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Feeling overwhelmed with your emails but not sure what to do? Well, here’s a little story… Once upon a time there was a lady (let’s call her Molly). Now Molly lives in a time when email doesn’t exist, instead she gets all her communication by good old fashioned ‘pen to paper’ post through a letterbox. Molly gets an awful lot of post, infact she gets around 50 letters a day. The thing is, Molly’s post comes more than once a day. She doesn’t just get one visit from her friendly ... Read More »

Have you ever had a dream? One that you keep somewhere in the back of your mind as something you’d love to do ‘someday’? Someday is a safe place to hide dreams. Safe from the scrutiny of whether it’s doable, if you have what it takes, whether it would work. Safe from the pressures of having to justify or validate your dream, answering to questions of ‘how’, ‘when’, ‘where’ or even ‘why’. Someday is where dreams are safe. Where everything is possible, but nothing ever gets done. At the time ... Read More »

Summer is here in the Northern Hemisphere, but it seems many of your potential clients are not. When you get the response “I’ll be on holiday until…” one too many times, it’s easy to become discouraged about summertime marketing. But fear not, there’s plenty you can do to build your business in the summer months. Here’s ten cool marketing ideas for what to do while the weather is hot: 1. Network with colleagues. Many of your colleagues may be experiencing a slow time as well. This is the perfect opportunity ... Read More »

It happens – people get sick, depressed, long-term relationships end, etc. – your personal life can and will get in the way of your business at some point. You can’t plan for these types of things, so how do you hold up your business fort when you still have paying clients and your life just takes a really bad turn? Schedule a holiday Now would be a wonderful time to go on an impromptu vacation with friends or family. Whether it lasts for just a weekend, a week or more, ... Read More »

I’m here to tell you about a topic I can speak about for hours – one that can make your business or break it. It’s something we resist putting into place, yet is the only way to be successful. The topic is – Systems. This is a subject that strikes fear into the heart of detail avoiders, like me. That’s right. That’s why I can talk about it. Because I’m a reformed systems-avoider! Systems can be the downfall of your business… Or they can be the saving grace. It all ... Read More »

Even Superwoman says ‘no’ sometimes! Whether you are an employee, a manager, a business owner or an employer, I can guarantee this isn’t your only role in life. You may also be a friend, daughter, sister, wife/partner, mother, auntie, volunteer, student, pet owner, committee/group member or any combination of the above. And with all those roles come lots of responsibilities! Not to mention all those requests and demands on your time, efforts and attention. We try and be Superwoman, taking on anything that comes our way. But the roles that you ... Read More »

Chances are if run your own business, at times you probably feel fed up, overwhelmed and like there is not enough time in the day. Over the 10 years of running my own business, I have used three time-saving techniques to help me create more time in my day. I will share them with you here as they help me run my business successfully.  If you are tired of feeling overwhelmed and out of control, try applying these techniques now! 1.      Conquer Your Email Imagine knowing that all of those ... Read More »

Unexpected things happen. Injury, illness, home emergencies, client emergencies, school holidays, sick days, last minute projects, surprise visitors… What do you do when things don’t go to plan? Do you tighten the reigns in an attempt to keep control? Are you screaming with stress on the inside while trying to maintain a calm swan-like exterior? Do you give up on the day and try again tomorrow, next week, next month or even next year? Or do you double and triple your efforts in a bid to cram it all in ... Read More »

When I became self employed I received a lot of doom-and-gloom advice from presumably well-meaning people: - “It’s hard work from now on – you’d better kiss holidays goodbye.” - “Self-employment? Fine, if you like working evenings and weekends.” - “My dad/friend/uncle/milkman is self-employed and he hasn’t had a holiday for 15 years.” I’ve cheerfully ignored this ‘advice’ and I can happily say that since I became self employed three years ago I have had at least a fortnight away every year, taken Christmas off and plenty of long weekend ... Read More »

Do you find yourself putting off the things you know you should be doing? Are you currently finding it difficult to get started on something even though you view it as being important? Do you feel guilty for avoiding it but don’t know how to break the cycle? This merry-go-round of lots of thinking but no action is of course the dreaded process of Procrastination, Wikipedia defines this as: Procrastination refers to the act of replacing high-priority actions with tasks of low-priority, and thus putting off important tasks to a ... Read More »