Why is it so important to understand your beliefs? If you remember when we started our discussions about beliefs, we talked about the importance of knowing your beliefs and how they impact your life and success. Let’s define beliefs are according to the Merriam -Webster Dictionary: An acceptance that a…
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What Do You Believe?
How do you reach your goals in such challenging times? It’s the number one question my clients ask me in my private coaching practice. We have experienced a prolonged economic downturn that many entrepreneurs have not seen since the early 80’s. I thought it might be helpful for you to…
Continue Reading....The Hero and the Outlaw
How has leadership changed over the years? Are you the hero or the outlaw? In previous years, if you went out on a limb and took risks to bring a product or service to market that you saw a need for, you were a hero. By fulfilling your vision, you…
Continue Reading....Are You on Purpose?
I spend time with many serving leaders who run wonderful nonprofits around the country. They range from hospitals to animal sanctuaries. They are big and small from good to great. What common factor do they all have in common? They all want to serve their communities. But are they on…
Continue Reading....How to Find Your Best Customers ’ Hidden Needs
Today we are faced by so many options that many of us are overwhelmed. On an average day, a person might be exposed to over 20,000 different messages. So how do you find the right message to attract your best clients to your nonprofit healthcare organization? In over thirty years…
Continue Reading....What Do Your Stakeholders Value?
For many us, the rate of change is incredible, both personally and for our organizations. How we deal with this change determines if our organization remains sustainable over both the short and longer term. So let’s review what your stakeholders want from organizations. By focusing on what they value I…
Continue Reading....What’s Your Mission?
For many nonprofits leaders, today is a challenging time. How do they fund their activities, share their message and decide where to invest their time and resources? For many, it seems like every day brings a new decision or challenge. How do you decide what to do and, just as…
Continue Reading....Leading the Next Nonprofit Revolution
How do you lead in an uncertain future? Thomas Jefferson once said, “Every generation needs a new revolution.” For us working in the nonprofit world I think we may be overdue. As we celebrate our July 4th holiday I would like to challenge your thinking on what the future may…
Continue Reading....What’s the Big Idea?
People are overwhelmed today. The average person may see over 30,000 different messages every day. So, how can your nonprofit get your best stakeholders’ attention and hold it? My recommendation is begin creating and sharing bolder messages. I recently saw an interview with Michael Reagan talking about how his father,…
Continue Reading....How to approach larger donors through questions
Our blog on Tuesday covered how to research a potential big donor. Today’s blog covers how to approach the potential donor. The third step is the most challenging aspect of building this new relationship because it means to create the actual approach. How might I warm up the call based…
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