When it comes to getting things done in your business, do you find yourself drowning in overwhelm? Do you feel frustrated or confused by trying to figure out where to start or what comes next? Is procrastination the default for handling your stress? It doesn’t have to be that way.
You know that sinking feeling you get, way down in the pit of your stomach when you know it’s not working, you know you don’t know what to do next, and you feel paralyzed by fear? There was a time in my life that when faced with a problem, I would completely retreat, silenced by…
Every day, we get questions from smart, successful, self-employed professionals who want more in their business and their lives. Today, we attack the email monster… Janice asks: Ack! Help! What do I do with all this email? There’s only one thing I hate worse than mopping the floors … …and that’s dealing with the endless…
You’re a smart, hardworking entrepreneur, and you’re moving fast. You are highly educated in your field and your business is growing and getting busier each day. But somehow, you find yourself stuck. You’re doing more tasks that take you away from your core business, you are working more and earning less. You need help. Wouldn’t…
It was a Sunday afternoon at 3:15 p.m. The day was wonderful. Outside, the sun was shining, the birds were singing, little critters were roaming around for food, people were walking their dogs. It was a happy day. Then it happened. At 3:16 p.m., she went inside to take a quick look at her email…
Dallas is a beautiful town, I think. I wouldn’t know because I’ve been in a hotel conference boardroom with a speaker client doing a 2 Day Turnaround session to clarify her business message and clear her head. We’re knee deep in “stuff” and it’s a blast getting everything organized into a plan. Just as I…
I get questions all the time about how to get more done with less stress. This week, Nancy asks: Q: Nancy asks, “How do I prioritize what’s important, when it all seems so urgent?” A: You know I’ve got a list right now of 234 tasks that I absolutely want to get done. The question…
I was speaking with a client the other day. She was angry. Really angry. Nothing was working right, her bank account was fluctuating wildly, and she was working harder than ever. She had every right to be angry. For a very long time, she had struggled, hoping, praying and pushing through whatever came her way…
Today was a weird day. It started out with me being wide awake for most of the night, thoughts dancing through my head, trying to convince me that something was seriously wrong. Sort of like the tail wagging the dog, my brain had control of my emotions and random thoughts turned into full blown stories…
Twenty years ago, I was mad. Angry. Trying to get ahead. Pushing it. Using all of my mental powers to build my business, enhance my career and working hard just to get a little bit ahead. I was running a $5 million business at the time, and I didn’t have the luxury to stop and…
Have you seen the movie “Up In The Air?” I went to see it recently and found the main character’s passion interesting. In case you haven’t seen it, the movie is about a guy who travels the country, 300 days per year, and fires people for a living. He loves every aspect of traveling, especially…
“Worry is a waste of energy” The year was 1984 and Iwas a year out of high school. Having decided that I was grown up enough to live in my own apartment, (even though I couldn’t really afford it), with a rusty old ugly green sedan for transportation, I muddled through. Working a part time job…