Running a Business? How to Develop Sustainable Foundations
Few things are as exciting as launching and running a successful business. However, getting off to a strong start is essential for building long-term, sustainable success. The following practices will help ensure your business is built upon a solid foundation. In this...
Need to prioritise and focus? Try Warren Buffetts 2 list strategy.
Learning how to run your own business can be exhausting, can't it. Especially for those of us who have lots of life experience but not so much experience of growing a business in this online world. Warren Buffett is famous for being great at business, being...
Glad this year is over? Positive Strategies for a Happier New Year
If the last twelve months brought excess stress, strained relationships, calamity, or upheaval to your life, you may be thinking "Good riddance" as you end this tumultuous year. Rather than allowing the New Year to be a reminder of all the things that went wrong this...
Make business planning fun again
Do you find business planning fun? When you think of a business plan, you probably think of pages of text and graphs and boring statistics and numbers. You know, the kind of thing you’d nervously push across the desk in the bank in hopes of securing a loan. I don’t...
3 must haves for your business plan
Businesses of every type needs a business plan. Mistakenly some small business owners think they can get away without one because their business is only tiny. And don’t think you can skip it because you offer a service instead of a physical product. Every business can...
3 money mistakes that will keep you broke in your business
I want to talk about 3 money mistakes I see small business owners make that keep them broke. Small business owners have had a tough time over the past few years with the COVID pandemic and then the recession. Poor money management has been the cause of more business...
How many hats are you wearing?
A question for you. As a start up business owner 'How many hats are you wearing?' In this article I will discuss the number of roles that small business owners of new businesses need to fulfil and how you can focus on two key things in order to work smarter to get...
Create a monthly action plan to reach your business goals with these 5 tips
So, you’ve got your vision board filled with photos and you’ve decided on and written down your business goals; now what? Visualising what you want in life is a wonderful practice but don’t forget about making an action plan to fulfill those goals. You need to create...
3 ways to set challenging business goals
I know that not all Business Owners set goals but they are really missing out on a simple tool that can real supercharge a business. And those who do set goals often know that it's good practice but fail to set the right sized goals. Are you setting goals that are too...
5 Mistakes Business Owners Make When Setting Goals
Do you like setting goals in your business? I find a surprising number of business owners don't. Yet business goals help you gauge your success and help you stay motivated to reach those goals. Some people think the planning stage is drudgery but even those...
Need to relax? Here’s 5 tips to help you build it into your day
We all experience times throughout the day where you just feel the need to relax for even a few minutes. You already know that relaxation helps your body re-energise, but sometimes you're so busy and caught up in the moment that you just don't have the time to unwind....
Survival tips for business mums during the holidays
Working mums have it tough. Being committed to building your business and prioritising your family is an difficult task for many of us. It can be exhausting and thankless, leaving you feeling that you’re never fully present as a business owner or a mother. Whilst my...
Want business success? Aim for small achievements
We dream of making our business a success, don't we? But it's not enough to just dream about it. It's the people that take action to reach their goals that truly succeed in life. The key is to turn those big dreams into goals. It really doesn't matter whether the...
What Mary Poppins Taught Me about Time Management
The film Mary Poppins is a real favourite in our family and so I thought I'd use her a role model for time management. Whether you're raising children or running your own business, there's a lot you can learn about time management from Mary Poppins. Mary set the gold...
Why Busyness is unproductive and your worst enemy
Busyness is practically a disease today. We all cram as much as we can into our seemingly limited time. Yet being busy isn’t the same as getting things done. Haven’t you had a day where you felt like you didn’t have a minute to spare, yet you still felt like you...
Anger Management in 10 steps
When someone cuts you up whilst you're driving do you experience rage? Do you burst out in anger when your child misbehaves? Whilst anger is a very natural emotion, most of us experience shame when we let our anger get the better of us. However, learning to deal with...
5 Ways to be Assertive and say No
Do you find it difficult to be assertive and say "no" to people’s requests? In a previous blog I wrote about The Four steps to becoming more Assertive and saying No is just a small past of being more confident and assertive. We live in an increasingly busy world and...
Are you giving away your power?
Does attaining your goals seem harder than it should be? If you feel challenged to achieve your desires, you may be constructing false obstacles to your objectives. We are all guilty of telling ourselves stories from time to time and sometimes these stories get in the...
The Working Woman’s Guide to self-promotion
Many women have a hard time getting ahead in the business because they are reluctant to promote themselves. Certainly, here in the UK it is not something that culturally we are brought up to do. I know that you may feel conflicted when you would like to celebrate your...
9 effective habits of a successful entrepreneur
The 9 effective habits of a successful entrepreneur are necessary for success in business and also in your career. Fortunately, there are many successful entrepreneurs that we can look to for clues as to what has made them successful. It’s not surprising that many of...