Each week, I hear people telling me they want to build their small business, but they don't (or can't) move forward on their dreams because they're afraid. There are so many things to be afraid of when you're self-employed: fear of failure, fear of success, fear of rejection, illness, or lawsuits. No money, no time, no skills, no help, no …
Don’t Wait to Become an Expert in Your Field
There are really only three ways to get known as an expert in your field: teaching, speaking, writing. Let’s do it! Do not wait for someone's approval or permission. Don't wait until you know more -- there's always an audience who knows less about a topic than you do who need to work with you today. Don't wait until you lose weight, or find …
A Little At a Time, That’s How Big Things Happen
Many small business owners feel overwhelmed with what they have to do and the time constraints they have for accomplishing both big goals and everyday tasks. I heard an interview with Zack Hample (who wrote a book about baseball). Zack has a 203-pound rubber band ball in his home. The interviewer asked Zack if he was obsessive about building this …
Eeek! Shiny Object Syndrome!
It seems to be a trend that's growing: small business owners are getting distracted by too many ideas or the latest fad, going off in a million directions and never completing anything. This loss of focus is costing people hundreds of hours a year in lost productivity, lost hours, and lost dollars. It even has a name: SOS - Shiny Object …
7 Tips for Managing Information Overload
Do you ever have that disturbing feeling that trying to squeeze one more piece of new information in your brain will render you senseless? Information overload causes stress and a loss of productivity. We're so busy gathering information that we never get into action around implementing all these great ideas. And we can't seem to put our fingers …
Just Three Tasks a Day
A colleague of mine in one of my mastermind groups shared a great tip with us a few months ago: instead of writing a huge to-do list every day (and never completing all the tasks), focus on just three tasks a day. I've been trying this technique now for about 2 months, and I'm happy to report it is a winner! Truthfully, I don't know "how" it …