In this motivational monologue, the speaker addresses small‑business owners who feel uneasy about promoting their products during an economic downturn. Using a conversation with a profitability coach as a case study, the speaker argues that if a product genuinely helps customers—especially when competitors (e.g., credit‑card companies) are pushing harmful debt—business owners have a moral duty to market it aggressively. The speaker frames marketing as a community‑service act, urging owners to step up rather than step back, and emphasizes that out‑marketing the “bad guys” protects customers and fulfills a responsibility to the community.
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I just finished my last call for the day. I got a Zoom set up there and we just wrapped up our call and, uh, I gotta share something with you. Um, you have a responsibility here as a small business owner to out-market the competition. Here's the deal. I was just talking with my friend and, uh, she does coaching in profitability, uh, both for our home lives, so fiscal responsibility at home and in our business. And she said, I'm really nervous about marketing out the I don't feel comfortable. I don't wanna be opportunistic, particularly in these weird times like this. She goes, I don't really know if I should push forward. And that's when I said, let me ask you something about your product. Is it better than the competition? She said, yeah, it's so needed. She goes, in fact, credit card companies are marketing and pushing more debt right now. They're encouraging people to take on more debt for immediate pain relief for the long-term agony of being overburdened with debt. She was like, my product fixes this. I can help people. In weeks to improve their situation, even in times like this. And said, but she goes, I can't market it. Well, damn it, she has to market it. If you have something that's better than the competition, if you have something that's a better service, you have a responsibility to market it. If you're afraid of marketing, this is not the time to step down. It's a time to step up. I mean, if you have a product or an offering that's better than the competition, if you can care for your customers right now better than anyone else, Damn it! Market it! You have an obligation to market it. You have an obligation to outsell the bad guys. You're one of the good ones. Sell. Market. You're responsible for that. It's the only way we can care for our community. All right? All right, small business owner, let's kick some ass.
