I haven’t written much about the need to watch out for stress while you’re running your business for a while but, as I’ve been asked to deliver a Stress Management workshop this month, I felt it might be timely to share some of my initial notes. How do you know if you’re stressed? It wasn’t…
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get so engrossed in all the different projects and client work which need attending to, that there are days when I forget to take enough breaks. Breaks are very important, especially if you spend long hours peering at a computer screen, as more and more of us…
With 2 long weekends of public & bank holidays, I’m looking forward to having a bit of a tidy up in the office & catching up on a few household chores that the bright spring sunshine is showing me need doing! But most of all I plan to relish the slower pace and use the…
Apparently there’s a condition called Nomophobia which is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. When was the last time you switched off your mobile phone? If you’re anything like me, it has become an indispensable tool, both for business and personal use. I love my BlackBerry and really don’t know what I…
How often do you find yourself working into the small hours to complete a customer’s deadline? Do you promise over-tight delivery times in order to secure orders? Is your mobile phone always switched on so that people can reach you at any time of day – and night? Are you reaching for a caffeine fix…
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 …]
