Are you profitable? Are you paying yourself market rates?
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Despite having the best year financially in my business last year, it felt like the hardest. Today I’m going to talk about some of the changes I’m making in 2017 to make my business way more profitable. Hear the Digital Agency Show where they talk about paying yourself market rates and how profitable you are.
Don’t let email overwhelm you, Unsubscribe
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Oh email how we hate it. We can spend an entire day in the office pushing email and feel like we did nothing of value. For most of us that sentiment is true. We did almost nothing of value with our email time. This state is a place we all exist in at some point.…
What to talk about in your business conversations with your spouse
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Most business content misses one of the most crucial roles in a business. it makes the faulty assumption that work is work and home is home. Narry the two shall meet. That’s not the truth of life though. Your life outside of work and your work an intertwined. They can’t be separated. This month, we’re…
Don’t fool yourself, it’s a long hard road to a successful business
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Don’t fool yourself in to thinking that you can start a business with anything but a lot of work. It’s a long hard road to start a business and keep it successful. Today I talk about that work in the context of running and the years it takes to really hit your peak.
Busy is not a badge of honour, get some boundaries in your work
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Have you ever asked someone how they were and heard that they were ‘bored’? Probably not. Most people answer ‘busy’ like it’s some badge of pride. Much like they talk about pulling an all-nighter as if we should be in awe of their stupidity. There is no glory in rest. No social acclaim. We are…
If you’re spending more than 8 hours a day in the office, you’re not productive
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I was talking with my friend Brent from ugurus recently and he said something that struck me hard. It went something like: I figure if I can’t do my work in 35 hours a week I’m probably doing someone else’s job – Brent Weaver If you have a few employees that’s a great way to…
Sometimes there are consequences when you choose family instead of work
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If you’re winning at business and ruining your family, kids, spouse, partner, or relationships you’re still failing. Today I’m talking about a real life example where I picked my family and our house rules. Someone was mad at me and called me a bunch of not so nice names. They said they looked forward to…
When work is hard, should you quit or keep going?
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I’ve been at this coaching thing for about one full year. Yes I’ve written books before. Yes I’ve sort of said that I can help people run an awesome business in years past. But at no point did I sit down and do the hard work it would take to make mentoring and coaching my…
Why paper productivity tools can help you get more done than digital tools
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Yes I’m on my computer lots. I can control it from my keyboard without touching the mouse. In fact, I’ve had a dead mouse for a week and couldn’t be bothered to replace the batteries. My productivity didn’t suffer. Despite this fluency on a computer I don’t use a digital task manager for my daily…
Can you do your job?
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Today we’re going to talk about what you really mean when you tell a client “That can’t be done”. Far to many business owners aren’t really saying that the task can’t be done. They’re saying something else entirely.
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