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Are You Planning To Fail - Or Just Failing To Plan?
Every business owner plans to succeed, but many wind up succeeding by putting out fires every day. Stragic planning is all about preventing fires in the first place. It's not a difficult process, and the results are well worth the investment of time and energy.
Four Easy Steps to Better Managing Your Daily Tasks
What if you were to have a conversation with owners of small to mid-size businesses - who would each regale you with stories of “wearing too many hats”, “engaging in crazy juggling acts”, or “filling their time putting out fires?” You would pass through moments of being interested in those stories … then feeling a bit overwhelmed as you resonated with having had many of the exact same experiences. Then, you would finally find yourself wanting a way to process all those tasks and finding their common denominator, so to speak, so that you might better manage both the tasks and your time!
Deliberately Choose How You Want To Live Your Life
This article asks the question, "Is your life worth living?" This simple question, when asked often, creates more abundance in your life. Here are practical tools to remind yourself that you are in control of creating a wonderful quality of life regardless of your circumstances.

Top 12 Attributes Of Effective Leaders
Have you ever wondered why some people make great leaders yet others fail at it? I believe that effective leaders share a common set of attributes. This article identifies 12 attributes I feel best exemplify great leaders. Do you possess any or all of these attributes?

The Urgency of Importance
Every one of us probably knows someone who’s permanently in crisis mode, constantly putting out fires, busy, busy, busy. But, have you noticed, that type of person is frequently stuck somewhere shy of their goals because they never seem to have the time to get to the things they say are important to them?
Self-Leadership Disciplines of Success Regardless of Economic Trends
Spring is in the air and so are new beginnings. We begin to awaken from the slumber energy of winter. Gardeners have begun to plant seeds for new blossoms. Annual foliage is stirring new birth of its own unique flavors and essence. Longer hours of sunlight give you the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and fresh air, participating in sports, taking walks, enjoying outdoor cafes, building new relationships, wearing clothing that doesn’t require layers to keep warm, and perhaps being a little more adventurous.
Disciplines of Success Regardless of Economic Trends
Self-leadership combined with leadership is critical in combining work and pleasure. These are skills that can be learned. Champions keep on learning. They see the opportunities through transitions. Effective leaders are self-aware of the principles and characteristics of influential leadership. They know how to be fully engaged in their surroundings and are proactive in their goals and success.

Executing a strategic plan requires heavy lifting
The importance of executing a strategy to achieve a goal
I Love Business
How can we innovate so that our businesses return great profits AND contribute to our society at the same time?
Sales Training – Top Salespeople Gifts for Managing Chaos
Of little consequence to salespeople who find their days hectic, is how official is and who declared November 9 Chaos Never Dies Day. Some salespeople know chaos. No salesperson has any less time then another salesperson, but to some, a day extender would be a welcome gift.

Roadsigns and Retention
Retaining the talent we work so hard to recruit and train is important and deserves attention. Good managers know this. Unfortunately, these same good managers often get so sidetracked putting out fires that so-called ‘maintenance’ activities get pushed to the bottom of the priority list. Read on for more...

It's About Time: The Path to Productivity
How well do you manage your time? Do you sometimes feel like you spend most of your work day putting out fires instead of being productive? Often it seems we’re so busy putting out those daily fires that we don’t ever get to accomplish anything of real significance—those things that would make us the most successful in the long run. Every day becomes something to “get through” instead of an exciting path to greater fulfillment. We all have the same amount of time; it's what we do with the time we have that makes the difference.

Top 10 reasons for NOT providing sales training and education
When does a sales professional no longer need sales training? When they quit breathing!!
5 Not So Obvious Business Plan Mistakes to Avoid
Everyone knows they need one. Everyone plans on writing one, eventually. But not everyone does it. Why? Because it’s so easy to put off and it’s such a chore. I’m talking about writing a business plan. Many business owners put more effort into planning their vacations than they put into planning their businesses. This is a shame because an entrepreneur with a business plan is much more likely to succeed than one without a plan.
Am I in the Right Business?
Are you tired of working constantly without a vacation and having the money to show for your efforts? If you are wondering whether you are in the right business, consider the following questions:

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“I’m sorry, I just didn’t get to it because I didn’t have enough time”
Time management has been around for as long as my grandmother has and even longer! If you as a business leader are finding that you're constantly putting out fires, running against the wind and getting nothing done, you are in need of a wake up call. The tool that I've created and use with my clients is about just that..shocking you into realising that the things you say you want are never going to happen if you keep managing your time this way.
Self-Management for Business Owners
If you're like me (and most other people I've met) at one time or another you'll find yourself in a bit of a time crunch. For some people this is a way of life and they spend all of their time/ in "REACTION MODE" frantically putting out fires here and there until they find themselves exhausted, burnt out, in a rut. Others simply go into OVERDRIVE occasionally to finish or launch a project or deal with a critical issue that needs addressing. All of us, I am convinced (especially business owners, entrepreneurs) could benefit from learning to manage ourselves and our priorities a bit more effectively. Here are some tips that may help:
It's About Time: The Path to Productivity
How well do you manage your time? Do you sometimes feel like you spend most of your work day putting out fires instead of being productive? Often it seems we’re so busy putting out those daily fires that we don’t ever get to accomplish anything of real significance—those things that would make us the most successful in the long run. Every day becomes something to “get through” instead of an exciting path to greater fulfillment. We all have the same amount of time; it's what we do with the time we have that makes the difference.

Roadsigns and Retention
Retaining the talent we work so hard to recruit and train is important and deserves attention. Good managers know this. Unfortunately, these same good managers often get so sidetracked putting out fires that so-called ‘maintenance’ activities get pushed to the bottom of the priority list. Read on for more...

Four Easy Steps to Better Managing Your Daily Tasks
What if you were to have a conversation with owners of small to mid-size businesses - who would each regale you with stories of “wearing too many hats”, “engaging in crazy juggling acts”, or “filling their time putting out fires?” You would pass through moments of being interested in those stories … then feeling a bit overwhelmed as you resonated with having had many of the exact same experiences. Then, you would finally find yourself wanting a way to process all those tasks and finding their common denominator, so to speak, so that you might better manage both the tasks and your time!
The Urgency of Importance
Every one of us probably knows someone who’s permanently in crisis mode, constantly putting out fires, busy, busy, busy. But, have you noticed, that type of person is frequently stuck somewhere shy of their goals because they never seem to have the time to get to the things they say are important to them?
Are You Planning To Fail - Or Just Failing To Plan?
Every business owner plans to succeed, but many wind up succeeding by putting out fires every day. Stragic planning is all about preventing fires in the first place. It's not a difficult process, and the results are well worth the investment of time and energy.
Time Management Tips That Can Mean Dramatic Growth in Your Business
In my experience the biggest problem small business owners face is time management - getting stuck doing mundane tasks or putting out fires, instead of being the CEO, the one who develops and implements the strategy and uses their expertise delivering the services they are passionate about.

Steps To Personal Success
Many of us spend our days traveling from one high-pressure environment to another, "putting out fires" and dealing with issues, before we arrive at the end of the day and wonder where all the time went. We live a life that is determined by custom and conformity. In truth, we don't really know how to measure whether we are being successful or not in real terms, even though we may often measure ourselves against the performance of our peers, close friends or family.

Create a Strategy That Pruduces Sustainable Results
A Sustainable organization is one where all of the parts are working together cohesively as a team to accomplish organizational goals. These organizations are innovative, customer responsive, and prevent fires- they're not spending their time putting out fires. Are you? If not, here is what to do about it.

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