Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia 
Webster defines power as the ability to act or do. Given that definition, every small business owner and entrepreneur has the power to grow his or her business. Although ever business individual has the ability to act, not everyone taps into their personal power or uses it properly to grow their business.
The quest for work-life balance for entrepreneurs and small business owners is nothing new. The dichotomy of work-life balance dates back to the mid 1800’s. Even then, blurred boundaries between work and play created excessive work hours that entrepreneurs and small business owners admittedly wanted to avoid. Today, with continual advances in technology, we are even more connected to our work. It’s exhausting! It’s stressful! It’s impacting your health.
If you grew up during the Industrial Age, you developed a great appreciation for time management as a means of getting things done. With the dawning of the Information Age, managing time has become an obsolete and ineffective skill. Those who get things done and get ahead in life learn to be good goal managers. Goal management focuses on planning and prioritizing the day’s activities around your goals…not your time.
Although entrepreneurs say they want more time each day, what they really want is to be able to get more done with the time they have. Here are 5 suggestions you can implement immediately to get more done in a new section we’re calling “Five on Friday”:
When we first launch our business, our primary ‘want’ as an entrepreneur is seeing the business get off the ground. Over time – and with experience and wisdom that come from growing your small business – the principal ‘wants’ of entrepreneurs begin to morph.
Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart – especially in these times. Take economic uncertainty, mix in a healthy dose of technology, add a rapidly changing marketplace and you’ll discover the learning curve for entrepreneurs is straight up!
In the spirit of the holidays, we’re making out our list, checking it twice, and finding out what is naughty and nice when it comes to growing your business. Our “naughty” list consists of a few things that hamper or stall business growth, where as our “nice” list contains ideas and concepts that encourage business growth.