When it comes to business, there's a trap that it's all too easy for all of us to fall into. I've done it, you've probably done it, we've all done it at some point. That trap is this: that making money at any cost is the name of the game. And while that's mostly true (that is the point of owning a business after all), there are times where it...
Some of you may have noticed that posts have been coming a little less frequently around here. Over the past few months I've moved from every weekday, to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, to just Monday and Friday, in order to better accommodate my schedule (and to avoid burning myself out on writing this blog, which is something I think we'd all like to avoid). New posts generally go up between the hours...
I talk a lot about the importance of having a good team working with you. And with good reason. While there are plenty of business ventures you can undertake completely by yourself, most will require you to work with others in one form or another, and having a team as a part of your business (or businesses) is a smart move for a huge number of reasons. But what do you...
I have talked extensively about picking the right moment, not overextending yourself, choosing the correct path, all great advice, but all with an overarching theme. Waiting. Waiting, picking your spot, and then running with it, is most definitely smart business advice. As the title says, haste makes waste, and the last thing you want to do is pull the trigger on something too quickly and have it fail. But, and...
Black Friday has become something of a holiday season legend, known as the day when retail companies are back "in the black" - in other words, making a profit for the year. It's also the official kick-off of the holiday shopping season. But you know all that. What you may not know is that after the weekend, as people return to work, they don't stop shopping - instead, they log...
For all of our American friends, let me start off by saying a belated happy Thanksgiving to you all! Thanksgiving being yesterday means today is one of the most important days for retailers in the US (and now in Canada), Black Friday. Traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year in the US, today is the day on which many businesses turn so much of a profit, that in a...
Ever wondered why big budget blockbuster films always seem to come out in the summer or winter, while horror films are generally autumn fare? Why entertainment media in general tends to release in the holiday window, or in the three months directly following? The reason for this is simple. The various companies responsible for their release have tracked when they do well and when they don't, and adjusted their release...
As the leader of your business, you are its public face. When people think of your business, you are who they picture in their head. You're the general, the president, the alpha lion, and a few hundred other things too (I could write an entire series of articles listing them, and each post would be very, very long). So when you're out there in the world, you are the key...
One of the best bits of business advice I can possibly give is to prioritize your work. Get the most important, time sensitive stuff finished first, and then work your way down the list. Well, that's today's article. See you all next week! In all seriousness though, when it comes to prioritizing your workday, there isn't much more that needs to be said. But there are other things that are...
Looking at the current weather report, perhaps I should have titled this article "Winter Is Here", but it just doesn't have the same ring to it (nor does it reference Game of Thrones, which is where I shamelessly stole the line from). So, November is here. For many of us that means the temperature is dropping, and the first flurries of snow are beginning to fall. Time to batten down...