Marketing & Sales
Getting Clear, Achieving Focus
With so many priorities in each of our lives and particularly in our careers, it can often be challenging to get clear and truly achieve focus on any single goal. The key lies in focusing intensely, for short periods of time, on singular goals. For example, if you have three major projects, if you do…
Managing Email for Results (Gain an Hour a Day)
With so many ways to get in touch, stay in touch, and be in touch these days, it can be truly overwhelming. Whether you use a cell phone, a PDA, a blackberry, raspberry, cranberry or other fruited combination, keeping up with it all can be an art! Until recently, I had the unproductive and time…
Screw It, Let’s Do It
Screw It, Let’s Do It, Richard Branson A short book and quick read from one of the most creatively successful entrepreneurs ever born. Branson tells it in plain language, how his mantra of believing in himself, faith in all things possible, living life to it’s fullest, and never giving up have created his extraordinary life…
Choosing your Productive Times for Success
I am finding myself working every Sunday and realize that rather than stop that, I am going to begin taking Fridays off. You see Sunday is quiet, and I get a lot more done without interruptions, so it is far more productive for me to keep that and enjoy my Friday off. I know it…
Follow Up!
Do you know what the single biggest failure in businesses today is? Failure to follow up. It is so simple but so often overlooked. In my first three years in business, I sent every client I made a call to a thank you note. It didn’t matter if it was my first call or my…
Waitress
“Waitress” – Keri Russell, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto, Nathan Fillion Directed by Adrienne Shelly, who sadly was found murdered in her Manhatten office while she was wrapping up the final takes on this film. Sad, too, because a truly delightful filmmaker is gone. This is a fun, campy, yet edgy movie. Russell is a real…
The Keys To Good Service
Yes, it is easy, do what you say you will. But surprisingly this is rarely the case. I don’t know about you, but I find all too often vendors and providers don’t do what they say they will. Recent experience getting quotes for replacement windows has been frustrating to put it mildly. Before getting quotes,…
Decatur’s Art Festival
It was clear blue skies, balmy breezes, and sunshine perfect for the Decatur Arts Festival this past weekend. One of my favorite shows always has a contest amongst artists and sponsors for the best door to Decatur, here are just a sampling of the entries! The most unique artist I met was Lynn Reeder of…
Lessons From The Garden
Some that see my garden see a lot of work, I don’t. I see a chance to get outside in the sun and breeze and enjoy the best that nature brings. Last year was my year for a lot of work, and this year I am reaping the results. Can you say the same of…