My friend Rich Grof says, “you cannot manage time”; this is true. Time happens whether we try to manage it or not. The point of his statement is that we have to manage our actions and responsibilities to fit in the time we have. Today I want to talk about the tools you need to […]
Month: January 2012
Is Your ‘ToDo’ List TOO LONG? How to Prioritize to Get Things Done
There are times when I take on too many things and my ToDo list grows way too long. But when I commit to doing something I like to see that it gets done and I bet you have some if not all of this challenge with your business as well. So, how do we manage […]
Top 3 Uses for Procedures that will Make Running Your Business Easier
I’m a big believer in process. I know that successful businesses and successful people do not “wing it”. Recently I was speaking at a 175th Anniversary and afterwards I had numerous people come up to me and say, ‘Wow you were amazing. I don’t know how you can just stand up there and wing it […]
3 Tips to Setting Intentions You Will Meet
If you are like many entrepreneurs, this time of year you will have created goals to help lead you through the next 6 to 12 months. If you find that you often do not meet your goals it may be that you have not set your intentions with time. Here are 3 tips to help […]
The Tanacity of Entrepreneurship
The penguin, moose, and polar bear are icons of winter representing the tenacity required to endure the wilderness during times when food is scarce and the environment is uncomfortable. This is true of the entrepreneur as well. Business is like winter in the sense that money can be scarce and the environment uncomfortable, especially for […]
2012 revisit to ‘SMARTAR’ Goals
Last year in December 2010 I found a book I had started with my goals for 2009. I had since transferred that information to a bound book and then had forgotten about this notepad. What I found then was that my 2009 goals were still the same, but the time line for some has come […]