Originally posted at: Getting Organized All disorganization is caused by one simple phrase: “I’ll get to that later.” Items arrive such as papers etc. and are not dealt with immediately. You know the old saying “a place for everything and everything in its place.” This is the ultimate truth about being organized. The...Continue reading
Category: Business Building
Perseverance
Perseverance (noun) – steady persistence in a course of action, thought, or purpose. Simply put, perseverance is the quality of keeping on doing what you need to be doing. Encourage yourself daily to persevere, even if your business starts off slow or seems to stagnate, and you at least stand the chance of being a...Continue reading
Work Anytime
A lot of people fail early on in their business venture because they think that setting up and maintaining their own business, whether online or at a physical brick and mortar address, is easy and once the initial work is done they can sit back, relax, and watch the customers and money roll in. But...Continue reading
Decisive and Discerning
Opportunities might come knocking but they certainly don’t wait around forever for you to answer the door. While it is important to be decisive and ready to take that quick and definitive action to either seize or avoid the opportunities presented, keep in mind that it takes just as much discernment to tell the good...Continue reading
Business Telephone Tips
Originally posted at: Business Telephone Tips The telephone is an integral tool for business. They are everywhere. Sadly, the proper use of this business instrument appears to be somewhat lacking. Adept use of the telephone can keep clients with your company and encourage new clients to use your services. Here are some tips...Continue reading
No Boss? Nope!
It’s no secret. Most employees, and probably yourself included (admit it), don’t like their boss. After all, no one wants to be told what to do every day, be accused of something they didn’t do, or disciplined for a mistake that was made. The reasons for not liking your boss are vast and sometimes very...Continue reading
Cautious Optimism
Optimism is good and positive, but too much of it can make you blind to losses and vulnerable to cheats and scams. In starting and running your business it can certainly help your attitude and overall outlook to be optimistic, but one must also temper it with prudence and good judgement.
Anything can be made into a business … hmmm
If you want to make it big, then you either have to be the best or be the first. Being first to offer some sort of product or service depends on one’s ability to spot the needs or wants for these goods or services. And by this one would think that anything can be...Continue reading
Be Real
Guest post by Darla Mittler, CEO of Darla Mittler Document Magic. It’s great that the internet has opened up so many channels of expression. Voicing your opinion has never been easier. This ease of use has also given rise to the use of false identities. Faking who you are on the internet is...Continue reading
Christmas with the Kranks = Business Lesson: Respond to Market Demands!
“Christmas With the Kranks” is a slapstick comedy based on a book called “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham. The upshot is that the protagonists, Luther and Nora Krank (played by Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis), want to “skip” Christmas because their daughter is spending Christmas overseas in the Peace Corps. They plan to take...Continue reading