Archive - Main Street Mindset

To be a Good Leader, You Need to Have Grit. But Grit Doesn’t Come Easily

There are other traits required before you can truly have the grit necessary to succeed.

Aug 12 •

July 2025

Do You Have the Right Mindset For Managing People – Or Yourself?

Psychologist Carol Dweck has spent her life researching mindsets that push people to succeed. The U.S. Army uses it. Why don’t more businesses?

Jul 29 •

Why Vertical Integration Often Tanks a Small Business

Vertical integration can be extremely fruitful - but only if you can bypass the hubris and egotism that often comes with the decision

Jul 15 •

The Importance of Having Empathy as a Business Owner

Business is easy during good times. But when things get tough, don’t forget the empathy that made you successful in the first place

Jul 1 •

June 2025

You Can’t Argue With Statistics – Or Can You?

Statistics are an incredibly useful tool to help make decisions. That is, unless you’re using them to fuel a false narrative

Jun 17 •

The One Trait That Truly Sets Business Leaders Apart — And It’s Not Intelligence

I always thought intelligence and intellect separated the wheat from the chaff in business. But it’s much simpler than that.

Jun 3 •

May 2025

How did you get to where you are in business? And why does it matter?

The past is prologue – and helps you keep your eye on the ball

May 19 •

Is It a Flip-Flop or an Evolution?

As politics creeps deeper into our daily lives, business leaders are becoming more like politicians. That’s why you need to remove the term “flip-flop…

May 6 •

April 2025

Living The Good Life (In Business)

One of the most famous studies ever done is concluding. What does it teach us about how we can find more enjoyment in our businesses?

Apr 22 •

Scarcity as a marketing strategy

Small businesses may not have the business model of luxury brands like Ferrari, Rolex, and Hermes. That doesn’t mean we can’t learn something from them.

Apr 8 •

March 2025

Have You Expressed Gratitude in Your Business Recently?

There is an ad nauseam amount of research on the positive effects gratitude can have on your mental state. So why do most of us fail to express it…

Mar 25 •

Earth to Economists: We’re Already in a Recession

The economy is going downhill quickly. How do we know? And what are we supposed to do as business owners?

Mar 15 •

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