I had the opportunity to facilitate a conversation with over 60 women business owners at the NAWBO Leadership Conference last month about their feelings regarding time. What is your biggest challenge with time? We narrowed the list to six main categories. They then broke into groups and shared best practices and consistent solutions that work for each of them. Below are the results of [...]
There are many times in life when we need to say no. Maybe it’s an invitation to another networking event or birthday party. It might be a night out with friends or a nomination to become a board member for an organization your heavily support. There are several reasons someone might need to say no to an offer. Though the opportunity might seem honorable [...]
How much time per week do you spend answering questions at work? I’ve recently heard from three different clients who were struggling with the same challenge related to delegating - answering too many questions throughout their day (and as a result, having less time to accomplish important tasks). Let me set the stage. All 3 business owners: Love what they do and are worn [...]
If you're feeling overwhelmed, I want you to imagine a scenario with me: Imagine you are watching little kids at an Easter egg hunt. They have a basket - and are told the person who has the most eggs in the basket wins. The kids run around quickly, picking up eggs and putting them in the basket. At the end of the 10 minutes, [...]
Sometimes owning a business can feel chaotic, but with the proper routine, you can sail through stressful times without hitting the panic button! One way to reduce stress is to create a routine with stable “book-ends” to start and end each day. This will also help your team members who are overwhelmed by fast-paced projects feel more confident in their abilities, while [...]
"What you need is a productivity coach!" I said. Last week I was on the phone talking to one of my good friends, Veronica*. Veronica owns a small marketing agency, and oftentimes has eyes bigger than her calendar when it comes to taking on new projects. She’s also a self-help book addict! In her limited free time, she always has her nose buried in [...]
Each quarter, I track my time for a week. Time Management is crucial to the success of my business. However, I’m not going to lie – I HATE doing it! It seems so tedious. Plus, I ALWAYS find something I don’t like when I’m done tracking. I know I should appreciate the new knowledge because how can I fix the problems I find without [...]
The way to really grow your business is to stay in your Zone of Genius, doing the work in which you excel and moving the rest off your to-do list. Let’s face it – you can only do so much by yourself. At some point, you run out of time and mental capacity! After all, when you try to do EVERYTHING, something suffers. Your [...]
"What would you need to do to be able to leave the office an hour earlier each day?" That's a question I asked a client last week. Here's his response: CLIENT – "I own my own business; I can leave whenever I want." ME - [PAUSE] CLIENT – "Well, I mean, I just don’t leave early very often, because I want to make sure [...]
“I just can’t keep up with the emails and phone calls!” My client (we will call her Becky), a financial advisor, shared this concern with me last week. In two days the number of emails, phone calls, and text messages increased from about 30 per day to over 250. Clients were calling freaking out about the market. They were calling wondering if they should [...]
