I sometimes wondered if I was too pushy with my 8-year-old son, Maverick. He was just a little kid and a good parent wouldn’t put too much pressure on his child at such a young age, right? Well I couldn’t help myself. Being an entrepreneur to the core is just a part of who I…
Joshua Latimer
This blog will be longer and a little more technical due to the nature of the subject matter. However, I do not want to under-emphasize the importance of grasping what we are going to discuss. I did not invent the idea of systems, not by a long shot, but that is the beauty of our…
When you’re first starting out in business and you’re tiny, it’s very important to make your business appear like it’s big and successful. However, the problem reverses when you hit it big. Customers don’t like when you seem so big that you don’t care about them. Here’s how to deal with that.
You’re small, but…
Imagine this, you’re up in a hot air balloon, looking down at your business. What do you see? If you know every part of your business, every plan, every step, and every nut and bolt, you should be able to look at your business from any kind of perspective and know what’s happening.
This makes…
The lifeblood of almost every single business on planet Earth is sales. If you can’t sell, you’re dead in the water. Sales are also a highly competitive endeavor, everyone is trying to beat you, so get ready to compete. I hope you have a competitive side because you’re gonna’ need it to win in business.…
The little things are what matter the most in small and in large businesses. It’s the little nuances that make companies unique and memorable, these are the things that leave lasting impressions.
One of my favorite movies, “Any Given Sunday,” is about a coach, played by legendary actor Al Pacino. The movie goes into…
If you are looking to run your business into the ground, follow these five easy steps.
1. Don’t answer your phone
If you don’t answer your phone and continuously send people to voicemail, you’re on your way to ruining your business. In the 1950s everyone answered
their calls, but today it seems like almost…
Everything in life has a life cycle. You, your dog, your car, and yes, your business. Taking this “life cycle” truth to another level and applying it to business starts with visualizing your customers as having a life cycle. Your “customer life cycle” is like a front to back, beginning to end, plan of action…
Will you allow your local competitors to outsmart you? or outwork you?
Will you allow the owners of another company to provide a better work experience for their staff than you do?
You should win in EVERY single category that exists period.
Becoming a nightmare to compete with starts now.
There is a guy in my hometown who has…
Noise. It’s everywhere. At home, in the street, in the media, Facebook and at work. Everyone seems to have something to say. It is completely numbing. I think one of the biggest reasons people don’t follow through with their dreams is the fact that there is just too much noise. They get stuck, even paralyzed.
Your drunk…