business, read, focus, and keep going! That may sound like simple advice and it does not take into account the people that should truly stop their business. The majority of people, whether having a bad day, week, or […]