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Here you’ll find topics about everything small business. *
* t h e b a c k g r o u n d i s P a n t o n e ‘ s C o l o r o f t h e Y e a r , C l a s s i c B l u e.
2020 Reset Button
I’ve deliberately studied hundreds of people. People who lived the way I wanted to live, and those who didn’t. How did they end up where they were? I made it my life’s work to find answers:
A Coach/Mentor/Guide/Teacher Can Be the Best Investment You’ll Ever Make
For a little bit, let's imagine that your business is like whitewater kayaking. You have all your equipment ready to go, and you're on the river, prepared to set off. Everything's going great! Then the inevitable happens. The water gets rough, kind of fast, and you're...
Encourage ~ Educate ~ Empower
The worst of human nature has unleashed a whole lot of suffering in the world. Well, I guess it always has, but more is hitting close to home the past couple of years. However, we're at a wonderfully unique time to make changes, via the internet. I still believe truth...
Don’t Let Parkinson’s Law Sneak Up On You.
You're probably familiar with this phenomenon - the amount of work that's needed to get a job done mysteriously expands - unless you take control. Yep, there's a name for it - Parkinson's Law. Just as gas fills the volume allotted to it, so work fills the time...
The Five Most Useful Organizing Tools
It's a lot of fun trying different techie tools. It seems like there are new things to experiment with every day; you can SO easily succumb to squirrel syndrome/shiny object syndrome and lose track of what's important. Every once in a while I have to de-clutter my...
Wire Frames
Writing this week's blog post was torture! I finally relented and am writing what's REALLY on my mind. My intended topic was the five most useful internet tools, but this persistent wireframe image wouldn't go away - so here it is. We're born like a wire form that...
I’m a Fraud, and About To Be Found Out
Imposter Syndrome? How to stop doubting yourself, and move forward with confidence.
Something To Write On
Are you a writer? Well, if you love to write, then you're a writer. Have you ever heard of Scrivener - the word processor? Oh my - what a discovery! The tool you didn't know you needed..... It's almost too feature - rich to appreciate. You can try it on a...
Get Found in Google! For Non-Techies.
A mastermind group presented this little project recently: to Google our business without using the name in order to test our Google search results. Did you pop up on the first page, or are you still looking? Uh-oh. Yep. Happened to me, too. Just want to share my...