Have you ever wondered why you feel busy all the time? Whether you actually are or not isn’t even the point. The reality is, every day brings a mountain of tasks. Emails to send. Calls to return. Problems to fix. Teams to manage. One fire after another. Before long, your days start to look the
This week at BizX, held on Monday and Tuesday, one lesson rang louder than the rest: “Speed is life.” Brad shared a compelling vision of what our businesses could look like in the future: leaner, faster, more impactful. It was a timely reminder that, too often, we get stuck in the weeds of what we
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At ActionCOACH, we talk a lot about testing and measuring. It’s a simple but powerful concept; you do the work, you measure the results, and then you reflect on what to change or keep doing based on what you’ve learned. Yet, I’m constantly amazed by how many business owners and leaders seem too busy for
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I’ve often said that life is a mirror; and the longer I lead and build, the more I see how true that really is. Everything I encounter in business seems to echo back something deeper about the work we’re doing and the choices we’re making. Today was a good example. I heard about marketing stress.
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Let’s talk tools. Not the fancy kind you mount on a wall for show—but the real ones. The ones you hold in your hand to get the job done. Whether it’s a hammer, a smartphone, or a CRM system, they all serve a purpose. But here’s the question: are you actually using them to their
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“The only place ‘earn’ comes before ‘learn’ is in the dictionary.” – Brad Sugars Let that sink in. Because if you’re serious about accelerating your growth—in business and in life—you need to start by learning more, and learning faster. Want to progress faster? Learn with intention. If you’re working with a coach (and you should
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I opened a marketing email today that promised to help me “scale and grow my profits effortlessly.” Effortlessly? Seriously? I’ll admit—it sounds amazing. Who wouldn’t want seven-figure contracts rolling in while doing absolutely nothing? But here’s the truth, friends:There is no such thing as effortless success.If it existed, everyone would be using it by now.
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I occasionally let myself get talked into teaching something that could just be learned from a video. In coaching, we call that collusion—spending time on things that don’t drive the best results. This week, I was walking a client through one of the 6 Steps to Massive Results when it hit me: There was a
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It turns out that discovering where your customers are heading requires more than just intuition—it requires intentional learning. You’ve probably heard it before: invest 10% of your revenue into your education.And if you’re like most people, you might agree it’s a great idea—for other people. Maybe you’ve already invested in a college degree, believing it
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Running a business is a lot of work, but let’s take a step back and look at what true ownership really means. At ActionCOACH, we define ownership as having a “commercial, profitable enterprise that works without you.” It’s not about “running” a business; it’s about owning it. There’s a difference, and it’s one that can
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