{"id":8062,"date":"2015-05-05T08:30:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T13:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scary-silk.flywheelsites.com\/?p=8062"},"modified":"2015-05-05T08:30:51","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T13:30:51","slug":"good-leaders-what-are-you-celebrating-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/good-leaders-what-are-you-celebrating-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Leaders: What are you celebrating this week?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=&#8221;yes&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221;][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_6129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6129\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6129 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/archivegl.unlabbeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fireworks.Flag_-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Good Leadership Blog\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This week we are celebrating National Small Business Week in America. And we are hosting a Business Owner Forum on May 29, 2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>This week Americans are celebrating National Small Business Week! As I gaze into my own bloodline, I see a steady stream of business owners: farmers, a funeral home, a newspaper, a florist, a diversity and inclusion consultant, a panting\/handyman, and a veterinarian. It&#8217;s no wonder Melinda and I are building a business.<\/p>\n<p>Today, it&#8217;s easier to get started as a business owner than it was for my predecessors.\u00a0Technology has reduced the cost of entry and increased the playing field. But some things never change; we still need\u00a0stubborn independence, faithful courage and dogged persistence&#8230;now that&#8217;s something to celebrate!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is small?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;Small Business&#8221; in the USA is defined as:\u00a0<em>an independent business with less than 500 employees.\u00a0<\/em>While &#8216;big business&#8217; catches most of the headlines, the small businesses continue to weave together the fabric of hope and prosperity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50% of the US population now works in 28 million small businesses<\/li>\n<li>2\/3 of all new jobs in the past decade were created by small businesses<\/li>\n<li>With a steady decline in corporate employee populations, 540,000 small businesses are started each month<\/li>\n<li>Half of those businesses will survive 5 years, a third will exceed 10 years, and a quarter will endure 15 years<\/li>\n<li>Only 1% will sustain more than $1M in annual revenues<\/li>\n<li>The hottest category is &#8220;Micro-Businesses&#8221; &#8211; with 1 &#8211; 4 employees. This category counts for 75% of the employees and 17% of the US Gross Domestic Product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seven Fs meet the Two Vs: vision and values<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_6295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6295\" style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6295 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TimJohnMt.Rainier.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"Jonathan Schmidt fueled his Business Owner aspirations by climbing a mountain with his father.\" width=\"222\" height=\"166\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan Schmidt fueled his Business Owner aspirations by climbing a mountain with his father. What&#8217;s fueling your aspirations?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>No one starts their own business to defend the status quo! It&#8217;s\u00a0about taking action on your instincts to make things better for more people. It all starts with your leadership <strong>Aspirations<\/strong>: that magical space where our vision and values ignite!<\/p>\n<p>But after the honeymoon is over, isolation is one of the enemies of business owners\u00a0in the modern economy &#8211; more than 50% today work from their homes. That&#8217;s one reason we need the Seven Fs\u00a0to help us stay emotionally, physically and spiritually resilient. I&#8217;m convinced that&#8217;s one of the reasons for the success of the Good Leadership Breakfast Series. Our intention is to help business owners learn to blend together their <em>faith, family, finances, fitness, friends, fun<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>future <\/em>to\u00a0stay positive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is coaching you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_7223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7223\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archivegl.unlabbeta.com\/product\/justin-hanratty-good-leadership-breakfast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7223\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/speaker-featured-2015-justin-hanratty-v2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Good Leadership Breakfast Speaker - Justin Hanratty\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/speaker-featured-2015-justin-hanratty-v2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/speaker-featured-2015-justin-hanratty-v2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/speaker-featured-2015-justin-hanratty-v2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Hanratty, CEO of Hanratty Associates, will help me lead a workshop to inspire new growth in business owners like you.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>On May 29, we are doing our part to encourage and support the growth of business owners. Our speaker at the <a href=\"https:\/\/archivegl.unlabbeta.com\/product\/justin-hanratty-good-leadership-breakfast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 29 Good Leadership Breakfast<\/a> is Justin Hanratty, a wonderfully successful small business owner who is now the leader of his family&#8217;s business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Business Owner Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersonagencyins.com\/intro.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5260 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sponsored-anderson.jpg\" alt=\"Good Leadership Business Forum Sponsor\" width=\"178\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the breakfast, I will be <a href=\"https:\/\/archivegl.unlabbeta.com\/product\/business-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facilitating a three-hour peer-group workshop for business owners<\/a>. Shaun Irwin, from the Anderson Agency, is our sponsor &#8211; he is an exceptional business owner who radiates goodness!<\/p>\n<p>We will be using the Good Leadership coaching tools in a program\u00a0designed to provide a booster-shot of positive growth energy.\u00a0If you attend you will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clarify your aspirations for the next 3 and 7 years<\/li>\n<li>Discover how your values can make you more magnetic<\/li>\n<li>Build a Personal Development Plan to increase your resilience<\/li>\n<li>Develop a new network of people who will help you get to the next level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_7431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7431\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7431\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/good-leadership-breakfast-slideshow-007-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Good Leadership Breakfast\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/good-leadership-breakfast-slideshow-007-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/good-leadership-breakfast-slideshow-007-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/good-leadership-breakfast-slideshow-007-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Business Owner Forum will include great networking with business owners like you.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve invited a panel of successful\u00a0small business role models to help you grow. Joining Justin Hanratty will be Teresa Daly, CEO of Navigate Forward; Dan Balach and Liz Lang, proprietors of several Jimmy Johns franchises; and Jim Sheehan, CEO of Power Objects. The enrollment fee includes attendance at the Good Leadership Breakfast, with workshop and lunch at Golden Valley Country Club.<\/p>\n<p>Good leaders often find their purpose in life by starting a business fueled by their aspirations. 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