As I worked with more business owners, I came to appreciate the importance of the “inner game” in determining how successful a business owner and business would be.
It’s how the business owner him-or-herself performs.
It covers a wide range of topics including:
As you can see, this isn’t about accounting or sales and marketing or managing staff. It’s all about the business owner getting the maximum performance out of the most important resource the small business has – himself or herself.
The biggest aha I got from reading Michael Gerber’s book The E-Myth Revisited was the idea that a business owner has the unique ability to live life intentionally by having such direct control over both work life and personal life.
These posts also include material from my defunct membership site called Your Profit Club, now re-christened Paul Simister’s Profit Club. This was built around the Eight Pillars of Business Prosperity.
If you want to follow along, start with Pillar 2 The Inner Game.
There are a lot of articles about the Inner Game. here are links to page 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9
Rich Schefren is one of my business heroes, and here he gives advice on the top ten lessons for entrepreneurs in this 11-minute video.
While Rich is most famous for helping online entrepreneurs, these points will resonate with anyone who runs a business that operates mainly offline.
Here is the video.
I pay a lot of attention to Brian Tracy because he always provides concise, insightful advice. In this 4-minute video he talks about positive thinking.
Rich Schefren is one of my business heroes, and here he gives you insights on the inner game of growth from his three previous live streams on:
1. How to Easily Scale Your Biz
2. Biohacks & Business
3. Life Lessons of an Entrepreneur
The video is 2 hours and 22 minutes long, so it does take some stamina and determination to get through.
Here is the video.
If you want to dig deeper into any of these three subjects, here are the original videos. [continue reading…]
David Garfinkel is one of my business heroes, and in this 24-minute video, he talks about getting past the copywriter’s brick wall. In my terms, this is “being stuck”. You reach a plateau, and you don’t seem to be able to push forward to achieve the higher levels of success you want.
David uses the example of Tom Bady, a few days after he won the 2021 Superbowl. While this is targeted at copywriters, I recommend it to anyone who is feeling stuck in a plateau.
I pay a lot of attention to Brian Tracy because he always provides concise, insightful advice. In this 16-minute video, he explains goal setting.
I’m a big believer that business owners must be intentional in their actions. They must decide what it is that they want, how they will achieve it and then organise their time and resources to do the necessary actions. Goal setting is a big part of this thinking.
I pay a lot of attention to Brian Tracy because he always provides concise, insightful advice. In this 4-minute video, he provides 5 ways to stay happy.
It’s strange, but I rarely seem to talk about being happy in this website… yet isn’t that the purpose of life?
I pay a lot of attention to Brian Tracy because he always provides concise, insightful advice. In this short video (less than 4 minutes), he provides on how to work smarter by being more focused on how you spend your time.
David Garfinkel is one of my business heroes, and in this 28-minute video, he discusses what he learned from reading “How I Learned The Secrets of Success in Advertising,” by G. Lynn Sumner.
This is part of his “Old Masters” series. Sumner was an advertiser back in the 1940s and ’50s and this book was first published in 1952.
Sumner says, “It is taking known facts, known elements, known functions and arranging them in new patterns.” While imagination is what you use to make your creativity add value to your copy.
I pay a lot of attention to Brian Tracy because he always provides concise, insightful advice. In this 5-minute video, he explains 4 ways to avoid burnout.
Rich Schefren is one of my business heroes, and in this 4-minute video, he reveals how your perceptions of your business may be damaging its chances of success.
I was a consultant, small business coach and advisor based in Birmingham, with over 35 years business experience, including more than 20 years as self employed.
My main business qualifications are:
– Chartered Accountant
– MBA
– Certified Guerilla Marketing Coach
My main interests are in helping business owners who are stuck get unstuck by thinking more clearly about their issues and possible solutions.
I no longer provide professional business coaching but I will be sharing more ideas on my blog and will continue my popular business book reviews.
I can be contacted by email at Paul@BusinessDevelopmentAdvice.com
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