Mary Cravets I've been fortunate to work with the AMAZING marketing and business coach Mary Cravets the past few months. As we strategically looked at my business, clients, part marketing efforts and goals we created a Marketing Blueprint of activities to accomplish each month. I love Mary's approach, as it deals with data. No second guessing. No throwing spaghetti against the wall hoping [...]
Delegating effectively is a tricky concept! If you delegate in too much detail you run the risk of annoying the person you've delegated to AND spending more time than necessary. Yet, if you don't share enough detail you run the risk of the end product not being what you want. Recently a client (we'll call her Lexi) shared her delegating challenge with me during [...]
You are unique - your time management system should be also! But . . . how do you know WHAT STRATEGIES will work for you? You need to understand your preferences! So, what are those preferences? Cena Block, a productivity expert and business coach, has developed a tool to guide you in determining how you like to manage your time and space. The Time [...]
Have you ever been in the middle of a situation and thought, "I know better! How in the world did I get here?" This "situation" is my life this week. Let me set the stage for you . . . We left for an "impromptu mini-vacation" last week. We left early on Thursday morning and returned in the late afternoon on Monday. I am [...]
Today I want to share with you a slice of Carol's life, and how partnering with a coach helped decrease her stress and increase her productivity. Carol is a former client, and I believe you may be able to relate a bit to her story! Carol decided that she wanted a major change in her life, so she took a leap of faith [...]
Awareness * Work * Evaluation How often do you start a project only to be pulled away by people needing your attention? Earlier, I recommended following a 3 Step System to reduce distractions: Step 1 – Awareness (what distracts you and when), Step 2 – Work (how can you adjust your environment), and Step 3 – Evaluation (what is working, what isn’t). How did you do? If [...]
You CAN Control Your Distractions! How often do you start a project only to be pulled away by people needing your attention? Or, you are in the middle of a task and the phone rings? Or, one minute you are researching a new sales technique on the computer – and the next you are looking online at the latest fashions for spring? Anything that [...]
Great news – you’ve eliminated the distraction of all the thoughts running around in your head. Whenever the next great idea (or bright shiny object) pops into your head – you no longer go off on a tangent. Now, you jot that idea down into your parking lot and continue to focus on the task at hand. (Getting value from this post? Leave a [...]
I’m often asked, “What exactly is a time strategy visionary?” Which is often followed by, “How did you become one?” Traci McBride of TeeMcBee Image Consulting recently asked this question. My answer starts about 20 seconds into the video. I realized early in my professional life that I didn’t “fit” into a traditional job. I love to help clients have “ah-ha” moments [...]
Our "one size fits all" 1902 replica jersey! I recently took my 13 year old nephew to the Cleveland Indians game. Game time was 7:05 pm, however gates opened at 4:30 pm. We arrived at 4:20 pm. Why so early you ask? Because the first 10,000 fans received a 1902 replica jersey. My nephew couldn't wait to get his jersey. We planned [...]
