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Today, we are talking about how you can put a stop to any procrastinating you are doing.  You might find you are procrastinating in your personal or your professional life, and I’ve coached many clients who see they are procrastinating in both.  Procrastination is simply putting something off.  You might be putting off something because you are afraid of how you are going to feel as you do it, or,...

When you have a small business, it is easy to think you can handle all of the tasks that need to be completed and wear the many hats that come with owning a business.  This may be true or even possible when you are just starting your business, but as your business grows and each task starts to take more time, you will find you may not be able to handle everything yourself and may need help.  One o...

High-stress professionals experiencing burnout has been a problem that has been increasing over the years due to working long hours, deadlines, and heavy workloads.  There are so many individuals who are struggling to find a healthy work-life balance in conjunction with their demanding work environments.  Most people relate burnout to physical demands, but it also impacts your emotional and mental...

Much of the success or failure of your business will depend on your business mindset.  The process in which you think about things in your business forms your beliefs.  When you believe that you will succeed, you will create actionable steps to bring those beliefs to reality.  Everything that you think about has an impact on your business, so you want to make sure that you are shifting your mindse...

Setting boundaries can be tricky, and once you set a boundary, it’s so important to make sure you are following through with the boundary you set.  Setting boundaries is not about threatening someone or telling them how they should behave.  Setting boundaries is all about following up with your own actions.  Boundaries are all about what you will do if someone does something that you don’t give th...

Your employees or independent contractor expenses are likely one of the highest expenses in your business, and as a smart business owner, you want to make sure you are monitoring these expenses to ensure maximum efficiency.  Over the last few years, your business may have had the need to shift to a more remote or virtual workforce.  Many business owners think this shift to a remote workforce or te...

Do you ever catch yourself overeating and wonder why? Could it be that you are bored and looking for something different to do, or are you using it as a distraction from a negative emotion like stress? If you want to stop overeating, you need to understand why you are doing it in the first place and then solve this problem. Ready to learn more? Let’s dive in… Join us in a community built specifica...

As a business owner, you are always looking for ways to save time in your business, but you want to make sure you are not cutting corners in one place and causing additional problems down the road.  This holds true when you are doing your bookkeeping as well.  I always tell my clients when they are setting up their bookkeeping systems to make sure that they are capturing information that will be h...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed in either your professional or personal life or possibly both?  Does your overwhelm come from all the things you need to do, which actually causes you to not do anything?  Taking the time to learn how to practice constraint may be the solution you are looking for.  To practice constraint, it is basically putting a limit or a restriction on yourself that simplifies yo...

When you think about how far you’ve come in your business, do you feel proud of yourself?  Most business owners will answer this question by thinking not really or talking about where they need to go in their business as they dismiss the question so that they don’t feel like they are being annoying or overconfident with themselves.  It is easy to complete an accomplishment or goal and quickly star...

So often, we are looking for other people to be proud of us, but when was the last time you asked yourself how proud you are of yourself?  Do you find that you are consistently seeking validation of how proud others are of you?  Did you know that feeling proud of yourself is something you can actually create for yourself?  Think about how much more positive your life could be when you don’t have t...

Obtaining credit for a business is critical so that they can borrow additional funds if needed. Establishing and building business credit is essential for any business owner, whether they are looking to expand and grow their company with financing or even if they don’t intend on utilizing any financing.  By establishing a good credit history with lenders, you can access the capital you need to fin...

Have you ever found yourself thinking that you are not doing enough?  In today’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how you can find out if you are doing enough and why you are always feeling like you are behind.  You’ll learn how to know if you are doing enough as well as how you can start getting more done each day.  You’ll also learn how you can feel good about the work you are doing and trust...

As a business owner, it is important to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to tax preparation. You want to make sure that you are ready for any unexpected decrease in expenses or increases in income so that you don't have any surprises when it comes time to pay your taxes. The rules and regulations change every year, and if you are not prepared, you could end up paying more taxes than necessary...

Do you find yourself in situations where you have to make a decision, and you are worried you’ll make the wrong decision, or once you make a decision, do you spend way too much time second-guessing yourself?  Thinking that maybe you should have decided something different?  Making decisions is such a big part of our lives.  We make decisions every day.  Some may be small and seem easy to do, but t...

Whether you set goals at the beginning of the year or you have resolutions you have promised yourself you’d do in the new year, now is the time to make sure you are on track so that you can follow through with your goals and resolutions for the remainder of the year.  I’m sure that you’ve heard that most people will quit their resolution after just one week.  When asked why they don’t stick with t...

If you are like many people that I work with, you are probably feeling dread throughout your days as well.  It’s not a bad thing, but what is important is that you are making sure you are dealing with this in the best way possible.  I think there’s a misconception that most people don’t have to deal with dread.  If you look on social media, you don’t find too many people posting about what they ar...

When you own your own business, you are always learning something new.  Making sure that you have a team to support you where you are lacking skills or lacking the time to devote to certain tasks will not only help you sleep at night, but you will have the confidence knowing that your business is operating at an efficient level.  In today’s podcast episode, I am diving into which areas in your bus...

Overwhelm is something that we’ve all dealt with in our lives.  You may have felt, or still feel, overwhelmed in your career, your business, and even in your personal life.  It could be continuing to get the education you need for your career, all the tasks you have to get done in your business, or how about all the things you continue to think about that need to get done around your home.  When y...

When you want to be successful, you need to make sure you are taking advantage of every minute of your day.  Some people make their success seem so simple.  Most successful entrepreneurs follow a routine that they know they can stick to on a consistent basis to get the results they ultimately want to achieve in life and in their business.  In today’s podcast episode, I am covering some of the high...

When you are working in a high-stress profession, it’s important to make sure that you are taking the time your body needs to rest.  Are you the type of person who works all the time and never takes the time to rest?  Do you think that taking this time to rest means you are being lazy?  When you are working hard, you need to make sure you are resting.  There may be times when you simply don’t want...

If you have a business or do bookkeeping for business owners, you know now is the time you need to wrap up your year-end financial statements.  If you’ve heard the phrase closing the books, this is exactly what it means.  You simply make sure you have all your money coming in and money going out of your business recorded and reconciled so that your financial statements reflect accurate data.  You...

Do you ever feel like you don’t have control over certain things in your life?  If you are anything like me, you like to know you have everything under control.  The truth is that there are a lot of things we can control, but there are also a lot of things that are out of our control.  The good news is that even if we find something that is out of our control, we can still control how we react to...

Understanding your numbers and keeping up to date on your finances is key to the success of your business.  When you actively keep a pulse on your business finances, you will certainly make better business decisions.  If you are thinking that you are just not a numbers person, you’re not good when it comes to numbers or math, or you are afraid to make a mistake, I want to help you overcome these f...

Have you ever taken the time to really think about what you truly want in your life?  Our lives are busy, and it’s easy to think about things on the fly, but how often do you take the time to really think about it?  When I ask my clients what they want in their lives, there are many times that they say they don’t really know.  They haven’t taken the time to think about it, and it makes it hard for...