The Accountability Minute:Business Acceleration|Productivity

Why Do We Procrastination? – Part 3     Today we are continuing to talk about reasons why some people procrastinate.    Perfectionism.   Some procrastinators are perfectionist.  They may start something but never seem to get it finished because they view it as not perfect; therefore, never completing it.  They may think they want to do something, but never start because they don’t know the perfect...

Why Do We Procrastination? – Part 2     Is procrastination something that affects you to some degree?  Today we are continuing to talk about reasons why some people procrastinate.    Studies indicate that there is a variety of reasons, including the false belief around Fear of the Unknown.   So many times people procrastinate because they aren’t sure of the outcome.  They don’t know how someone wi...

Why Do We Procrastination? – Part 1     Maybe procrastination is something that should be no longer acceptable in your life.  Is procrastination something that affects you to some degree?  If so, why do you think we procrastinate?  Studies indicate that there is a variety of reasons, including some of the following false beliefs :    Fear of Success.   Can you believe it?  Some of us have a fear o...

The Cost of Procrastination or Poor Follow Through in Your Life    Have you ever considered the cost of poor follow through in your life? Think about a goal that you have failed to meet in the past. Was your failure to follow through a by-product of the fact that you were really okay with the way things were to begin with? Or does the poor follow through bother you? Does the knowledge that you did...

If mindset makes all the difference in the success of our business, what adjustments might we have to make from this day forward?   If you want big results, you have to learn to think big.  By becoming a go getter and ignoring your inhibitions you’ll become more confident and therefore be able to accomplish even greater business growth.  There is simply no trick, method or product that will succes...

Grow your Business by Thinking Big: Mindset Makes all the Difference    If the key to growing your business is thinking big, What happens when you think big?   Wealthy people think differently, and that’s no secret, but, what may not be so obvious is how their mindset directly affects their ability to continually grow.  They have simply learned through experience or from the guidance of a mentor t...

Mindset Makes all the Difference – What happens if you think small?    Whether or not you realize it, your earnings will always be in line with your mindset.  Think big and you will get much bigger results; think small and…well, you can guess what that brings.  The key to growing your business is thinking big!   What happens when you think small?   You end up thinking about how you’re going to “ge...

Eliminate Distractions and Increase Your Business Success     Through my years of coaching many people, I have found that we're all guilty of allowing the little things to distract us from what we know we should be doing. This happens to all of us to some degree or another.  Instead of working, we chat with our friends or co-workers, check the latest chain email in our inbox, surf the interne...

The Pros versus Cons Exercise – Free Resource   Ever found yourself stuck, needing to make a decision but unsure which way to go? We've all been there. When you're faced with these moments of uncertainty, it's time to go back to basics with a tried-and-true method: the Pros and Cons list. This simple exercise is a powerful tool to help you navigate those pivotal decisions that impac...

Today we are talking about efficiency action and behavior #3 to increase your business success, which is to Invite Outside Perspectives.   It can be difficult to see our own areas of weaknesses because we know our intentions and can often view our work and our life through the lens of how we want it to be, not how it really is. Good intentions can be a stumbling block to forward motion, and the ke...

Today we are talking about efficiency action and behavior #2 to increase your business success, which is to Give Your Team Opportunity to Weigh In.   Like a high-performance vehicle, every company could use regular tune-ups to make sure that every part and piece is performing optimally. The best way to check the proverbial temperature of how your workplace is functioning is to ask those that are a...

Today we are talking about efficiency action and behavior #1 to increase your business success, which is to Take Risks and Try New Things.   If you suspect that something is not working as efficiently as it could, you may need to try something new to see if it will work better. No one solution works for everyone, and sometimes the best way to ascertain if a new process, system, or action will help...

Running a business is a lot like a Nascar race. There are large amounts of sustained momentum coupled with dedicated adjustment or growth times. In a race, the efficiency of the pit crew can often make or break a driver’s race position, and those team members have their processes down to split seconds of perfectly timed precision. Likewise, businesses often have areas within their own workflow tha...

