The growth mindset demands that you adopt a new attitude toward making mistakes. We have to welcome failure because it’s a key part of the learning process. In fact, you learn more from messing up than from doing things right. However, this attitude is not second nature for most of us. Here are some ideas […]

At the core of every business is its processes. You perform them every day, but have you ever taken the time to actually map them out and document them? Representing your workflow in this way offers a number of benefits for your business. One key benefit is that onboarding and training new employees become much […]

With the rush of things to do and looming deadlines, we often forget to take care of a very important but often overlooked task: Thinking and planning about the future. Some refer to this as “big picture” thinking. You spend so much of each day stuck in the minutiae of your work that you forget […]

Limiting beliefs are beliefs you hold that keep you from doing what you want to do. The human mind has an amazing ability to come up with infinite reasons why you can’t do something. There is a good chance you have limiting beliefs stopping you right now and you don’t even realize it. Limiting beliefs […]

One of the biggest causes of overwhelm is managing multiple projects at the same time. But there is hardly a business owner or freelancer who doesn’t have to work this way at least some of the time. So how do you manage multiple projects without feeling completely overwhelmed? First, don’t multitask since this contributes more […]

It’s common to feel overwhelmed and yet have no idea what’s causing that feeling. You know things aren’t right, but can’t quite get at why. How do you discover what’s overwhelming you? One excellent method is to start an overwhelm journal. Begin by understanding your own reaction to stress. Common reactions include things like feelings […]

Here is a common story we can all relate to:  You start a project with a great deal of energy, excited to tackle something new.  As time goes by and you start encountering difficulties, your motivation dwindles, and the project goes on the backburner with too many other things to mention.  How does anybody ever […]

How much of your working time is spent doing the same things each day? If you think about it, you’ll probably find that you spend a great deal of time on repetitive tasks. Mapping out these daily things to-do and turning them into business processes offers the following benefits: Your business will be more efficient, […]

When you’re looking at your business processes and trying to find ways to streamline for better efficiency, don’t forget that one option is to get rid of tasks by giving them to someone else. There are three ways to entrust tasks to someone else: Delegating, outsourcing, and automating. Delegating Tasks to Your Employees Delegating involves […]

10 Best Practices Create a Routine – What is the first thing you do each day and how does it help or hurt your productivity? Create a morning routine that makes you feel fresh and ready to start the day. Prioritize Your List – Spend some time each day creating a list of things to […]