If you are an Accountant or Financial planner then you have just gone through your most hectic time of year. We know that you have had a single-focus the last few weeks. The only way you could accomplish what you have to get done under the governed deadline is to have your attention and all […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
5 Qualities of Top Performers
{EAV:91140efad78395b3} People who move up ‘the ladder’ quickly have a few things in common. You may notice this in people you admire; managers, team leaders, business owners, yourself. You may also notice this in people you don’t admire; people that have somehow got that promotion or landed the big project and yet they don’t have […]
3 Things You Can Do to Make More Room for Clients
If we can agree we all are only allotted 24 hours per day then to get more clients we have to be more efficient and effective at focusing on the things that generate new business. Here are three simple things to help you create more space in your day and thus more time you can […]
What To Plan For – When Launching Something New
When we think about the things we need to have in place to create a new product or service we often plan for the sales cycle. If your introduction does not include marketing you will not have a successful launch. Let me tell you what I put in place to offer a 2 day seminar […]
Success or Fail: The Middle Ground – Don’t Sit HERE!
We covered the Positive and the Negative aspects of your attitude towards your current working condition and your future options. For this post let’s talk about the middle-ground. This is where many of us ‘sit’ in business. We work like crazy for many years with limited growth and intermittent short term success. The Negative Optimist […]
Succeed or Fail: The Double Negative is NOT Positive
We were talking about the Positive Optimist last week. It is the ideal place to be for your current attitude and your overall outlook if you want to move forward and grow. So what happens in the times we cannot find the positive view of a situation or the optimistic outlook for our future and […]