Hoping that your business will be better this year than it was last year without an action plan, is called wishful thinking; and hope is not a sound business strategy. Getting your business off to a good start in a new year requires focused planning, strategic thinking and consistent implementation. What you do now, sets…
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While it’s a challenge to summarize an entire business in a single statement, your company’s vision, mission and purpose need to be clearly and succinctly defined before it can be shared with your audience of customers, prospects, employees and other stakeholders. Writing a business statement may seem straightforward, but being transparent about what your business…
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The close of the holiday season can sometimes lead to the January blues, leaving business owners feeling drained and unmotivated. “I’m exhausted” are the words I’ve been hearing from business owners with alarming regularity this month. The December push to hit end-of-year goals, wrap up outstanding projects, and complete the year on a high note…
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Like many high-achieving women entrepreneurs, I have struggled (and still sometimes do!) with taking too much on, doing too many things, moving too fast, and over-committing! Our search for external validation to prove our worth (to ourselves) has been guided by judgment and mistaken assumptions and fueled by striving – an incessant drive to push…
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Good leadership is crucial for any business. There’s a big difference between being just a boss and being a leader. While a boss simply tells people what to do and how to do it, a true leader guides and motivates their team to achieve goals while developing their professional skills. Not embracing true leadership could…
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It’s too easy to be swept along by life’s circumstances and to become reactionary rather than intentional. It feels safer to stay in our comfort zone and hide our authentic selves, rather than take steps toward our big vision. It takes courage and determination to be the creator of our destiny, to take personal responsibility…
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