I love working with entrepreneurs. They’re excited and enthusiastic and their energy is contagious as they talk about their great idea. Unfortunately, I often have to tell these amazing people I can’t help them because excitement and energy is not enough to make a business successful.

Usually it’s because their idea is only half-baked. There’s a good concept but they haven’t really done the homework to fill in the details. The gaps usually occur in one of several categories

• Not enough experience in the industry
• They haven’t thought through the fulfillment process
• Incomplete competitive assessment

In this episode, I share a few examples of how half-baked ideas could have been completed with a little work and a little patience but entrepreneurs are impatient.

Don’t let this happen to you. If you have an idea for a business do your homework learn about the industry, your competitors and your customers. Give your idea a chance to succeed by putting it back in the oven for a little while. When you’re ready to talk about your half baked marketing idea give me a call

If you are like many small business owners, you're probably laying awake at night worrying about your business, working all day long and in your spare time, thinking about your business Well, according to Joey Drolshagen that's not the way to get ahead.

He suggests:

Mindset Shift: From the traditional notion of hard work to a more strategic approach, Joey challenges the idea that exhaustive effort is the only path to success,.

Awareness and Alignment: Many business owners dive into tasks without considering alignment with their goals, leading to burnout and inefficiency.

Dynamic Vision: Your vision should inspire and motivate you, helping you make prioritize tasks and make better decisions.

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Open-mindedness and Learning: Even if you have been doing this for awhile, Joey stresses the importance of having an open mind and a beginner's mindset.

Systems and Delegation: When you have systems in place and get comfortable with delegating it is easier to focus on working on the business rather than just in it

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I love to tell stories. Not only because they’re fun, but because they’re great for business. That’s why I was excited to sit down with master storyteller, David Hutchins a few years ago. If you missed the conversation back then, here's you chance to learn more about storytelling.

1. The Power of Stories: Stories create connection and belief, which leads to better outcomes in business.

2. Selecting the Right Stories: Choosing the right stories by strategically identifying the types of stories that align with a business's goals drive engagement and shape the organization's culture.

3. "Us at Our Best" Stories: These stories illustrate what it looks like when a business is delivering top-notch value and excellence.

4. Intentional Storytelling: Hutchens stresses that storytelling should be intentional and methodical, crafting stories purposefully to achieve their desired results.

5. Repetition and Consistency: The more often people hear the stories, the more likely that people will engage with the business's vision and goals.

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