Whether you’re working on a campaign for your 9-to-5 or completing a freelance project for an outside client, deadlines are crucial to your success as an employee or a freelancer. And missing a deadline doesn’t only make you look bad but it can lead to a loss in clients, assignments and ultimately, money. That’s why […]
You want to get more things done. Who doesn’t? Over-scheduling our lives is not an effective way to be more productive overall. It is natural to want to accomplish more. Sometimes our desire to accomplish more things drives us to create impossible schedules for ourselves. This impossible schedule usually emphasizes work and neglects to schedule […]
To be a successful leader, you have to understand what type of leadership works best for both you and the people you manage. Because if there’s not a fluid match, you can forget about moving a team — and business — forward. So, what’s in a leadership style? Typically, a “leadership style” refers to a […]
Have you ever read articles or listened to podcasts featuring entrepreneurs who businesses literally blew up over the course of a year or so? You may find yourself picking your jaw up from the ground after you realize that they still have a 9-5 job. Growing a business from the ground up requires a lot […]
In my experience, there are basically two types of entrepreneurs. The business owners who start a company — they build it — they live it. With the one-business owner, there is no doubt what they are doing and no doubt what they love and where their heart is residing. But how do you divide your […]
When you are slated with the task of finding ways to increase revenue for you and your team — think “schedule.” How do you schedule your team for revenue increases? To build great revenue increases — the whole team has to rise together. What you are building is a team that can consistently regenerate itself […]
From workplace worries to late-night cravings, some nights, falling asleep can be difficult. And it can be easy to let the day’s stresses follow you into the bedroom and keep you up at night. Luckily, with the help of a few quick tricks, falling asleep at night doesn’t have to be such a tricky task. […]
Most people seem to think that if they have a higher productivity — then they will finally be happy. The problem with thinking that increasing productivity for happiness works is — you move your marker ahead. As soon as you do more — you won’t even pause for a politician applause (patting yourself on the […]
I’m not anti-meeting but as a freelancer, my bread and butter lies in my ability to be able to complete projects. In order to complete projects and get paid, I need to have time to work on them. That said, I also need to make sure I’m understanding my role and have great communication with clients. […]
Whether you are a manager over a lot of people or only a handful — you want to be the best you can be. One way to assure excellence in management is to keep-up on building a system of management for yourself. This means finding out how to be a better manager of yourself. Sure you […]
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