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Procrastination is a fact of life! Most of us deal with procrastination sooner or later. Whether it’s the piles of paper on our desk waiting to be dealt with, the phone call we dread returning, or the doctor appointment we avoid making, there are seven basic reasons for procrastination.
1. You don’t like the nature of […]

Here’s a quick quiz for you:

Do you always feel you don’t have enough time?
Are you working on too many projects at once?
Do you procrastinate and then push to get something done at the last minute?
Have you been dropping the ball lately and forgetting things?
Are you on edge emotionally?

If you answered yes to at least four […]

Interruptions are part of life and work never ends. Those who accept these two facts have an easier time coping and don’t add to their stress.
The average person in an office is interrupted almost six times an hour, all day long. Six times an hour!
Most people I talk to feel helpless when it comes to […]

When I work with people on time management, I always ask them to answer the following question before they make a time commitment: “How will this action further my vision for my day or my business?”
It pays to have a vision for how your day will be, how a project needs to progress, or how […]

Vision Value
Being in business is not for the weak at heart. Especially in times of great uncertainty and constant change. Certain factors, like the economy, are beyond our control. These are the things we must accept. As in every aspect of life, we can only act upon the areas we have some control over.
We may […]

When The Shoe Fits
In my work with entrepreneurs, I sometimes come across the person who is in business for all the wrong reasons. It happened just the other day. I was visiting an art gallery with a friend who knew the gallery owner. We started talking and during the conversation, the owner explained that […]

Building the Foundation; Planning for Success

“In dreams begin our possibilities” wrote William Shakespeare. Starting a business begins with a dream, a flush of inspiration. It is an act of creativity and deep desire for something different than what life and work have been so far. As you begin to get more and more excited about […]