Productivity

What Can You Get Done in 30 Minutes?

Many of the people I talk to have a limited amount of time and/or energy to allocate to their business activities, as few as 3-5 hours a day.  Some are limited because they are still on the mend after a significant health setback, or have a persisting condition that makes it difficult to predict what they will be able to do from one day to the next. Others have children at home. They need to wait until they get their children [...]

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The Power of One

Power of One

You might think that this is about your singular ability to affect change, but today it is not. It’s about how you approach planning your day. Years ago I was trained in a program called Work Less, Make More®, developed by the late Jennifer White. Jennifer talked about the “Power of Three” as an organizing principle for establishing priorities around the unending list of tasks most of us work from. With an aim to combat our tendency to over extend [...]

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Self-Care Translates into Focus and Profit

Self-Care Practices

Compared to the allure of, let’s say, doubling your income in 90 days, improved self-care practices are not usually as interesting or compelling to business owners. However, deliberate, routine self-care practices ultimately translate into focus. Focus makes a real difference in achieving sustainable business growth. There’s an old story in the coaching world, or perhaps it’s an urban legend; I am not sure. It’s a story about an executive who was lamenting his lack of time for golf. He hired [...]

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