Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Chris O’Byrne. I officially started my “career” as a freelancer in 2009. I wanted to escape the 9-to-5, having worked as a chemical engineer […]
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Is the Gig Economy the Best Future of Work?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Breanne Dyck. I’ve seen a lot of articles popping up lately talking about the “future of work.” The exact details vary, of course, but the general […]
Why You Should Write a Book (or Booklet) to Build Your Brand and Your Business
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Chris O’Byrne. Building a personal brand is one of the best ways to build your business. Most people think that building a brand is […]
4 Steps to Make Bookkeeping Easier
For more tips and strategies to help you be your productive best, pick up a copy of Charlie’s book Start Finishing, winner of the 2020 Productivity Book of the Year. Available on […]
A Musician’s Lessons on Leadership
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Breanne Dyck. Have you ever heard a piano that sounds tinny? Or one that sounds a little thin, cheap, or a bit like it came […]
How to Stay Productive When You Have Cancer
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Nancy Seibel. By the time my doctor entered the ultrasound exam room, I knew something was wrong. And I was right—something was cataclysmically wrong. She […]
This Is the Big Financial Mistake Successful Entrepreneurs Avoid
For more tips and strategies to help you be your productive best, pick up a copy of Charlie’s book Start Finishing, winner of the 2020 Productivity Book of the Year. Available on Amazon and other […]
What If Finding Your Path Means Embracing a New Destination?
A student in our recent Momentum Sprint program, Ally, found out through her Sprint that the audience that has been the foundation of her business isn’t going to be viable. The conventional […]
Why You Can’t Put Performance Management on the Back Burner
Leaders too often think taking time to examine a team’s performance, whether that’s correcting what’s wrong or amplifying what’s good, is boring or isn’t necessary for getting today’s priorities done. That sort […]
5 Questions Business Owners Should Be Asking, Expanded
Running a growing business is a challenge because there’s a very delicate balance between taking care of everything that needs to happen today while preparing for what needs to happen tomorrow. Even […]
Watch Your (Own) Lane
“Everyone knows the tactics by which I am victorious, but no one knows the strategy out of which victory is evolved.” – Sun Tzu “Watch your lane.” Spend a little time around […]
Complexity Changes During A Business’s Growth
As businesses move through different stages in their lifecycle, they gain and shed levels of complexity. While it’s true that more mature businesses generally carry greater levels of complexity, the kind of […]
The Two Legs of the Relevancy Journey
The journey of relevancy is split between becoming relevant and remaining relevant. What are you going to do to remain relevant?
Don't Let Your Hyper-Creativity Stifle Your Business
One of the chief competitive advantages of small creative businesses is that we can quickly create new business opportunities and innovations. We can turn on a dime and accelerate to 60 in […]