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How To Beat The February Blues
If you live in a climate with long, cold winters, then you know all about the February Blues or 'Blahs'. It's the time of year when we've had enough of hibe ating inside away from the cold and often dreary outdoors, short days and lack of sunshine. As solopreneurs we spend a lot of time on our own as it is and we still have a ways to go before spring arrives. Here are some things you can do to combat the blues: -If a tropical trip away this season isn't in the budget, how about a weekend retreat at a local B & B? Or book your summer holidays now.
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3 Simple Ways To Add Time To Your Day
As a small business owner there is usually one activity that you find you are spending (or wasting) too much time on. This activity is probably a necessary part of your business, however, it is preventing you from getting to the really important stuff. What is your top time waster? What is it that you always seem to get stuck on for hours at a time? This is probably an easy question to answer and with a little work can be just as easy to resolve. Here are 3 simple ways that will help you gain control over your biggest time wasters: 1. Use templates whenever possible.
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To Do Lists Are Not For Everyone - Creative Ways To Manage Your Time, Reduce Stress and Get More Done
If you don't follow a schedule you may start your day by sitting down at your desk wondering what you will do today. You will not be productive and likely not accomplish anything important. Let's say you start with checking email and get sidetracked forgetting the world outside of your inbox exists. Then you go on Facebook to get in your social networking for the day and wind up on there for more than an hour. Then, panicked, you remember something important that needs to be done for a client. In the midst of that project another client calls and you've become sidetracked.
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How Improv Can Improve Your Small Business
If you would like to try something new and fun that can help you as a business owner, try taking an improv class. It may not be what first comes to mind as a traditional learning environment for the purpose of developing new skills, but what you will discover about yourself in the process is priceless. You may be wondering what exactly improv is and why learning improv may be of benefit to you as a business owner. Improv is basically acting without a script or costumes and few if any props. The audience often creates the scenarios and character traits for the actors.
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Solo Is Not The Only Way To Go
Most small business owners realize at some point that they can no longer continue to ‘do it all’ as they once did when starting out. This usually happens when they are established and their business becomes successful. They are busy doing what they do best and find it necessary to start outsourcing the time consuming administrative tasks.
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Does Your Business Need Some Pruning To Grow Successfully?
During a recent masterminding sessio I attended via web conference with fellow online solopreneurs, we discussed the topic of 'Growing Successfully'. We were asked to come up with the analogy of what our business would look like if it were a tree. I immediately envisioned the maple tree in my backyard and its transition over the past dozen or so years in relation to the ongoing stages of growth in my business. Little did I know that I would ever be drawing a comparison between the two.
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Give Yourself Permission to Leave Some Things Undone
Ever find yourself saying something like, "When this is done, then I'll [fill in leisure activity here]". But you repeat this until you're too exhausted to do that leisure activity? Does being organized really give you the freedom you're looking for? When your list of to-do's is unending and you feel you have to do them all, then the answer is 'no'.
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3 Reasons Why You Need Home Office Time
Designated home office and business development time are essential for the small business owner. This is the time you can concentrate on your business - plan for the week ahead, learn new skills or software and in effect allow you to serve your clients better and run your business more efficiently and profitably. If you're feeling stuck in your business then this may just be the solution to help you build or expand your business and prosper.
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5 Reasons Why You Should Discover The Wonderful World Of Fiction
Reading is one of my all-time favourite activities and something I have rediscovered recently. I love finding a quiet space and losing myself in a novel. I've missed this little escape in my day. Now my girls are big enough to choose their own books from the library, it gives me the chance to browse through the selections and pick some of my own reading material. Not the "How To Grow Your Home Based Business in 5 Easy Steps" manuals, which are all well and good, but that's still business. I'm referring to the wonderful world of fiction!
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5 Simple Steps To Creating A Customized Schedule That Works For You
September is about new beginnings - back to school, back to work and new routines. In North America, September always seems to be the unofficial new year. As we leave behind the fun and frolic of summer and refocus on our businesses, it's likely time to revise our schedules as well. So here's to fresh starts as we talk about how to set up a weekly plan and make the best use of our time. You may refer to a schedule as an agenda, timetable, calendar, plan or to-do list. Whatever you call it, if you don't have one, I encourage you to create and follow one. Why? Because...
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3 Simple Ways to Consistently Grow Your Business
Business owners can get stuck in the area of Revenue Generating activities. This initially seems like a good thing, however, it's important to devote time to other aspects of running a business to enable you and your business to grow and prosper and the cycle of Revenue Generating activities to continue. Business Development is one of those areas. Here is a guide to help you know where to focus your attention during the time you make for Business Development. I have broken it down into 3 main areas with a definition, suggested activities and time frame for each:
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3 Simple Solutions to Clutter Control
Do you have a process you follow that keeps your home office organized? Do you document your expenses monthly or throw your receipts into a shoebox? When tax time comes, will your records be in order? Do you manage your emails daily or is your inbox out of control? It is much easier to maintain your office and manage your records ongoing. It will be difficult to maintain the quality of your work if you have to dedicate a huge chunk of time to finding an important document amongst piles of paper or organizing one years' worth of business records in one sitting.
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