The Exponential Entrepreneur

“Feedback is about a process or an outcome, not about the person.” – Oscar Ferenczi Giving feedback can be uncomfortable. You may worry about how someone will react or whether they’ll become defensive. So you put it off until the problem becomes too big to ignore. But what if changing the way you think about feedback could change the outcome of those conversations? Turning Feedback Into Opportunity In this episode of The Exponential Entrepreneur, Oscar Ferenczi challenges entrepreneurs to reth

“Are you consciously choosing your life, or are your assumptions choosing it for you?” – Erika Ferenczi You have goals for your business and a vision for the life you want to live. Yet sometimes, despite your best intentions, the decisions you make and the actions you take do not align with what you say you want. The question to ask yourself is: “What’s getting in the way?” Breaking Through Assumptions In this episode of The Exponential Entrepreneur, Erika Ferenczi challenges entrepreneurs to

“When people don’t have to earn what they get, they soon take for granted what they receive.” – RJon Robins You want to take care of your employees. You want them to feel valued, supported, and secure. But what happens when that generosity begins to create a sense of entitlement? Could your good intentions actually be creating a problem? A Message to Garcia In this episode of The Exponential Entrepreneur, RJon Robins begins with a reading of A Message to Garcia, an essay by Elbert Hubbard. T

“The goal is that we find the stuff that works by making mistakes because we don’t know what’s going to work or not. So we do it, and we make mistakes, and then we learn from them.” – Alejandra Leibovich You created the goals. You identified your priorities. You made an action plan and got to work. Now, 90 days later, how did you do? It can be tempting to judge the success of your action plan by how many things you accomplished. But what about the goals that didn’t get done? Or the actions you

“We’re not going to hope we get around to anything this year. We’re going to define what we’re going to do, how we’re going to do it, and by when we’re going to do it.” – Oscar Ferenczi As an entrepreneur, there will always be more things competing for your attention than you have time to do. The challenge isn’t simply deciding what you want to achieve. It’s determining what deserves your attention now and making sure your actions reflect those priorities. So how do you decide what needs to be

“You have the ability, and it is in you to make this succeed and make it work.” – Andy Wyman You want to start your own business. You can see other entrepreneurs doing it successfully. But when it comes time to take the leap yourself, doubt and fear can make staying exactly where you are feel like the safer choice. So how do you build the confidence to actually begin? Believe It’s Possible In this episode of The Exponential Entrepreneur, Erika Ferenczi sits down with Andy Wyman, founder of W