How to Hand Off Your Most Hated Business Tasks
No one likes everything you need to do to run your business. And, even if you did, there is no way you could do it all. So, the natural answer is to delegate, handoff, hire an assistant, whatever you need to do to offload those tasks.
The problem is, that the tasks you hate the most are the most difficult to hand off, and the ones most likely to bite you in back afterwards. For instance, I had to have an ENTIRE YEAR of bookkeeping redone when I first hired out that task. Why? And, more importantly, how do you avoid it?
Are You Toothpaste?
Jennifer Louden is sharing in her blog her very vulnerable and authentic search for ‘what do I do?’ It’s been inspiring and a real honor to follow such a sincere seeker in asking the tough questions of her heart- her dialogue with herself, with God, with her fans and supporters- has been one of the threads that has kept me honest with my own heart these past weeks.
Spring Cleaning
Anyway, spring cleaning is kind of a cliché, but that’s what we’re up to. Instead of just vacuming around furniture and poking the end of the vacume thingy into the corner, we actually are pulling furniture away from the wall and getting behind it. Clearing out the magazine rack. I even dumped a bunch of old computer files into the little virtual dustbin. Sweeping the basement, for goshsakes.
The War Your Heart Can Win for Your Business
Do you have the desire to be at the top of your industry, or the best known for what you do? You may not realize it, but this dream may well be causing a war in your being, that is stopping you from attaining the very thing you claim to want. In business, dreaming big- big mission statements, and so on, have attained a kind of sacred cow status.
When Being Pushy Is the Best Thing You Can Do
People with hearts are respectful of others. This is true in or out of business. Respectful. Thoughtful. Caring. This is why so many of us hate ‘selling,’ hate to think of having to be ‘pushy.’ It’s what keeps many people from going into business, and what keeps many more struggling once they are in. For […]
Avoiding Stall Speed
Ever notice how hard it is to achieve, and maintain, a minimum speed in your business? When that’s true, it makes me wonder: how you do you feel about ‘business?’
Business Lessons from Baghdad in 885 C.E.
It’s the year 885 C.E. In the Islamic world of that time, in Baghdad, the jurists held power. What that meant was very strict interpretation of religious law was how the society was run, and for the Sufis, who were the mystical lovers of God, things were a little dangerous. Abu al-Husayn an-Nuri, a famous […]
How the Silent Treatment Creates Customers
As a business owner, sooner or later, you are going to have to pop the question to somebody. The question? ‘So, are you ready to buy?’ For many, this is a sweaty-palm moment, bringing back painful memories of school dances. Even star sales people, when put in the position of selling themselves as a self-employed person, can stumble.
The Holy Grail of Business Flow
When things are tough, you want to be in the Flow. At least, I know I want to. It’s the Holy Grail for most people in business. And, it’s no joke, because there is plenty of tough stuff, challenges, and potholes along the way. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just live in the Flow?
My Great Aunt Matilda's Comfy Blue Chair
Today’s theme: you aren’t your customer. You just aren’t. It’s been my experience that many business owners get bored and give up, or throw away, some of their most valuable assets, resources and ideas, simply because idea or asset in question has become "old hat", normal, everyday, boring.
Well, guess what?