Ever feel swamped -- even the "good" swamped where you have several opportunities yet feel there's no time to take advantage of them all? That was me last month. I thought, "If I could just get away for a week, I could catch my breath and get ahead a bit." As entrepreneurs, we often think this a lot, yet never take action on it. Money aside, there's all the other things: family, clients, personal responsibilities. . . I … [Read more...]
Once upon a recent time, there were 3 women who left their jobs to become entrepreneurs seeking control of their time, the desire to create more income and freedom to live their lives. Their names were Rachel, Linda and Mary and this is their story. At first, each did well. They weren't buying second homes or traveling 8 months of the year, but they had good revenue coming in. Let's take a look at their specifics: Rachel, a … [Read more...]
As entrepreneurs and small business owners, it’s easy to get wrapped up in our businesses. You know how it is, head down, loving what you do when POOF! where’d the day go? Some days it's as if there's no "off" switch -- meals are missed, personal relationships are neglected, mail piles up, you get the idea. That’s why we see so many books, articles and businesses designed around helping us incorporate self-care into our lives and … [Read more...]
At first glance, it seems as if it'd be tough to provide an assessment on one's integrity. After all, how do we measure it? Thinking back to my days of internal auditing with the Federal Government, I was looking for the measurement. Then an email arrived from someone indicating that she owed us an apology as she hasn't written her newsletter or provided informative content in quite a while, but it's okay because she's been … [Read more...]
Recently I was invited to be a guest on a telesummit by someone I don't personally know. The invite was well-written, professional and stated that I'd be a great match for the topic (and I am). I followed up with a few questions: when is it -- needed to know if it would fit into my calendar what's the process -- how much promotion was expected can she share anyone else who has already accepted -- gives me an idea of who else in in the … [Read more...]
"It's like an MBA for my business". . . "If it had thumbs, this system would be my new business manager" "OMG! How'd you know this is EXACTLY what I needed?!?!" These are just a few of the comments received regarding our new Strategic Business and Marketing Calendar System, originally debuted at our live event last October. This System is unlike any you've seen before: There are four quarterly focus areas -- you choose … [Read more...]
When you have a business that's based, in large part, around you, it's important to share things with your community, to build relationships and to relate as people. The question which inevitably comes up however is "Where's the line?" What do you share and where do you stop? If you're following me on Facebook, you may know that our beloved cat Eggie passed this morning from cancer. It came on quickly and while I shared that he wasn't … [Read more...]
Whew. . .it's been a rough few weeks, from Super Storm Sandy to Nor'easter (storm) to sickness racking the household. It really makes you step back and assess things when you're without power -- What supplies do you have on hand? What's hidden away that you forgot about (those hurricane lamps received as a gift long ago)? And when you're unwell, what food is in-house, healthy and requires minimal prep? The same thing often happens to us … [Read more...]
We talk about all types of things related to business success: from tools to systems to processes and, of course, clients. And yet one of the most often overlooked keys is knowing ourselves. Yep. . .it's that simple. We often think that starting a business is going to instantly change us into this hyper-productive person who knows everything she needs to know to be/become successful. Reality is far different. Reality is that we're … [Read more...]
Years ago while sitting in one of my first meetings at a national satellite television company, the word “churn” came up and immediately everyone sat up and starting talking about how to reduce it — offering ideas, sharing strategies. I’d come from the Federal Government and this was a new word for me. . .”churn”. I thought it was something to do with butter until that day. At the end of the meeting I still wasn’t totally … [Read more...]
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