What is your long-term vision? What do you want to be/do/have at ‘retirement’? (or when you exit your business?) Last week I asked, what do you want your work/business to give you? What do you want from your business? Still thinking holistically and about your long-term vision for the future – what do you want […]
What do you want your business to give you? Is it meeting your needs? At the end of last year I wrote about taking action towards your goals. In that blog I shared how I was in the process of setting up an email list… Since then I have set up my MailChimp welcome email […]
It’s the last week before Christmas! Over the last few weeks I’ve been asking: Do you take time to reflect, to do an annual review? and How do you set your ‘big picture’ goals? With a good understanding of where we are currently and a view of where we want to get to, it’s time […]
Recently I wrote about it being time to do an annual review, it’s also a great time to be thinking about goal setting… Goal setting for next year and beyond It’s December… – the calendar year is drawing to a close. Everyone seems to be asking, “Are you ready for Christmas?” Eek!! I’ve just done […]
Annual review time… As we near the end of the year, it’s a great time to do an annual review… – to review where we’re up to: what’s working, what’s not working, what needs tweaking… Do you take time to reflect on your day/week/month/year? Is reviewing your year something you have to do as part […]
The ups and downs of running a business This week I’ve had a couple of conversations with business owners where we’ve shared our thoughts about the ups and downs of running a business – especially a new business. Like me, some of the business owners I’ve been talking to have previously been employed in a […]
Telling your story to potential customers Stories can be very powerful – they trigger emotions in the listener/reader and are easy to remember. Are you telling your story to potential customers? Taking my own advice Last week I was at a networking meeting talking about an upcoming business development workshop Managing Your Story and how […]
As a business owner, how do you make sure you are avoiding burnout? Tempting as it is sometimes to work long hours, make the most of potential opportunities, and run from one thing to the next… …I’m also mindful that I need to take care of myself. As a business owner I need to be […]
Guest blogging Do you write guest blogs? Over the last six months I’ve written a couple of guest blogs. It’s been an interesting process and I’ve learned a lot about how I work and what works for me when I’m trying to create a blog… Back in March Rachael Chiverton asked at a networking meeting […]
The first day of school – life transitions… Yesterday my daughter had her first day of secondary school. Like many other parents I marked the event by photographing her in her new school uniform (in the same place that I photographed her brother two years ago). And of course I couldn’t help thinking back to […]
Business development for women in SME I’ve just spent a great couple of days calling the ladies who took part in the most recent term of the Macclesfield Women in Business Coaching Group. It was fabulous to hear how the formerly named Macclesfield Bird Table has benefitted them and their businesses! At the same time, […]
Cut yourself some slack and stop worrying what everyone else is doing! Recently I was asked to write a blog about taking care of yourself as a business owner – one of the ways I suggested was to ‘cut yourself some slack’ and stop worrying what everyone else is doing. Easier said than done(!) and […]
