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Why Your Business Feels Chaotic – Even Though You’re Making Money
If you’re making money but everything still feels heavy, reactive, and scattered, you’re not doing anything wrong. You’re experiencing a normal – but dangerous –…
25 Years In, Here’s What I Actually Know
This year marks 25 years in business. A quarter century of building, breaking, fixing, and starting over. I keep waiting to feel like I have…
What Proactive Actually Requires
Knowing you should be more proactive is not the same as kEvery business owner I talk to knows they should be more proactive. They say…
The Bottleneck Is Usually You
When every decision runs through one person, growth has a ceiling. I say this with genuine respect, because I have been there myself: the most…
Your Business Has a Will. Does Anyone Know Where It Is?
Most service business owners have thought about their personal estate. Almost none have thought about what happens to their business. Nobody likes this conversation. I…
When Busy Stops Being a Badge
The difference between being productive and just occupied. I used to wear busy like a trophy. If someone asked how things were going, ‘busy’ was…
The Partnership That Actually Scales
Why the CEO-COO relationship determines whether growth sticks or falls apart. Most growing businesses hit a wall. Revenue is climbing. The team is expanding. Opportunities…
Creating Your Best Life
If you have been following me you know I have been doing a lot of inner, personal work lately. At the moment, I am focusing…
Relearning How to Dream Big in Your Business
“Its ok to be comfortable if that is what you want…its not ok to be small.” That is the premise behind a recent episode of…
When a New Season Arrives… So Do New Problems
I have spent the past four months complaining about the weather. Anyone who lives in Michigan knows winter can be unpredictable, but the past few…
Running a business can be approached in two distinct ways: reactive or proactive. Understanding these modes and strategically shifting between them can significantly impact your company’s success. Reactive Mode: Going with the Flow Operating in reactive mode means responding to situations as they arise without a structured plan. Many entrepreneurs…
In the dynamic world of entrepreneurship, how you view your business can significantly influence its trajectory. Broadly speaking, there are two perspectives a business owner can adopt: Solo Mode and CEO Mode. Solo Mode is personal. It’s about seeing the business through the lens of “ME.” Questions like “What do…
Having a strong “why” is critical when running a business because it provides a sense of purpose and direction. A strong “why” can help a business owner to stay motivated and focused, even during challenging times. Some of the reasons why having a “why” is important when running a business:…
I get it. Being ‘too busy’ isn’t sustainable and doesn’t serve you or your clients. It may even be getting in the way of you growing your business. The good news? It’s fixable, so grab your to-do list and ask yourself the following questions. Question 1: Does this really need…
I am proud to announce that Adonai Business Solutions, LLC is celebrating Twenty Years of being in business. In many ways, it doesn’t seem that long ago. But for me, it was literally a lifetime ago. April of 2001 my son was born and I became a stay-at-home mom of…
It is party hats and champagne (or maybe fizzy pop wine as my friend would say) day here at Adonai. I have just completed one of the most grueling business training programs out there. I have now become a certified Online Business Manager. I worked my butt off and I…
I realize that this is not a topic most people like to discuss on a personal level. And I am guessing that you have not even thought about it on a professional one. But it is an important topic and one that we can no longer hide from. Do you…
Entrepreneur.com published an infographic that caught my eye: The Most Common Bottlenecks Holding Your Business Back. Half of the top six were process issues; confusing processes, too many processes, and not enough processes. That says quite a bit about how important the right processes are to any business. They are…
Are you curling up on a cold winter’s night, and wishing for something inspirational, helpful, and exciting to read? Something that gets you excited about starting, owning, and growing your own business? I love sharing books that give you great advice, helpful tips, and get you excited again about your…