September 9, 2021

How to Become an Employer of Choice

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How do you become an employer of choice to retain and attract great people to your business?
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August 20, 2021

Building Your Team is Important to Building Your Business

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It is important for you as an employer to understand what motivates or is valued by your employees.  It’s not always about the money.
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August 4, 2021

How to Attract and Retain Top Talent

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The real value of any business lies in the team, the people who come to work and execute on the business to the best of their abilities. Their objective is to create a great customer experience so the brand and reputation of the business remains intact.
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July 22, 2021

My Takeaways From Business Coaching: Part 4

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Early in my coaching years, we delved into the concept of habits.  Everyone is disciplined 100% to their existing habits.  The problem is that some habits are good while some are bad.
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July 7, 2021

My Takeaways From Business Coaching – Part 3

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The coaching program I’ve been participating in for decades now has a system that classifies each of your days into one of three types:
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June 30, 2021

My Takeaways From Business Coaching – Part 2

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My quarterly Coach meeting is an opportunity to get the 40,000 foot view on my life personally and professionally.
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June 18, 2021

My Takeaways From Business Coaching: Part 1

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We left off a couple of weeks ago with an introduction to the coaching program I’ve participated in for the last 30 years, and how it has positively impacted my professional and personal life.
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June 11, 2021

Service and Purpose

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My Intentional Success blog last week spoke to the value of life and business coaching and having a better life, personally and professionally.  I am going to speak in this week’s Intentional Success about something that is a little off-course but no less important.
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June 4, 2021

Business and Life Coaching: What It Is and Why You Should Consider It

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In 1990 I attended a conference in Quebec City where one of the speakers was a business and life coach. I saved his card and thought what he had to say would help me professionally in my business.
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May 28, 2021

Buy-Sell and Shareholder Agreements: What Happens When Business Partners No Longer Want to Be in Business Together?

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What happens if your business associates and you have a falling out and no longer want to stay in business together?
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May 21, 2021

Buy-Sell and Shareholder Agreements: What Happens When a Business Partner Dies?

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We left off last week discussing why it’s important for individuals operating a business together to have a legal agreement that addresses what will happen with the business if either party becomes disabled.
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May 14, 2021

The Importance of Getting the Future of Your Business in Writing: Buy-Sell Agreements and Shareholder Agreements

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You are a business owner in business with another individual (or individuals) under a partnership or corporation. As soon as possible – ideally at the beginning – you should go to a lawyer to get your agreement drafted.
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May 6, 2021

Why It’s Important That You Work With a Life Insurance Specialist

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How much life insurance is enough? Ideally the amount of coverage you put in place will be enough to pay for your funeral, fund your children’s education, pay off all debt, and leave an income to your loved ones that will allow them to continue to live in the way
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April 30, 2021

How to Set and Find Your Path With Goal Planning

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What would our lives be like if we didn’t have something to look forward to or something to aspire to achieve?  In this edition of Intentional Success, I’m going to speak to the life-changing practice of goal planning.
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April 23, 2021

What You Might Consider Doing If You’ll be Leaving Behind a Large Estate

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You have worked hard and are fortunate to have built a great amount of wealth either in your business and/or career. You have had a financial plan prepared for you that indicates you will likely pass on a significant amount of assets to your heirs.
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April 16, 2021

How Practicing Daily Gratitude is a Game-Changer

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Gratitude. It’s something I started paying especially close attention to practicing after I read The Gratitude Diaries by Janice Kaplan – an excellent book and quick read that speaks to the far-reaching benefits of being grateful for what we have.
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