4 reasons a great business owner tracks their time
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I haven’t tracked my hours in years. I’ve had no need since I don’t charge by the hour and I was so terrible at remembering to click start on that timer. But recently I realized I was missing a valuable metric for monitoring the health of my business. [Tweet “Time tracking can be a valuable…
How to set boundaries with clients
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Most clients are awesome people. They know that you bring value to their organization and the treat you like the professional that you are. But what about those clients that don’t value you? That keep stepping over the boundaries and pushing you to provide more without an increase in your fees? How do you set…
Need help today? Look back at these ancient thoughts
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The truth is, there are no new ideas. Everything I’m writing, and that any author is writing, has been written. With that in mind we don’t need to simply look to the new books being written. In fact, in many cases there is much more to be gained from reading things written long ago. So…
The one attitude that’s harming your business
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While you may be good at your craft, that doesn’t necessarily mean you should be running a business. Outside of all the business stuff you may not be good at — like accounting and marketing — there is a single attitude that sabotages so many business owners’ success. In his book Ego is the Enemy,…
4 reasons your business is stagnant
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When you started your business you had dreams..big dreams. You were not going to work all the time. You were going to spend time with your kids or your spouse. You were going to go for bike rides and take photo walks and hang out with friends in the evenings still. But that’s not happening.…
How to make income automatic by building a subscription business
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One of the biggest faults with many creative businesses is that a client does a project with you and then they’re done. That single purchase was all they needed — you’ve solved their most pressing problems and they’re going to run with the solution. Moving from one-off projects to recurring revenue is the dream of…
Get help achieving your goals for next year
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This month has been all about finding your purpose, executing on it effectively and then letting your customers and staff know what the purpose is in your organization. We did all that work up front to get to this point. You’re now ready to work on your goals for 2017. While many people plan to…
What do you do when work doesn’t align with your purpose?
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If you’ve followed along this month with defining your 4 Quadrants and your WHY you may be in a sticky position now. It may be that the job you find yourself in, doesn’t match up at all with the life you want. It may be that the business you run is a terrible fit. What…
4 Methods to Effectively Instill Purpose in Your Business
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How many places have you worked where there was some big plaque on the wall, inscribed with a bunch of fancy words stating the ‘mission’ of the organization? How many of them had words like ’synergistic’ or ‘actualize’ or ‘core competencies’ or some other nonsense word on it? How many said they put the customer…
4 Mistakes You Make in Positioning Your Brand
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According to Storybrand there are 7 things that make up an effective story. To be clear, story is any marketing message your business sends. The 7 things are: The character The problem The guide The plan to solve the problem Call to action Results Success or failure For more details on those 7 things then…
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