As an Accountability Coach, I probably deal with time management and prioritizing the most. The biggest time sucker I see ALL. THE. TIME. is Interruptions from Interrupters. So what can you do about it? Here’s what I recommend to my clients and 3 tips to help you implement it. For the sake of clarity, I’m going to walk you through my day-to-day life as your example. Identify your biggest interruptors and

When it comes to social media for business, most entrepreneurs fall into one of four categories:

1. You know you need it, but you have no idea how to get started. Perhaps you got into social media a little late and you don’t have the base knowledge to know what will work best.
2. You are already on it, but you aren’t seeing any growth or

We all know we should save, right? If you’re like me, then you’ve probably heard phrases like “make sure to save at least 10 percent of your income” or “save for retirement” from someone in your life. I used to think if I just put my money into my bank account and kept it there, I was saving and everything would be just fine. Boy

For many small business owners, trying to keep up with content marketing and social media as ways to grow business is a lesson in overwhelm that happens on a regular basis! It’s time for an intervention! There are a few simple steps you can take to break through the overwhelm and get content marketing working for you. Let’s look at a few (4) of those

When you’re in business, you’re always looking for new ways to work. Here are some online tools worth checking out. TestSubject (https://zurb.com/playground/testsubject) It’s official: more email is being read on mobile devices than any other device. But odds are you’re composing, and testing your marketing emails on a lap or desktop. The challenge is, smartphones truncate subject lines and email previews. Truncated in the

You’ve attended a networking event, a conference. Now what? You have a pocket full of business cards and no idea what to do with them. Timing is of the essence when following up with a contact you met at an event. By following up, you solidify the connection and start building your relationship with that person. Following up also gives you a chance to ask a

Have you ever been excited to see a job listing that you know you’re qualified for … and then after confidently clicking ‘submit’ you only seem to hear crickets instead of the phone ringing or the sound of an email pinging a promising notification? These days possessing a university degree or even a professional designation doesn’t mean that you’ll be immune from career-related challenges (see this

Now that the weather has us all hoping that the sunny, warm days will stay, you have some decisions to make when it comes to your summer marketing strategy. While it might be tempting to slow things down for the summer in favour of vacation time because “business slows down anyways,” you should consider kicking things up a notch for the summer or at least maintaining

I’m sure we all heard of the horrific van attack in Toronto a couple weeks ago. Can you imagine the pain and frustration the families of those victims must be feeling right now? This hit me extra hard since I was scheduled to be in that area two days after the incident. What if I were there on that day, just enjoying the nice weather before

What do you do when we want to “sell” yourself to a prospective employer? You build a resume that “upsells” your product (YOU!) in the best, most flattering way. It’s the same for a website. Your website tells a story about you, your product or service. Make it a good one. I think we’ve talked about this before but it bears repeating.  There are just

In talking to several of my solopreneur clients and coaching members, the conversation is growing around the increase in video usage popping up everywhere, and it’s coming from a place of stress. Some blame it on how easy it is to whip out your phone and take a short, sometimes wobbly video. Some blame it on the growing need for “instant gratification” when looking for

According to an article in the Harvard Business Review, “99% of any networking event is a waste of time”. In the article, the author – Richard Stromeback – claims that networking is about making a connection and being authentic. This made me realise that the value of networking must be in how well we spend the remaining 1%. Read More

There’s something you should know before you invest your entire IT and information security budget on technical solutions – if a smart thief wanted to steal your intellectual property and/or your client’s confidential information (e.g., credit, financial, and contact information taken during the Equifax data breach), they’d act like a gangster and walk in the front door and take it. Why? When it

It’s tax season again! Do you usually get a refund? If so, it’s important to remember that it’s not “free money” you get from the government – it just means you overpaid last year and now you’re getting your money back. The average refund is $1,620 and while it’s very tempting to use it to go on a vacation (especially with the weather outside),