Accountability

Planning: Stop, Keep, Start

Feeling the pressure of a year ending and a new one beginning? If you are like me and many other entrepreneurs I work with, you are feeling the pressure of all of those unfinished projects.  You may be looking at your list of goals from January and thinking – what happened to this year?  Well – we all know…

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Action and Accountability

Who are you accountable to? We all have people we are accountable to in our lives… our families, our spouses, our pets, our clients, our partners, our service providers – it can feel overwhelming. Especially as a business owner. Ultimately we are all only truly accountable to ourselves. The word Accountability gets a bad rap…

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The CRAAP Test!

A democratic society depends upon an informed and educated citizenry.”  Thomas Jefferson I gave a presentation on Critical Thinking for Entrepreneurs yesterday.  In it I reviewed the multitude of sources of information we are bombarded with each day.  There is so much information going around about the Coronavirus, politics, news stories, climate change, and of…

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FOCUS: What Day IS It?

OK – I do realize that it’s actually Monday April 6th! We are starting week 4 in Colorado of sheltering in place! Our leaders are telling us to brace for a painful few weeks ahead. How are you keeping track of the days when they all tend to blend into one another? I for one…

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Systems- Do you use them?

Do you know the definition for System?  Saving Your Self Time Energy Money!   We all use systems everyday throughout our days.  Think of the system that you have for getting ready in the morning, the way you approach your day, and dress and feed yourself.   I love systems: planning them, implementing them and using them.   Lets look at the system…

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CLARITY: Routines and Resolutions

We are closing out the 3rd full week of January!  How are you doing on your new year goals and resolutions?  Statistics show that by the 3rd Monday (known as BLUE MONDAY), most resolutions to be healthier, spend more time with loved ones, go to bed or get up earlier, and action to grow your…

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While Visions of Sugar Plums Danced in Their Heads

In the beloved poem, A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore, the children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads. Just what is a sugarplum? According to Wikipedia… A sugar plum can be a piece of dragée or hard candy made of hardened sugar in a…

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Mentors: Get One – Be One!

My mentor said, “Let’s go do it’, not ‘You go do it’. How powerful when someone says, ‘Let’s!’” – Jim Rohn I have this quote in my book, Vitamin C3 for Business, 52 Ideas to Connect, Contribute and Celebrate your way to Success!, in the section on Contributing.  It’s tip # 36 called Mentor O Mentor. …

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Who are your 5 People?

“Stay Away From Negative People. They Have a Problem for Every Solution”  Unknown Who are you hanging out with?  We’re social animals. The vast majority of us need the company of others in order to function and feel fulfilled. That’s why nearly everything that we do is built on a social framework. We play in…

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