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, […]
Small Business Ownership
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, […]
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 […]
What Message are Your Employees Sending to Your Customers?
There’s a local bank here in town that touts itself as a champion and friend of small business. They go out of their way to serve the small business community. In fact, they even let small businesses use their conference rooms for free (as long as no one at the bank needs them). Who decided […]
On Matters of Life & Death
Until this year, I thought I was in the organizing business. You know – file folders, goofy “How-To” videos, eliminating piles, teaching time management, creating flow charts and documenting processes. And then the Universe upped the stakes – and I upped my view of the game. It started innocently enough over lunch… “So, Jeffery, you’re […]