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Organize Your Staff or Your Business Will Suffer
It is not enough to hire people and then just leave them on their own to do whatever they think is needed in your business. You need to be the...
Organize Your Staff or Your Business Will Suffer
It is not enough to hire people and then just leave them on their own to do whatever they think is needed in your business. You need to be the...

Office Supplies - Are You Spending More Than Ne...
At the end of each year, I go through my Financial Statements to determine where I earned and spent the business' money. The first year, I was shocked at the...
Office Supplies - Are You Spending More Than Ne...
At the end of each year, I go through my Financial Statements to determine where I earned and spent the business' money. The first year, I was shocked at the...
Time Management for Small Business Owners
I know some small business owners who are always behind and seem to live in a state of chaos. Others are calm and appear to always be organized. The difference...
Time Management for Small Business Owners
I know some small business owners who are always behind and seem to live in a state of chaos. Others are calm and appear to always be organized. The difference...

Paperwork: The Thing That Can Kill Your Time an...
If you are operating a business you might feel at times that the paperwork is taking over your life! Some of the time you invest in completing it might be...
Paperwork: The Thing That Can Kill Your Time an...
If you are operating a business you might feel at times that the paperwork is taking over your life! Some of the time you invest in completing it might be...

Professional Development Portfolios
Because professional bodies are becoming more concerned about professional development, it is important that you can not only plan specific ways to meet the requirements but also ways that you...
Professional Development Portfolios
Because professional bodies are becoming more concerned about professional development, it is important that you can not only plan specific ways to meet the requirements but also ways that you...

Inventory - The Thing That Can Steal Your Money
Often people in the "helping professions" do not have inventory to the same degree as retail stores. But, it you are a professional who also produces and sells information products,...
Inventory - The Thing That Can Steal Your Money
Often people in the "helping professions" do not have inventory to the same degree as retail stores. But, it you are a professional who also produces and sells information products,...

YOUR FAMILY - The Thing That Stops You from Bui...
Some people never start a business because they are worried about how they will be able to support them without a guaranteed bi-weekly cheque. As a result, they stay in...
YOUR FAMILY - The Thing That Stops You from Bui...
Some people never start a business because they are worried about how they will be able to support them without a guaranteed bi-weekly cheque. As a result, they stay in...

Low Self-Esteem - The Thing That Stops You from...
Some people have low self-esteem from childhood. It may be that they were treated by their parents like they could not do anything right. Perhaps they internalized messages from mean...
Low Self-Esteem - The Thing That Stops You from...
Some people have low self-esteem from childhood. It may be that they were treated by their parents like they could not do anything right. Perhaps they internalized messages from mean...

YOUR JOB - The Thing That Stops You from Buildi...
You may have spent many years developing a career and now just don't know whether you actually can or would be able to open a business because of it. There...
YOUR JOB - The Thing That Stops You from Buildi...
You may have spent many years developing a career and now just don't know whether you actually can or would be able to open a business because of it. There...

Past Failure - The Thing That Stops You From Bu...
Everyone fails at something. Many of us fail at several things. But that isn't a reason to stop trying. I remember when I started my first job. I was working...
Past Failure - The Thing That Stops You From Bu...
Everyone fails at something. Many of us fail at several things. But that isn't a reason to stop trying. I remember when I started my first job. I was working...

Lack of Time - The Thing That Stops You From Bu...
Everyone seems to be complaining that they are too busy. They state that they do not have enough time in the day or week and, in all their busyness, the...
Lack of Time - The Thing That Stops You From Bu...
Everyone seems to be complaining that they are too busy. They state that they do not have enough time in the day or week and, in all their busyness, the...

Attention Teens - Doing Chores!
If you are a teenager and really don't like your family, your school or your life, then I'm thinking about you! Over the next few months I will be writing...
Attention Teens - Doing Chores!
If you are a teenager and really don't like your family, your school or your life, then I'm thinking about you! Over the next few months I will be writing...
Where Do I Stop and You Begin?
Often people talk with me about how upset they are because of the actions of others. They don't like the choices that their children make, are unhappy with the fact...
Where Do I Stop and You Begin?
Often people talk with me about how upset they are because of the actions of others. They don't like the choices that their children make, are unhappy with the fact...

Things You Probably Shouldn't Give on Valentine...
Gift-giving can be a tricky business. Often we go shopping with thoughts of what we would like instead of what would be most suitable for the recipient. Be careful. There...
Things You Probably Shouldn't Give on Valentine...
Gift-giving can be a tricky business. Often we go shopping with thoughts of what we would like instead of what would be most suitable for the recipient. Be careful. There...

Lack of Information - The Thing That Stops You ...
If a child told you "I don't know what to do" I am sure that you would have good advice to offer. Because we live in an information age there...
Lack of Information - The Thing That Stops You ...
If a child told you "I don't know what to do" I am sure that you would have good advice to offer. Because we live in an information age there...

Criticism from Others - The Thing That Stops Yo...
Everyone has an opinion. But not everyone is qualified or experienced enough to have on that is based on fact or that even makes sense. All you have to do...
Criticism from Others - The Thing That Stops Yo...
Everyone has an opinion. But not everyone is qualified or experienced enough to have on that is based on fact or that even makes sense. All you have to do...

Depressed or Overwhelmed?
At times I have new clients who come to see me because they think that they are depressed. Well, it doesn't take long to realize that rather than suffering from...
Depressed or Overwhelmed?
At times I have new clients who come to see me because they think that they are depressed. Well, it doesn't take long to realize that rather than suffering from...

Old Habits and New Beginnings
At the start of the new year, people often make decisions to get rid of old habits and implement positive change into their lives. Sometimes they might attempt to quit...
Old Habits and New Beginnings
At the start of the new year, people often make decisions to get rid of old habits and implement positive change into their lives. Sometimes they might attempt to quit...
FEAR - The Thing That Stops You From Building a...
Often people tell me that they would love to have their own business but do not believe that this could ever happen. When questioned further, they explain that they are...
FEAR - The Thing That Stops You From Building a...
Often people tell me that they would love to have their own business but do not believe that this could ever happen. When questioned further, they explain that they are...

AGE - The Excuse That Stops You From Building a...
Sometimes people talk about how they would like to do certain things but then quickly follow-up with a statement that they are not able to do this because of their...
AGE - The Excuse That Stops You From Building a...
Sometimes people talk about how they would like to do certain things but then quickly follow-up with a statement that they are not able to do this because of their...