I’ve had a number of business mentors over the years and I would say they have all have played a major role in helping me achieve the success that I’ve had.
Even though I’m a business mentor and strategist myself now, helping to support other business owners, I find that it’s even more important for me [...]
When I first heard Bernadette Doyle describe herself as a “recovering loan ranger”, she really hit a nerve with me! Whilst I’ve been outsourcing throughout the last 12 years I’ve been in business, I know I still don’t do it often enough.
My VA (Virtual Assistant) often asks what more can she do to support me [...]
After a relaxing weekend with the family, it gets to Monday morning and I often feel like I’m back on that treadmill again! Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love what I do, my life, family commitments etc but I do feel that Monday is the start of the race again, and I’m back trying [...]
Dedicate A Separate Space
Whilst many successful businesses start at the kitchen table, this isn’t an ideal solution for the long term. If space allows, dedicate a separate room to creating the perfect working environment for you.
By creating an office you find that your mindset shifts from house into work mode as soon as you enter [...]
Following the Dead Bird Incident yesterday (my fluffy boy cat, Adrian, decided to reward me by bringing in a present…), it really got me thinking about the pros and cons of working from home as it’s been a real eye opener for me since I started doing this last September.
With today’s technology having a home [...]
It’s been really fascinating to see what people have come up with.
Here’s a sample (and believe it or not, there were some duplicates too!)
Passion
Hope
Belief
Focus
Team
Freedom (it’s good to have a few others out there sharing my one-word mantra!)
Magic
Optimism
Peace
Desire
I really like this idea as it’s great to have a one-word anchor that pulls everything together to help [...]
I was really inspired by Mari Smith’s blog post http://www.marismith.com/my-theme-for-2010-team/ about creating a one-word theme for the year and it really got me thinking.
Like many of you, I have all my business, financial and marketing plans in place for 2010 but the simplicity in having a one-word theme, or mantra, really resonated with me.
Having reflected [...]