Are you ‘guilty’ of having a cluttered workspace?You are not alone, I hear from a lot of business owners and entrepreneurs that they struggle keeping their desks clear.What is interesting is, that I came across these studies at the Princeton University that suggest that a cluttered workspace means a cluttered brain.Professor Sabine Kastner has been researching […]
There is a lot of Fear around dealing with Finances, especially business finances. This prevents otherwise smart and capable entrepreneurs from making smart decisions or from making decisions at all. If you are amongst the small business owners that are stressed out by money, budgets and taxes, then this fear of finances probably existed […]
Many entrepreneurs and small business owners face cash flow problems. And all too often, they fail to notice these cash issues in time. According to Dun and Bradstreet, cash flow problems cause 90 percent of small business to fail. Did you know you can have a profitable business and still run out of cash? […]
I bet you have heard of Mari Kondo and her #1 New York Times Bestselling Guide The Life-changing Magic of Tidyng-up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. The amazing success this book has shows how much we are in need to declutter our lives these days. I have been on a clutter clearing […]
How would you feel if keeping records would become an enjoyable task rather than a dreaded one? How would this change your day to day life as an entrepreneur if you would get inspired and excited every time you organize and file your receipts, bills, and statements? Unfortunately, for most entrepreneur this is […]
On my search for a great topic for this weeks blog I came across an interesting article and concept from May 2012 by Bruce Sellery, that he calls “The Priority Pyramid”. He has devised a system that helps you out If you are having troubles setting financial priorities. It is based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs that […]
How did you start into the New Year? Did you make some New Years Resolutions? If yes, you are in good company. According to statistics 45 % of Americans and 32% of Brits are making New Years Resolutions, I am sure it’s a similar percentage for other countries. Every year when the old […]
I had a spirited conversation this week with the entrepreneur Jennifer Rohner from JenniferRohner.com. Jennifer just recently quit her well paying corporate job in Retail Pharmacy and started her own business as a coach. She is a very organized person and loves to plan. We talk about her process of leaving the corporate world. How […]
Do you know the movie “Other People’s Money” with Danny deVito, Gregory Peck and Penelope Ann Miller? It’s a film about a corporate raider (deVito) that threatens to take over a “mom and pop” company. The patriarch of the company (Peck) hires his wife’s daughter (Miller), who is a lawyer, to try and protect the […]
Time boxing is a fabulous time management technique to help you focus on your priorities and work towards your goals and visions. It can also help you get a handle on procrastination, therefore makes you more productive. But first, what is time boxing? Time Boxing: instead of working on a task until it’s done, you […]