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Become a Successful Entrepreneur - Do Something Unreasonable

Written by Mike Paton on February 7, 2011

Seth Godin’s excellent blog post yesterday and one of my clients served to inspire this message. Godin offers one or two posts daily – generally short and packed with insight. If you’re not already a subscriber, it’s worth adding to your list.

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An Inspiring Success Story from a Determined Survivor

Written by Mike Paton on January 10, 2011

Click Here for an inspiring start to 2011. It’s a great profile from Twin Cities Business about my friend Stephanie Laitala and her company, OWL Bookkeeping and CFO Services.

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Business Vision - Be clear, and you’re Guaranteed to Benefit

Written by Mike Paton on December 16, 2010

If you’ve been to either of EOS Midwest or EOS Worldwide’s home pages or seen any EOS materials, then you’ve read the phrase, “Clarify, Simplify and Achieve Your Vision.” There’s no way to miss it. We make an effort to emphasize it.

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Is Your Leadership Team Doing Too Much, or Too Little?

Written by Mike Paton on August 31, 2010

Gino Wickman’s book is called “Traction” for a reason. When an organization gains traction, it moves forward. Things change, issues get resolved, and the business improves in some meaningful way.

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How Clarity Creates Value

Written by Mike Paton on August 16, 2010

If you’re familiar at all with EOS, you’ve heard or read the phrase, “Clarify, Simplify and Achieve Your Vision.” I’ve been thinking a lot about that phrase lately, and let me say explicitly that it’s a lot more than a tagline.

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