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Adam Smith | October 18, 2016 | 1 Comment

#122: Five Steps to Better Business Ideas

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To grow our businesses we probably don’t need more money, but what we do need are better ideas. Stop worrying about new investors and lengthy business plans, and focus your attention on what really matters. If you want your business to thrive, you not only need better ideas for now, but for the road ahead, as well. This fact shouldn’t strike you with fear, but instead, it should make you realize how important the idea process is, and it should also excite you for what the future holds.

So, here are the five most important steps to create better business ideas:

Adam Smith | March 28, 2016 | 1 Comment

Build on What You Already Have

This advice works great for businesses and individuals alike. Many people will spend their lives searching for something different than what they already have, but what they typically don’t realize is that they already have everything they need. I know I’ve been guilty of this in the past. In business, I can tend to want to try something new and exciting, forgetting about the time and effort that I’ve previously spent on the basics, which made my business successful in the first place. In my personal life, I can also forget about the fundamentals that have made me successful, and neglect the importance of proven routines. Fundamentals are the building blocks of success.

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No, I’m not saying to forget trying something new and exciting to grow your business and better your life, but what I am saying is that many times you can build on the great things you already have to become better. Life can be difficult, and sometimes it can seem like a fight, but sometimes we can make life much more difficult than it has to be. That’s where knowing the difference between what works and what doesn’t is a very important understanding for each of us to come to terms with.

Adam Smith | March 23, 2016 | Leave a Comment

How to Create Better Business Relationships

Great businesses are built on the importance of creating better business relationships. Between employees and bosses, between coworkers, and between clients, companies thrive when the importance of relationships is realized. This is why I absolutely despise the saying, “it’s not personal, it’s business.” Business is always personal if you want to be successful, because people are important. At the end of our lives, we will look back and weigh our impact based on the amount of lives we impacted while here on this earth. This is why we need to focus on the importance of relationships, not only in our personal lives but in our business relationships, as well.

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So, to help you begin thinking about different ways that you can implement this principle in your own business, here are three ways to create better business relationships, right now: