The Accountability Minute:Business Acceleration|Productivity

Today we are talking about Time Management Tool #1 for Increased Productivity, which is Toggl.   The first step in increasing efficiency is figuring out where your time is going. Toggl is a time tracking app that has a simple, easy-to-use interface, and integrates with many different project management platforms. You can integrate your Google Calendar to track the amount of time you spend in meeti...

As a business owner, there are many areas of your business that demand your attention. You have emails to check, team members to respond to, finance and business operations tasks to attend to. Being able to manage your time and resources effectively will help you to be even more efficient, and ultimately more successful.   Establishing a streamlined workflow by putting systems in place will help y...

Today we are talking about limiting belief  #10 of the top 10 limiting beliefs that may be holding you back from being even more successful, which is Thinking all the Good Ones are Taken.   There’s a diverse mix of people in the world, as we all know. There are thousands of people in your city, state, and country that you haven’t met yet. So, if you haven’t met everyone in your city or state, how...

Today we are talking about limiting belief #9 that may be holding you back from being even more successful, which is Thinking You Have an Inability to Ever Achieve Something.   You will face many challenges in your life and your business that may shake the foundation and core of your belief in yourself. This can make you doubt your abilities and believe negative thoughts that may come up in your m...

Today we are talking about limiting belief #8 that may be holding you back from being even more successful, which is Thinking You Don’t Deserve Something.    Can you honestly believe that you don’t deserve something? No matter your past experiences or actions, it's best to see it through if you have committed to that action. Also, believe that if you can work for it, you deserve the rewards....

Today we are talking about limiting belief #7 that may be holding you back from being even more successful, which is Thinking You are Unable to do Something.   Success takes dedication, skills, and timing. If you think you can’t do something, think again. What have you done successfully in the past? If you can succeed at that or those activities, why can’t you succeed at this too?   It may be that...

Today we are talking about limiting belief #6 that may be holding you back from being even more successful, which is Thinking You Have Already Tried Everything.   There are so many things in the world to try. New hobbies, simple tasks, and new skills can be picked up every day. There’s always going to be something that you haven’t tried yet. It is important to have an open mind to new experiences....

Today we are talking about limiting belief #5 that may be holding you back from being even more successful, which is Thinking You Have to Have Money to Make Money.   You don’t need money to make money. I think we all understand this concept.  All you need is the determination to succeed and to put yourself out there. When you do this, financing becomes one of the rungs in the success ladder. You c...

Today we are talking about limiting belief #4 that may be holding you back from being even more successful, which is When You are Afraid of Trying and Failing.   It’s much better to try and then fail than never to try at all. When you take a chance and fail, it isn’t the end of the world. It means you should go back, re-strategize, and come back even better prepared than you were before.   If you...

Today we are talking about limiting belief #3 that may be holding you back from being even more successful, which is Thinking You are Not Educated Enough.   A growing population of the world isn’t educated. Parts of the educated population stop their education after high school, and others don’t get higher education in colleges or universities.   Many of these people go-ahead to pick up a skill or...

Today we are talking about limiting belief #2 that may be holding you back from being even more successful, which is Thinking You are Not Smart Enough.   First things, intelligence is relative. Everyone is not equally smart, and important skills and experience can make up for the difference in intelligence. If you think that you aren’t smart enough, you won’t set your mind to doing a particular ta...

Today we are talking about limiting belief #1 that may be holding you back from being even more successful, which is Thinking You are Too Old.   There’s no time limit on setting a new goal or making something important of yourself. If you didn’t achieve it in your 20s, try in your 30s; if not, then try in your 40s or even in your 50s. The significant part is to keep trying. With your continuous ye...

Think back to something you’ve not been able to do. Is it because you have been physically unable to do it or because you don’t think you will succeed at it? Are there any other thoughts like that? Will you be in a better position today if you had done something else?   Now that you’ve identified these potential limitations and negative thoughts in your life, it is important to study the thought p...

Our daily lives can be challenging at times, as you already know. There are many things to learn, achieve, and aspire to. There are also many ways to inspire and motivate yourself to go for your dreams and grow as a person.   The one thing that holds many people back is their limiting beliefs and how these beliefs affect their emotions and quality of life.   Limiting beliefs are not dilapidating b...

Today we are talking about Goal Setting Strategy #6 of the 6 strategies to Elevate Your Performance, which is to Review Your Goals Every Day.   Reading your goals places your goals in the forefront of your mind and helps you engage only in activities that are directly linked to you achieving them. It also prevents you from forgetting what you need to do.   In addition, it serves as a way to measur...

Today we are talking about Goal Setting Strategy #5 to Elevate Your Performance, which is to Have SMART Goals.   There are many ways to set your business goals, and they should follow the SMART principle. If you set goals that aren’t SMART, there’s no way to achieve them and elevate your brand and your performance in this regard.   SMART goals are very Specific and have a clear path towards achiev...

Today we are talking about Goal Setting Strategy #4 to Elevate Your Performance, which is to Have a Vision Board.   Vision boards are a visual depiction of your goals. They serve as a place where you can challenge yourself by clearly spelling out or visualizing what you ideally want to achieve.     When you have a vision board, you are able to see what and where you need to be like, as if you are...

Today we are talking about Goal Setting Strategy #3 to Elevate Your Performance, which is to Put in More Effort.   When achieving your goals, be prepared to put a little more effort into all your business activities. Adjust your routines to allow some extra time for planning and brainstorming important decisions.   If you plan to increase your business leads from 3,000 to 5,000, aim for 7,000. By...

Today we are talking about Goal Setting Strategy #2 to Elevate Your Performance, which is to Focus on the Present.   The challenge with setting goals is that by focusing on the future continuously, you can become overwhelmed by the weight of your big goal.   Ensure that you recognize the importance of the smaller tasks in the present. When you do this, you understand that completing daily, weekly,...

Today we are talking about Goal Setting Strategy #1 to Elevate Your Performance, which is to Write Out Your very SPECIFIC Goals .   When setting your goals, you should ensure that they are broken down into the most important long-term and short-term goals. It will help when you break down these goals into achievable tasks and activities to increase performance and efficiency.    Writing down your...

There are many reasons to set goals and follow them through. As a business professional or entrepreneur, you are probably no stranger to the benefits of goal setting.   The only challenge that lies with goal setting is how to follow these goals through to completion. The satisfaction of success also represents a challenge that pushed you to work towards achieving your goals.   Though the many bene...

Today we are talking about Idea #8 of the 8 ideas to Help You Improve Your Self-Discipline, which is to Have a Backup Plan.   It takes a lot of confidence and dedication to formulate one plan. When you have one plan, you exercise the highest discipline when working on that plan. You follow each instruction to the letter and ensure that all the I’s and T’s are dotted and crossed.   But if this plan...

Today we are talking about Idea #7 to Help You Improve Your Self-Discipline, which is to Win the Battle of Willpower.   Your willpower is tied to your belief system. If you think you cannot succeed at something, you wouldn’t commit to the task and infuse the required time and dedication to its success. This will lead to you continuously failing this task.   Delve deeply into your beliefs and under...

Today we are talking about Idea #6 to Help You Improve Your Self-Discipline, which is to C reate New Habits.   Numerous habits have been shown to improve productivity and performance. When you create new habits, you are dedicating yourself to their completion and challenging yourself too. You are also motivating yourself to carry out these habits until they require no additional effort.   By creat...

Today we are talking about Idea #5 to Help You Improve Your Self-Discipline, which is to Set Crystal Clear Goals.   The advantages of goal setting cannot be overemphasized. When you set very clear and specific goals, you have a direct path to the decisions and activities that need to be completed to achieve these goals.    With clear goals, you have a defined target, and an understanding of what s...