Category: Growth
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What I’m Watching Unfold Across Every Coaching Session Right Now: 5 Lessons Worth Stealing
From a brand-new service business owner to a consultant trying to triple revenue, here are 5 business growth patterns I see every week in coaching, and exactly what to do about them.
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Vision Without Structure Is Just a Wish
One of the most common things I hear from business owners, professionals, and entrepreneurs is: “I know where I want to go, but I can’t seem to get there.” The challenge usually isn’t a lack of ambition, intelligence or hard work. More often than not, the missing piece is the bridge between vision and execution.…
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What This Week’s Coaching Sessions Revealed About Why Smart People Stay Stuck
I Had Three Conversations This Week That Told the Same Story Different industries, goals and starting points. One person was navigating a career transition in insurance, trying to figure out her next move after leaving a company sooner than she planned. Another was in the middle of a job search, sitting on a handful of…
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Are You Over Your Job? Here’s How to Know And What to Do Next
Sunday night hits and your stomach drops. Monday is coming. Another week of going through the motions in a job that used to feel meaningful or maybe never did. If that feeling sounds familiar, you’re not alone. And more importantly, that feeling is data. It’s telling you something. The question is whether you’re willing to…
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Stop Guessing. Start Growing: How to Use Data to Build a SWOT Analysis That Actually Works
You’ve probably done a SWOT analysis before. You gathered your team in a conference room (or a Zoom call), threw some sticky notes on a whiteboard, debated for an hour, and walked away with a list of bullet points that felt important in the moment and quietly collected dust by the following Monday. Sound familiar?…
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Your Business Is Leaking Money Every Day You Don’t Have This in Place
You built the business. You landed the clients. You’ve got a team doing the work. So why does everything still feel like it’s running through you? Why are you chasing down contracts, manually sending invoices, following up on leads that somehow fell through the cracks, and spending your Sunday nights fixing things that should have…
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Small Business Big Dreams Conference presented by BankUnited
Why Smart Business Owners Stop Doing Everything Themselves (And What They Do Instead) MatczakMethod.com | Strategy · Systems · Growth Has this ever happened to you as a business owner? At some point, you looked up from your to-do list and realized you were the accountant, the project manager, the content writer, the tech support…
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Becoming Bulletproof
What Business, Confidence, and Life Have in Common There are certain books that don’t just give you information—they shift how you see yourself. Becoming Bulletproof by Evy Poumpouras is one of those books. At first glance, you might think it’s about security, protection, or even physical safety. After all, Poumpouras is a former U.S. Secret…
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The Ripples You Don’t See Still Matter
There are days when you wonder if you’re making a difference. I’ve wondered that about myself more times than I can count. There’s a lake near my house that I walk by often. It’s filled with all kinds of birds, but I’m especially fond of the ducks. This is where I admit to being a…
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Lessons from a Daredevil Lawyer (and Why Balance Builds Success)
My friend Steve is a daredevil. I’ve known him for about five years now, and every so often my phone lights up with photos and videos of him and his girls flying down snowy slopes in Utah or Colorado. Just reading his texts, you can feel his passion. There’s an unmistakable energy when someone is…