Earlier this week, we talked about how doing the wrong work can drain the life out of you, and how even stuff we’re good at might not be the thing that gives us life. If we keep working in these tedious roles, it drains our energy, and we risk getting burnt out. But there’s a…
Burnout is a big issue among business owners. Whether it’s younger business owners, who are overwhelmed and frustrated, or older business owners who tell me that they “just don’t have the energy for it anymore,” running a business is taxing on your attention and energy. So how do we get everything done without getting burnt…
With Thanksgiving behind us, there’s just one long sprint to the end of the year. We’ve got 4 weeks left to accomplish our annual goals, while we do all the holiday shopping, gift-giving, party-going, and family event preparation. It’s the “happiest time of the year,” right? It’s these kind of crunch times when I find…
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” ~ Eckhart Tolle In the US, we celebrate Thanksgiving this week. It’s a tradition that dates back to the Civil War when despite the hardship and loss, Abraham Lincoln felt the need to pause and recognize the tremendous blessings that…
On Tuesday we talked about the process of picking out what’s most important for you to accomplish in a day, or a week, and blocking time on your calendar to do it. Did you know you can use a similar process to keep your whole business focused on the most critical challenges you face? When…
On Saturday, I wrote about my client who filled his calendar all day, every day with meetings. Not meetings in which he got to do the thing he loves — meetings to cover administriva, operations meetings, places where he had to make decisions about things that he wasn’t an expert in. He had resolved many…
His business had grown — it was bigger now than he ever thought it would get to be. He’s making good money, driving a nice car, has a big office, a place out by the lake…things are good. Except, he’s tired, exhausted really. He’s tried changing up his workout; he tried taking a big long…
So I’ve made some good progress toward my big goals for the year, and I’ve gotten some good help to make those goals happen. Is that all I need to do? Now I’m walking down easy street? Well, not for me! You see, things are going pretty well, and making all that change is uncomfortable. Since…
In Saturday’s message I told you about some big changes I made this year, and how in the middle of those changes (and even now) I can get griped by a terror that I’ve made a terrible mistake. What made it worse is that I didn’t know where to go for help. In the middle…
When your business first starts to grow, hiring is a necessity. There’s work that needs to get done and you need people to do it. You want folks who will be a good fit, sure, but mostly you need work done. Once you get to 10 – 15 people you need more than help to…