You either love making New Year’s Resolutions, or you hate it. This year I decided to do something different. I reached out to some of my clients and asked for their New Year’s Inspirations for 2017.
What’s unique is that they’re all local small business owners or entrepreneurs, in a range of very different industries!
But let’s see if they have similar New Year’s Inspirations! Read more
With the holidays approaching, I thought I would take the time to share how I stay productive during the busy holiday season. Christmas is coming up on Sunday. I, like most entrepreneurs, will be working through the holidays.
It’s easy to get caught up in the stress and busyness of the holidays, but here are my tips to stay productive during the holidays.
If you have not spent time already GETTING organized, I highly recommend you do! This will be your saving grace during your most busy times.
Phone Calendar: I love my Samsung Galaxy S6. And I love that my email and email calendar sync with this phone. I can add appointments via my phone, or from Outlook on my desktop. The BEST part about this is that my phone REMINDS ME of my appointments!
Agenda: In addition to my phone calendar, I also keep an agenda. I am a very visual person, so writing my appointments triggers my memory. I more so remember that I wrote something down, which reminds me to check. Right now, I’m using this Kate Spade planner. It’s not dated, which I personally love! It comes with a section of sticky-notes and a task section. As well as flag sticky-notes!
I have recently been fortunate to work with a small business owner who specializes in the sustainability industry in relation to businesses. This got me thinking about how I, as an individual and as a small business owner, can make my life and the way I do business more sustainable.
Renowned author and speaker Bob Willard is an expert in this field and is currently working towards developing a Future-Fit Business Benchmark. “The Future-Fit Business Benchmark defines a set of science-based performance criteria that describe a company that is fit for the future. The aim of the benchmark is to help business leaders and investors understand the rapid, radical, and necessary changes required if companies, people, and the environment are to have the possibility of mutual well-being and prosperity, today and in an unpredictable future.” Read more
