When you’re focused on driving revenue, and wearing multiple hats like creating content, running payroll, ordering inventory, meeting with potential strategic partners, your emotional and physical bandwidth inevitably atrophy. As your to-do list continues to mount, it’s easy enough to miss deadlines, drop balls and even lose a client or two. If all of this […]
I walked out of a doctor’s office today. I had arrived 15 minutes early as I was instructed, so I could update paperwork. Upon checking in, I was told that I didn’t need to update after all. I continued to wait for 45 minutes and then told the receptionist that I needed to leave and […]
I was recently interviewed for a podcast on the topic of how to work from home without losing your mind. One burning question was “What are the 3 biggest time-robbing mistakes people make when you are working remotely?” (e.g. working on a laptop at a coffee shop, working from home for the day, or working […]
I’m constantly searching for new ways to be more efficient and effective with my time. Every once in a while, I’ll come across a technique that really catches my attention. I made one such discovery a few months ago. The concept was ridiculously simple and wildly effective, and it came in the form of a […]
It’s not unusual for people to comment on how much time off and vacation I take. Suffice it to say, it’s a lot. I also get the remarks that it must be nice to have so much time to devote to my endurance training or artistic pursuits. It is. But before you dismiss this as […]
A lot of people have already taken their big summer vacation, or are, at least, planning to do so. Most of my clients, however, have no such plans. These are “eat what you kill” hard workers who get paid by billable hours, commissions, or by selling their own wares—people for whom a vacation is a […]
How many outbound dials do you make in a week? 10? 50? 250+? I remember my jaw dropping the first time I was expected to make 50 calls a day. I had visons of pacing back and forth, sporting a headset and slaving away for hours on end. The fact is, it doesn’t have to […]
Last week I met with a colleague for a brainstorming session regarding a new project. We were in the midst of kicking around a few ideas when our discussion took a weird turn, as it often does. We somehow found ourselves engrossed in strategies for ramping up productivity. All in all, it was a rather […]
This was a recorded phone interview with bestselling author, Brian Hilliard. He is currently working on another book entitled, How To Overachieve Without Overcommitting. He wanted to pick my brain about the tactics and tips I use to stay productive while working from home with a wife, two dogs, and a 3 year-old… Enjoy! The Highlights: […]
Last week, I found myself in three different client presentations saying the same words that I’ve said hundreds of times before. One presentation was on the “Power of Content Marketing,” another was on “Bull’s Eye Marketing” and the third was on “Developing A Prospecting System.” Despite the different topics covered, the words were appropriate for […]
