Running a business can be like juggling a thousand priorities. One of the biggest challenges I see business owners face is making changes without fully thinking them through strategically. Not because they don’t want to—but because they're balancing: Strategic thinking. Tactical implementation. … And the daily whirlwind of . . . duh . . . running their business 🙂 Timelines, resources, and urgency [...]
It’s easy to fall into the all-or-nothing trap when delegating a project. “Either I delegate the entire project or I do the entire project myself”. However, in reality, you can actually break the project into smaller parts - keep one (or more) of the parts for yourself and delegate the rest. This is a delegating strategy called DEFINING the project. https://youtu.be/NAznwZ3pde0 For [...]
It is so easy to get lost in the endless cycle of working longer and longer hours. It’s a slippery slope, but you’re not planning to do it forever, right?! Just until you get “this project done”. 🙂 So many of my clients when we first start working together wear their “I’m so busy” almost like a badge of honor - "I worked 80 [...]
There are only 168 hours in the week - the way to grow your business and still have time for YOU - is to delegate some of the work. However, delegating can be challenging! How do you know what tasks to delegate - and which to do? Why does it take so darn long to delegate? Every time you delegate, you answer questions all [...]
Pick up five books on productivity and I guarantee at least three of them will advocate getting up an hour earlier. It’s quieter then so you’ll have fewer distractions. You can start your day off working on your most important tasks without being interrupted. You can start your day proactively. In fact, I recently presented a workshop on scheduling and setting up a calendar, [...]
