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Yesterday I asked you how organized your business was.  Did you consider your answer?  Today I’ll share a thought on how you can move yourself to a business more organized.  Schedule the Strategic. Schedule the Strategic Business owners often feel like they are fire fighters…

Yesterday I asked you how organized your business was. Did you consider your answer? Today I’ll share a thought on how you can move yourself to a business more organized. Take Care of Yourself.

Take Care of Yourself

Burn out is easy to achieve when you run a small business. Make sure that you take time for yourself. The most successful business owners ensure that they take vacations and time off to “recharge.”

Are you saying to yourself “How can I take time off? There is too much to do!!” True, every business owner has more than enough things to do and the list never ends. However, do you get the feeling that things are stagnant? Is output the same all of the time or is it growing?

Yesterday I asked you how organized your business was.  Did you consider your answer?  Today I’ll share a thought on how you can move yourself to a business more organized.  Write Your Processes Down! Write Your Processes Down Small businesses can sometimes turn into BIG…

Yesterday I asked you how organized your business was. Did you consider your answer? Today I’ll share a thought on how you can move yourself to a business more organized. Develop a Team!

Develop a Team!

Even the most organized business owner needs help. That help can come in the form of employees or other outsourced help. You cannot be an expert in everything, and if you try; you will loose focus on why you started your business in the first place! Make sure that you have a team of knowledgeable people to help you run your business. It is worth the expense to have it done right the first time.

If you are not sure how to figure out what you need, start by listing the activities in your business that you

According to the Small Business Administration small businesses make up more than 99.7 percent of all employees.  Add to that the latest figures that show small businesses create 75% of the net new jobs in our economy and you can see how important small businesses…

Did you know that saying “No” can actually be doing a favor for the person you are talking to? No really! It can!! Keep reading for more ideas on how to manage your time by saying “no.”
Consider this Situation

You are swamped. You are having difficulty getting things done that are already on your plate, when a good colleague contacts you about an organization that means a lot to you. They are planning a fund-raising event and would like you to participate. You know that you really cannot take on any more.
You Have Choices

Yes

No

Which one would you choose? This is a really important organization to you. It will really disappoint your colleague if you say that you cannot participate.

Is it possible to really live a life that is stress free and focused on what matters? It is! But you have to be willing to make some choices along the way. How do you even know if you are focusing correctly? How do you know that you are defining things the “right” way.

You cannot live your priorities if you don’t know what they are. A few days ago I talked about one way to think about priorities, but today, I’d like to share a different way you can work through the process.

Best selling author and time management pro, David Allen, talks about different “horizons” of focus. The horizons are the different ways we can look at what we do and how we determine what those things are.

So many people, when they think of clutter, think of piles of stuff laying all over the place, but we can clutter up our schedules and life choices too. As you are determining your goals, start with identifying your priorities. If your goals are not aligned with the things that are truly important to you, then, what is the point? I realize that sounds simplistic, but for many it is an exercise that really helps.