Tthere are 4 advantages that leaders who strive for game change achieve that their competitors and peers don’t..
First, we have to define what I mean by game change…
Number One: I can tell you what a game change is NOT:
A game change is not increasing your sales or profits 10% year over year. It’s not just surviving. It’s not growing along with the rest of your market. It’s not being happy with far, far less than both you and your business are capable of.
And a game change isn’t working harder and harder to achieve smaller and smaller gains in sales, growth and profits.
Number Two: I can give you examples of game changes that my clients have created.
Take a close look at these two photos. I took them only two weeks apart from the same spot.
Just two weeks was the difference between a beautiful view and dried out weeds.
These flowers bloom only once a year. Depending on the weather, they only stick around maybe two or three weeks before fading away.
This year, my wife and I wanted to take some pictures with kids using these flowers as a background. The problem was we were very busy this particular weekend. The kids hadn’t been exactly on their best behavior and one of us was sick.
Ilove growth hacking. And here are 5 lessons I learned about it from the Olympics…
First, let me be up front so you can determine if you want to read on. In this post, I list no actual techniques. Rather, fundamental mindsets.
Why?
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It’s the mindset that gives birth to unique, innovative and breakthrough growth hacks.
For the most part, you can’t copy the growth hacks of others. They are often crafted from the unique time, place and resources of the moment and are very hard to replicate. But, you can use these mindsets to create your own growth hacks time and again.
Resource: Here are 5 proven strategies to grow a business. Simple. Effective… 5 ways to grow a business
Tactics can be used once or twice but then get old. On the other hand, the Growth Hacker Mindset is generative.
As I’ve been watching the Olympics I’ve seen many of these fundamental mindsets on display, the same ones i see in my growth driven clients.
#1. No one gets a gold medal growth hack by accident
No one got lost, ended up at the Olympics, wandered on to the half-pipe and won gold. [continue reading…]
Important Note: If you want to know the probability of your business growth idea succeeding or failing see point #5 below…
Hhere are some important business growth tips I’ve learned in working with client over the years.
1. Business Growth is a mindset
Yes, your growth may be influenced by factors like the economy or the market sector you have chosen to play in. But your growth is not fixed by fate. It’s driven by a growth mindset. [continue reading…]
You’ve heard all the productivity advice; plan your day, work your plan, block time, get things done, hack life with zen habits, first things first, etc.
But how about doing nothing?
…Or dreaming?
…Or sitting and reflecting?
Dreamers vs. Doers And Productivity
Doers are the productive ones. Dreamers never accomplish anything.
Here are some great business growth quotes from great leaders. Some may surprise you –
In just the last 12 months 3,357 people have accessed these business growth quotes. I hope you enjoy them as others have…
Mahatma Gandhi
“A customer is the most important visitor on our premises, he is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so.” Mahatma Gandhi
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” John F. Kennedy
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”