Are you scheduling time for things that matter? Things like thanking your best referral sources, reviewing your year end numbers, or even planning a great Valentine’s dinner with your sweetie? I do and I encourage my clients to do it, too. One of the many things I tell my clients that changes their lives is, […]
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What a lost dog can teach you about business processes
My boyfriend Nelson and I lost a dog on Sunday. And when I say “lost” I don’t mean the dog died. I mean the dog ran away. And ran away in a huge forest. Huge like 50,369 acres (78.70 sq mi or 203.84 km² if you’re not from the US). And to make matters much, […]
Choice vs. chance
I admit it – I’m getting close to 40 years old (or young – ahem)! And there are a few things that run in my family that I am aware of and want to pay attention to – things like gaining weight really easily and diseases like diabetes. My instinct, when I think about these […]
Ending the Crazies
When the crazies go away, people want to do a little dance! It happened for my newest client recently and I noticed it immediately when I walked into her office. The piles that had nearly covered her floor were almost gone. Her desk was darn clean. AND she was using the two bin system I […]
Alternate Uses, Creative Re-purposing!
Part of the work I love doing with clients is finding alternative uses for products they already have that solve a real problem they’re currently dealing with. This time I got to solve a problem for myself using a product I got from Carolina Pad. It’s an attache-type file holder that’s really supposed to be […]
Receipts & Papers Everywhere?
I was working with a client, a construction contractor, to help him get a handle on his disorganization. He described one particular area that was stressing him out. I had the perfect solution for him! Rather than “tell the story” here, I made a quick video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WyE6n5dH3M;&rel=0] His result? More tax deductions, better invoicing and billing […]