Otherwise known as, “I can’t freaking hear myself think!” Information overload, including too many choices, makes our brains considerably LESS functional. It actually affects our ability to make creative, smart, or successful decisions. The information overload is NOISE and it’s distracting the heck out of us. A manageable amount of information stimulates our brain; a […]
Small Business Ownership
Start Your “I Wish” List
During a coaching conversation with my client David recently, he mentioned several times how he wished he had time to do this or that. “All the administrivia is eating up my day. If I could just find time to get to those couple of exciting projects, I could really make a difference in the growth […]
Schedule time for…thinking?
Ben thinks about his business a lot. In the car while he’s driving. Sitting at his desk, staring out the window. He thinks while he reads inspiring books by 37Signals, Seth Godin, or Guy Kawasaki. Ben even thinks sometimes on the weekends while his kiddos are on the swings at the playground. Many times during […]
Do It Now or Do It Later
Egads! This entire month I’ve talked with probably a dozen or more business owners about getting organized, writing down their systems and processes, and/or using an assistant more (also known as DELEGATING). As I talk about finding more time and comparing their hourly rate and expertise to an assistant’s time and expertise, I see their […]
Tip#30: It’s Nearly Tax Time!
They are everywhere, aren’t they? Loose receipts, papers, forms, and documents – stuffed in envelopes, drawers, floating across the desk and floor. They’re even in the car, stuffed here and there. How will you ever get everything together to get your taxes done on time? And how can you be sure you have everything you […]
Tip #28 – Here’s your sign
Are you always available for “a quick question?” Realize that this is another form of multi-tasking. It draws your attention away from what you are currently working on and forces you to regroup and refocus after the interruption goes away. You lose precious minutes, hours and days over the course of a year from these […]