If you really want to accelerate something in your business then try this. Focus on accomplishing one goal for one week. This means that the majority of your time will be spent on the tasks required to make that goal a bigger part of your business. For instance, what if you want to offer online […]
Barb Stuhlemmer
Need Some Forgiveness and Kindness?
OK Barb, where are you going with this? Last week I found out how loving myself can affect my business and now you are going to tell me about forgiveness and kindness? When are we getting back to concrete business? Did you have a twinge of this thought when you read the title? It’s OK […]
I Love You Because…
We make hundreds of decisions each day, from ‘where should I sit in Starbucks’ and ‘what should I eat for breakfast’ to ‘should I make that cold call’ and ‘what should I say’. When we make decisions in life and in business they are based on our beliefs and experiences. Some beliefs we have can […]
How Fresh Does It Have To Be?
It used to be that you could put up a website and basically allow it to be a static page you could use to just hand out information to people you met. It has not been like that for some years now. Your website is like your business’s store window. If you never change the […]
Creating Systems That Will Save You Money and Time
Have you ever been called “the Queen of Process”? No? I have along with “Miss Organized”. I’ve been in technology for over 25 years and in technical writing for almost 20 years. What I do know is that if you want to have something very specific at the end of a long development process you […]
You Can’t Get There!
If you don’t know what you are building you cannot build it. If you do not know what your destination is, you cannot say when you get there. If you do not know what you expect your company to be then you cannot create it. If you know you want to create something of value […]
10 Things You Could be Doing Today to Get More Clients
What are you doing today to get clients? Every day of your business should include client-attraction activities. Here are my top 10 things you can add to your day. There are a lot more, so don’t stop here. Do what works and then add some more. Make Calls Call the people that have said in the […]
The Biggest Benefit of Sharing Online
Think about the last time you had a conversation with someone that constantly told you about what they did, their preference, their success, their accomplishments, their contacts, their leverage, and their brilliance. Without context to another point of view you may think they are conceded or self-centered. It’s hard to want to spend much time […]
Helping Hand: Building Trust for Business Online
One way to create trust in your business relationships is to help someone. You don’t have to be face-to-face with them or even in their community. If you have ever shared something online to help someone sell tickets, raise money, or get a job then you are doing this. This is so important when you […]
You Need A Strategic Partner!
‘What is a strategic partner,’ you might ask? This is a person that sees your potential clients often in their line of work or business. It is a symbiotic partnership that allows both of you to grow and do what you want to do while helping the client in more ways than you could on […]