Notes From the Messy Middle

Strategic thinking for Stage II owners. The growth phase no one warns you about.

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Strategy & Planning

How to Ensure the Achievement of Your Small Business Goals (In Under 150 Words)

Nothing is more exciting than the victory celebration following the achievement of a goal. For many small business owners goal

Strategy & Planning

“Your actions speak so loudly, I cannot hear what you are saying.” That was Ralph Waldo Emerson’s take on priorities.

People & Partnerships

Anyone within earshot of Super Bowl XLVIII heard Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks reference the “12th man.” I’ve heard

Sales & Marketing

the genius behind inbound marketing, issued a challenge — blog for 30 days. What? In a row?!? How crazy was

Strategy & Planning

How many times a day do you say, “I don’t have time” or “I don’t have enough time”? Lack of

Growth & Scaling

Any one who runs a small business knows how easy it is to get caught up in the act of

Mindset & Resilience, Strategy & Planning

The way you’re working is no longer working. In fact, it hasn’t worked for some time now. Yet, the need

Strategy & Planning

Well-worn habits, like your comfy gym clothes that should have been tossed years ago, are hard to part with. But,

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