MAKE MY FIRST HIRE
You are DONE with the hustle, the struggle and being shackled to your laptop. You are ready for some of that freedom you were promised when starting this whole business journey, right?
You know it’s time to get some help but you have no clue where to start and to be honest, you are a little scared of handing some of the work off to someone else. Will they do it right? Will it be nothing but trouble?
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Are you Building the Wrong Kind of Business Plan?
Whenever Fall rolls around I start having flashbacks to my corporate days where most of the fourth quarter would be spent nailing down budgets and plans for the coming year. A big part of that exercise was to recap how the year went and if we met our goals. Usually we...
LifeOps: Do You Really Want to Work ALL the Time?
Last week my sister was visiting as we were sitting chatting I popped open my laptop to look up something on Google, she asked me a question that I can’t stop thinking about - “Do you really want to work all the time?” It’s the perfect LifeOps topic in more ways than...
Why Being a Jerk Doesn't Pay
Remember the saying “nice guys finish last”? Nothing could be further from the truth. Nice business owners finish first. Because being nice is not what you think. Being nice doesn’t mean you are naive. It’s a way to do business without being a jerk. If you’ve ever...
Should I hire my friend?
If you haven't been asked already, at some point in your time as a CEO and business owner, someone you know and love will ask you if you have some work they can do. Let's call her Sally. Sally might be your neighbor's daughter, your best friend who is inspired by you...
8 tips IS THERE ROOM FOR YOUR BUSINESS?
Ever feel like there isn’t room for your business in a sea full of other same old businesses doing the same old thing as everyone else? Is there room for your business? I was hanging out with some fellow business owners and this exact issue came up – Let’s call this...
Delegating 101 – Curse of Knowledge
Have you ever heard of the curse of knowledge? If not, get ready to have a major “aha” moment! The curse of knowledge is a phenomenon that says that it’s difficult to remember what it’s like to not know how to do something once you’ve learned it. So like, if you’ve...
Stop Pointing Fingers – Uncover What Really Went Wrong (or Right) At the End of a Big Project
Ever get to the end of a project and think wow, that was awesome! Or man, that really sucked? Beyond wondering, what process do you have in place to capture that information so you are sure to do it again next time? Or if it was something that totally sucked, how...
8 Tips To Run Better Meetings
AKA How NOT to Annoy People You Want to Help You I’ve seen so many people get this wrong in the last few months – I don’t want you to be one of those people. I know, I know. Planning a meeting might be one of the most boring, mundane things you do in your day, but it...
4 Ways to Build Your List (That you probably haven’t heard).
We are getting in on the #tbt action with a video that we filmed back in January when I was still preggo!! As you can see in the video, my three year old got in on the action as well...This topic is just so stinking good she couldn’t resist. 😉 No, seriously.. She’s...
The Indispensable Document Your Brand Needs
I am slowly coming out of my maternity leave (I've really missed you all!) and here to present our last lady to guest post! Sarah has worked with people like MADONNA on their branding and we are so lucky to have her here! She's going to show us exactly how to go pro...