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The End Game
The 'End Game' is probably best described as the goal at the end of the road. For a small business it might be a profitable sale, or being replaced by a General Manager and 'go to beach'! For a large organisation it will be the realisation of a vision.

"Our salespeople aren't asking for the business!"
Some may find the concept of salespeople not asking for the business, strange even ridiculous given 'the close' has traditionally been a salesperson's end-game. This is analogous to a football player running down the sideline, struggling to avoid the clutches of would-be tacklers - to just sit down on their bum and scratch their head an inch before the goal line. It's just doesn't make sense, yet in sales, this type of conducts is surprisingly common.

The economy seems to be recovering - how do I adjust my sales strategy?
The short answer is - go back to basics. Treat your company like a start-up business by getting hungry and enthusiastic and don't think yesterdays successes always guarantee today's.

What's the End Game for Small Business Owners?
I have had the pleasure of working with several new clients over the past few months, all of which are in very different businesses and at very different stages in their growth. They range from 12 months old to 10 years old, and yet they all have one thing in common: They are all focused on today. Maybe next week, maybe next month, but definitely not five or 10 or 20 years out. And yet, that's where I need to keep them focused, until they agree on how to position themselves for the end game.
Death by Marketing & The Emergence of Retro Service
If you want to succeed, simply do the opposite of what unsuccessful people do! I’ve always liked this maxim, as it makes perfect sense when you think about it. So to learn how to be successful in business we must first establish how to be unsuccessful. To experience a fast but painful business death, there are many roads one can explore. However one of the quickest and surest routes is to engage 'Traditional Marketing' and a Balance Sheet Business strategy.
What does it take to lead?
Successful business owners have some key characteristics that set them apart from the crowd.
Don't Drive in the Dark
We recently utilized our airpower against Libya arguably by numerous people from both side of the aisle without an End Game. To me, that is like driving in the dark. At that point we have no idea of the outcome. Without lights, euphuism for an End Game, the odds are not in our favor. You don’t get up in the morning and get in your car without knowing exactly what your destination is. That is what an End Game is all about; what exactly is your destination. You can’t run a company effectively, maximizing all opportunity without creating a long term plan. And, there is no such thing as a long term plan that will work without a defined End Game. The Libya situation reminds me of what I often see in companies every day. It’s either a lack of serious long term planning or the lack of a defined End Game.

4 Questions to Ask Before You Get Hitched in a Business
At the beginning of 2011, I challenged you to consider the "end game" regarding your business - the point in every business' life when the owners have a decision to make. To stay or not to stay... to expand or not to expand... to sell or not to sell. In other words, which direction to take.

Modest Deals, Happy Deals
I was talking to a friend yesterday about exits. In it, he suggested that the tech M&A market had shut down just like the tech IPO market had.
10 Steps to Getting Your Business in Shape for the New Year
Did you make a new years resolution that involves getting into shape? This is probably one of the most common areas in which people set their goals. Plans are often put together that will help them lose weight or stop smoking. As a business owner, you may also be thinking about getting your business in shape for the New Year?

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Turn Your Do-List Into A Game
The do-list is a burden we carry around, day in, day out. When we have nearly completed it, we or someone else dumps more "do" on it. It's a game you never win. Turning your do-list into a game, by making it a scorecard, shifts the paradigm. Now it becomes a game - a game which you can win or lose, a game where you don't win 'em all, a game which is both challenging and entertaining. What a difference!
Console Games...Gone in 60 Sec.
Short game. Long game. No game. Gone in 60 seconds. Expecting too much from consumers can prove to be foolish even in video games. The outcome of the Xbox, PS3, Wii challenge could lead consumers to a less than "obvious" decision. It isn't the power that wows, it's the fun that satisfies.
The Dawn of Pokemon: Tajiri Launches His Game
Tajiri was no stranger to video games. In the early 1980s, he had won a contest sponsored by Sega that involved making a video game. With his “Game Freak” colleagues, Tajiri had also created his first video game, Quinty, which was published by Namco. But in 1991, Tajiri discovered something that he thought was revolutionary: the Game Boy. When he saw two boys playing a game together, connecting their Game Boys by a link cable, Tajiri immediately began to think of the possibilities. “I saw Game Boy when it was first released,” says Tajiri. “The idea for Pokémon clicked in my mind. The basic idea for Pokemon seemed a good fit for Game Boy.”

Does your game face need a face lift
Is there a game that’s frustrating you now? It may be an industry slump, a challenging new employee, lack of clarity on another direction. You can’t change the fact that you’re where you are. At the same time, the past doesn’t have to predict the future. This article is about what new game can you create now, that will give your game face a lift?

Sales Force Motivation - Learn from the Red Sox' Miraculous Comeback
If you observed the Tampa Bay fans during game 1 in St. Petersburg and game five in Boston, you would have observed some very tense, anxious people. Yet if you paid any mind to the Red Sox fans in the three games they lost and prior to their comeback in game 5, they didn't seem very upset at all...
Master Your Game: A Consistent Swing
You've established your target, perfected your technical game, and enhanced your mental game. Time now to focus on a consistent swing in this final Enhancing Your Mental Game article. Consistency in performance comes with discipline. Train yourself by focusing on: • Supportive daily habits • Consistent actions • Follow through on commitments, and • Results tracking. Develop these to super-charge your game. Achieve your results faster with a lot more fun.

Master Your Game: Introduction
Welcome to the first edition of Master Your Game, a monthly newsletter distributed by Catalyst Business Coaching. The objective of Master Your Game is to assist you in being the best you can be in whatever game you choose to play. When you master your game you will feel a greater sense of joy and success.

Positioning Power
In the game of chess, the queen is the most powerful piece in the game. She can move any number of squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally as long as her path is unobstructed. However, at the beginning of the game, the influence of the queen is restricted because of the configuration of the pieces. Although the same rules govern the play of the queen, because of where she is positioned at the beginning of the game she is unable to move and cannot attack. Her only role is to provide limited defensive to the surrounding pieces....
Are You In The Game
Have you ever noticed that it is the people in the stands who supposedly know everything about the game? They give all kinds of advice, but you don't see them actually in the game. It is as if the game exists only for them. Many will say that yes, the game does exist for the fans, for without the fans, where would the game be? I'd like to throw a wrench into that argument and say that, yes the fans are an important part of the game, but without the players, the game wouldn't exist either.
Focusing on Your Game Plan
To win any game, including the game of business and life a Game Plan is vital. This article takes you through the process of creating a weekly Game Plan to set you up to win on a consistent basis.

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