John is a successful small business owner, and like many other small business owners, he wears a lot of hats. John has taken things one step further and has hired an assistant, Jane. He’s heard over and over that there are “non-income-producing tasks” that he shouldn’t be doing.
Interestingly, despite his new hire, John is still [...]
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Most times, small business owners call me and exclaim breathlessly, “You’ve got to help me get organized!”
And it’s true – they are overwhelmed. Buried in papers, files, mail (e- and snail), cords, computer parts, books, newspapers, magazines, and more.
And each person wants to launch into “getting organized” by grabbing a trash bag, walking around the [...]
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Jean is a firecracker of a woman – smart, funny, and really damn good at her job. She’s filled with gratitude to be able to work because an illness a few years ago made her so sick she could barely get out of bed.
As Jean recovered from illness over the last two years, she made [...]
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About 3 years ago, I started on a quest to change my business and myself. In reality, I was fine and my business was chugging along fine, but I was restless. Unsatisfied. Cranky.
I started my business in 2003 because I very tired of the 9-to-5 grind. I was tired of the kind of jobs I [...]
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Recently, I met a businesswoman who is, to put it mildly, vastly disorganized. She spends considerable time on manual and repetitive data entry. She’s drowning in email inquiries. She spends a lot of time telling story after story to prove herself “right.” And unfortunately, she continues to be drawn to sexy “time saving” software [...]
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There are a lot dynamics at work in teams and small businesses. Individual personalities, differing viewpoints and communication styles.
A consultant named George called me recently and admitted that he was really frustrated with his administrative team. He kept saying they couldn’t seem to get him the information he needed. That they weren’t engaged in [...]
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I’ve worked with lots of small business owners over the years and I see recurring themes each time. Now, I’ve come up with rules for organizing a small office. Make them work for you!
There is no ‘one way’ to organize an office – the system that works for me might [...]
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Getting organized provides concrete time, money, and frustration savings. You can get a process or system organized to make more money as well. This works for solopreneurs, consultants and small businesses. Either alone or working with a team, you’ll realize numerous benefits through getting organized.
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This morning’s exercise was so fun! Nope, I didn’t go running. Or biking. Or kayaking. In fact, I never even left my office.
What kind of exercise did I do?
I virtually organized a home-based business owner’s office.
Yes. Virtually. This particular business owner lives in Louisiana. she’d commented a few times on Twitter [...]
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I’m going to let you in on a little secret about why you, Mr. or Ms. Business Owner, seem unable to get much accomplished these days…
Are you ready?
Are you sure you want to hear it…?
The answer: you’re doing so many other things that half the time you can’t even GET STARTED.
It’s true! And I only [...]
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