Short videos that help you begin making changes in your business and let you get a feel for what you'll be working on in the Tradies Toolbox Coaching Program.
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https://www.smallfish.us/new-and-improved/
We often get entranced by new things. As a software engineer, I found myself drawn to every new computer, operating system and application for many years. But that was just me. Everybody has different things that turn them on! Why should we care? Because you have to realize that the things...
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https://www.smallfish.us/when-disaster-strikes/
Recently we had some devastating fires whip through some small towns between Boulder and Denver, Colorado. Nothing could be done with the high winds we had that day, and a thousand families lost everything they own. And yet, we are grateful for the limited loss of life. And millions of dollars...
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https://www.smallfish.us/work-on-yourself-first/
You’re the leader, so your job is to tell other people what to do. As if it ever worked that way. No, you want to lead by inspiration. By example. Which means that YOU are the first one that needs to change. YOU need to reflect the direction of your organization,...
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https://www.smallfish.us/whats-next/
If you’re a leader, then people will look to your crystal ball to provide some reassurance about the future. The problem, of course, is that you have no magic crystal ball and can’t tell the future better than anyone else. But did you notice that I used the word “reassurance”? Because...
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https://www.smallfish.us/chaos/
This is the time of year when all your business newsletters are telling you to create a plan for the coming year. Which is perfect if you have a baseline to build from. But what do you do when all your assumptions have been blown to shreds in the last two...
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https://www.smallfish.us/take-a-break/
For some of us, things are slowing down. For others, it’s a crazy time of year. Hopefully, you’ll have a chance for things to settle, perhaps in January or after April 15th or during next summer. The point is that we all need a break from the intensity of work. And...
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https://www.smallfish.us/the-entrepreneurial-mindset/
What does “entrepreneur” mean to you? It’s probably as simple as someone who launches a new company. Fair enough. But it’s a lot more interesting than that. As I’ll be discussing at the Soulful Entrepreneur Summit in January 2022, being an entrepreneur is really a mindset which can serve anyone. The mindset is...
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