The Joys and Challenges of the Holiday Season for Small Business Owners
Balancing work and family during the holiday season is key to your small business’ success. Here are some tips for planning your family time.
The Price of Success for Small Business Owners
Running a business is no easy feat and the price of success for small business owners can be steep. Whether you are just starting out or have been at it for years, you know that success doesn’t come overnight. It requires hard work, dedication, and determination. Vince Lombardi once said, “The price of success is…
Brain Dumping, are you unlocking your brain’s full potential?
Brain dumping is a powerful tool to help clear your mind and increase your focus. It’s a simple and effective way to get all the ideas, thoughts, and tasks out of your head and onto paper (or digital document) so you can get clarity and take action. Many of us have an inner critic that…
Treat Yourself and Take A Day Off
Treat Yourself and Take A Day Off Skipping breaks and other self-care needs neglects your business just as much as it, does you. As a business owner, it’s important to pay attention to your health, physically and mentally, before it negatively impacts your success. Here are a few ideas and tips on how to treat…
Managing Your Energy Is A Must
Managing Your Energy Is A Must Fatigue leads to poor choices, potential injuries, and more problems that will only waste your time and deplete your skills. For maximum productivity, you need persistent consistency, which requires you to manage your energy. Burnout will destroy all the work you put in along the way. To get better…
Be More Proactive and Less Reactive to Achieve Higher Success
Be More Proactive and Less Reactive to Achieve Higher Success Reactive people go about life unprepared and unplanned. To put it simply reactive people, wait around until things happen and then decide to do something or not. They have unclear goals and intentions for what they want and often use their feelings and conditions as…
Multitasking Is A Lie
Multitasking Is A Lie I know that I’m a killjoy. Sorry, but stop saying you’re a multitasker as if you’re proud of it. Multitasking is really a big lie. You are only broadcasting your lack of understanding of how productivity works. While it may be harsh to hear, scientifically, it is the truth. Your brain…
Why Your To-Do Lists Are Failing You
Why Your To-Do Lists Are Failing You Did you make a to-do list for the day? If so, how far have you gone, or did you completely forget about it already? Are your to-do lists failing you? Well, don’t worry too much. As roughly 41% of items on most people’s to-do lists never get done,…