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Why We
Live
Our
Need to
Business
Make
Friends
Vision
Every a Day!
with
Mentor
Business owners invest a lot of time and a lot of
The very best reason for sharing our business
hard work into making their ventures succeed. But
vision as often — and as loudly — as possible, is
did you know there’s one type of investment that
that it helps to inspire a culture of engagement,
too many entrepreneurs overlook?
dedication and focus. And that’s a bona fide recipe
We’re
talking about success!
spending time with a successful
for
entrepreneurial
business mentor. Connecting with the right coach
Some business owners worry that repeating
as an entrepreneur can ramp up our chances of
themselves over and over can take away from any
winning! Especially since mentors have usually
impact they’re trying to make. But if your message
gone through the very same challenges we may be
is authentic, then the opposite is true! So as the
struggling with today.
leader of your organization, you should be looking
Here
are to
three
key ways that
making
with a
for
ways
communicate
your
vision friends
to the people
Meet Sac Republic’s
Director of Pitch
by Steve Martarano
Follow Randy Brink, who holds the volunteer position of Sacramento
Republic FC’s director of pitch, around before a match and you’ll see how
many different ways fans can say hi. As familiar at Sacramento sporting
events as the Delta Breeze, Brink has been a part of every professional sports
team that called Sacramento home the past 40 years.
mentor
can
make
a difference
to the success of our
you work
with
every
day.
business:
Regularly expressing your passion for an idea is
1. They help
us commit
to the RIGHT
STUFF
guaranteed
to generate
excitement
in others.
In
A lot
of us
have trouble
fact,
some
of entrepreneurs
the most successful
entrepreneurs
prioritizing
our
many
goals
and
tasks.
Instead
claim that their biggest obsession in
business
is
of forging ahead with
the
committed focus
over-communicating
their
vision!
we’re capable of, we scatter ourselves in too
Sharing your purpose so that it stays fresh in the
many directions! Mentors help keep businesses
minds of your team has to be an ongoing process.
on track by offering insight into the effective
And that means you need to be crystal-clear on
allocation of our time, cash and energy.
what your vision is all the time. Don’t be afraid to
2. They remind us we’re GIFTED
revisit and redefine your entrepreneurial dreams
best coaches
help
find
and you
make can
use of the
on The
occasion.
Because
it’s us
only
when
gifts we
all have!
providing
a sounding
visualize
them
with By
absolute
clarity
that you board
can —
and
a
real-life
example
of
overcoming
hard
times
transform those dreams into a successful business.
— business mentors guide us, inspire us, and
One of your goals as an entrepreneur should be
remind us every day why we do what we do.
to live your business vision every day. Remember:
3. They give us PERSPECTIVE
there’s an awful lot more to communication than
One of the most valuable mentor traits is
just talking about something - and actions can
objectivity. Mentors are seasoned entrepreneurs
speak louder than words. If you really want others
— but we’re also on the outside of our business,
to believe in your vision, you’ve gotta show them
looking in. That gives them a unique view of
you believe in too! And that means living with
everything from our sales processes to our
your purpose up front and center as much as you
marketing budget. And it means we’re likely to
possibly can.
unveil aspects of our business we hadn’t even
noticed before!
Where Did All the Cannabis
Watchdogs Go?
by Brad Branan
Getting reliable information about cannabis may be more important than ever,
as California and other states implement legalization, and other states consider
the same direction. But finding reliable cannabis information has become
harder because of another trend — the decimation of newsroom staffs.
Mark Haney | CEO
www.HaneyBiz.com
HaneyBiz is a Comstock’s strategic partner
August 2018 | comstocksmag.com
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