Tonight I had dinner with Barry Moore of The Active Marketer and we talking about where things were at in our respective businesses and what was on the cards going forward for each of us.
You don’t realize sometimes how much you get done in a year.
The Allure Of Vanity Metrics
Once in awhile, we all need a pick me up. Setting up and running your own business, especially if it’s a side hustle business can be a really long and lonely process. This is particularly true a couple months into it when the novelty has maybe worn off a bit, you’re getting traction very slowly and you’re still putting in the hard work.
Digging Yourself Out Of A Hole
Time to get a bit blunt.
You can’t rely on anyone but yourself when things don’t go your way. Sure, you’ve got your family and probably some really close friends that will step in to help you out in pinch, but in general, you are the master of your own destiny.
Are You Setting Yourself Up To Fail?
Yesterday I was checking my email and noticed something had come in from EB Games (a video games retailer) promoting the newest release of the classic Sid Meier game, Civilization 6. They also pointed out that this was the 25th anniversary of the original game’s release.
Do You Actually Have A Business?
The other night I was having dinner with my friend James Schramko who runs the SuperFastBusiness community and he talked to me about some of the things he’s learned from opening up private, closed individual coaching threads for his members.
Dealing With Customer Feedback
One of the most interesting parts of having an audience of any kind of size is the feedback that you get from people. There isn’t a day goes by where I don’t get some kind of feedback from someone on my list, a customer or a person who’s in a Facebook group or a community with me.
Overdosing On Positivity
There’s an annoying trend that’s been really bugging me lately that I thought I’d write a short little post about. Also, it’s late and I’m tired so today’s blog post needs to be a bit shorter out of necessity – I need my beauty sleep… Ok, I need a beauty hibernation, but work with me on this one.
Building A Community
Someone wrote me a private message on Facebook the other day that kind of got me thinking, they said, “Where is the one place I can go to interact with other members of #PlanetSean?”
Making The Most Of A Bad Client Situation
Sometimes despite your best efforts client engagements and pieces of work can go completely sideways. Everything becomes uncomfortable and in some cases, even quite toxic. If you work with clients in your business, this is an inevitable reality that you should come to terms with if you haven’t already.
Drowning in Optimism
Most entrepreneurs and people who start businesses are optimists. By the very nature of what they are doing, they are often taking optimistic leaps of faith. Sure, they can back it up with research and a sound knowledge of their target market and audience, but at the end of the day, they are taking a risk with the optimistic view that it will pay off for them.