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I have a sticky note in my office that says "Systems = Freedom". I have become an avid fan of systems. I used to be rebellious of systems as though they would take away all my creativity and spontaneity. What I have found is that they give me the freedom to be creative, enjoy life and it keep me enjoying my business! Here are five reasons for you to embrace the idea of looking for and committing the initial time to develop systems.


Learn why firing yourself from certain jobs gains you more money and success.


When these three issues are present in your business, it becomes a crime we commit over and over again, robbing success from our life.
So what are the three biggest crimes?



Have you ever wondered about the Money Value of TIME? Money Mappingâ„¢ is a wonderful tool for understanding just how valuable your time is to your success. Learn all about it.


For most people on this planet, the idea of life balance is a complete fantasy. Somehow many of us try to manage our lives like an octopus –balancing eight things when we only have room for two – with nothing winning and everything losing. There is always way more to do than there is time in the day. Priorities can fill a yellow-pad and yet time is limited. So what can you do?


How to get focused is the #1 challenge most entrepreneurs struggle with. That used to be a big problem for me too, until I learned a few simple techniques. These will make a big difference in creating a high six figure home-based business.


Does just the mention of the word 'spreadsheet' cause your mouth to go dry? Do you immediately think of sums, formulae, and figures? Well fear not any more -- I'm here to tell you that spreadsheets aren't just for sums!




Ever feel like you are losing your effectiveness? Here are three easy steps to take to turn the black hole vacuum around so you are back in your power again.



As a solopreneur there is always an endless list of projects that we want to work on or need to complete. Setting aside time in our schedule to work "on" our business is essential if we are to grow our businesses. Read on as I share five top tips with you so that you can plan for success.



Every day we are bombarded with hundreds of emails, only a small percentage of which are necessary. Spam filters are great at filtering most of the unwanted emails but a small amount do get through, adding to the number we have to sift through!



How do creative women entrepreneurs keep both creativity and order in harmony? The answers are easier than you might think. Here are three simple tips I use to keep my creative muse inspired and my office organized.


We all say we want more time. We all have the same 24 hours each day. No more – No less. Using time effectively is about creating balance and working more productively rather than just being busy. When you’re really productive, you will find it takes much less time to get things done and you can really enjoy the time you are granted. Experiment with a time make-over.


Learn how the relationships you create affect your success.


Whether you work out of your home or travel to your business is your work environment conducive to success? What changes do you need to make today to create a motivating work environment?


Believe it or not, having a successful mindset begins first in your head and then manifests into everything you do including the people you interact with - your friends, family, colleagues, business associates, clients and customers.


If you're anything like me, you start looking forward to summer as soon as the calendar flips to a new year. Take advantage of summer's slower pace and people's more casual attitudes and plan to not only take time off but to make some money while you do!


Working less and making more may seem like a pipe dream to some, but for me and the people I inspire, it's become a reality. Learn how.


Here are the 5 actions you can take to make starting and finishing projects possible.


Here are 3 favorite techniques for keeping things simple, seeing solutions, and having a great time no matter what situation comes up.


Here are 5 favorite tips for getting the MOST from the information and programs you purchase, so they put money IN your pocket.


Here are 5 simple tips to organizing your work day so you gain some of the same advantages you would by hiring an assistant.


Here are 6 simple tips to use to make YOUR office/work environment support your success (instead of nagging at you to get more done).


Over time, I've figured out how to get the most important things done while still being able to focus the majority of my time on my family (after all, that's one of the reasons why I went into business for myself in the first place). Here are the top three things that are working for me right now.


Are you suffering from data overload? Is your email cluttered with unnecessary saved files? Do you have stacks of reference material scattered all over your office? If you said yes, read on and learn how to tame the data overload monster.


Do you find yourself putting in long hours at work or your business only to feel at the end of the day that you haven't accomplished anything? Would you like to become more efficient and achieve more with less effort? The answer is easy!


When you look around your office, what do you see? If you’re like most solo entrepreneurs you probably see so much to do you don’t know what to do first. There’s a leaning tower of papers on the desk, a stack of email in the inbox, a puddle of unopened envelops on the floor next to your desk. It’s overwhelming. And not knowing how or where to start can completely drain your motivation to do anything.


Do you have papers in piles rather than files? Learn how to decrease the height of those piles by implementing some basic action steps.


In your office, how many papers could you find in one minute? Learn how to manage your daily influx of papers.


Do you know that you can decrease and in some cases stop papers from entering your workplace or home?


The number one question people ask Marnie Pehrson is "How do you do it all? How do you run 10 Web sites, raise six children, and write books?" She shares some secrets on how to maximize your time to accomplish more without getting out of balance.


Learn why multi-tasking is a trap that will kill your business.


Getting focused about what you need your home office to do for you will help you buy the most efficient equipment and have the most effective layout to help you get more things accomplished. Here's some tips.


Procrastination is a strange phenomenon, and none of us are immune to it. Take a moment to look at why you procrastinate and learn some strategies to beat it!


Whether you are an Entrepreneur or Business Professional there are many things you do each week that would benefit from a strategic system to help you be more effective, reduce errors and stress, help you enjoy your time at work and give you more time to have fun outside of work.


There is nothing worse then spending ten minutes looking for something to accomplish a three minute task. Clear the clutter and clear your mind.


Strategic Systems are powerful because they get the ideas and information out of your head and onto paper. They allow you to see the big picture and focus on a fluid procession of details that help you achieve big picture goals. This approach will get you working on your business and not in your business.


Do you find yourself feeling frustrated that you never have enough time to do the things you really enjoy? Often we are in overwhelm because we are holding too many things in our brain. We are trying to make everything a priority and get it done now. When really we can eliminate 60% of those things and get more accomplished and be more successful.



Robert Middleton of Action Plan Marketing gives a few tips about time and getting the important things done that keep businesses moving profitably forward.


I don't know if I have the absolute secret to overcoming *marketer's writing block* but I do know that it rarely happens to me anymore. I have a simple formula that always seems to work. In fact I generate so many ideas that I don't have time to implement them all. And it's really not because I'm any more creative than the average person. Perhaps I just stumbled on this very simple but very effective formula.


What is the secret of being more productive? Is it the latest time management software for your palm, or hiring just the right assistant? They could help, but for a no-cost solution, how about looking inward to get the results that you really want?


Ten tips to help you get the most out of the time you have.


As I moved from corporate wage-slave to solo-entrepreneur, re-ordering my entire life was the first big challenge. All the structure and order that my day at the office had provided me was replaced by an ongoing explosion of possibilities. As an emergent solo entrepreneur, I deduced that I had to get out of my own way and find a new source of order or drown in my own clutter.


Your physical space is often a direct reflection of your mental space. As a coach, I have found too often that my clients can't achieve real clarity about what they want until they clear out the �stuff� that clutters their physical space. When the clutter is gone, mental clarity arrives.




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