There are days when I just don't feel like doing what I am supposed to be doing. Made the plan. Working the plan. Just not feeling it today. And I know I need to take those steps to achieve my goal. How can you light a fire under your butt to get the right things [...]
This time of year, you either see stuff about finishing the year strong or setting goals for the upcoming year. It all makes sense. We have been programmed to set New Year's resolutions. Most companies have their fiscal year timed with the calendar year, so you set goals at the beginning of the calendar year [...]
Why do I ask that? It is one of the signs that it is time to get some help. The main signs are: You have turned down work. Quality issues are surfacing like missed deadlines, administrative errors, product returns, and customer complaints. Excessive overtime. When was the last time you took a day or even [...]
As an entrepreneur, it may happen that your work life and your home life become one big blur. You say you work 'during the day', and yet it is after dinner you see your computer over there and you decide to spend a few minutes taking care of a few things. The next thing you [...]
A project is really anything that takes more than one step or more than 30 minutes to complete. For example, writing a newsletter like this one is a project. I need a topic, an opening letter, graphics, and the various other parts. It needs to be written, reviewed, and then scheduled into email software and my [...]
