Are you a Crab in the Bucket?

The crabs in the bucket metaphor comes from the story of catching crabs in a bucket. When you catch a crab and place it in a bucket, the first thing it will try to do is escape. Now, if you put two  crabs in a bucket, and place them in there together, as soon as one...

How to Handle Unsatisfied Customers

I had something interesting happen this week, and I’m sharing it because I don’t think a lot of coaches / mentors are always sharing real business challenges. It isn’t always rosy and magical with butterflies, even for industry leaders. There are challenges and it is...

Lessons From Vallarta

I’ve been to Mexico before and was aware of how upfront the Mexicans are in selling. However, I never looked at it from a business perspective before. They really have no shame in asking people for the sale. In fact, they ask over and over and over again –...