The BOSS Network Blog

Social media for fun and social for business are totally different and honestly, a large number of entrepreneurs don’t realize that.  The rules are different and with a new social media platform popping up seemingly every other day, it can all be overwhelming to keep up with.  But, having a solid online presence in 2013 (soon to be 2014) generally includes some sort of social media, regardless of industry.  It’s important to know how to play in the sandbox and the unspoken rules of engagement. Whether you’re starting off fresh or have been building your social presence for a while, think about what your parents taught you when you were in school.   Some of the best, fundamental lessons still come from there: Know who you are. Before you get to typing and posting, what do you want your online presence to be?   What do you actually want to say to people and what is your purpose for being on here in the first place?   Approach socia...

It happens: you’re working really hard, everything is going well, or so you thought, and then it happens—you end up smack-dab in the middle of career stalemate.  The same moves you’ve been using no longer are helping you win.  You aren’t progressing and it’s not due to lack of effort.  So what’s wrong?  Your current path may or may not be aligned with your current purpose.  When you’re stuck in a sort of “career mid-life crisis,” or for some of us younger BOSSes, “career quarter-life crisis,” how do you get out of it?  By finding purpose in our everyday behavior, we can better determine if our current state fits into our greater puzzle. Here are ways to jumpstart your “purpose check:” Do Nothing “It is only when we silent the blaring sounds of our daily existence that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life reveals to us, as it stands knocking on the doorsteps of our hearts.” — K.T. Jong When you don’t know what to do, don’...

When you examine the line between smart and genius, the difference becomes quite clear – becoming an innovator in whatever your respective industry requires a great amount of vision.  So many people in our industries have innate talent, many people are smart, but not everyone has foresight, can trust their gut, go for the goal, and then entirely change an industry or society.  That’s pretty rare, but guess what else?  It’s also extremely possible. We can learn a lot from these rule breakers about being creative and innovative enough to push for change.  Here are some lessons we can pick up from some of the nation’s greatest game changers: Lesson #1: Do whatever you want…and then show them why you were right.  “If I'd asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse.” Henry Ford – Ford Motor Co To be revolutionary, you have to trust your own instinct and really be fearless in making changes that no one else has before.  It...

Ouch!  There’s no touchier subject than discussing failure and as an entrepreneur, I’ve had several humbling experiences that taught me that this entrepreneurial thing isn’t as easy as some try to make it seem.  Realizing that your business isn’t doing well can be tough, but guess what?  Just turn it around. It’s extremely easy for us to identify when our product or service is just not up-to-par – that’s generally a clear and very easily identifiable problem, but what do you examine when that’s not the issue?  Here are 5 areas to analyze: 1.        You’re married to your inefficiencies. Although your output is great, perhaps the way you’re getting to your end product isn’t so hot.  Maybe you don’t spend enough time examining your suppliers for your beauty shop and inadvertently paying a boatload on shampoo or maybe it’s time to realize that your energy and labor costs would be so much less if the hours of your rest...