The most frustrating part of budgeting, for me, is reconciling it with the bank accounts. Every month, without fail, my app has different numbers than the bank. I go through each transaction one by one, and most of the time I notice somewhere I made a mistake so I fix it. But every once in…
What contributes the most to the success of your business? Is it client results? Marketing strategy? Business model? The connections you have? How good you are at sales? Compelling branding? If we look at a different scenario, what makes a road trip super fun? How do you decide where to stop when you’re faced with…
You’ve hired a coach to help you with your business. Amazing! Now what? Many “coaching” programs have a curriculum they follow, so they guide you through in more of a consulting or teaching way step-by-step. But true coaching tends to be client-led, meaning the topic of conversation is whatever is important to the client, not…
I’ve been really grumpy this week. I have a shorter fuse than usual, stupid things are really annoying me, and the frustrations have been piling on top of one another endlessly. There have been glimpses of loveliness, but I seem to keep going back to this unusual funk I’ve been in. When I explore it,…
Systems are a topic people find life-changing when they implement them, but very few people seek to learn more about, and almost no one prioritizes them in their business. How do I know this? A few years ago I thought I’d launch a program about systems, but my market research strongly indicated it was a…
First, throw in a quick load of laundry. Then clean off your desk so you can find your keyboard. Your computer needs to update. Better get a handle on the emails that got away from you. Oh, coffee! And maybe a little snack, too. Back to the desk but now onto the unread Facebook notifications.…
Last week I had an epiphany. For one single day on the weekend, I didn’t plan anything. It was very uncomfortable for me since my default is to decide to do something elaborate, invite everyone I know, then spend the day prepping and fielding text messages. Instead, I didn’t text anyone. I decided to do…
The dishwasher noise is distracting me. I should order our meat for the month. Those LinkedIn notifications have been there an awfully long time, maybe I should check them. The topic I was planning on writing about isn’t ready to be written yet. I’m just so exhausted. Shoot, I don’t have a dress for Adelaide…
I got my first email address in 1999. Hotmail, if you’re curious. Our teacher sat us down in a computer lab and walked us through step-by-step how to sign up for an email address. I remember trying to pick the perfect name, and I remember sending emails back and forth to my friends in those…
Last night we finally got our first snow. My Christmas shopping is almost done, and this is the last blog post until the new year. This weekend we’ll put up our tree, and next week will be a short work-week. The family group text is filled with who is bringing what for the epic charcuterie…