Today we are talking about Time Management Principle #4 of the 4 principles to help you Accelerate Your Results, which is Don’t Confuse Busy Work with Truly Important, Dial-Moving Work.    We’ve all been there: caught up being busy only to get to the end of the day and feel the crushing guilt that comes with not having accomplished anything of real value. Whether it is office chit-chat or a meetin...

Today we are talking about Time Management Principle #3 to help you Accelerate Your Results, which is to Find Accountability Partners.    One of the biggest enemies of progress is our own subconscious self. We are excellent self-saboteurs and are able to talk ourselves out of or into things that we would never allow for someone else. The best way to silence your inner critic and set yourself up fo...

Today we are talking about Time Management Principle #2 to help you Accelerate Your Results, which is to Track Your Time and Then Honestly Evaluate How You Spent It.   In order to truly accelerate your time management efforts, you need to have a solid understanding of where you’re missing the mark. The only way to do this is to be able to honestly evaluate the time you spend each day. This is wher...

Today we are talking about Time Management Principle #1 to help you Accelerate Your Results, which is to Remove Distractions – Even the Good Ones.   Perhaps one of the greatest workplace myths is the one that says we can multitask well. We may be multitasking, but the ball is always getting dropped somewhere. Our brains are only hardwired to be able to handle one thing at one time .  We are fooled...

Time management is not just a buzzword that you can throw around but never dig into. It’s also not something you try on for a week or two and become instantly successful at. If you want to truly accelerate your workday efforts and get more done in less time, it will require discipline and humility.    The rewards though? They are well worth the sacrifice. In addition to having more mental and phys...

Today, we are talking about Tip #4 of the 4 tips to increase the productivity of your business which is to: Build a bigger team!     It’s a simple concept, really.  The more team members you have producing, the more work you’ll generate, and hopefully, the more money you’ll bring in for your business.  Hiring additional team members is one of the most effective ways to increase productivity for yo...

Today, we are talking about Tip #3 to increase the productivity of your business which is to: Delegate appropriately .     If you cannot delegate, you cannot increase productivity.  Period.  The key to increasing productivity is realizing where your time is best spent.  Where your assistant’s or team’s time is spent matters as well.  When you can delegate the right tasks to the right person, your...

Today, we are talking about Tip #2 to increase the productivity of your business which is to: Work each day with a To-Do List .     I prefer to call this list a Prioritized Action List because everything should be in priority order all the time. Since most people call this list a TO DO List, we will use this label.    Creating a to-do list is one of the most efficient ways to increase the producti...

Every business owner is on the lookout for effective ways to increase productivity for their team.  The reality is that business owners and employees are ineffective and unproductive probably more often than they think.  The key is to reduce lost hours and wasted manpower.  We are going to explore 4 ways you can take an active approach to increasing the efficiency and productivity of your business...

Today we are talking about Step #4 of 4 to Create Successful Results with High Self-esteem, which is to Learn to Trust Yourself,   Low self-esteem leaves too much room for doubt and fear.  A successful outcome is rarely possible when action is taken from fear.  In order to create successful results, you must have the self-esteem to believe you can do what you need to do in any situation.  In addit...

Today we are talking about the 3rd Step to Create Successful Results with High Self-esteem, which is to make a list of all your accomplishments.   This means everything, even if you take an accomplishment for granted and don't think it's much to be proud of.  Make a list of 50 goals you have accomplished, even those from your childhood. Here are a few examples: Learned to ride a bike Wen...

Today we are talking about the 2nd Step to Create Successful Results with High Self-esteem, which is to Identify Your Talents.   Write down a list of talents you believe you hold.  These could be natural or learned talents.  Natural talents are those that come naturally without formal training, like being good with numbers, sports, sales, or making people laugh (comedian).  Learned talents are tho...