05 Jun
I was complaining to a colleague that I’m not getting as much done as I’d like. I set goals and create to do lists. I’m working hard but I’m just not getting everything done. And it’s making me frustrated.
I told her I don’t know if I’m just not being productive or if I’m expecting too [...]
Posted in Business Basics, Planning by: Andrea J. Stenberg
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15 Apr
One of the hardest parts of being a solopreneur is getting yourself out of a rut. You know what I mean - you get behind on some projects and start adding more items to your to-do list and before you know it you’re overwhelmed.
Or you have a task you don’t really want to do so [...]
Posted in Business Basics, Motivation, Planning by: Andrea J. Stenberg
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02 Apr
Yogi Berra said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else.” Too many people end up somewhere else with their marketing because they don’t have concrete goals for their marketing campaigns.
But you already know your goal - increase sales. Isn’t that enough?
No. You need to be more specific. Are you are [...]
Posted in Marketing Basics, Motivation, Planning by: Andrea J. Stenberg
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01 Apr
Running a business and staying organized is a challenging prospect. Particularly for solopreneurs who don’t have anyone to delegate to, keeping all the balls in the air sometime get to be too much.
I’m a fairly organized person - I keep lists of tasks, binders for major projects, and a calendar of events - but in [...]
Posted in Planning, Technology by: Andrea J. Stenberg
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26 Mar
We are rapidly nearing the end of March which means the end of the first quarter of 2008. At the end of December I suggested you set some 90 day goals for the first quarter. If you followed my suggestion, it’s time to revisit these goals.
Take a moment and re-read your goals. Now consider what [...]
Posted in Planning by: Andrea J. Stenberg
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