Have you noticed how many times you need to make decisions in your business these days? I don’t mean the usual decisions about pricing, promotions, sales targets or even which of your great business ideas to start working on next. No, I mean decisions about all the business ‘improvement’ opportunities that present themselves to you…
I don’t know about you, but whenever I start a new work project or even try out a new recipe in the kitchen, I always need to ‘clear the decks’ first. Somehow the less distractions around me, the better I’m able to think. In my experience de-cluttering can make a huge difference to both productivity…
Do you ever get so engrossed in the day to day tasks of running your business that you lose sight of what you’re working towards? It’s easily done. I find setting up and following systems and processes very helpful to make sure I don’t forget to do critical tasks. But systems are just tools, they…
Ideas have a habit of popping into your head when it’s least convenient to do something about them! In the shower, on a long walk, or while you’re away on holiday. Keeping an ideas book to capture those ideas will make sure that ‘the big one’ doesn’t get away But there’s another important reason for…
This is one of the first questions I put to new business coaching clients, just before I ask them to write down everything they do in a typical working day. Often the answer doesn’t match up to their written list – much to the surprise of the client. If you’re the only person in your…
While you’re puzzling over your answer to this question, I’d like you to think about the different areas of your life and your business. From where you work, where you live, the networking groups you belong to and even which blogs, magazines and journals you read. From the big things in life right down to…
Louise Barnes-Johnston is a Business Coach and Mentor, Online Marketing Advisor & Trainer.
She helps small business owners build a better business model by creating additional streams of income, to use social media marketing to attract more clients, and also how to be more productive so they don't need to work so hard. [Click to Read More …]
