Last week I decided to call a stop to everything that was going on in my business – and I mean everything.
Why I Stopped Everything in my Business
I have a lot of new projects on at the moment and have been trying to fit moving them all forward round my son’s school hours. The results was that last week, I found myself feeling more than a tad overwhelmed and family life was being affected. Now, those of you that know me know that my business impacting my family is an absolute no-no. That is why I stopped everything.
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There is only one obstacle to success. Yes, only one -YOU! Let me explain:
The confusion over business obstacles
Most people confuse day to day circumstances and situations as obstacles and setbacks. They aren’t. They are just things to be dealt with. They only become obstacles and setbacks when we apply that label to them. I am talking about things like not enough clients, not enough hours in the day to get things done and so on. Stop seeing circumstances and situations as obstacles and setbacks. They aren’t, you have just been conditioned to think that they are. They are just part of the normal ebb and flow of business and life.
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Even with a really strong business vision, strategy, goals and action plans you are not immune from failing to achieve the success you want. Let me explain why:
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This is post 3 of a 5 day series. Post 1: 5 days to Change for Success – Day 1: Clear the decks! Post 2: 5 days to Change for Success – Day 2: Building Strong Foundations
In the previous two posts we focussed on clearing the decks and putting some strong foundations in place. Now it is time to get into action.
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In the first post of this 5 day series 5 days to Change for Success – Day 1: Clear the decks! we started to clear the path ready for creating strong foundations.
Why are strong foundations important?
If a builder didn’t put strong foundations in place, what he is building is likely to fall down and not be fit for purpose. The same is true for creating success in your business, lifestyle or family life – the stronger the foundations, the better results you will get.
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In the previous post Is your Business a Vampire? we talked about how many small business owners feel that their business is sucking the life out of them and they aren’t getting the results or success they want, professionally or personally. In this five part series we are going to start taking actions to turn that around.
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I have concerns about some of the reasons people use time management techniques.
I also think the phrase can be misleading. Here’s why:
Time doesn’t need managing. It’s YOU that needs managing!
The problem for me is that sometimes time management can divert attention from resolving underlying problems permanently that would create lasting solutions that would then no longer require [...]
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