All posts by J V Crum, III

Small Business Coaching: Get it in Writing

Small Business Coaching

The Problem

As a small business coach, I’m constantly thinking of the problems that small business owners have and how I can provide the business coaching that will help them. This weekend I was thinking about how often small business owners make agreements but then later end up in arguments – or simply disagreements – about what they and another person actually agreed on.

At best, this leads to emotional tension, difficulties in the business relationship, and time spent working out the agreement. At worst, it is the end of a business relationship or worse,  the beginning of a lawsuit. You don’t want to find yourself in this situation.

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Personal Happenings: Labor Day 2010 BBQ Ribs with Dad!

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Shares Labor Day with Dad

I went up to my Dad’s for Labor Day. He lives 100 miles from me. I used the pool, the cooked out ribs and chicken breasts. This is our traditional BBQ on Labor Day.

Here’s a photo of Dad and me about eat ribs.

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Personal Happenings: Berns Steak House Wine Tasting Sept 3 2010

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Goes to Bern’s Wine Tasting….

You all know that I’m on a strict diet and exercise plan. You might be as well. And it even includes not drinking alcohol. However, that didn’t stop me, and it doesn’t have to stop you, from partying.

Last night I went to the Friday night Wine Tasting at Berns Steak House and Berns Wine Shop (bernsfinewines.com) in Tampa, FL, where I live. Wine is one of my hobbies. And, while they have amazing cheeses to go with the wines, those weren’t on my diet, so I didn’t eat them.

Here is a photo of me with Kevin Pelly, Wine Director for Bern’s Wine Shop, at the event. Kevin has helped me make many of my wine decisions for my collection.

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Small Business Coaching – Psych-K, Cutting Edge of Human Empowerment!

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I want to introduce you to Psych-K. In the area of success coaching this is the cutting edge for creating high-powered, fast, lasting change.

I have an MA in Psychology and am trained in many great technologies and approaches to human potential and personal empowerment change, such as Gestalt, NLP, Ericksonian Hypnosis, among many others. However, Psych-K is the next step in the evolution of powerful change work.

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Here is a photo of the group from the Advanced Psych-K Training I did in August, 2010. What a great group – 13 incredible women and me in a 4 day Training. This was a group of really loving, caring women who are all dedicated to making their difference and helping others. It was a real honor to do my Advanced training with them.

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Small Business Coaching: 7 Secrets to Writing Millionaire Goals

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If you are a business owner or entrepreneur , including authors, speakers, coaches, someone in the healing profession, or any type of small business, use the 7 secrets to writing your millionaire success goals.

This will help you fine tune and laser-focus what you want to achieve so that you can more easily create the business success you desire.

Write Millionaire Success Goals

To achieve millionaire success you must have well defined millionaire success goals.

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Small Business Coaching: 3 Secrets to Millionaire Success Goals!

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This is the first of two blogs on how to create millionaire success by creating the right the goals.

This first blog is on my 3 Wealth Secrets to Millionaire Success Goals. I’ve created millions of dollars using it and help clients achieve greater business success by using my formula.  This blog is how you MUST approach creating your goals.

The real secret and power is in the sequence of this formula.

Many of you know that I focus is on the process of how to achieve millionaire success. What is necessary and in what order. Here are the 3 wealth secrets to how to approach creating goals.

3 Wealth Secrets

There are 3 wealth secrets – your 3 steps to creating every goal – what, why, and how. Each wealth secret plays an important role, or function, in developing and achieving your goal.  Here is a description of the three steps:

1. What: The purpose of this step is to dream big about what is possible. Write a clear, precise statement of your desired goal. 

2. Why: The purpose of this step is to become motivated. Develop a list of emotionally charged reasons you want to achieve your goal.

3. How: The purpose of this step is to determine how you will achieve your goal. Create a plan for turning your goal into your desired result.

Now here is what is most important: the order in which you take these steps. Like any formula, you need to do it in a specific order. When you are in the first step, what, only think about possibility – the possibilities you want to achieve in your life. Dream big! Don’t concern yourself with the third step of how you will achieve your goal. If you start worrying about how you are going to accomplish your goal, you’ll immediately begin to limit how big you dream.

This is because you will start to access your current beliefs about what is possible and how you currently achieve your goals. This stops you from stretching yourself into the realm of possibility – both about what you want and then how you will accomplish it.

