As we near the end of this year’s Tour de Profit, it is appropriate to take time to recognize those who have helped you achieve your success. I know that the first group of people who come to mind are your team members – those who have worked hard in your business all year [...]

Congratulations to you on your efforts over these past two stages. Over the last two weeks you have gathered intelligence on your competition and reached out to your best customers to get their feedback on your opportunities for improvement. While it is difficult to determine absolute importance, these efforts on your part may [...]

It is hard to believe that we are already on Stage 46 of this year’s Tour de Profit! Only 6 weeks left to the finish line! But this is not the time to slow down or give up. Instead, this is the time to begin your planning for how you are going [...]

When was the last time you put some serious thought into what you would do after you sold or transferred your business to someone else? Seriously? I know that we all have those moments when we are so frustrated that all we want to do is get past what we are doing today. [...]

How do you position yourself to move away from the day-to-day details of your business? This may be one of the biggest single issues that face most business owners today. It is not uncommon to get trapped in the details of today’s business to the point where you cannot find the time or [...]

Welcome to Stage 39 of this year’s Tour de Profit! You are straight off a much-needed week of rest. I trust that you used last week’s “off week” to do what I suggested – find time to get away and simply THINK! As business owners, we seem to have a preference for [...]

I sincerely hope that you took me seriously last week and stepped out from your routine to do something unique and special with your team. You’ve worked hard to build a team that allows you to beat your competition, so it is the least you can do – show them how much you appreciate [...]

We are onto Stage 36 in this year’s Tour de Profit. As we head into the final third of the race, we are closing out the Region we call Keys to a Winning Team. We’ve already covered six of the seven keys, so by now you should have put in place some strategies and practices [...]

How did you do with creating your Rules of the Game? Were you able to pick up the book Drive by Daniel Pink as I suggested? What did you learn from your homework last week? I am asking these questions because I know how significant an impact defining the Rules of the [...]

Welcome to Stage 30 in this year’s Tour de Profit! You have entered the Team Region of the race where we will be covering the 7 Keys to a Winning Team over these next seven stages. While you may be getting a bit tired and weary, I can assure you that now is not the [...]