Are you ready??? September, that month of new beginnings, is just over the horizon… As you shake the lazy days of summer out of your head and start thinking about how you and your business will WIN in the last 4 months of 2019, your mind could very well turn to marketing.
Summer is often a time when thoughtful introspection occurs, perhaps as you gaze over the ocean, swing in the hammock, or paddle on water. It’s a time to recharge, reconsider, and reset. It’s just the right time to think about your own Emotional Resilience.
No, this isn’t going to be a little chat about your feelings - so don’t run away just yet. Emotional resilience is one of the most vital kinds of resilience a business owner can build. It’s your ability to persevere through difficult times. It’s optimism, and awareness of your own feelings, where they come from, and why. It’s believing you - and no other - are in control of your life.
Happy End of June! Nearly half of the year is already behind us, and those goals you set 6 months ago are coming to fruition, or tossed, reformed, and adjusted to meet with reality. What are you doing to set yourself up for great success in the last half of the year?
What we rarely consider, because we, as business owners and entrepreneurs are naturally superhuman, is what happens if you cannot - physically or mentally - show up for your business? It’s a bleak consideration. Many of us just toss the idea away, simply seeing it as either impossible or unsolvable.
When leaders aren’t personally impacted by the change (their jobs, scope of their work, etc.) and they’ve been involved in discussions and planning it for months, there seems to be an expectation that employees accept the change and get on board quickly.
As you heal yourself with self care, open up your weeks and days with delegation and time-blocking, you’ll find that varying forms of nourishment unfold before you. Start paying attention to your energy levels as you explore this area of your life and learn what kinds of things really add to that core driver that IS the fuel behind your business: YOU.
There’s a reason you chose your partner, (or will, if you’re currently single) and a reason they chose you (ditto). Your entrepreneurial drive was likely one of the many things they found so attractive. Apply the passion that you bring to your business to every corner of your life, especially that all-important partnership. Success is far more fun when you’re together.
This month, we encourage you to focus on the key source of energy and growth in your business: YOU. In part one of a two part series on personal resilience, we take you through the actions and non-actions that can help you heal throughout and after those trying times.
The evidence is here. Mindful time will benefit your health, relationships, and business. Common excuses such as, “I don’t have time or space, my mind is too busy, I have physical or emotional pain,” are just self-defeating stories. Start Small. Five Minutes a Day.
The combination of expectations, from ourselves as well as others, that we “should” be able to knock the socks off our businesses, families, personal development, health care and exercise regime, and somehow actually have friends and time to write that book or learn that language or travel or…well, it’s just tiring. So, if a sabbatical is impossible… what can you do?
As April is coming to a close, the upcoming month is a great time to think about your technology, not only because it contains World Password Day, but also because now that all the craziness of tax season is over, why not give yourself something else to be concerned about?
The golden ticket in marketing isn’t a billboard in Times Square. It isn’t premium placement in your local newspaper or a really great event sponsorship that offers you a table in the lobby. The best marketing happens organically, seamlessly and seemingly effortlessly, straight from the lips of others.
The first quarter of the calendar year is almost over. As you look back over what you've accomplished - and haven't accomplished - thus far, we'd like to remind you that operating a business is anything but consistent.
In today’s climate, a successful entrepreneur is one who can operate at an ever-increasing rate of change. To manage this change, you must institute a dynamic, flexible organization within your business, one that finds a balance between innovation and stability, between comfort and chaos, between uncertainty and permanence.
Cheri supports our clients with her cross section of industry experience and with varying levels of digital sophistication. Our Systems & Software Slayer is always ready to lend a hand, answer a quick question, and find a solution to a wild digital issue.
Excellent service is your best marketing tool. It’s one of those slow-burn activities that takes a long time and a lot of work to build, but a great reputation with the customers you love is bar-none the most powerful form of marketing you can ever work on. It’s the first, and by far the most important, tool in your kit.
We're feeling pretty darn warm about our team, and we hope we can help you feel the same way about yours. As you know, our theme for 2019 is Resilience, and we turned our minds to building a resilient team, something you know we value deeply. A great, resilient team is there for you through good times and bad.
You want your business to be adaptable and engaged at every single level. You cannot be everywhere, in every single interaction, and there are some things you just can’t plan for. You need to create a strong team environment, one that empowers your team members to maximize their value.
When you start building your company, and handing off those tasks to people are are frankly better at it than you are, your relief is palpable. Your sleep increases, as does your joy and—trust us—your revenue. You’re no longer alone in this business. It’s one of the most fantastic feelings in the world.
