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Welcome to the archives. These articles represent many different seasons of my career. You’ll find posts written during my doctoral studies, years of marketing consulting, entrepreneurial experiments, and the occasional reflection on whatever happened to be capturing my attention at the time.

Blogging looked very different when many of these posts were published. Rather than removing them or fixing broken links from now defunct themes, I’ve chosen to preserve them as a snapshot of where I was, what I was learning, and how my thinking has evolved over the years.

Some ideas have stood the test of time. Others reflect the questions I was wrestling with at that particular moment. Either way, they tell part of the story.

5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Do to Boost Confidence

by | Mar 29, 2020 | High Attrition

Ways to Boost Your Confidence

  1. Do something.  The worst part about telecommuting or working from home is that it is far too easy to lose momentum.  Get out of the house.  Most importantly, do some prospecting.  Do a few walk-ins to local businesses.  Pick up the phone and make 4 or 5 calls to previous clients with whom you have lost touch.  Send the email campaign that you have been procrastinating on for weeks.
  2. Do the unpleasant stuff first.  If you tend to procrastinate on tasks that you don’t like, just do them first and get it over with.
  3. Grab a quick coffee with a colleague.  I’m not talking about time wasting idle chit-chat or rehashing the big game last weekend.  Meet with a purpose.  Take 3 conversation starters with you.  Confide.  Be vulnerable.  “What 2 or 3 things do you do to get new clients?”  “What was your longest dry spell?”  “How did you overcome the difficult times?”  You may find out that you are not alone.
  4. Get to bed early.  Sometimes fatigue can lead to all sorts of performance issues.
  5. I know this last one is tired, but I mention it because it bears repeating — exercise.  Your endorphins kick in after about 20 minutes and everything starts looking up.