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Michael Gerber
American Writer
Born: Jun 20, 1936
Business Entrepreneur People Time Work You
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
Your own business growth and success depends on many things, and along that growing path, you are going to have to concede certain responsibilities and activities - whether for your accounting, your production, or day-to-day management. Michael Gerber
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Most people view coffee and lunch as personal time, not deal-making time. Unless the person you're meeting understands that this is a working lunch, then they may not even think that this is a serious business conversation. Michael Gerber
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Be honest: if your pitch is 90 minutes and you only have 60 set aside for a business lunch or a cup of coffee, there is no way that you can give an honest representation of your company or products. You're lying to yourself and wasting your own time as well as that of your prospect or partner. Michael Gerber
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The world is littered with the tales of small businesses in the dire straits of hiring that spent time and money they couldn't afford to hire people who couldn't perform. Michael Gerber
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It is one thing to seek out new ways to grow your company and new potential streams of income from new services or products, but it is quite another to take on responsibilities that are far from your primary job as Entrepreneur. Michael Gerber
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Quit being 'busy' and start actively owning and operating your company, and you'll be able to understand where the money is coming from and how to make more of it. Michael Gerber
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No matter what, the entrepreneur must strive to be above average and, at the same time, understand what is driving those averages they are seeking to beat. Take the time to understand and test the metrics you are using, and then you can not only set the average, you can exceed it. Michael Gerber
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The world of the small business owner is all about moving multiple items forward at once, and it's a fool's errand to believe one person can do it all when the shift comes from linear to parallel. Michael Gerber
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Understand this - as a new company, if you don't know how to get interested prospects into your company, then you don't have a company. At the same time, if you, as a owner, have to drive every lead into your business, then you need a real lead generation strategy. Michael Gerber
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Your first job, as an owner and an entrepreneur, has to be to understand how the business is going to actually work. Michael Gerber
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More than a few studies have shown that the five people you spend the most time with represent you - so you need to decide - who do you want to be? Michael Gerber
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Tactical Work is the work you do every day in your business to generate income, along with all of the operational, financial, and management tasks that entails. Michael Gerber
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Empirical and observational data along with a healthy dash of intuition often have to be combined as business owners begin to look outward, not inward, at what solutions they can provide to their customers. Michael Gerber
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As the owner, you have to look into the mind of the customer and see and feel how their relationship to your product works - not just that the product works. Michael Gerber
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Unlike what most people think, entrepreneurs are not special people who know how to do special things that others don't. Entrepreneurs can be made, because we're all born with the potential - that special human quality - to create. Michael Gerber
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When I say, 'doin' it, doin' it, doin' it' to a group of small business owners, they immediately respond. They recognize the experience of doing the same things over and over. Keeping the business afloat without ever getting ahead. And it's more than frustrating - it's heartbreaking. Michael Gerber
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Being an entrepreneur is more than a matter of simply starting a business. Michael Gerber
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The deciding factor of why some entrepreneurs are successful and others fail is not limited to your DNA or your education; it is about the actions you take as the leader of your business. Michael Gerber
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I've said it for four decades - work 'on' your business, not just 'in' your business! Michael Gerber
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Small business owners and entrepreneurs worthy of the title need to build systems that replace themselves. Michael Gerber
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Without concentration, a business will be ordinary in every respect, because it will have no presence, no inner force, no way to attract the people upon whom it depends for its very existence - employees, customers, suppliers, and lenders. Michael Gerber
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Ray Kroc called his first McDonald's restaurant, which he opened in Illinois, 'a little money machine.' That's why thousands of franchisees bought it. Michael Gerber
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Certainly, the human race can be fickle, and times do change, but overall, the barriers to bringing a product to market - and understanding what 'the market' wants - have remained unchanged. Michael Gerber
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Your Dream, Vision, Purpose, and Mission all come together when you bring products to market - so make sure you're bringing your best. Michael Gerber
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As a small business owner, you may not have the luxury to throw good money after bad, but if you can ascertain the 'why' of the failure, you can draw some significance from it and then turn it into something that clients will buy. Michael Gerber
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Your goal as an entrepreneur is to understand not only what your business does but the clients that it serves. If you really have your pulse on their needs and wants, then your 'absolute' failures are always going to have limits. Michael Gerber
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