by Doug | Oct 15, 2013 | Attitude, Business Advice, Common Sense, Crazy Mixed Up Times, Frustrated, Leadership, Stress, Things to Think About |
Business owners could always work 24/7. Right ? There is always something to do. It takes discipline to know when work ends and your personal life begins. With modern technology it is even tougher. Clients call our cell phones, text us, goggle our home phone numbers,...
by Doug | Oct 14, 2013 | Business Advice, Money, Money Management, Money Strategy, Stress |
This is a song folks are using for a variety of physical challenges. I know it started as a push up challenge and now folks are lifting and squatting to the cadence. Old drill instructor’s will recognize the beat but they had there own words, most of which would...
by Doug | Oct 13, 2013 | Business Advice, Money, Money Management, Money Strategy, Stress |
Annabelle, our pet Corgi, became philosophical over the weekend. You can tell. Just look at that face! (photo below) She was just reading that 76 % of workers save nothing from their paychecks. Zero, Zip. Businesses are no better. If there is ever extra money,they go...
by Doug | Oct 13, 2013 | Business Advice, Money, Money Management, Money Strategy, Things to Think About |
It will keep you up at night, keep your blood pressure up, and keep you in a funky mood. You don’t know what to do. You probably don’t have a plan. You can’t think straight. Well, in your mind, that debt probably looks a lot like the photo...
by Doug | Oct 11, 2013 | Business Advice, Fears, Money Management, Stress, Things to Think About |
As I talk to business owners,fellow coaches and speakers they talk about what keeps them up at night. All their major concerns fall into two categories -fears and the government. First,let’s talk about fears. Fears though many, usually involve two specific types...
by Doug | Oct 10, 2013 | Business Advice, Marketing, Networking, Things to Think About, Uncategorized |
More and more people now a days say they are in business but I wonder if they are. Sure they have had $20 worth of business cards printed but is that “in business” ? Do they have a product or service to sell and are they trying to really market themselves?...
by Doug | Oct 9, 2013 | Business Advice, Crazy Mixed Up Times, Fears, Frustrated, Leadership, Stress |
Business owners are worried about the future. I think they are more worried than they have been in a long time. Many business owners are type “A” personalities and love to be in control. The future is one big thing they can not control. They can plan, they...
by Doug | Oct 8, 2013 | Attitude, Business Advice, Frustrated, Inspiration, Stress |
Business owners I work with are either happy as hell that they are a one man, one woman show or are so overwhelmed they are going nuts. As a sole owner, management is efficient . One person to decide and away we go. No fights and you control the good and the bad of...
by Doug | Oct 7, 2013 | Business Advice, Stress, Things to Think About, Time Management, Uncategorized |
Paperwork seems to occupy so much of my time and I know for many is a timewaster and extremely frustrating. We all seem to adopt some type of system but we are always looking for a way that is better. If you have a business, this nightmare just doesn’t go away....
by Doug | Oct 6, 2013 | Business Advice, Frustrated, Stress, Things to Think About, Time Management |
One of the top complaints I get from business owners I coach is the @##$% email is driving me nuts. It never stops. I never get caught up. I’m always behind and I feel my inbox is hanging over me! Does any of this sound like you ? If it does here are 7 tips that...
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