Hiring a Business Coach? How to get the powerful results you want
Home You’ve watched other business owners transform their companies by hiring a business coach. You’ve also read the success stories. And you’ve had that “hiring a business coach” conversation with yourself at 2 AM when you can’t sleep. The question isn’t whether coaching works—the data is clear: Companies that invest in coaching report an average […]
Holiday Etiquette: 7 Easy Tips to Navigate The Holidays With Grace
Home So I ask you…What is it about the holidays and its social events that drives good and proper etiquette right out the door? I know it’s the time of the year that you really are required to let your hair down. But does that have to include chopping off your “business head”? You see, […]
Business Etiquette: 8 Easy Ways It Can Help You Own Your Niche
Home But you only need to know business etiquette if you’re the CEO of a large corporation!” This statement was deposited into a conversation I was having with a very progressive business woman. It was deposited by her husband who was, in his words “a retired small business owner.” There we were, on the beautiful […]
How To Finally Overcome Your Problems Meeting Deadlines
Home Let’s be honest: you probably have more problems meeting deadlines than you care to admit. Maybe you missed submitting that proposal you promised a client by Friday that didn’t get sent until the following Tuesday. Or the quarterly report your accountant needed that you finally patched together at 2 AM the night before your […]
Continuous Learning: The #1 Strategy For Quality Business Growth
Home If you know nothing else about me…please know that I am absolutely passionate about continuous learning for small business owners. This was the main reason I established my business many years ago and it’s why that business is still relevant today. You see, much of my passion is driven by this simple fact: You […]
7 Unusual Time Management Strategies to Reach Your Goals
Home “Time management strategies? Most of the time I’m too busy for any time management strategies!” “Time management strategies? Oh! my favourite one is: love at first sight!“ These were 2 of the answers that had me cracking up at a recent time management workshop I conducted. Serve me right for asking…right? But if you’re an […]
6 Easy Steps to Begin Your Personal & Professional Development
Home “Auntie! I’m ready to jumpstart my personal and professional development!” This was the last thing I expected to hear when I took a call from my wayward and scatterbrained, but favorite niece. Listen, you have no idea how many times I suggested to her now was a good time for her to to do […]
7 Simple Ways You Can Build Successful Business Relationships
Home Some of you just don’t get it. Business relationships are critical to your success. Especially as a Small Business Owner. So why don’t you actively build new ones? Why do you consistently treat the ones you have so carelessly? And why are you acting so surprised that I’m calling you out? Don’t worry, I’m calling you […]
10 Reasons Public Speaking Is Important For Business Owners
Home Since I’ve shared so many aspects of Public Speaking with you, if you’re now thinking that there must be many reasons public speaking is important, then you’re right! But up until now, I’ve concentrated on the “HOW TO” of the various aspects of public speaking, without telling you WHY it matters. My bad. And I want to correct […]
How to be Successful? 12 Ways to Master The #1 Success Factor
Home How to be successful at anything? You could ask my Grandmother but she’s no longer with us. But you’re still in luck. When I turned 16 years and decided it was time to take on the world, I went about asking everybody, “How does one become successful at being___ ? The blank represented a long […]
7 Super Networking Tips That Will Actually Get You Business!
Home “I HAVE to share some networking tips fast”…I thought to myself as my eyes were riveted to the cocktail scene before me. In the left corner was “Fast-paced Peter” with 370 business cards. With the sleight of hand of a magician, he was handing them out at the rate of 25 per minute. At the same […]
How to Use The Meeting Agenda to Your Advantage
Home I sat at my desk and waited for the call I know would come. I was not disappointed. “Lorna…You coming to the meeting? “You have a meeting agenda?” “Why do you have to make coming to a meeting so difficult? Chewpse!” That is a conversation I have more often than I want to. But don’t […]
4 Unusual Ways A Work Routine Can Actually Save Your Sanity
Home Depending on a work routine? Who me? The Queen of Creativity? Yeah…I know…I couldn’t believe it myself, either. But I, Moi, the great “keep it all together gal” just up and lost my rhythm last month. If you know me, perhaps you’re wondering: How did this happen to her? Why did it happen? The truth […]
From Good to Outstanding: How to Be Great in 5 Simple Steps
Home So…What does outstanding look like? Outstanding is when you figure out how to do what you’re already doing, but in such a way, that you get big results from small, smart changes which add up to really big wins. Outstanding is when you can anticipate the future for your client, meet them here in […]
How To Choose a Great Business Mentor Every Time
How To Choose A Great Business Mentor Every Time Home “Why is it that people continue to treat having a Business Mentor as just the latest flavor in business and professional development?” Poor me…one more time…I could not keep my big mouth shut, so I had to ask that question at a function I attended. […]
5 Actionable Ways to Build Lasting Trust In Business
Home It is an undeniable fact that trust in business matters. After all, people do business with people they know, like and trust. Yet in many areas of business trust is taken for granted. When you go to the supermarket you expect it to have what you want and that the vegetables will be fresh. […]
How to Make A Winning First Impression In Business
Home I understand the importance of making a winning first impression. Even more important, I know that when you want to make a big impact or win some business, it counts even more. So when I saw a slide presentation in my favourite “Inc.com” entitled “14 Ways to make a great first impression without saying a word”, I eagerly […]