Original Business Quotes
from ROCK SOLID Business Coach
John Cameron
“Profits are the best fuel for growth
Get profitable now and stay profitable”
If you’re not profitable at 1 million
what makes you think you’ll
be profitable at 2 million?
You won’t be the 1st person to have an incorrect answer.
Get profitable at 1 million first
and then the growth will be much easier.
“All companies should be designed
and built
to profitably deliver value”
Traction = Towards Results action
“Efficient systems are important because
you can’t expect your customers to pay
for your company’s inefficiency.”
“Your employees aren’t likely to work harder
just to get you a bigger house and a faster car”
“There are 100 million companies in the world – what do we need yours for?
Seriously, this is not a trick question“
“Avoid the Mother Teresa Effect
DON’T offer a lot of value while struggling in poverty
develop a sustainable pricing strategy
and target customers who are willing to pay.”
“If you want to make a lot of money
then plan on delivering a lot of value
to a lot of people
who are willing to pay for it.”
You’ll need to build a strong company to do that.
It’s important to understand that
“Sales & Marketing are contact sports
while business is a numbers game.”
“People don’t own businesses
what they actually own are companies
that do business with markets”
NOTE: if customers can give you their business
and they can take it elsewhere when they want to …
how can you own it?
“Strong companies do good business”
Some people go into business because they want to make money.
If you want to live a great life then build a great company.
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“When business-people get
good information
they make great choices & decisions.”
How come accountants never ask:
“What information do you need to operate your company successfully?”
Seriously – how come?
“Effort doesn’t always equal results in business”
The quote below is from Rock Solid client – Darren Pelling
“The entrepreneurs’ path is littered with the corpses of passionate people.”
It’s true, but it doesn’t have to be you.
“Cash is King, but
information is everything!
If you have cash and poor information
you can easily lose your money, but
when you have good information
you can always make some money.”
“Your prospects aren’t likely to buy from you just because you need their business.
They buy for their own reasons – understand them or perish.”
NOTE: speaking from experience gained with hundreds of companies
you probably think you know their reasons well,
but you likely don’t understand them as well as you think you do.
“Actually the egg came first
dinosaurs were laying eggs long before there were chickens”
“If you’re going to compete on price then
you better have a structural cost advantage”
“The fastest way to build a great company
is to learn how to solve problems”
“Business problems are just interesting puzzles that need to be figured out
if they keep happening to you … then they aren’t problems,
they’re symptoms of underlying problems,
you can spend years working on the wrong things.”
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“A businessperson’s ultimate objective is to make 1 + 2 + 3 = 123
by investing resources (1)
into a business opportunity (2)
and adding their effort (3)
to equal (build) a strong profitable company (123)”
Keep your eyes on the prize – stay curious and prosper!
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