The business INSIDE your business

March 04, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Because I read so many business books and speak to so many business owners, I figured I’d heard almost every business analogy out there. I had NOT heard about “The Turducken Problem”… until I met Paul Vallée. Paul Vallée is a serial entrepreneur who built...
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Zero-In On Your Vivid Vision Cheat Sheet

March 04, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Zero-In On Your Vivid Vision Cheat Sheet First, you need a detailed vision of what your future is going to look like. And here, of course, the personal and professional begin to meld. Here’s Cameron’s: “September 2021 my last kid goes off to university...
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Double double, Jigsaw puzzle!

March 02, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Double double, Jigsaw puzzle! Cameron Herold, known colloquially as “The CEO Whisperer,” one of THE MOST SUCCESSFUL entrepreneurs out there, breaks down some concepts for you: How to get more done with less people faster How to scale a company to get...
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The Cash Rich Exit Strategy Cheat Sheet

February 27, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
The Cash Rich Exit Strategy Cheat Sheet Remember high school? (I know, that likely feels like a long time ago if the words exit and strategy are on your mind!) Remember when you had to study Shakespeare, or the collected works of Carl Jung (ok, that might...
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Can Common Good and Profit intersect?

February 27, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
“You can be in business and also do amazing things in this world. When I started out about 25 years ago, they were seen as mutually exclusive. You couldn't be doing good and also making money.” That’s a quote from Fiona Gilligan, Founder of Trauma Management...
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This is not about you.

February 19, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
“Visionary companies set audacious goals and make bold daring moves.” I’ve just finished reading Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. This is another bestseller by the legendary Jim Collins, a prequel to his better-known volume, bestseller...
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Following the Vivid Vision

January 15, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
My last few posts have been about reverse engineering your dreams to create a plan that will make them come true. There are direct steps you can follow, and ways to cement your accountability to make sure you stay on the path. That being said… you also...
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New DECADE’s Resolution

January 08, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
A fresh week of a fresh decade. When everyone starts shifting back into routines. I hope you’re keeping the ones that worked and adopting new ones that will help make your New Year’s Resolutions STICK. This time last year I set an ambitious promise, a...
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Outlook 2020 for the Self Made Nation

December 18, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
This is the time of year when analysts, pundits and other soothsayers announce their predictions for the new year. As we kick off a new decade, the Prediction Addiction (or maybe Affliction?) has grown even stronger! I understand why: it’s fun to imagine...
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What Michelle Obama needs you to know

November 06, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
The problem today is we are bombarded by messages of success, inspiration and live-your-best-life tips from all sides – Facebook posts, Instagram stories, even the highlight reel on TV. The reality is, ‘overnight successes’ are years, possibly generations...
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