However, by consciously choosing to focus on each step in the above order, you will create big goals, access the motivation you need to achieve them, and then develop a plan for turning your goals into the millionaire results you desire.

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Here is your millionaire coaching. Put what you’ve read into action. Here’s how.

Step 1: Allow 5 minutes to think about what you really want in your life or business. ONLY think about the WHAT at this time. If your mind wanders to the how, come back to the what.

Step 2: Now create a list of emotionally based reasons, ie, they excite you, for why you want this result. Include the positive benefits of getting it and the negative consequences of not getting it.

Step 3: Get started NOW. Create 3 steps you can take, simple easy steps. Get forward traction by doing anything – this can include call one person and discuss how to achieve your goal, google what your wanting to get information about what you want, and doing one additional action. There, you have 3 steps you could take!

Your Small Business Coach,

J V Crum, III, M.B.A., J.D., M.S. Psy

Millionaire Coach and Millionaire Mentor

Founder, Conscious Millionaire Institute, LLC

www.ConsciousMillionaire.com

Director, Conscious World Foundation, Inc

www.ConsciousWorldFoundation.org

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Small Business Coach: Millionaire Success in the New Economy

The Problem

As a small business coach, I’m constantly curious about how the business owners I meet are doing. When I walk into a business, I automatically ask how business is going for them. And, I listen to their answers and take note of the challenges small business owners are having.

Many small business owners are experiencing the biggest challenges of their business lives. I speak with small business owners who have lost 40% of their business in the past year. Good people who are struggling in this new, slow growth, economy.

This is wearing them down in terms of their stamina, motivation, and ability to even keep their businesses afloat. Continue reading →

Small Business Coach: 7 Keys to Sustainable Business Success

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As a small business coach, I’ve noticed that many business owners are leaving a significant amount of money on the table. Simply put, a typical small business owner is potentially losing out on hundreds of thousands in revenue each year!

And, over the long term, they may be missing out on millions in revenues and profits because they aren’t focusing on the success of all 7 stakeholders in their business.

The problem is many small business owners only focus on what they can get out of their business. Or at most may consider how their “best” customers, employees and partners can benefit. Worse, many small business owners hold on to the old win-lose view of business which states that for one person to win, another must lose. But this old view is clearly wrong…. Continue reading →

Small Business Coach: Dad’s 90th Birthday Celebration

Celebrating My Dad’s 90th Birthday

Let’s start with a picture of Dad and me at the party Sunday, July 11th. I want you to see what an incredible Dad is. How many fathers look that dapper and alive at age 90!

My Dad turned 90 on July 6th, 2010. As I am his namesake, I’m the 3rd and he is the 2nd – James Vivien Crum, II. Dad began as a small business entrepreneur when he was in his early 30’s. I was born when he was 35 and at that point, Dad was already in Citrus Harvesting and owned a small citrus grove in the central area of Florida.

Most of what he did was based around agriculture – he farmed, was in citrus, and organized citrus (oranges and grapefruit) harvesting. He grew up in Florida as did I. Other than when Dad was in the service during World War II, he has lived his entire life in Florida (in fact, I’m 5th generation Floridian on one side of my family and 6th generation on the other.)

THE PARTY

My Dad’s girlfriend, Pat, and I hosted a cocktail party. Dad loves people and he loves a great party so we did this for his celebration. 160 of his friends joined with him. There was an open bar, Hor d-oeuvres, and musical entertainment. His club was decorated in blue and orange because Dad is a Florida Gator. And, we dressed to carry out that theme.

Dad spoke about his life and what matters to him. The party, which lasted over four hours, was both a celebration and a tribute to my father’s outstanding life and all that he has accomplished and given to others. After we cut the cake, I invited people to share stories about my Dad and passed the microphone.

It was a time of connecting, celebrating, and communicating how much everyone in the room loves my Dad. He is the original connector – he naturally connects with anyone he meets.

And, he is known by everyone as being a true Southern Gentleman.

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Small Business Coaching – Goodbye Gordon Gekko, a Personal Confession

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You may be familiar with my story of how I grew up out in the country and at age five decided the answer to life – and financial struggle – was to become a millionaire. At five I went through an amazing shift when one day I visualized becoming a millionaire so strongly, that for me it was already done.

I ran into the house and looked up at my parents. Then in that little boy voice screamed out “when I grow up, I’m going to be a millionaire!” Continue reading →