My clients tell me of a love/hate relationship with systems. The love part comes because systems make things easier. The results are predictable, you know what you need to do and know where all the things you need to do it are. The hate part comes because there is a belief (which I disagree with) […]
Read MoreHurricane Sandy…It felt like someone said to me… “Okay Carrie, this is going to hurt. I’m going to hit you really hard. I won’t tell you exactly where. I will give you a few days to prepare but no matter what you do, I’m coming. You won’t be able to avoid me.” We went to […]
Read MoreThe trees were in peak foliage season. Reds, yellow, greens and browns against a clear blue sky. The air was fresh and clean with a bit of a chill. I strolled and started thinking about seasons. Seasons of the year, our lives, our businesses. Each season is beautiful and each season has things that we […]
Read MoreI took a look at my to-do list and realized I had become a victim of “one of these days”. My list was a dumping ground. It was full of great ideas that had passed through my mind at some point. The majority of the ideas had no action plan associated with them and my […]
Read MoreI had a conversation with a friend of mine who is also a client. She confessed to me that she unsubscribed from my ezine and everything else coming into her inbox. It’s not that she doesn’t like me it’s that she’s totally overwhelmed. I know, I feel it too. In fact, the other day I […]
Read MoreMy client and I were talking about a challenge that she has been having around growing her business. She is an accountant and is often under tight deadlines. On top of the “deadline” work there is constantly other new work coming in. She works hard to make sure that all of her clients’ work is […]
Read MoreIt’s happened to me. I set a deadline. I tell myself that the project must be done by a certain date and then before I know it, the date is here and the project isn’t complete. The thing is that you actually have to DO the work before the deadline and that means…actually scheduling in […]
Read MoreHunger, noise, temperature, surroundings, energy level and overall health. All of these impact how well you function, your productivity and the quality of your work. It doesn’t matter what your business plan or marketing strategy is, the one thing that will make or break your bottom line is your productivity. Because of this I spend […]
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