“Business is ultimately about human relationships.” — Robin Sharma About the Quote: Robin Sharma is a Canadian writer, leadership speaker, and former litigation lawyer best known for his book The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. His teachings focus on leadership,…
“Trust is built with consistency.” — Lincoln Chafee The Foundation of Client Relationships Solopreneurs don’t have the advantage of a large brand name to inspire automatic trust. Instead, trust is earned day by day, action by action. Consistency — in…
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” — Phil Jackson Balancing Individual Contribution and Collective Success In the solopreneur world, it might seem contradictory to speak of teams. After all,…
“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” — Napoleon Hill Success Through Service In the solopreneur journey, it’s easy to focus on self-preservation: securing clients, protecting time, and chasing revenue. But…
“Collaboration allows us to know more than we are capable of knowing by ourselves.” — Paul Solarz Expanding Knowledge Through Collaboration Solopreneurs often feel pressure to be experts in everything. Marketing, client management, service delivery, and even accounting fall on…
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” — Henry Ford The Lifecycle of Client Relationships Every solopreneur knows the thrill of signing a new client. That’s the “coming together” — the first spark…
“Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.” — Steve Jobs Building a business alone feels empowering at first. You decide the direction, manage every client, and control every detail. But…
“None of us is as smart as all of us.” — Ken Blanchard The Human Resources Perspective on Collaboration I’ve seen first hand that no matter how skilled or talented someone is, collaboration multiplies intelligence. Solopreneurs sometimes underestimate this because…
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” — African Proverb Lessons From Building Several Businesses As an entrepreneur who built several businesses, I’ve lived this proverb. In the early years, I…
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller The Solopreneur’s Dilemma: Going It Alone Solopreneurs start out believing they have to wear every hat: marketer, salesperson, administrator, service provider, and client manager. This…