the LTM blog

Have you ever wondered why one of your competitors seems to always be one step ahead of you or why she seems to be able to close more sales than you can? Part of that may be her competitive advantage.  When it comes to entrepreneurship, there are seven characteristics that many successful business owners have. […]

I’ve noticed that people who are frustrated with their business growth-rate use excuses about how they lack talent or skills. “I’m not good at sales,” or “I don’t have friends” or “I don’t know how to use photoshop” or “I’m an introvert.” Let me tell you, skills can be learned. You just have to be […]

Have you ever felt like your business wasn’t growing fast enough? Or you try and mirror the speed of your growth to someone you know or someone you don’t know online? This is probably the number one complaint I hear in my business and I see it online a lot from other small business owners. […]

I love my job. I love getting to wake up every day and do what I do. I love the people I work with. I even like Mondays better than Fridays! However, just because I love working doesn’t mean my job (and your job) doesn’t come with a good deal of stress like any other […]

One area I continually feel like a failure in is conflict management and resolution. I didn’t grow up with good examples. My family was a fight to the death kind of family. If there was a problem it was an immediate war, which has made me avoid conflict in business. As I’ve grown, those lessons […]

I had the chance to read my friend and one of my favorite authors, Jon Acuff’s new book Finish before it came out and you guys. It blew me away. It’s one of those books that I’ve been waiting for someone to write without even knowing it. I’m highly recommending this one to my fellow […]