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5 Sure-Fire Strategies to Getting More Done in Less Time (Part 1)

By Melanie Benson Strick | August 17th, 2010

In our fast-paced society there is a constant feeling of “how can I get more done.” There is a study that revealed the average human being is bombarded with over 1,000,000 bytes of information in a minute. And that was before Twitter and Facebook existed! No wonder it’s so challenging to get things done. Think [...]

10 “Mini-Vacations” for The Workaholic Entrepreneur

By Melanie Benson Strick | July 6th, 2010

When I was in corporate America, it was so easy to take a vacation – I was getting paid for it! As an entrepreneur, I find months slip away and I’m still going full speed ahead. “Who’s got time for a vacation?” is a phrase I hear often from my clients and friends.
What is [...]

Why We Resist Planning (and 4 Plans that Result in Big Pay Days)

By Melanie Benson Strick | June 9th, 2010

It happened again.
A great idea just dropped in.
It’s the big one.
The one that will generate MILLIONS and make a big splash on the industry!
You jump in and start working on it. You share your idea with your team and everyone is furiously burning the midnight oil to get this program up and running [...]

A Three Step System For Making The Right Decisions

By Melanie Benson Strick | June 1st, 2010

What if you had a sure fire system for making really good decisions – how much more successful would you be?
Some of the decisions I see entrepreneurs repeatedly make poor decisions around are:
- Where they spend their time
- What opportunities to say yes to
- What clients they should work with
- What team members best align [...]

4 Ways to Shift Your Business into Auto Pilot

By Melanie Benson Strick | May 18th, 2010

My friend Ronald has a gift – he is amazing at unraveling the mental blocks people have to satisfying relationships but is clueless when it comes to figuring out how to increase his revenues without working harder.
My client William is brilliant when it comes to creating marketing strategies for his physician clients but struggles [...]

Why Failure is Essential to Your Success

By Melanie Benson Strick | April 21st, 2010

Last week on a member call a new entrepreneur asked me, “What do you do to not look bad when you are getting started?
My response was, “If you are worried about looking bad you are in the wrong line of work.”
Every uber-successful entrepreneur I know has screwed up royally at some time or another. [...]

4 Reasons Entrepreneurs Should NOT Delegate

By Melanie Benson Strick | March 16th, 2010

I’m sure you’ve heard many times from different experts that delegating can help you grow your business quickly. I mean just this last week I saw at least 25 articles alone espousing the benefits of having other people implement your marketing tasks, alleviate you from tasks you put off, and speed up the process of [...]

The Secret to Long-Lasting, Profitable Business Partnerships

By Melanie Benson Strick | March 10th, 2010

I’m a big proponent of focusing on your strengths in business. For many of us, that means there are a lot of tasks and roles that we need help with.
I also think that working alone is like entrepreneurial kryptonite. Many of us creative people thrive in the collaborative process, uncovering ideas, resources and leads [...]

Is Bigger Really Better?

By Melanie Benson Strick | March 2nd, 2010

Over the last few years I’ve noticed a growing fascination in the business community with “bigger.” Growing a mailing list of 10,000, 50,000 or even 100,000 followers. Amassing hundreds and thousands of clients. Achieving a million (or even a billion) dollars in revenue. Conquering a niche. But is bigger really better? Have you ever stopped to wonder what the cost for achieving bigger is? What you might have to give up?

How to Leverage the Law of Un-attachment to Unleash Your Greatness

By Melanie Benson Strick | February 16th, 2010

In 1991 I learned to set goals and do something called “visioning.” For many years I struggled with this process wondering why sometimes my goals worked…and other times I missed the mark greatly.
Over the years of coaching entrepreneurs on creating six and seven figure businesses, I’ve noticed they also have struggled with the traditional principles [...]