Your Revenue Looks Great...

4 Thoughts

1. Revenue can hide a lot of problems.
   A bigger number doesn't automatically mean a healthier business.

2. What you keep matters.
   Growing sales while your margins disappear isn't much of a win.

3. Efficiency creates leverage.
   Better systems and technology can help you accomplish more without automatically adding more people.

4. The right relationships matter before you need them.
   Waiting until there's a problem to find the right person can put you behind.

4 Lessons

1. Know your numbers beyond revenue.
   Pay attention to where the money is actually going.

2. Look for waste before adding more.
   Sometimes the next growth opportunity is fixing what's already inefficient.

3. Use technology intentionally.
   Automate work that doesn't need someone's time so your people can focus where they're actually valuable.

4. Build your circle before you need it.
   Having access to experienced people can make complicated decisions a whole lot easier.

4 Challenges

1. Look past your top line this week.
   Where are you actually making money and where are you leaking it?

2. Find one recurring task that eats up unnecessary time.
   Could it be automated, simplified or eliminated?

3. Think about the problems that could hit your business over the next year.
   Do you already know who you'd call?

4. Take a look at what other business owners have experienced inside the Deal Maker Alliance.
   See what happens when you stop trying to have every answer yourself and start getting around people dealing with real business problems every day.

Quote of the Week

"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." - Warren Buffett

More revenue is great.

But a business that makes money, keeps money and doesn't require you to figure out every damn problem alone?

That's a much better game.