Last year, I approached my husband through tired mom-eyes riddled with a cabin fever of epic proportions and said, "I need to shop spending money on crap we don't need. I'm buying stuff because I'm bored and lonely and sad. Halp."
A list of apps that can help: from your personal spending issues to your business organization and marketing. Hooray!
Read MoreAlmost instinctively, I ran downstairs and found some cute stationary in my office. I did a search on Pinterest for "Gratitude Journal Prompts" and found about 6 I liked, wrote each one on a notecard with colorful markers, and taped them around my house like the grown up entrepreneur, mother, and woman I am.
Read MoreIn my experience, finding a good therapist is what may make all the difference. That’s why I asked my actual therapist, Laura Longville of Walking In Grace to help us all with something we may not have even thought important before this: how does one find a good therapist?
The real question is, “How do I find the right therapist for me?”
Read MoreWe've all been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 closures and repercussions of social distancing. As many communities are re-opening, we're sharing our thoughts for steps small business owners and entrepreneurs should consider to help their staff and teams re-enter their work environments.
Read MoreWell here we all are, figuring things out as we jumble through home offices, remote work days, and choppy conference calls. The past few weeks of working our way through quarantine and COVID closures has many of us bleary-eyed and moody.
We count ourselves among the most fortunate to have already been working from our home offices frequently, but there have been adjustments for our team nonetheless.
Read MoreThis season is, to say the least, uncertain for all of us. There's this spectrum of attitudes from absolutely terrified to seemingly flippant and everywhere in between. While we think staying educated is the best action you can take during this time, the second best might be to stay positive, spread love when and how you can (while staying safe and protecting others) and keep your assumptions about others generous.
If you're a business owner during this season and find your calendar more and more blank, here's some ideas you might consider using your "blank space" in the upcoming weeks.
Read MoreIn short- tax time seems the perfect time for things to "slip off your list" and into the pile of forgotten things. Here's a few new ways to look at tackling those kindling items that can lead to full on wildfires.
Read MoreAlas, my loosely veiled resolution-intentions are as follows:
Say “no” quickly and with resolve when my gut knows it’s not the right fit for me (applies to clients, jeans, home appliances, and dry shampoo that’s white.)…..
So, if you need it today, you have it: full permission to be excited, to be a dork about what you do, to say nerdy things, and encourage others around you to do the same. Furthermore, In my experience, nothing kills a great work culture faster than someone who’s “just too cool for all this stuff”. Today, embrace your true nerd-dom in whatever way makes you the happiest!
Read MoreIt's clear that for the average person, grouping like tasks together (batching) and completing them in one session (time boxing or blocking) greatly helps your productivity. So think: “what tasks go together and when can I do them best?”
Read More"What could that be?" my brain would say, while trying to ignore the ping and stay on task... "But was it feedback on a first draft? Was it a potential client? Was it an email about a sweepstakes for a million dollars I had won?" It was just too tempting not to take a peek, and I noticed how drained my willpower would become after trying not to check my email on every incoming message.
Read MoreAs a business owner, you know all too well how many things you have to do each day. This list can shrink and grow, but it’s hardly ever totally empty. This can make it difficult to maintain a reasonable work life balance.
Read MoreIt's true- as an entrepreneur, it can be hard to slow down. Generally speaking, business owners are a "Can Do" type of people, and being "slow" isn't generally an appropriate adjective for them.
Even so, we're finding out during a season of slowing down and eliminating as small business owners, our business and even bottom line are actually doing fine (and even getting better). Why? It all goes back to the Hedgehog Theory.
Read MoreI’m a big fan of the "you can't organize chaos" mind set. Literally, digitally, responsibility-y, you cannot possibly "tread water" forever.
Read MoreIn general, I will argue against the concept of “being your brand” in small business. As a human, there’s something sacred about existing, and trying to fit ourselves into a consumable mold for our potential clients or customers is not healthy.
Read More8 thoughts to consider when “using your time wisely” becomes an issue in your business.
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