Michael Stone on December 27th, 2006

We are now one short week away from 2007. Do you have 2007 planned yet?
I wrote an article in November about goal setting. You should be putting the final touches on your plans for 2007 this week.
Remember, you can’t shoot at and hit a target you can’t see. A well-defined goal is a good portion [...]

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Michael Stone on December 21st, 2006

We have much to be thankful for in the United States. We live in the richest of all countries and the opportunities are almost limitless.
This is especially evident this time of year. While our business may slow down just a bit around Christmas, it gives us the opportunity to catch up with old customers to [...]

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Michael Stone on December 11th, 2006

Question came from a friend the other day. He said, “Michael, how do you determine whether someone in construction has a business or a hobby?”
The answer is simple.
If you have a well-run business, then you are paying yourself a good salary and are able to spend evenings and weekends with your family. You keep your [...]

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Michael Stone on December 7th, 2006

Read a comment from another business coach this morning. He said that one of his potential customers, who was losing money and badly in debt told him “coaching was not in the budget.”
You are where you are in this business because of decisions that you and you alone have made. That is the long and [...]

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Devon on December 5th, 2006

We’ve become YouTubers, and will have a video of Michael posted to our home page soon. In the meantime, if you would like to see it, here is the man:

Our plans are to do more videos – the next one focusing on specialty contractors.
Let us know what you think!
Devon
(Newsletter readers – my apologies, the link [...]

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