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A great place to harvest some knowledge, gain inspiration and learn some lessons from the ranch.

Is it Supposed to be Easy?

The answer is (probably) ... NO   The short answer to this question in regard to entrepreneurship is NO … and yes. If entrepreneurship was easy, everyone would be an entrepreneur. Building a business takes time and strategy and deep dedication. Many entrepreneurs...

The Eight Core Practices of Sustainable Entrepreneurship

These eight practices are what I use to work toward sustainability in my business and life.

Building Your Sustainability Squad

Build the squad that will take you to the next level of success.

Are you Setting on Your But?

We all have buts … ones we sit on and ones we get set on. Is it time to examine yours?

Schedule a 1 on 1

Schedule a 1 on 1

Make it happen Monday — One Thing You Can do THIS Week to Better Your Business Networking is one of — if not THE — best thing you can do for your business. 1 to 1s are the first step into moving deeper into a relationship with an individual in your network. These...

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Is it Supposed to be Easy?

Is it Supposed to be Easy?

The answer is (probably) ... NO   The short answer to this question in regard to entrepreneurship is NO … and yes. If entrepreneurship was easy, everyone would be an entrepreneur. Building a business takes time and strategy and deep dedication. Many entrepreneurs...

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What a Gray Colt Knows About Curiosity and Success

Where can you find a ton of try?   A friend of mine and I are watching a cowboy start a young mare under saddle. It’s a quiet setting — a roundpen made out in an open pasture surrounded by the Flint Hills. I am here to photograph. The friend is here to observe....

What a Barn Cat Knows About Change

On the ranch, everything happens in a cycle without judgment. Every year there are countless endings and beginnings — life and death; growth and harvest.

What a Pasture Knows About Forgiveness

When you’re burning 40 or 100 or 1000 acres, the fires offer monumental flames. The orange mass moves across the field like a conquering horde, a super heated, inferno driven mob.

What a Dirt Bike Race Can Teach You About Living Your Skills

Twice per year The Beer Ranch is host to a dirt bike race.

When I was first approached about hosting dirt bike races, my immediate response was “NO!”

Mindful Marketing

Stop Failing at Follow-up

Stop Failing at Follow-up

You don’t have to be in business for very long before you realize  that follow-up is critical to your entrepreneurial success. Sales and service are small business lifelines, and follow-up — along with the resultant customer experience — are integral to both.  Yet,...

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Can you still successfully sell on Facebook?

Can you still successfully sell on Facebook?

Here are two questions I hear a lot in my classes: “How do I successfully sell things on Facebook?” and “Can I sell anything on Facebook anymore?” Of course, the answer is “Yes,” but you perhaps have to look at selling differently to qualify what “successfully” means...

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How Long Does it Take To Build a Website?

How Long Does it Take To Build a Website?

This is a very common question I get asked as a website designer. And the answer is always an unsatisfying, “It depends.” At least that’s what it is if I’m being honest. The truth is, I can actually input a website in a few hours. A complete website — register the...

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Content Marketing & Content Creation

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Lessons from the Ranch

Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Are you Setting on Your But?

Are you Setting on Your But?

We all have buts … ones we sit on and ones we get set on. In my 26 years of working with small business owners, I can tell you setting on your but is the number one root cause for marketing (and business) failures. So how do you get off your but? I have some ideas …...

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