Posts by Craig Ballantyne

“Enter the Conversation in the Prospect’s Mind” When you can do this, your sales and marketing become more effective… Because your prospect feels understood. When they feel understood by someone, they like and trust that person more. When someone knows, likes, and trusts you, they are much more likely to buy from you. For example……

Verne shared a couple of great points… apply them to your business today! – Moneyball Stat – What is the ONE stat in your business that is the most important metric for your business? There should only be one moneyball stat that drives the success of your business. Double down on that moneyball stat as that…

There’s something about a streak… You don’t want to break it… You know how hard you worked to get here… And you know that one simple moment of temptation won’t be worth it. When it comes to changing habits… You need to leverage two things. One – Accountability to Your Coach (‘someone you deeply do not want…

The other week I gave you my rules for better meetings. We have a course, Management Rhythms Blueprint, if you want to do an extremely deep dive into meetings. Ask Lynda for access if you can’t open the videos. It’s probably the most important training you can watch if your business is doing over $1 million and…

I love my wife. Because while in many ways we’re the same… In some other ways we’re so different. Particularly when it comes to adventure.  For me, a wild and crazy time is sitting in a different chair while I work. (“Oh wow, this is what it looks like from the other side of the…

How to Increase Your Hourly Worth “To make 10X possible,” Dan Sullivan says, “You must focus on expanding your time freedom. As your time becomes 10X more valuable, you increasingly multiply the money you earn.” That means increasing your hourly worth – both practically and conceptually. It all starts with this CB harsh truth: Making more…

The Polish Productivity Hack for Crazy Busy Entrepreneurs The other day a friend of mine tried to drag me into his drama. You see, my friend is an online coach… and he has a beef with another online coach. He forwarded me a couple of posts and a video he had made …as if this…

We moved houses again last Monday. Our 4th home in 12 months… 8th in our 3 years of marriage. Combined with several long hotel stays between “real homes”… And a bunch of cross-country flights with all the strollers and cribs… We’ve done serious packing-and-unpacking over a dozen times this year. Michelle and I have become Master Movers.…