Archive for March, 2011

Emails…I don’t know about you but I get a slew of them everyday! Sometimes, trying to manage them all can be quite daunting.

What I would like to know is how do you manage your emails each day?

Don’t leave your response here…it’s time to travel the blogoshpere and visit your blog to read your best tip.

Just drop in the title of the blog post and a link to your blog.

Thursday I will post the link so everyone can travel around and read all the great suggestions.

If you are really serious about making more money then listen up ladies.

You must stop undervaluing your time by spending it in ways that are so far below your skill level they are practically underground. You know what I mean here…the house work, laundry, errands, futzing around with your website, book keeping.  The list is endless.

If you want to make $100, $200 or even $300 or more then you must stop doing those types of tasks.

But how do you know what to delegate first?

Here ‘s a quick list and few tips to help you get started:

1.  Household chores, including running errands, house cleaning, laundry, cooking,  and food shopping to name a few.

2.  Business tasks such as answering emails, invoicing and paying bills, balancing the checkbook, ordering supplies, setting up conference calls and teleseminars, and publishing your newsletter are just a few of the tasks better delegated to your assistant.

Tip #1: Stop Bartering!  When you barter it sends a message of not valuing what you do or how much your worth.  Energetically it sends the wrong message – the message of limitation and lack.

Tip #2: Eliminate (fire) any clients that don’t meet the criteria on your “A” list.  We all have our ideal client in mind…start getting rid of those clients who don’t meet your ideals.

Tip #3: If you want to be a six or even seven figure business owner then you need to start thinking like one.  Ask yourself this question:  “How would a six or even seven figure business owner spend the next hour?  How would a six or even seven figure business owner handle this situation?  How would a six or even seven figure business owner delegate?”

Choose one of these simple ways to start valuing your time and implement it starting today!  Don’t delay – your six figure business is just around the corner!

I’ve got a great new website totally devoted to money!  It’s all about how to save it, invest it, make more of it, and improve your relationship with it!

Head over to www.breakthroughyourmoneybs.com to learn all the ways that you can do all of the above and so much more!

I will be posting video tips and money saving strategies on a regular basis and I know you won’t want to miss them!

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The other day I was discussing productivity and time management with one of my private platinum clients.  She’s a brand new client and after reading her application, I noticed that although she is quite busy she rarely gets anything accomplished.  This is the difference between activity in your business and accomplishment in your business.

As small business owners we need to be keenly focused on our ability to get things done and not just on keeping busy for busy sake.

When you are engaged in activity you are busy doing things all day long.  You may move from one project to the next busily working.  At the end of the day you feel that you worked your butt off.  This concept of activity can be seen in most corporations — especially where people are engaged in “meetings.”  You’ ve probably experienced this yourself if you have ever worked in a job.  Meetings where nothing gets done; that’s activity!

Accomplishment is something very different.  When you are focused on accomplishment, you are super attentive on a particular project or task and you complete it in the time allotted or until it is finished.

Unfortunately, accomplishment is rather rare, whether it be in the corporate arena or in a small business.  But those who accomplish stand out in the crowd; and those who stand out, succeed.

Those businesses that fail to accomplish will ultimately fail, or worse yet, will be nothing more than so many other businesses.  Frankly, they will be mediocre.

Here are three strategies that I use to keep “accomplishing” in my business:

1. Develop A Marketing Plan:  My marketing plan consists of my one-year strategy which is then broken down into quarterly objectives, monthly activities, weekly assignments and daily accomplishments.  I learned this technique years ago when I had to write treatment plans.  This is an effective way to get your plan into bite-size manageable action items that easily turn into accomplishments.

2. Schedule Everything:  This is such an effective system.  I schedule everything into my outlook calendar.  Those daily accomplishments that I was referring to above are scheduled into my calendar.  I work on those items first so that I’m always working on THE most important tasks each day.

3. Review and Repeat: At the end of each day, I review what I had on my plan and prepare for the next day.  Sometimes this means adding daily accomplishments to my schedule that were not completed on the previous day.  No matter what, I’m always focused and actively working on my plan.

4. The More You Get Done, The More Money You Make: When you are laser focused on what you want to accomplish and then actually accomplish it, you make more money.  If you are wasting time, are unfocused and have no clear plan of how you will market your business, then you won’t be making the money you desire each and every month.  It’s that simple.

If you’re thinking that this sounds complicated and time consuming, nothing could be farther from the truth.  Your business requires strategy and planning.  Remember the old saying, “Failing to plan means planning to fail.”  The success of your business is at stake.

The DARE Networking Luncheon is this week!  Linda Holt of New Light Redesign and Susan Seifer from MadPatter Art Designs will share with us “3 Different Design and Color Trends for 2011″.  Don’t miss this event!

BIO For Linda Holt

New Light Redesign transforms spaces through the use of color and what the client already owns . Owner Linda Holt has had a life long passion for art and design. For 26 years she was a professional  photographer and the owner of Linda Holt Photography in Boston. Throughout her photography career she maintained an active interest in Interior Design decorating her own home and those of her friends. In 2006 she closed her photography studio and enrolled in  North Shore Community College Interior Design program. She is also a graduate of The School of Redesign and Home Staging as well as having earned 2 different Color Consulting Certifications.  In 2008 she opened New Light Redesign to be an affordable alternative to traditional Interior Design. She works with Home Owners and Realtors from North of Boston to Southern NH.   Linda’s  passion is creating  warm and welcoming spaces that you’ll  love coming home to.

BIO For Susan Siefer

MadPatter ArtDesign develops and produces innovative artisan decorative finish surfaces on walls, ceilings and canvas.  Owner Susan Siefer is an established decorative surface designer creating beautiful environments in residential homes and commercial establishments throughout the New England area. With a formal education in fine arts and design, Susan stays current with new decorative finishing products and techniques through workshops, contacts and collaboration with other designers. When not working on site, Susan works out of a beautifully renovated mill building in Lawrence, MA.

Everyday we hear about gas prices soaring, food and clothing going up 6-10% and I know many of us wonder how we will continue to stretch our dollars.  Well, I am happy to announce a special event!

How to Shop for Free

Coupon Class for DARE To Be Phenomenal Members

with

Kathy Spencer

Author of the book

How to Shop for Free:  Shopping Secrets for Smart Women Who Love to Get Something for Nothing

Learn How to find the best savings and combine them with store promotions, coupons, rewards programs, and store credit to get almost everything on your shopping list for free!

Tickets are $25.00 and include light refreshments!

Book sales  will also be available before and after the event. The cost of the books are $14.99 and a book signing will take place after the class.

**All Sales Final

When:

Tuesday, April 5^th at Connie Doto Realty Group

119 Pleasant St, Methuen, MA

Visit the site below to register!  Only 20 seats are available so don’t wait too long to register for this event!

http://www.meetup.com/Dare-To-Be-Phenomenal-North-of-Boston-Chapter-Meetup/events/16767468/