Today I would like to share with you two real life examples of how you too can find business success by following your passion, what you love to do in life.

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As an entrepreneur you may find that you sometimes struggle in business. Have you ever sat down and determined how you got to that point? Really determined why you are struggling?

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Sometimes when we look at successful people we assume that their success came easy for them. In reality, some of the most successful people experienced failure, sometimes more than once, on their road to success.

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During Steve Jobs‘ tenure, Apple brought amazing products to the world, while also achieving out-of-this world financial performance. Hid did it all.
I shared this article awhile back but as a tribute to everything he has accomplished over the years, I would like to share it with you again.

Steve Jobs’ contribution to the technology and the business success he achieved overall, is tremendous.

Here is the article – …
With the astonishing success of the iPod, iPhone and iPad,

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Do you have a strategic plan or success formula in place to help you with your annual planning?

With the New Year coming just around the corner, you are most likely thinking about starting to plan out the coming year.  Wouldn’t it put your mind to rest and be comforting to know you have the perfect success formula… in place?
You are probably excited and enthusiastic with the anticipation of all the new opportunities, goals, objectives and plans for the

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What does it take to become Champion in Business?

There are so many steps we take and strategies we put in place to succeed in business but are you a true champion in business? Living the life of a champion can only help you in becoming a champion in business. This is a goal for every person who owns their own business; to be a champion in business…, succeed in every way in your business and in

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What if you were raised as an entrepreneur?

Today I would like to share a video by my friend and veteran entrepreneur Cameron Herold where he speaks about the value of raising children to be an entrepreneur and I suspect you’ll find it relevant to yourself as well.
In this video Cameron talks about how we as a society, often miss opportunities to find kids who have the traits of an entrepreneur….
That we should change this by raising

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What comes to your mind when you hear the words Strategic Plan?

Do you automatically think of business? How businesses, each year, put together their strategic plan of how they will grow, maximize profits, grow their services?
In business you want to maximize how you invests the equity, because in business, everyone knows and understands that equity is limited. We only have so much. But isn’t the same true of your personal time and energy?

Shouldn’t you have your own …

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In this video you’ll receive a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers …

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How do you predict your financial future?

Today I wanted to share with you an inspiring audio from my friend, Mike Dillard, who had the chance to interview Robert Kiyosaki of Rich Dad Poor Dad. In this audio, Robert Kiyosaki talks how he predicted various downfalls of corporations such as Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs and also talks about forecasting your financial future….
But first I wanted to share an opportunity I had a few years ago in

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Do you have effective delegation skills?

Are you one of those business owners that feels they need to do everything and no one can do it as good as you can?
Why aren’t you delegating?

Having effective delegation skills is one of the most vital skills you can possess as a business owner. It is actually crucial to your business success.

As a business owner, you can’t possibly handle all the work that needs to be done so having effective …

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Business success is subject to individual interpretation based on upbringing, past experiences, role models, competitive forces, personal motivations and goals.

Here is a great video interview with Derek Johnson, young mogul entrepreneur and founder of Tatango where he gives his tips for business success.
Tatango is a group texting application used by organizations, politician, and businesses and originated from an idea that Derek had in college in which there were problems communicating with other fraternities.
Derek attributes his business …

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Do you have a marketing plan?
No matter what kind of business you are building, no matter what kind of product you are marketing, unless you have covered the basics with a simple marketing plan, the odds of success are no greater than a role of the dice.
To make sure you are on the right track and answering the right questions, I encourage you to read through the following questions from Al Lautenslager, author of, Guerrilla Marketing…. He

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To be successful in business, you need several factors to be present, and one of these important factors is good goal planning.

If you conduct proper goal planning, you will have a higher chance of achieving your goals than another person who fails to plan. Do not skip this critical step because you will definitely end up wasting more time and effort if you do.
Goal planning… is used by successful business people, entrepreneurs and top-level athletes. Setting goals

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There is more to raising money for your business than getting someone to fork over some cash.
You need to find the right kind of money, from the right source(s), with the right terms and at the right time. Having raised hundreds of millions of dollars in my 40 years of building businesses, I can assure you the investigative diligence stage of a funding campaign is critical.
It’s sort of like interviewing for a job. Of course you want to

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Do you know how to go about goal setting and planning in your business?

I can’t stress enough the importance of goal setting and planning not only in your every day life but in your business.
When you take a look back at what you have done in terms of goal setting and planning… for your business what do you see?
Have you achieved all of your goals already?
Which do you still need to achieve?
If you know anything

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What comes to mind when you think of your business success?

What feelings come up for you? What memories come up for you as you think back about the path you took to where you are today?
The definition of business success is probably different for each one of us. But I bet the feelings associated with business success are probably very similar – pride, fulfillment, happiness just to name a few.
“The power of the dream…of giving someone hope… …

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