Exactly Where You Want to Be

Book excerpt: Many dream of owning a business, but the reality of actually doing so can leave entrepreneurs burnt out or trading too much time for too little reward. But commercial success, personal fulfillment, and quality time spent with loved ones aren't mutually exclusive. Business owners just need a competitive advantage to learn how to make their companies work for them, and to discover their own path to success. Corporate coach and serial entrepreneur Nick Leighton has helped countless business owners reset their goals and rediscover their passion. In Exactly Where You Want to Be, he presents a framework for how to set achievable personal and professional objectives, as well as how to tackle tricky issues, including leadership, sales, marketing, outsourcing, management, hiring, communications, operations, consumer experience, and adapting to an ever-changing market. Your business can give you both financial and individual triumph, if you learn how to build it the smart way instead of the hard way.