This morning I had a thought that I found a little sad. In my life pre-entrepreneurship there would be mornings where I would wake up and think, “I’d like to finish that book I’ve been reading.” That would be my goal for the day and it would be a successful day if I spent it… Continue reading The downside to Getting Things Done
10 Productivity Tips From Hacker News
Suck it up. Stop reading blogs, stop reading HN, stop making excuses. Start working. There are no tips that will break you out of it – just self discipline. krschultz This is the Nike approach to procrastination and productivity (“Just do it”). I like that the advice pulls no punches but I believe it will… Continue reading 10 Productivity Tips From Hacker News
Productivity Powerups Course
Today I’m launching Productivity Powerups which is a free email course that will help you make the most of every hour of your day and help you achieve everything you aspire to. When you sign up you will receive one actionable strategy a day for ten days that you can implement to free yourself from… Continue reading Productivity Powerups Course
Simple scheduling for your coaching business (using Calendly)
Once you coaching business starts to gain some traction you might find scheduling appointments with your clients becomes increasingly difficult. Each of them has ever changing schedules as do you who is now juggling all aspects of your business (clients, marketing, bookkeeping, etc.) along with your personal life. If only you could afford an assistant… Continue reading Simple scheduling for your coaching business (using Calendly)
Create a landing page with Mailchimp in under five minutes
Building a mailing list is one of the best things you can do for your business. If you’re reading this article you probably know that already and even have some ideas for content to give away (e.g. email course, ebook, checklist, webinar, etc.). Usually you will build landing pages for each piece of content that… Continue reading Create a landing page with Mailchimp in under five minutes
Productivity is prioritization
“If only I had another few hours a day…” is something that every busy person laments occasionally. As a parent of three young boys it is something that I find myself thinking almost daily. I imagine that I can turn more working hours into more productivity, more money, and ultimately more success. If only it… Continue reading Productivity is prioritization
Your ONE thing for your next flight
I really love Gary Keller’s book The ONE Thing. It is a little long-winded but the idea it presents is very powerful: “What is the ONE thing you can do right now that will make everything else easier?” Putting this idea into practice forces you to consistently work on what is important and what will… Continue reading Your ONE thing for your next flight
Quick Guide to Building a Website and Audience for Your Coaching Business
First of all I want to say congratulations for taking the daring leap of faith that is entrepreneurship. I’m sure you’ll find it a journey that is incredibly rewarding as well as very frustrating. I know I do. As you are aware the first step for building up an audience for your coaching business is… Continue reading Quick Guide to Building a Website and Audience for Your Coaching Business
Moving beyond customer profiles
Creating your ideal customer profile is an important step in developing your marketing plan. It helps you develop your strategy for finding your customers and how you are going to market to them. For planning the content that you are creating, and the medium you are going to deliver it, I am going to recommend… Continue reading Moving beyond customer profiles
Creating processes to become a great entrepreneur
Great entrepreneurs don’t have better ideas, they have better processes. Eric Ries This quote is not suggesting that great entrepreneurs are building successful businesses out of terrible ideas. What it is saying is that what makes businesses successful, and the entrepreneurs that found them great, is execution. Developing processes and executing them is what allows… Continue reading Creating processes to become a great entrepreneur