125/365:Rooms on Fire. Originally uploaded by practicalowl As you go through your day today, notice the fires that come up screaming for your attention. After you put each one out, take a moment to think about why the situation got to that point and how to head it off next time. At the end of […]
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Everything I learned about Delegating I ...
If you can motivate your kids, without having that ‘You’re Fired’ card, you can motivate anyone. If you can stand your ground as they give you that look while you point to their messy room, you can motivate anyone. If you can get your kids to do what they say now and not sometime next […]
Hiring
When hiring, I’m supposed to consider: The new people should have the skills to do the tasks Their strengths should complement what’s already in the company I need to be able to assess their strengths I need them to be able to work on their own I’d like them to be a part of the […]
Hiring 2 More
I hired Stella a year ago and it was the best move I made. She’s a very good bookkeeper, has initiative and works hard. The bottom line in my business looks better than ever and I was able to go on a vacation! But Stella had to move across the country. She’s in Vancouver now. […]
Community
Chris Guillebeau just posted a great article about Community. I just forwarded it to my mastermind group because we are building an online community for off-line business. I think that small business is the backbone of most economies and I think that many of the world’s problems would be solved through strong small businesses all […]
How to Start
A deep breath then one two three GO Suspended in air before the stomach clenching feeling of falling hundreds of feet straight down towards the water. A scream torn from my throat. Woohoo! photo New Zealand Tourism Could you do that? Talk about a difficult start. It goes against all that is in us fighting […]
March 2009 Working from Your Strengths i...
I believe in working from your strengths. Everything I’ve read about it is focussed on a work environment; usually a corporation. Not a one-person shop, not a 2 or 2 1/2 person business, net even a small group. Here’s how you can use this if you are just you, or you and a few: 1. […]
Hard Skills/Soft Skills
What do you call HARD SKILLS? Accounting (my fave), copywriting, inventory control, employee relations, sales, collections, purchasing, etc. These are acknowledged to be essential for business success. Then there are the SOFT SKILLS: listening, empathizing, being optimistic, problem solving, showing compassion. They are much more difficult to measure. They are not the focus of the […]
Blog Action Day
Today is blog action day. Today thousands of bloggers will unite to discuss a single issue – poverty. We aim to raise awareness, initiate action and to shake the web! After reading Inspire by Lance Secretan, I closeted myself in my bedroom and worked out my destiny, cause and calling – why I’m here on […]
Productive and Super Productive Time
Productive time is spent building your business, marketing and working on billable tasks. Super productive time is spent creating systems that will bring you money and do your marketing without you having to be there. For instance you can bake pies for your shop, or you can hire and train others to do […]