This month we are running with a great series of TOP 10 tips for your business survival for the traditional break, and on into the
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Action: Top 10 Business Tips For Christmas – No 8
This month we are running with a great series of TOP 10 tips for your business survival for the traditional break, and on into the
Tedication: Top 10 Business Tips For Christmas – No 6
This month we are running with a great series of TOP 10 tips for your business survival for the traditional break, and on into the
Holiday: Top 10 Business Tips For Christmas – No 2
H ~ HOLIDAY
Make sure you factor in some R&R into the holiday period. Some Business owners will use the “holiday” period as a perfect procrastination and distraction excuse to delve into tasks that were not meant for December, or that have been put on the long finger and have suddenly become urgent. Be aware of your limitations and be wary of “panic” setting in.
Why you should NOT make New Year’s Resolutions
Bonne année! Welcome to 2015 Did you make New Year’s Resolutions this year? So how are they going? Are you on track? Or are they
Merry Christmas from The Smart Train
Yes, it’s that time of year again!!! What a year it has been for The Smart Train. We have launched, blogged, tweeted, facebooked, and newslettered till we cannot type
Making time for the things you really WANT to do
First of all I want to blow a myth – TIME MANAGEMENT. We cannot MANGE time. We cannot MAKE time. We cannot SAVE time. The best that we can do, is manage what we do with the time that we have, to the best of our ability.
Christmas Tips for Managing Stress
If you are stressing about past Christmases, or any past event, then you are relying on memory to provide the stress factors. Those stress factors can limit us in our everyday tasks. If you are stressing about the coming Christmas, or any future event, then you are just imagining it and creating your own stress factors. Based on what? Future event stress is normally based on previous events, so we are back in the past, which is imaginary, remember?
Declare War on your Business!
It is important for that business owner, to constantly watch trends, be familiar with their market, and adapt to the changes that invariably happen. We also need to keep an eagle eye on what the competition is up to, and notice what they are changing, and are those changes in line with consumer changes, or are they trying to influence the consumer / client.
Mindmap your way to Romance
Planning an event can be tremendously stressful for some. Very often, someone wants to plan a surprise or event for a friend or loved-one. This can prove an almost debilitating exercise for many; so what I want to to is look at ONE possibility that can help your life to be easier, less stressful and ultimately organised. This will ensure that you enjoy the event as much as the person or people you are organising it for.
A change is as good as a rest!
When planning your vacation time, plan it according to your needs, prepare for the possibility of bad weather (bring the travel scrabble) and keep it as stress free as possible. Some day, you may have to deal with flooding, snow or similar weather conditions, so be open to change and you wont resent your plans
Preparing for your Business
I was watching a Song Thrush recently collecting twigs and grass for its nest. I was thinking it was quite late for her to start,
Is your Idea based on something original?
We probably mostly agree that experience is based on the past, therefore when someone comes up with a new idea, if you strip it down, it will be based tightly or loosely on something already created. Like inventing a new type of vacuum cleaner, or an innovative ‘green’ car.
Are you in Control of your journey?
Sometimes, our brain uses significant experiences to stage our lives, just like a drama on a stage. We are living from act to act, and can make use of the interval to refresh and refocus. Or we can just sit in the auditorium and wait for the next act to happen.
Rural Business – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
The average small business owner can be found renting an office or office space in a town (urban) or on the town’s periphery (rurban). Another
Life is a game – play it well!
The former Vice Chairman of Coca-Cola Brian G. Dyson wrote this. It was used as Georgia Tech’s Commencement Address in 2008. I share it with