For Business Owners Who Are Physically Active
Have you ever done something athletic in your adult life? Done a triathlon, a marathon, climbed Everest, or anything similar? A weightlifting competition? Anything that you’ve trained for - maybe a 5K run or walk?
If so, then you know not every day is a day to go as hard as you can. Training plans for most of these events include recovery days, where you might do some easy yoga or go for a walk. For its best performance, your body requires some rest and recovery, both during training and afterward.
The Belief in “More” Leads to Burnout
Here in the US, we tend to think that “more” of practically anything is ideal. If medium fries are good, a large must be even better. If a half hour of exercise is good, then eight hours a day is better. If a multivitamin is good, one with even more vitamins in it is better.
Sometimes more is better, but very often there’s a ceiling past which more actually harms you. Too much of certain vitamins can damage your body. People have died drinking too much water as they were running a marathon.
Many of us pride ourselves on hard work, and of course, more is better, right?
Flexibility in Your Business Framework
Have you ever been to the top of the Empire State Building in New York? (Or any other skyscraper?) When you go out to the observation deck, especially on a windy day, you’ll feel the platform sway a little bit.
That’s a feature, not a bug.
One Quick Trick To Get $hit Done in Your Business
Since the beginning of the year, how many days were you frantically busy yet ended the day feeling like you didn’t accomplish anything?
What If Productivity Is Like Healthy Eating?
Like many other Americans, I’m working on losing weight. It’s going so-so, but then I realized eating is just like productivity!
OK, I know that sounds ridiculous, but it’s true.
W00t! It’s Women Entrepreneur Day!
Are you a female entrepreneur, or do you know one? November 19th is Women Entrepreneur Day, so let’s celebrate!
Fire Up Some Freedom of Time This 4th of July
It’s almost Independence Day (I know because my neighbors have been firing up the firecrackers for a couple weeks now) and it’s time to celebrate!
There are a lot of different ways to be independent.
Why NonToxic Productivity Is So Important
“And you may ask yourself, How did I get here?” - Once in a Lifetime by the Talking Heads
Ways “Slow Productivity” Benefits Business Owners
Some people like to go, go, go a million miles an hour. That’s great when you’re intentional about it! But if you feel like you’re running on an infinite hamster wheel and it’s stressing you out, maybe a different approach will work better.
3 Powerful Ways for Business Owners To Be More Productive in 2024
Sometimes when I’m speaking on the topic of productivity I can see the audience thinking, “There’s no way I can do that!”
Most of the time, what they really mean is “I don’t want to do that”.
Is a Balanced Life Even Possible When You’re a Business Owner?
For many of us, a balanced life just seems like an impossibility. January is Get a Balanced Life month, which may seem like a resolution that’s destined to fail more than anything else.
Brains and Productivity: What Business Owners Need to Know
The word productivity itself is overused, and can mean different things for different people. It covers both the work I do in helping business owners reclaim their time by working with their brains instead of against them.
What Do You Want More of in 2024?
The last week of the year is (rightly, I think) a time to reflect on the previous year and think about the coming one. The current year is dying so the new one can take its place.
Maybe that sounds a bit morbid (sorrynotsorry). But what do you want to let go in 2023 and welcome in 2024?
Do You Have The Courage To Be More Productive?
You might ask what bravery has to do with productivity.
American culture celebrates “busy-ness”. When people are asked how they’re doing, they often respond “So busy!” And wouldn’t we all be embarrassed to say otherwise? Imagine the looks of horror if you said, “Not at all busy!” Many, but not all, retirees seem to need to be busy too.
Why Buy Nothing Day is Good for Business Owners
My first day of “real” work (aside from babysitting jobs) was the day after Thanksgiving in 1988. I was 16, and the entire day I stood behind the counter and dealt with the hangers (I worked in a women’s clothing store.)
How Business Owners Can Be More Productive Through Zero Tasking
Does the idea of being more productive with no tasks whatsoever sound crazy?
Probably, but here’s the thing: the human brain, yours included, is not a machine. Unlike your computer, it only has limited time each day (about 4 to 4 ½ hours) for cognitively demanding work that involves numbers, strategizing, planning, etc.
Financial Planning and Productivity
If you’re a business owner, you need to know your numbers.
Turning Info Into Knowledge and Productivity (For Business Owners)
If you feel like you’re living in a firehose of information, you’re not alone – and you’re not wrong, either.
For Freethought Day, Unleash Your Brain and Boost Your Firm’s Productivity
All business owners are engaged in knowledge work. And if you have an accounting, legal, financial, marketing, or architecture firm, your business is also knowledge work. Which makes the most important tool in your toolbox – weapon in your arsenal – ingredient in your pantry… your brain.
Are You A Business Owner Who’s In Her Own Way?
Have you hit a profit plateau? Or maybe you’re thinking about changing the way you do business to a model that provides a higher margin. You might be able to break through your ceiling with the people that you have, but you’ll probably need to change some processes even if you don’t need to re-evaluate your staff.
But of course, as the business owner, you might be the biggest bottleneck of all!