Strategic Planning - Understanding the Competitive Value of your Brand

Robert Bradford discusses the strategic value of branding and how to evaluate your brand, plus ways that you can increase the value of your brand.

Strategic Planning - What Does Your Company Mean?

Last week I had an interesting discussion with a director of Mary Kay, one of the most successful companies in the cosmetics industry. She wanted to know why it would be important for her sales reps to understand strategy.

Fear of Success? Fear of Failure?

Fear of success/failure are two sides of the same experience. Both results offer opportunities for self-discovery and change. Developing the clarity to know who you are on the inside is a key ingredient to achieve rich outcomes with ease, strength, and focus!

10 Essential Tips for Starting Entrepreneurs - Ignore these at Your Peril!

Opening a new business? Get a head start by heeding these time-tested success factors -- doubly important for the Solo Entrepreneur!

The 9 Key Distinctions of Successful Solo-Entrepreneurs!

SUCCESSFUL Solo-Entrepreneurs approach life and business from a perspective that is new, fresh, and rather unorthodox. The differences are subtle, yet significant. These distinctions are more than just fads or interesting tips; they are direct, measurable SHIFTS in how you will approach your business, your personal life, your relationships, etc. - for the rest of your life! They are direct from the experience of hundreds of successful solo-entrepreneurs!

Making Assumptions - A Critical Communication Mistake In Business And In Your Personal Life!

Communication is a critical factor in building professional and personal relationships. So often misunderstandings, conflicts and mis-connections arise around communication. Learn one of the critical factors that can make or break a conversation in an instant.

Recharging Your Energy - Realizing When It's Time to Take Care of You!

“ I can’t seem to get motivated or focused. I feel stuck, I feel tired, distracted… like I should be doing more and I just don’t feel like doing very much.” Sound familiar? Learn the difference between procrastination and when it's time to re-energize YOU!

Four Obstacles to Fame and Fortune

Learn some of the obstacles that stop business owners from reaching their Biggest Vision.

Marketing Messages: Your 10 Most Important Business Principles

As Solo Entrepreneurs we use two basic strategies for marketing: writing and speaking. Rose Hill explains why it is important to create a list of your 10 Most Important Business Principles (MIBP) and utilize them in your marketing efforts . Without them, she claims your marketing efforts will be too diffuse to really grab the attention of your intended ideal clients.

Keys to Happiness

Learn the Twelve Qualities of Happiness based on the book by the same title.

7 Mental Marketing Principles for Authors and Solo Professionals

Learn the 7 Mental Marketing Principles that will help you take your business to the next level. These valuable tips show you how to boost business or grow your writing career by adjusting your marketing mindset.

CEO, Entrepreneur or Both?

This article describes how to evaluate whether the company founder should also serve as its chief executive.

The End of an Era and the Death of the Financial Planner Solo Professional

The Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC has been adding new regulations to the books at the rate of one every 6 days for 3-years in the running and they are running the Financial Planners out of business due to the all the paper work.