President Obama has officially proclaimed May 15 – May 21, 2011 as National Small Business Week. Here are three ways you can celebrate and help your small business – or those you patronize.
Innovators, Implementors, and Business Systems
Business systems are a double-edged sword. Some can’t live with them and some can’t live without them. Are you an innovator or an implementor? The answer will give you clues about the type of systems you should be creating to enhance your business success.
The 3 Step Cure for Writer's Block
If you are a talented writer who occasionally cannot produce the quality or quantity of work you know you are capable of, you can easily get back on track by identifying which one of three essential activities may be holding you back.
How To Be the Solution To the Right Problems
You can effectively differentiate your business by being the best at helping your customers understand problems they don’t know they have. Identifying hidden problems not only sets your company apart, it creates alignment between that problem and your solution.
Game Day – Increase Productivity with A Weekly Theme
In any given week there is usually one high value activity that takes precedence over everything else – one that if successful will dramatically enhance your professional standing and personal confidence. With proper focus, these events can actually energize you and help you to more easily complete your other necessary activities.
Growing
How do you know you are growing? It may be as simple as feeling good about life – knowing that you are making progress. I like to think of growth as building on the past – learning from mistakes or taking any result and creating something from it.