My email box is overflowing with COVID-19 updates, resources, responses and even cures. Sigh. How the world has shifted. Still, I know like I know that while this pandemic is in many ways the worst of times, it will also usher in the best of times. Communities will bond together, virtually. Families [...]
Are you feeling overwhelmed? I am. I'm cutting everything too close. My life has too little "margin". Richard A. Swenson, M.D., wrote a book about this...called, naturally, Margin. He talks about emotional and time margin, as well as financial margin. If someone or something comes up that you need or want to address...do you have the resources? [...]
I love to travel! Here are my latest, greatest travel tips for making the journey joyful... Healthy food is available! Once upon a time, you were stuck with Auntie Anne's and cold pizza. No longer! There are health food stores and trendy restaurants. There are green smoothies and hummus and fruit, real live fruit, for crying out [...]
"Got a Minute?" That question can suck every minute out of your day. You want to be helpful and open. But when you become "at the effect" of everyone else, you may get frustrated. Maybe even snap at them? That's the opposite of being helpful and open. Here are a couple of tips to deal [...]
Every day, you walk into the office, and have a little routine. Maybe you put your jacket there and your coffee cup there. Perhaps you click on email or check voice messages. Perhaps you spend the next 45 minutes on Facebook? That may be a bad business habit for you. Working with clients, most of [...]
I'm in the process of overhauling our online content, our website and how we communicate with you. I am super excited about it. We are creating video and streamlining content and business tools. You are going to get the best of my best. I can't wait to share it with you! But today it got [...]
Greetings, Dear Business Owner! One of the great things about business is the travel. You get to see the world when you visit your clients. So, no more whining. Jet travel, even with the occasional delay, beats covered wagons and wooden ships. Here are a few tips for embracing business [...]
When I meet with a client, I ask them to, “Tell me what your life would be like if all your dreams came true.” Often the response includes, “I want my business to run without me. I want to give my employees a chance to grow and move up the ladder.” Kenny Chapman, of Peterson [...]
Then, the sun would rise. You know, everything is better, clearer, easier in the light of day. And, everything is scarier in the dark. Lesson learned: Go back to sleep.
And STOP talking about what you don’t want. It takes discipline. We are used to whining about stuff. When I checked in for my last flight, the United Airlines rep said, “Show the TSA agent the sticker I put on your boarding pass.” Hmm. Maybe I was chosen for extra screening. A little whine started [...]
