The Olympic Mindset You Must Adopt
July 30th, 2021 // 10:50 am @ Scott Manning
This week we are going with the Olympic theme since it’s usable only every 2 to 4 (and in this case 5) years and gives you, what I believe to be, the most important 3 part formula to being effective, successful, and productive in anything you do. If you were to treat your business, making money or […]
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3 Steps To Being In A League All Your Own
July 22nd, 2021 // 1:37 pm @ Scott Manning
I gave you some great examples of extraordinary companies last week that provide more than products or services but an experience. They take customer culture seriously, not just company culture. It’s not hard to have a company culture. It is harder to live it out day to day and with every action in between, but what’s even more […]
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In A League All Their Own
July 15th, 2021 // 10:26 am @ Scott Manning
There’s nothing I enjoy more than doing business with a business that has passion and that differentiates itself by the experience they provide. Not just better service but different altogether, in a league all their own. And it doesn’t have to be a restaurant though those our for sure my absolute favorite because I love to […]
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Independence is a Responsibility
July 7th, 2021 // 3:40 pm @ Scott Manning
Thank you for the incredible feedback from last week’s Independence Edition of my Weekly Business Newsletter. I would say, based on the comments, it was my most shared article to date, so thank you. If there was only one you could share, it would have been this one. Everyone needs to be reminded of what real Independence […]
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Defining (and Achieving) True Independence
July 1st, 2021 // 1:55 pm @ Scott Manning
Every year around this time I write a similar message about embracing your independence. It is the time of year we celebrate the sacrifices made to keep our country free and give you the rights and choices to pursue your ideas, dreams, and ambitions. During the current state of affairs, with increasing friction and unpredictable turmoil […]
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Winning The Game Of Business With Ideal Customer Attraction
June 24th, 2021 // 11:41 am @ Scott Manning
If you only took one single thing away from our most recent discussions here in this weekly newsletter, I hope it was that most business owners don’t put enough energy, time, effort, and deliberate strategy into the front end of their businesses. The messaging and the intake process being aimed at and designed for the type […]
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Understanding Your True Ideal Customers
June 16th, 2021 // 1:15 pm @ Scott Manning
There isn’t a more direct way of saying it other than some business owners get caught up in the “building a better mouse trap” instead of opportunities, in transactions instead of relationships. Now, don’t get me wrong, there are breakthroughs needed and evolution required in every business. We could have a long discussion about big giant […]
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You’ve Got The Passion and Purpose, Now What?
June 10th, 2021 // 11:00 am @ Scott Manning
When it comes to building a business that is set up from moment one to win, it requires more than just doing what you love, it does have to make money. This is why I’ve yet to see a truly successful business person be exclusively obsessed with ‘what they do’ and instead in love more with […]
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The Fundamentals of Business Success
June 4th, 2021 // 10:05 am @ Scott Manning
They call them hard and soft skills. While I get the concept and I agree that you do need some balance among your abilities as CEO of the Business of You and as the CEO of your actual business. At the very same time, I have yet to meet anyone who you would consider successful who […]
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The Business Of You – Part 3
May 27th, 2021 // 11:12 am @ Scott Manning
We’ve invested the last couple weeks into the “Business of You” and working on making yourself more valuable to your life and to your business. The fact is most entrepreneurs just get caught up in working their business as a job and they still never break free from living pay check to pay check. The only thing […]
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