Insights

Stop Rowing Start Growing

As both a sports enthusiast and business coach, I have witnessed countless parallels between athletic achievement and business success. However few sports mirror the entrepreneurial journey as perfectly as rowing. …

Planning

The Art of Letting Go

In my years of working with business owners, I found that owning a business is remarkably similar to raising a child – with one crucial difference. While children eventually grow…

Succession

What Happens After Reaching the Summit?

About eight years ago, I began a journey with a business owner who had a clear vision for their future. Over the years that followed, we shared many emotions along…

Vision & Purpose

When Your Business Needs Training

For a couple of weeks this month, I have been dog-sitting my son’s Vizsla while he & his partner are on holiday. As an active dog full of energy, I…

Coaching

Business Succession is not just about Business

During a coaching conversation about what it takes for a successful business succession, a client shared his journey as a third-generation owner of a thriving manufacturing business. He recounted how…

Succession

Success is about more than making money

From my experience as a business coach, the hardest decision a business owner faces will have to make is knowing when it is time to exit the business. For many…

Work-Life Balance

Another Perspective…

One of the aspects I love most about my business is engaging in conversations with a diverse range of business owners to help create the business + life to which…

Sales & Marketing

What is your ROI?

During a recent conversation with a business owner, a key issue emerged: balancing the increasing demands of running a successful business with the desire to spend more time with family….

ROI

A Positive Step

One of the first questions I ask business owners is, “Why did you go into business in the first place?” The answer is often about achieving freedom — the freedom…

Work-Life Balance

A Gentle Nudge…

Last week, at the end of coaching conversations with two clients, I could see their excitement about implementing the changes we discussed to help them build the business and life…

Mindset

A Simple Action Can Change a Life

My conversation this week with a client was dominated by his recent diagnosis of colon cancer and the significant impact that treatment will have on his business and personal life….

Work-Life Balance

Where should I focus?

In the past week, I had coaching conversations with two clients focused on the challenge of communicating effectively with their market. We began by exploring how different segments of the…

Communication

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