Bored of your goals? How about injecting some play?

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A goal is only as good as the action it inspires. However well formed, well planned and well-intentioned a goal is, the proof of the pudding is in the doing. But as my potty-training toddler is reminding me right now, people only ever do what they want to do. I don’t know about you, but sometimes the serious business goals of x number of customers and £s of turnover just don’t grab me. And in my experience, if a goal doesn’t grab you by the heart, or the guts (or anywhere else for that matter!) and inspire you to take [...] Continue reading »

Seasonal Marketing

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How far in advance do you plan your promotions? Do you use a calendar and look at seasonal themes that are coming up like Christmas, Easter and Mothers Day? I must admit I’m often a bit last minute when it comes to seasonal promotions – and sometimes, it’s only when I pick up on Twitter that International Women’s Day or Entrepreneur Week is coming up, I think “hmm… maybe I could do something about that?” and realise I should have probably started weeks ago. So I’m glad my friend Carrie Wilkerson has agreed to let me share her tips on [...] Continue reading »

Digging Ditches

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  As someone who always advocates celebrating successes, this is going to sound weird. Being in business isn’t all about the successes. It’s not all about the highlights, the celebrations, the ideas that go viral, the launches that sell out, the results that go way beyond your wildest dreams. We think it is, it’s what we hear about, it’s what we cite in great examples, role models and industry leaders. Often when people ask me “how’s business?” I feel this pressure to reel off the highlights – achievements, successes and what’s gone right, whilst brushing under the table what’s flopped, [...] Continue reading »

How to get out of doing that thing you really don’t want to do

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  “I know I should be ____, but I keep putting it off” Fill in the blank. For a client of mine this was writing, specifically writing on her blog. Yes we can work on procrastination, we can work on motivation, and we can work on confidence. But hang on, what if you don’t have to? What if, instead of motivating, cajoling, disciplining yourself to get it done, you can get the same results quicker and easier, or even better, by doing it differently? First of all – what are the results you want to achieve? What’s the point of [...] Continue reading »

Tech Tips and Timesavers

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  Technology! Love it or hate it, we all have to deal with some level of technology in our business. Which is why I’m delighted Kasey Traeger, the Lady Tech Tamer is going to share with us some of her tips and strategies at our next Bitesize Boost teleseminar: Tech Tips and Timesavers on 25th October at 8pm UK / 12pm Pacific US (2pm Central, 3pm Eastern) Kasey uses technology and systems on a daily basis, to create more ease, speed and agility in her client’s businesses as well as her own, and in this 30 minute call, she’ll be [...] Continue reading »

Overcoming Overwhelm

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Are you so busy with so much to do, that you feel like you’re just treading water and getting nowhere? Have you set yourself some big hairy audacious goal – and are now feeling daunted by the sheer size of it? Or have you got so many ideas, too many options, you don’t know where to start? Whether overwhelm has you frozen to the spot or spinning your wheels, our next Bitesize Boost teleseminar will help you to get on track, in control and moving forwards. Overcoming Overwhelm on Thursday 13th October at 1pm UK time In this 30 minute [...] Continue reading »

How to boost energy levels in the evening

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I’m a big fan of matching energy levels and work time – an hour of focused energy can be much more productive than 3 hours of slogging away. But it’s not always practical or possible, especially with kids in the time equation, as one mum asked me in a recent webchat about productivity: “My highest energy time is in the morning but with 2 young children I often don’t get time to work on my project until they’ve gone to bed and I’m really tired. Any ideas?” One answer would be to get up earlier in the morning, but as [...] Continue reading »