Raise your hand if you’re a high-achieving entrepreneur who is overwhelmed by all there is to do to grow your business? Between meetings, emails, social media, phone calls, blogs, and requests for help, it’s a miracle you’re able to get to the projects that matter most to your business…until now.
Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia
Metrics: The MapQuest of Business Success
Oh, the numbers! I previously had a “dislike” relationship with them until I discovered what the numbers meant and how I could use the metrics to give me insight into how to better direct my business.
What Ma” Taught Me About Overcoming Small Business Overwhelm”
As a kid, we spent hours on my grandmother’s farm. To our California cousins, time on the farm was fun. But, when you’re the hired help (unpaid) it wasn’t all rainbows and puppy dog tails — unless you consider the valuable lesson my grandmother taught that continues to get me through those sporadic times of overwhelm in my business.
6 Strategic Questions Smart Business Owners Ask Before Using Precious Resources
As small business owners, we’re faced with decisions, big and small, every day on how to best allocate our precious resources. When staring down multiple choices, how do you ensure your choice ends up on the “invest”, and not on the “spend”, side of your business? Do what smart business owners do — turn to strategic questions to navigate your choices smoothly and successfully.
How Happiness Helps Your Small Business Succeed
The daily grind — no matter how much we love our work — can take its toll on productivity and performance. It’s what creates the love/hate relationship small business owners have with their business. Seeing as how you are the “decider”, you have the unique position to choose the sorts of changes that are sure to ignite performance.
Is Happiness the Key to Your Small Business Success?
Do you whistle while you work? What if whistling made you so happy that it actually improved your performance? What if “happy” helped you trigger an idea or solve a complex problem? What would you be willing to do to bring out the “happy” in you?
The Remedy for a Small Business Slowdown
What, you say? There’s a silver lining in a business slowdown? The thought of a slowdown in your small business is enough to drive any owner bonkers. It’s what we continually fight against. Yet, its a natural part of any business. How we choose to respond is what matters most.
How To Make a Strong Comeback From a Small Business Setback
Everyone in business understands what it means to “miss the mark”. In fact, business is fraught with failure and disappointment. Even so, it doesn’t lessen the emotional, mental, physical, and/or financial impact of defeat. How does one make a solid and quick rebound following a mortifying upset?