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Do You Have the Willpower to Get it All Done?

Posted by on May 9, 2016 in Book Reviews, Focus | 0 comments

There are some days when I have all the willpower and self-discipline I could ever imagine having and other days, well, I can’t muster enough to just get the basics done for the day. What’s up with that? I have talked to a lot of other people and they seem to have the same problem – inconsistency plagues us all apparently. But I wanted to know why. After all, all the experts push consistency in just about everything. So, I did a little digging and found a book, The Power of Habit Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, by Charles Duhigg. After reading it, I’m putting this book in my list of top favorites, probably close to the top. So many books rehash all the...

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Simple Steps to Control Entrepreneurial Overwhelm

Posted by on Feb 25, 2014 in Blog, Focus, Small Business | 0 comments

Yes, workers have taken on extra duties and responsibilities after this recession thinned out the workforce, but that’s nothing compared to what small business owners take on. Making that transition has been eye-opening for me, that’s for sure. When the overwhelm starts to creep up my legs and before I feel like I am drowning, I take some steps to beat back the fear and anxiety. I have gathered some strategies that work best for me. You have to find your own “best practice,” but maybe some of these will find their way into your arsenal: First, reduce or eliminate distractions: Turn off the news. We get bombarded with every little happening and...

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