How Entrepreneurs Manage Stress
Is stress a part of your daily life? As an entrepreneur, you may have more stress than others, but you don't want to let stress rule your life or your health -- and your business will suffer. During my business coaching calls we cover stress and how it impacts a...
How Can I Manage Emails?
Email management or lack thereof is sometimes the bane of the business owner's existence. Email is an ideal form of communication and in some cases can save a lot of time and back and forth on the telephone. Email is also an ideal way to have a history of project...
Tips for first-time entrepreneurs
If the dream of being your own boss is one that you have had for a while. What's stopping you? Is it the staggering amount of information that's out there? Is it because you don't know exactly what you want to do? In my coaching practice I work with both long-time and...
Amp Up Productivity
Procrastination is the killer of productivity. That makes sense, right? Did you realize though that over the past 30 years the number of self-proclaimed procrastinators has quadrupled? Procrastination, in so many ways, can drain your energy and can also assist you in...
Want Your Emails To Get Read? Be Straightforward
Do you ever cringe when you get ready to open your email inbox in the morning? I know sometimes I do. Why? First of all because so many emails came in, second because some of them ramble and third because the subject lines have nothing to do with the content. Here are...
Business Grammar Matters
The written word, in some cases, is being mangled by the average user. Why? In part, I believe because of the proliferation of text messaging. When it comes to text messages, many people use short cuts rather than writing complete sentences or even complete words for...
Celebrate Small Business Milestones
When is the last time you celebrated a small milestone in your business? Many people feel they can only "celebrate" when they close that BIG deal, or when they lose 10 pounds or when they finish writing their book or business plan. Why not celebrate when you close ONE...
Update Your Professional Online Bios
When is the last time you updated, or even looked at, your professional online bios? If you're like most people, you set up your online profiles. I know in the rush of take care of my coaching clients and building my business, I don't always think to go into my online...
Productivity Tips For Entrepreneurs
Being productive is something that an entrepreneur simply must be. Why? As a business owner there are so many tasks pulling you in different directions and you need to know when to say yes, when to work on your most pressing tasks and when to kick back and work on...
Plan For Business Storms
Monsoon season is coming to Arizona and because of that, business owners (in Arizona and across the globe, actually) have to have plans in place to weather storms -- both figuratively and literally. With Arizona's monsoons come damaging rains, high winds and dust...