Do you have a celebrity gap at your shop? “Dan,” a shop owner from the Midwest, has one. A few weeks back on a 100-degree afternoon, a customer named “Sarah” arrived at his location with the following …
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Are You a “Hot” Shop Owner?
During my recent trip to Dallas Texas, I was a HOT coach. I touched down at 10 am and it was already 95 degrees! My first order of business was to get to my room to …
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How to Get the Jump on Your Competition
Have you ever wondered what you could do to get the jump on your competition? The answer came to me as I was watching a video presentation that was conducted by motivational speaker Gary Ryan …
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How to Think Like a Top Shop Owner
When I was growing up, one of my favorite basketball players was Earvin “Magic”Johnson, who played for the Los Angeles Lakers. He could look in one direction while throwing an accurate pass to a teammate …
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The Fastest Way to Fail as a Shop Owner
The story is told of an eight-year-old boy named “Mitch,” who was out of control. He would do the opposite of whatever is mother “Molly” told him to do. When she said, “sit down,” he …
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The Key to Experiencing Your Breakthrough
“That’s it, I’m done!” This is what a young professional golfer named “Ben” told his wife “Valerie” after a frustrating day on the course. At the end of the second round of The Oakland Open …
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How to Get the Results You Planned For
Are you getting the results you planned for? I thought about this last week as I embarked on my morning run. One of the specific running results that I planned for was to run two miles …
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How to Keep Your Shop From Stressing You Out
“Nobody can do it like Eric!” This was my motto during much of my career as a district manager. My ideal picture of an effective leader was someone with an authoritative approach who had all the …
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How to Use Your Greatest Asset to Get What You Want
In the acting world, you have Broadway. In baseball, you have the major leagues. In the world of new car sales, you have the Mercedes Benz dealership. It’s understood that if you sell cars, a proven …
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How to Move from Excuses to Excellence
Do your results at the shop depend on external events? As I ponder this question, I’m reminded of a story I shared in a previous post about this single father with two young sons. The …
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