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6 Surprising Business Lessons From a Simple Children’s Story

6 Surprising Business Lessons From a Simple Children's Story

I was recently listening to a podcast and the host asked the successful business owner who was a guest on the show what business book would you recommend?  And the guest said, The Tortoise and The Hare, and I thought The Tortoise and The Hare, really ??!!

He then went on to say that most people would recognize this as a children’s book, however, there is a lesson in this simple children’s story that can be applied to business, so I had to read the story again to refresh my memory from my childhood, and it is true, there are actually several business lessons that can be taken away from this simple children’s story.

Here are 6 lessons you can learn as a business owner from the story of the Tortoise and the Hare:

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The ONE thing you should do before the end of the year!

 The ONE thing you should do before the end of the year!

At this time of the year, many business owners, coaches, and consultants are making plans for the new year.  Although I know creating a plan is SUPER important, the one thing I think everyone needs to do BEFORE they even start on a business plan, marketing plan, financial plan or any other type of plan for 2017 is to reflect on 2016.

You’ve probably heard it said before that it is important to reflect on what happened this year, but I feel not only should you reflect, but that reflecting should also be the foundation of your planning.

Here are 9 marketing things to reflect on in order to have an AWESOME new year:

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