Goal Setting For The New Year
Did you reach your personal and professional goals for 2012? Do you have new goals to set for 2013? Now is the time to put them into place and put them in writing as 2013 is fast approaching. To improve the likelihood that your goals will come to fruition, they need...
Planning for Quiet Time
In today's ever-connected world, there are times when you simply need to step away and plan for quiet time. How can you turn off distractions? Step away from the office? Maybe even take time away from the family for a few hours? Can you turn off the television, radio,...
The Power Of Time Management
We all know that no one gets more than 24 hours in a day. How you spend those 24 hours, and the number of hours you work, will determine how successful and accomplished you feel when you walk out of the office at the end of the day. If you find yourself faced with a...
Set Small, Attainable Goals
Do your goals sometimes get in the way of your completing a project? If your goals are too lofty, they can paralyze you and cause you to procrastinate. Take your large goal and break it into smaller, more easily attainable goals and you're more likely to complete it...
Affirming Your Goals And Priorities
Do you ever take the time to affirm: What you want? Who you are? What your business goals are? Taking time to make affirmations is a great way to keep you on the path toward your goal and may also have the benefit of bringing good things your way. It's been shown that...
The Power Of Words
It's been said, and you probably believe it, but words matter. Using the incorrect words can close down a business deal. Words used improperly can convey messages you never meant to send. Consider the words: Anxious and Eager. When you're sitting with a colleague or...
Fostering An Environment That Builds A Great Team
Working as a team is something that all business people need to learn how to do, even if you work as a solopreneur (chances are you will work with outside service providers). There are a few steps managers can take to foster a team atmosphere and propel the team...
Positive Attitude Matters In Life & Business
Studies have long shown that individuals have about 40% control over their mindset. If you feel you're not in control or if your 40% isn't positive, there may be ways to retrain your brain, through your actions, to enhance a more positive attitude. Here are a few...
Gratitude As A Business Strategy
Did you know that gratitude can be used as a way to grow your business? When you consider that the definition of gratitude is: a positive emotion that acknowledges a benefit that one has received or will receive – and in business, even if your clients are paying you a...
Can You Be Too ‘Perfect’?
Have you ever been faced with a project that, for some reason, you just can't seem to get yourself to move forward on? Have you ever considered the fact that it might be perfection that's holding you back? In some cases, that is true. Some individuals get so caught up...