Busy or Productive: Why Words Matter to Entrepreneurs

During a recent coaching conversation, a client began the appointment with this statement: “I’ve been busy!” For most entrepreneurs, that generally means we’ve been running around like a “chicken with our head cut off” (as my Grandma would say) but not getting much accomplished. Yet, when we probed a bit further about what “busy” meant, we discovered that she was more than busy – she was downright productive. The volume of business development tasks completed in the short span of time between business coaching appointments was staggering.

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