How Do We Make Better Decisions? If we take the time to identify what we want, at the BIG PICTURE level, making decisions becomes easy. When we know OUR own pH, everything that comes our way can be tested against it. If it doesn’t match, we can politely walk away. I imagine we waste a lot […]
What Do You Want? Developing Your Litmus Test for Better Decisions Read More »
Most solopreneurs and self-employed service providers want to delegate the stuff that doesn’t make sense for us to do. The trouble is, most of that stuff isn’t “knowable” automagically. It’s not like we can flip a switch so that someone else knows how to execute at least 80% as well as we would. (But perhaps somewhere
Planning for Delegating: The First Step Read More »
Sleep is an important activity that we might be underestimating in terms of impact on productivity. That’s why it is the Day 15 challenge of #30DaysofQ2. (Whoaaa, we’re halfway there!) We don’t always think of sleep as important as we should, especially if we are getting 6 hours of it. In fact, subjects getting 6
Sleep: More Important than We Think, Probably Read More »
Too often we don’t ask for what we need. Especially women. That’s why I created Authentic Women’s Exchange–an invitation-only “netplaying” (vs. netWORKING) group that provides the space for women to ask. We met today, as always, on the 13th of the month. So today is not so much a challenge as it is an affirmation.
Asking for What You Need: A Quadrant 2 Activity Read More »
Increasing skills through professional development and training–in any format–is an important but not urgent activity. I remember from my corporate days how we would plan for it at our annual review. But actually scheduling it was different. There never seemed to be a good time to take “off,” to be away from the office. There
Increasing Skills as a Quadrant 2 Activity Read More »
I manage projects, for my own clients and select agencies. Project management just comes with the job when you’re an in-house marketer, which is what I was before starting my own gig. Aside from taking an e-learning course once, attending a PMI meeting as a guest, hanging out with Phoenix Digital PMs, and listening to
Planning Never Gets Old for Project Managers Read More »
Financial planning. Budgeting. Forecasting. The most organized, business savvy folks wouldn’t DREAM of not planning when it comes to money. And yet the solopreneurs I speak to sometimes are not planning for an expense. What I mean by this is they have not thought about what they would like to spend on a given service.
Planning for an Expense: Day 9 of #30DaysofQ2 Read More »
It sounds painfully obvious. And maybe you already have canned email responses–especially if you are using automation. But looking at your processes and continuous communications is a good use of time as a solo service provider. It’s my Quadrant 2 activity of the day. Today is Day 1 of my 30-day Quadrant 2 Challenge to
A Quadrant 2 Activity for Email Productivity: Canned Email Responses Read More »
“Start with a goal.” It sounds so simple. And it’s a message that’s so pervasive. Yet putting goal-setting into action can range from being an exercise that begins with positive momentum but becomes difficult to maintain to virtually non-existent due to day-to-day demands. Nevermind full-on strategic planning, which can be too daunting, misguided, or cumbersome
While I strongly believe in investing in professional relationships, I realize I cannot have coffee or lunch with everyone who suggests it. While I understand the importance of networking, there’s no way I can attend all of the networking events where my target market hangs out. I guess I’m not too different from any other small business owner, solo service
Getting Fierce About Time Management Read More »