When Your Business Structure Sabotages Your Strategy
Is your business structure working against your strategy or supporting it? Let me explain. If you think of your strategy as the plan to achieve your goals, the structure is the framework that supports it. Trying to fit a round strategy into a square structure just won’t work. In fact, it works against your strategy, […]
Three Reasons Resolutions Don’t Work
With just a few hours left in 2013, everyone is making claims about how they will be different next year, from health to wealth, personal and professional relationships, and everything in between. All the best resolutions dancing in your mind and dreams seem to culminate today in that movie-like fantasy you are going to create […]
A Christmas Wish
Hi Everyone! I wanted to send everyone a special Holiday message this week, and wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I know this time can be very stressful will all of the extra activities and functions. Whether you are travelling over this season or hosting, it can really […]
Are Your Festivities Feeling Like ‘Stresstivities’?
Do you notice when the Holiday Season roles around your shoulders are up to your ears and you talk through your teeth thinking of how to navigate your family politics? You are not alone. The holiday season is one of the most stressful times of the year when it comes to family politics. The very […]
Are You Running A Business Or A Charity?
So you have spent the last decade developing your knowledge, honing your skills through trial and error and building relationships that are now paying dividends. Finally your hard work is paying off with success and people are taking notice. Not only that, the ‘wanna-be’s’ are calling you and asking for your time to share how […]
When Pursuing Balance Becomes Boring
Keeping The Zine In Your Zen Just because our culture is touting more zen doesn’t mean it is the answer for everyone. Too much ‘ohm’ and you get a very vanilla, dimmed down life looking like you overdosed on Valium and Botox treatments while pretending to love your linen, Star Wars type toga. No thank […]
The Four D’s
A Simple Tool for Dealing With Overwhelm Let’s face it, we are all overwhelmed. Whether it is our personal lives, business/career, or both, feeling overwhelmed is like the common thread that connects us. The question is, exactly how do you get your head far enough above water to see the shore, and devise a simple […]
The Truth About Procrastination
Are you noticing you keep putting off some tasks that you know need to be done, but you still manage to put them off day after day? You seem to have the best intentions and yet still find yourself creatively delaying and avoiding those nagging items on your list. Welcome to procrastination, again. First, let’s […]
Two Keys To Fuelling Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
Being an Entrepreneur means keeping your internal motivation going in spite of external results. It means having a single-minded focus and determination to create what others might say is impossible. In my seven years as an entrepreneur, I have had many ups and downs in my business. The two key things that keep fuel on […]
Creating Short-Term Tasks To Accomplish Your Long-Term Vision
What is the first thing you do when you get up in the morning? If you are like over 85% of North Americans, you check your smartphone for e-mails and social media updates. As much as that might have you feeling on the edge of information to start your day, you have likely just begun […]