I love people watching. I love guessing what is going through their mind as I watch. There is so much to learn by studying human behavior. It’s easy to apply the lessons to my life and in turn, to my business. I was sitting in an airport lounge. An alarm went off. I looked up. Nobody moved. … [Read more...] about Ignore Warning Signs in Your Business At Your Own Risk
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10 Keys to Saying Yes to the Right Projects
This is a special request article. A client of mine told me that a colleague reached out to him to do a “quick” project. He priced it on the low end, since it was for a friend and it seemed pretty straightforward. She said yes and he set his team off to work. The result…”She’s been a … [Read more...] about 10 Keys to Saying Yes to the Right Projects
Deadlines
It’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 that … [Read more...] about Deadlines
What’s Really Going On?
The way you do anything is the way you do everything. My mentor has been saying it forever and I always think "Yup, that's true," but what does it really mean? I have a colleague that I know well and trust implicitly. I know she gets everything done; however, she tends to do it all at the last … [Read more...] about What’s Really Going On?
5 Simple Steps To Start Enjoying Yourself Again
Having your own business means that you're the boss. You get to set your own schedule, make your own decisions and do exactly what you want to do. In general it's pretty cool but let's be honest here...It's not always fun. Oftentimes it seems that there are a million deadlines looming and worse … [Read more...] about 5 Simple Steps To Start Enjoying Yourself Again
