Research has found that 70 percent of customers would chose to book online if available. That shouldn’t be surprising. Customers get frustrated having to wait on hold, not having available time slots, then having to wait until the business is open to book by phone. How can you get your customers to book an appointment […]
Writing a to-do list sounds easy — simply jotting down all of your worries and to-dos on a sheet of paper… What could be so hard? The truth of the matter is: there’s a large difference between writing a to-do list and writing an effective to-do list. Because an effective to-do list is more than […]
Long-term goals are great to have. However, it can be difficult to get these great, big lengthy goals done — unless you divide them into smaller tasks. Think of these larger goals as something that will give you a direction. Just moving in the right direction is not enough to accomplish your large goals. You […]
As defined in a previous Calendar article, happiness is “both an emotion and a state. It’s a subjective term used to describe a wide-range of positive emotions, such as joy, pride, contentment, and gratitude.” Simply put there are many ways to become a happier person. And being a happier person increases productivity. Regardless of the […]
Running a business and managing employees effectively is no walk in the park. And whether you’re managing a team of 20 or a business of 20,000, leadership and team management are always the most important elements of a successful business. Because stellar leadership trickles down to excellent, happy, and productive employees, which in turn create […]
Sometimes you don’t realize that you are down because you don’t dwell on these things. You get-up every morning, do your routine, head to work, go home, rinse, and repeat. Overtime, you realize that you’re unsatisfied with — with what? Your business? No, then what? Maybe you’re in a slump, but don’t realize it. That’s […]
More. That word drives some of us to extremes. We want more money, more fun activities, and more time to accomplish it all. We want to accomplish more without upping coffee intake. Whether we like it or not, each of us is limited to the same amount of time in the day. It would be […]
Alan Lakein, one of the most well-known time-managements experts, once said, “Time = life; therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life.” You need help for those time management myths that are causing you to fail. Here’s how to beat them. The struggle of time management. […]
If you’re reading this article, then it’s safe to say that you want to become a more productive person. After all, it’s been found that 40 percent of the time we spend at work is unproductive. For the other 60 percent, how are they able to be productive? Well, they follow a routine and have […]
Regardless of the type of business you’re running, you probably spend a good part of your day setting appointments. This appointment mastering is well worth what it will do to increase your productivity. When you book more appointments, the more business you’re generating. At the same time, the back-and-forth of scheduling appointments can consume valuable […]
