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So You Want to Be a Business Coach? Here Are 6 Keys to Ensure You Succeed
According to the International Coach Federation, the total market value of the professional coaching industry will reach more than $20 billion in the United States alone by 2022. Unfortunately, only about 20% to 30% of...
How to Find the Right Business Mentor for You and Why It Matters
Throughout life, mentors provide support and valuable lessons. Nowhere is this truer than in the business world. Having someone to guide you through your career -- or part of it, at least -- can...
This Entrepreneur Built a Six-Figure Business from Her Daughter’s Hospital Bedside
While there is no perfect time to start a business, I always knew I had an entrepreneurial spirit. I remember being 12 years old, going around the neighborhood with flyers I designed in Microsoft Paint...
10 Crucial Differences of Being a Boss vs. Being a Leader
The saying, “people don’t leave jobs, they leave managers,” may have some truth behind it. A 2015 Gallup Poll of 7,272 U.S. adults found that at some point in their career, one in two had...
No Two Clients Are Alike
If You Don’t Understand Your Client, You Won’t Be Able To Stand Your Client As a mom and a business owner I learn a lot from parenting that helps me in my business. I have...
Got Goals? Tips from Richard Lewine of GoalTrak
After working over 30 years in organization development consulting, Richard Lewine created a company called Quantum Voyage, http://www.goaltrak.com/, to help businesses and organizations reach their goals. Since many of you are in the process of...
And…We’re Back
I know, it's been a while since I've blogged. I fell of the wagon and was busy consulting. At the beginning of each year, I’ve taken to reading Drucker’s Managing One’s Self; I did a...
Book Shelf: Peter Drucker’s Managing Oneself
So I was on a return flight from West Hartford coming back from a family event and wondering the Hartford terminal for something to read. I came across the Harvard Business Classics series--clever way for them...
Tiger Woods has 2 Coaches. You?
I've been sick with bronchitis the past 10 days. It kept me at home away from infecting my StartupNation teammates all last week. I'd work for a while and then lie on the couch for...
Startup Business Coaching
I'm going to Italy in September with my wife. I don't speak Italian. If I want to be able to get along in Italy by speaking the native language I have two choices. I can...
Learn How to Start a Small Business with StartupNation’s Free, One-Hour Coaching Call
You really can get something for nothing. Ok, well that's not totally true – you do have to invest your time, but I personally guarantee you that you will receive a phenomenal return on your...