Your content should be helpful to your community while making your business shine. But creating quality content takes time. If you struggle with content creation, it may take you hours to write a simple blog post or article. You dread each creation session because you know it’ll be hours before you’re done. But it doesn’t […]
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Email is a great way to connect with your community and stay in touch with them. But just like every other business tool, you have to know how to use email properly or it can easily consume your days. Many business owners have difficulty managing their inboxes. As a result, they stay buried under an
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You may have heard of the 80/20 rule. This rule states that eighty percent of your income will be generated by twenty percent of your actions. For most business owners that means they’re filling their days with tasks that aren’t truly valuable. The best way to deal with this problem is to find the twenty
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Busy work is a thief that steals your productivity without your knowledge. You get to the end of your day and you haven’t made any real progress on your goals. Maybe you re-organized your desk or updated your blog. But you haven’t done anything that will truly help you build your business. Busy Work =
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We are all afraid of something. Maybe you watched a scary movie about killer snakes and while you’ve never been within 100 feet of a snake, you’re deathly afraid of them. Or maybe someone said something demeaning to you and now you’re afraid you will never amount to anything. Your body doesn’t know whether the
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Creating a pleasant work environment can make a huge difference in your productivity. Of course, a job you love or enjoy is the first ingredient to happiness. But there are a number of things you can do to have a more organized and pleasant environment. Create a peaceful work environment Adequate lighting Fresh air Plants
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Take a look at your desk. Is it clean? Or is it covered with papers? Maybe piles of papers would be a more accurate description. A cluttered desk does not promote productivity. In fact, it can cause anxiety, feelings of overwhelm, or procrastination. How do I know this? Because that’s how I feel when my
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Time management skills give you MORE time in your day, so using the excuse that you don’t have time, is just that … an excuse. Follow these tiny time management tips and you’ll be amazed how much more you can accomplish with less effort. Plan Your Day – Spend 10 minutes planning your day each
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I love days when I’m productive! Checking things off my to-do list; accomplishing things that I’ve wanted to do for awhile. But there are days when I can’t seem to complete – or even start – a project. I look at my list, groan and turn away. Sometimes I think, “If I could just organize
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I only recommend products and services that I have used myself. All of the following are FREE. DropBox – What a great way to share large files with clients! You get 2G of storage for free and can share select folders with whoever might need it. Sending images via email can be very cumbersome and
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