Ever have one of those days (or weeks) where you wonder why on earth you ever started your own business? Your clients are whiny, your supplies didn’t get delivered on time, and your staff all forgot to take their happy pill. I mean, really. What possessed you to think that being your own boss was a …
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A Time Management Tip from Marcus Lemonis
In a filmed interview with Inc Magazine, Marcus Lemonis shares one of his strategies for organizing his day. Each night before going to bed Marcus says “I make a quick list of the things I know I have to deal with the next day. And I try to get those knocked out before noon.” Marcus goes on to …
How to Reach Your Small Business Goals and Have Fun Too
Reaching higher levels of business success typically means making a lot of sacrifices to get there. If you’re like most small business owners, you know what it is like to give up time spent relaxing with family and friends because you’re putting in 10, 12, and 16 hour days. You also understand what …
Is Having a Working Mother Good For You?
Coined in the late 1980s and solidified into the nation’s psyche with the 1990 Newsweek article “Mommy vs. Mommy,” the term “mommy wars” has once again been in the news. New research by Harvard Business School (HBS) found that adult daughters of mothers who worked outside the home when they were …
5 Sacrifices Entrepreneurs Should Make to Succeed
There is a not-so-bright side to entrepreneurship that some people forget about while they are busy counting in the benefits of becoming a successful entrepreneur. And while fancy dining, traveling, and living the good life might all be possible with your entrepreneurial venture, to get there, you …
7 Reasons You Should Take a Vacation Even If You Don’t Have the Time or Money
About two months ago, my husband and I were sitting on the couch one night, both exhausted from our fuller than full schedules. I had been working seven days a week most weeks for almost four months and he was doing the same with school, striving to finish his degree before returning to work. In …
