I’m going to share that I have a disease – TOTM; now before you feel sorry for me – please don’t because you might have it, too! Taking on Too Much (TOTM) has become a way of life for me lately. Running my own business and working all areas that growing a business involves, i.e. updating social media, writing blogs and articles ... Read More
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A Test to Help You Figure Out Which Career Best Fits Your Personality
Choosing the right career can be of the utmost importance for a variety of reasons, both professionally and personally. We often identify with our careers as much as we need our careers to support our families and ourselves financially. This identification and financial aptitude does not come easily when our occupational choice is ... Read More
4 Key Points for Increasing Profits with Superior Customer Service
As many successful business owners and service providers know, good customer service is critical to building or maintaining their business. Exemplary customer service helps your business get noticed. But no matter how great your service or product happens to be, bad customer service can bring your business to a screeching halt. So ... Read More
5 Tips for Getting Through a Busy Day Feeling Great
What a crazy time for me right now! I am working full time doing consulting, creating eLearning for large corporations, running my own Weight Loss and Lifestyle Coaching business, AND planning a wedding! (Only 30 days left!) All this craziness means I am continually trying to ensure I have enough energy to get through my checklist ... Read More
How to Be More Productive at Work
As a freelancer or entrepreneur running a home-based business, there's no doubt you’re already loving the benefits of being able to work when you want, for as long as you want, without having to worry about your boss asking what the heck you are doing every five minutes. But while working from home has many advantages, many ... Read More
Dealing with Working Mom Guilt – 7 Tips For Work-At-Home Moms
If you are a work-at-home mom or thinking about being a work-at-home mom, then you probably have dealt with guilt at some point in time. If you have worked out of the home, then guilt was likely to be a part of your daily routine. When you decided to stay-at-home, as I did, you probably thought that this guilt would be gone. For me, ... Read More
10 Tips To Avoid Work-At-Home Burnout
“Ugh ... I really don't want to work today. I have a ton of stuff to do but don't want to do it. What the heck, am I bored or feeling burnt out?” How many of you have asked yourself that question? I know I have. Many times. Not only when I worked the "9-5" jobs, but also while I worked in what I thought was my desired work-at-home ... Read More
The Perks of Being an Independent Contractor
The independent contractor tends to get a bad rap -- most people believe that they would prefer to be hired on as an employee. In spite of this, a large majority of home-based jobs will require that you apply as an independent contractor. But is this such a bad thing? While there are a few negatives, there are plenty of ... Read More
5 Ways Women Get Into Trouble in Business—and How They Can Stop
I admire the women who know themselves—and truly like who they are—and who have healthy personal and business boundaries and are effective leaders. For many of us, however, moving past the social programming of gender roles and behaviors is a work in progress. Working environments are interesting little microcosms of life with ... Read More
How Results Only Work Environment is Changing the Way We Work
The trouble with traditional work … There’s a lot of talk these days about this thing called the work-life balance. Traditional companies everywhere brag that employees come first with fun little programs like casual Fridays, no meeting Wednesdays, and company bonding events such as (mandatory) picnics and happy hours. And don’t ... Read More
Shedding the Corporate Mindset: Quantity vs. Quality
A local bookstore was going out of business and I stopped in and picked up Secrets of Six-Figure Women by Barbara Stanny. The book originally cost $23.95 and I got it for a whopping $2.49 plus tax. I’ve learned in the past from reading books with these kinds of titles not to expect any huge revelations, but I was optimistic about ... Read More
Working from Home – Where Do You Find the Motivation?
By Jo Barrett-Lennard After a month off sick, numerous trips to the doctor's office, and a stint in the hospital, I found myself at home and ready to get back to work. I went through the motions. Got my desk ready, papers in order even got as far as checking and disposing of endless emails. I purchased new pens and notebooks. ... Read More
Increase Your Productivity by Knowing Your Time Management Style
What is your Time Management Style? When we think of style, many of us think of clothes or our car or the way we decorate our homes. But have you ever stopped to think about what kind of time management style applies to you? I would bet you haven’t. And I’ll bet it's because you didn’t know time management had a sense of ... Read More
