Last week my boyfriend Nelson made a big decision (for a guy). He cancelled TV at our house. Without getting on a soapbox rant, let’s just say I’m not a big fan of television. So, his cancelling his subscription TV service is a very, very good thing from my perspective. Now, what the heck does […]
Small Business Ownership
Excellent Systems Lead to Success – 3 Way Plumbing Leads By Example
In business, there are lessons to be learned from those who create success over the long term. A recent conversation with Danielle Martini highlighted several important lessons for business owners – and many involved consistently adopting, communicating, and enforcing good business practices. Communicating Expectations for Team Members If there’s one thing I know about Danielle […]
Five Ways Disorganization is Costing You Money and Clients
Over the years, I feel like I’ve seen every way that disorganization can cost a business time and money. Nothing surprises me anymore and when I talk with business owners, I always let them know they are in a “no judgment” zone with me and my team. So, take these examples as what they are […]
Monkey Mind – Part Deux
Part of my mission at Your Organized Guide (even from way back to 2003 when I started Mattson Business Services, Inc.), my goal was to help my clients get out of overwhelm. Months ago, I wrote about overwhelm and the rewards of letting of letting our Monkey Mind run loose. I want to talk about […]
Optimizing Business Processes Reduces Errors, Increases Revenues, Creates Happy Clients and Employees
Optimizing business processes sounds like a really dry topic, doesn’t it? Let me tell you a story to illustrate what it really means: in the land of accountants, a “shoebox” client is one who walks in with a very disorganized wad of receipts and papers that have been stuffed into a shoebox. (Go ahead – […]
5 Productivity Secrets You May Laugh At
If you google the word “productivity” you’ll get a gazzillion pages of advice. Interestingly, though, I found that the secret to being very productive isn’t on many of those pages. In fact, it isn’t about doing more, better – it’s something else entirely. And I got a one-two punch reminder recently. Yesterday, I was talking […]