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Lesson #3: Be Realistic
“Passion can be a wild thing, taking you in many directions. Try to grab it by the reins,” advises Stewart.

Lesson #5: Strong Management Is The Backbone Of A Strong Company
“A man is known by the company he keeps,” Watson once said. “A company is known by the men it keeps.”
Focus on your strengths
Relinquish hats of responsibility so you can focus on the core for sake of the company.
Bola Atta, Editor-in-Chief True Love West Africa, Personality of the Month!
Fashion icon and Editor-in-Chief for Vogue, Anna Wintour, is one personality that helped raise the profile of fashion/lifestyle magazines from mediocre to excellent. In Nigeria, Bola Atta, Editor-in-Chief for TRUE LOVE West Africa Magazine a subsidiary of South Africa's Media24 Publications, has had the same effect. Atta through her management of TRUE LOVE West Africa has succeeded in raising the bar of fashion and lifestyle magazines in Nigeria from mediocre to superior quality, commanding millions of loyal readers. Her hard work, brilliant creative vision and managerial skills earns her Ladybrille®Nigeria Personality of the Month for August. Read on as we delve into media/publishing in Nigeria and of course reveal a lot more in our exclusive about the seemingly mysterious brilliant Ms. Atta!

Why buy an existing business?
With a multitude of options to choose from, the relevant question will be which type of small business you should wish to acquire. It can become somewhat overwhelming with all of the possibilities.
The Call to Leadership
As a coach working with small business owners for over a decade I've seen the difference it makes when entrepreneurs consciously choose to function as leader and learn to apply the fundamentals of good business practice. Learn them here.

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Lesson #3: Be Realistic
“Passion can be a wild thing, taking you in many directions. Try to grab it by the reins,” advises Stewart.

The Black Sheep of the Family: Thomas Watson Jr.’s Early Years
When Thomas Watson Jr. stepped into his father’s shoes as president of IBM in 1952, he knew they would be hard ones to fill. Until not long before, Watson Jr.’s life had consisted in large part of drinking and partying. IBM had always been a part of his life, but only in the context of his father’s job. Was he ready to take the reins of this multinational company? Could he break out from his father’s shadow and create his own legacy?
Presentation and Marketing of the Business
Any new business will take a year to reach its full potential from a running start, and an established business needs a lot of TLC to effect a smooth changeover. So, before you take the reins, make sure you have budgeted adequately for marketing and promotion as a very real expense in the first twelve months. How you elect to market your business depends very much on what you are selling a commodity or a service. But the basics are still the same: to put your business in the face of all your potential customers and make it stand out from the rest.
Make It Personal
How I learned to loosen the reins, take my own medicine and ensure that my employees and customers develop an emotional bond with my company. The author, a small business owner, describes how he was able to take the consulting principles that his firm expounds upon to external clients and turn them within to help his own company grow stronger. The lesson, as always, is that engaged, empowered employees will help a company grow more than any infusion of capital. The article is written in the first person.
Write Your Own Story
I’ve spoken and written about leaving a legacy; what we as individuals do for the betterment of more than simply ourselves. However, what we all must realize is that a legacy is built everyday. It is built in the choices and moments that seem to have no consequence, the moments that are filled with tedious details, questioning and bouts with the reins of persistence as we do all we can to stay on track. A legacy is more than a trust fund or a inheritance, a summer house, or even a college endowment. Your legacy is the story of your everyday. What you do with the hours, minutes and seconds that you own, because they are your own.

Are You The Bottleneck In Your Business?
Is your business growth being held back by you? It's hard to admit that the main cause of your poor business performance may be your failure to share the reins with your employees.
Who's Driving Your Marketing Bus?
No one has a bigger interest in marketing your business that you. And yet, every day business owners willingly hand over their marketing reins to web designers, SEO specialist wanna-bes and newspaper ad salespeople in hopes they will come up with the magic marketing bullet. Guess what? It rarely happens. The following story is a classic example of what I see each week.
Parent Rules Do Affect Teens' Choices Re: Drinking
As teenagers mature into their senior year of high school, many parents begin to feel more comfortable about letting them drink alcohol. But new research from brain scientists and parenting experts suggests loosening the reins on drinking may not be a good idea in the long run. And, researchers say, parents' approach to addressing teen drinking does influence a teen's behavior.

The Importance of Protecting Your Business Assets
No-one likes to hand the reins of their baby over to anyone else. You built the business; you made the early sacrifices; so you should be the one leading from the front, right? Yes, you should be leading. But do your customers really care who’s leading as long as your business meets their needs?
How to Boost Your Business With Online Presentation Skills Training
In tough economic times, everyone is looking for new ways to boost business. As an entrepreneur, small business owner or professional, you may have pulled in the reins on spending during the recession. Now there are new options for online training to get the right skills and tools to succeed in today's marketplace.
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