re doing in your industry, and listen to how much they complain or blame things on outside influences (like “the economy”). The solution is would be to put a new set of rules in place and re-engineer how they run their business – starting with what would work best for them, in that moment, based on their vision!

How different are your competitors from

To win any game, you must know the rules. Then, you must play by those rules all while improving your skill-set and performance within those boundaries. This is true for every game – sports or otherwise -- we play. In fact, rules are in effect even if we don’t know them – and the consequences can be swift and harsh if we break them.

Not so true in the “game” of business.

Business is the only game in life where YOU can set the rules. You can structure your business to fulfill your guidelines, goals and outcomes. As a matter of fact, if you structure your business based on other people’s rules, you’re guaranteed to fall short of your potential (on the low end) and fail (worst case scenario). Why? Because other people have set the rules to based on their strengths, not yours.

Success in business begins with deciding the game you want to play, and how you want to play it. Personal fulfillment starts with consciously deciding things like what positions you’ll personally fill on the business team, and what you’ll outsource.

Try “I’ll do it my way.”

Too many business folks mistakenly believe “its always been done this way” is the best way to run their businesses. That type of approach will only get you the same results the other guy is getting (and how’s he doing anyway? Average? Below average?)

I see this mindset in every industry. Look at what the majority of other business owners are doing in your industry, and listen to how much they complain or blame things on outside influences (like “the economy”). The solution is would be to put a new set of rules in place and re-engineer how they run their business – starting with what would work best for them, in that moment, based on their vision!

How different are your competitors from

“game” of business.

Business is the only game in life where YOU can set the rules. You can structure your business to fulfill your guidelines, goals and outcomes. As a matter of fact, if you structure your business based on other people’s rules, you’re guaranteed to fall short of your potential (on the low end) and fail (worst case scenario). Why? Because other people have set the rules to based on their strengths, not yours.

Success in business begins with deciding the game you want to play, and how you want to play it. Personal fulfillment starts with consciously deciding things like what positions you’ll personally fill on the business team, and what you’ll outsource.

Try “I’ll do it my way.”

Too many business folks mistakenly believe “its always been done this way” is the best way to run their businesses. That type of approach will only get you the same results the other guy is getting (and how’s he doing anyway? Average? Below average?)

I see this mindset in every industry. Look at what the majority of other business owners are doing in your industry, and listen to how much they complain or blame things on outside influences (like “the economy”). The solution is would be to put a new set of rules in place and re-engineer how they run their business – starting with what would work best for them, in that moment, based on their vision!

How different are your competitors from

cause other people have set the rules to based on their strengths, not yours.

Success in business begins with deciding the game you want to play, and how you want to play it. Personal fulfillment starts with consciously deciding things like what positions you’ll personally fill on the business team, and what you’ll outsource.

Try “I’ll do it my way.”

Too many business folks mistakenly believe “its always been done this way” is the best way to run their businesses. That type of approach will only get you the same results the other guy is getting (and how’s he doing anyway? Average? Below average?)

I see this mindset in every industry. Look at what the majority of other business owners are doing in your industry, and listen to how much they complain or blame things on outside influences (like “the economy”). The solution is would be to put a new set of rules in place and re-engineer how they run their business – starting with what would work best for them, in that moment, based on their vision!

How different are your competitors from

way.”

Too many business folks mistakenly believe “its always been done this way” is the best way to run their businesses. That type of approach will only get you the same results the other guy is getting (and how’s he doing anyway? Average? Below average?)

I see this mindset in every industry. Look at what the majority of other business owners are doing in your industry, and listen to how much they complain or blame things on outside influences (like “the economy”). The solution is would be to put a new set of rules in place and re-engineer how they run their business – starting with what would work best for them, in that moment, based on their vision!

How different are your competitors from

re doing in your industry, and listen to how much they complain or blame things on outside influences (like “the economy”). The solution is would be to put a new set of rules in place and re-engineer how they run their business – starting with what would work best for them, in that moment, based on their vision!

How different are your competitors from each other? My bet is there is no more than a 10% to 20% difference across the board.

How different are you from your competitors? Are you offering essentially the same services/products to the same market and experiencing the same financial rewards and constraints?

If you don’t like your answers to these questions, then now’s time to make a change. The first shift you need to make is in your mind.

Winning in the game of business and playing by your own rules takes a comprehensive strategy.

Start setting your own rules by answering three simple questions:

1. What could you and your company provide (products/services/benefits) that your competitors do not, cannot do, or would not to do – even if they thought of it first?

2. What’s considered “impossible” by the majority of people in your industry? How could you provide that service/product/solution IF it were really not impossible?

3. What are clients and consumers regularly complaining about in your industry? How can you provide solutions to their complaints?

Have you considered that perhaps your competitors are talking about how “impossible” something is to implement because they don’t want you to create the solution, and therefore take away their market share?

Take your answers to these three starter questions and begin to mold your operational systems, marketing, and pricing structure around the answers yo