Jan 2, 2016 | Build Your Business
Have you ever talked on the phone with someone who isn’t really there?
You get the sense that they are checking Facebook or their email and not fully listening to what you have to say. When my coaching clients do this during a phone call, it annoys me. They are wasting time and money—everyone’s time and their hard-earned money.
While it seems more efficient to multi-task, in reality, it is bad for your relationships and even worse for your business.
Dec 23, 2015 | Build Your Business
Too much to do? Here are some tips to plan your day – so that you have time to put down the computer and enjoy life.
Dec 23, 2015 | Build Your Business
Here are the best blog posts of 2015 on the Decisive Minds Blog.
Dec 19, 2015 | Build Your Business
Do you feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day to get everything done that needs to happen? It is easy to wake up with a calendar that is a completely filled in – no open white space (or breathing space anywhere). There are weeks when I have days of...
May 21, 2014 | Build Your Business
You know what a time suck is, right? Those things business owners do that take up time but don’t grow your business. I asked small business owners what they thought sucked most of their time. Here are the top 7 time suck: #1 – Working on your website #2 –...
Feb 18, 2014 | Build Your Business
Do you work ALL the time but aren't making the money you should be making for all the hours you are putting in? You know what you need to do – but for some reason – you haven't broken through yet. Why? One of the biggest reasons people fail is that is is...
Jan 22, 2014 | Build Your Business
Recently, we talked about 3 tips to help you reach those stretch goals and it reminded me of a question I get a lot from readers and private clients: “How do I know if I’m ready for support?” This is a great question for any entrepreneur to think about, including...
Apr 3, 2013 | Social Media
I just love it when I look into the social media crystal ball to predict the future and I’m right. For the past six months I’ve been saying that images are going to be *much* more important in Facebook – and the new timeline layout shows that I’m right.
To really understand the new timeline and what it means, it is really helpful to look at Facebook’s own goals.
They want to sell advertising. It’s as simple as that. And to do so, they need to pack in as many ads as possible.
Jul 31, 2012 | Social Media
Mari Smith and Tea Silvestre have both released the results of their surveys of thousands of solopreneurs. (You can read the results of Tea’s survey here. If you have been a solopreneur (or any kind of business owner) for long, you won’t be surprised at all when I tell you that the majority of people said that their biggest marketing challenge was lack of time.
Apr 16, 2012 | Small Business Marketing
Five great posts from the Ultimate blog challenge.
Mar 4, 2012 | Build Your Business
As I sit here on my patio watching the squirrels and birds play in the trees I started to think about how difficult it can be for me to have down time. After all, I came outside because I can hear my mother saying “Sissy, you need to spend time soaking in the...
Jun 28, 2010 | Small Business Marketing
By Michele Scism, The Results Lady “The artist that aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.”- Eugene Delacroix Perfectionism can be an overpowering beast and when writing, whether it be a blog post or an article, perfectionism can stop you...
