Day 5 of my vacation has come and gone and I am turning my attention to home and ultimately work. There is a lot to do when I get home, and even more to do when I walk into my office on Monday morning. So, how in the world do I make the transition from vacation to back to work? I believe focus and planning are the keys to my successful re-entry into my work responsibilities.
Here are some KEYS to help you and me make a successful re-entry and focus on what’s ahead:
1. Plan an exit strategy from your vacation …read more

Have you ever tried to plan a road trip to a new destination without a map? It’s a little tough if you don’t know where you’re going, or even which direction to head in. It’s the same for your business. You need to know the plan for your company — and that includes marketing.
A marketing plan is a road map for growing your business. And if you’re a small business or a start-up, you need to plan your marketing strategy. You don’t have the money to throw at various marketing endeavors. You need to plan where you’ll spend your marketing …read more

As many know, when you bowl a strike you knock down all 10 pins with the bowling ball. When you bowl a strike in business, you are excelling in 10 key areas of a business. The 10 key areas that this post will focus on are:

Finance/Accounting: understanding and managing how you spend your business funds.
Marketing/Branding: managing how people see and understand your business’ products or services.
Communication: using different types of media to share the message of your business.
Partnering/Joint Venture: connecting with other business owner to cross-market your services or products.
Social Networking: interacting with potential and current clients along with business …read more

Motivation in my estimation is something that either you have or don’t. I personally believe that each and every person has a little switch on the inside of themself and we choose to turn it on or we guard it and leave it off. Either way, it is up to us whether we are motivated.
My husband sends me more email than anyone else on the face of the earth. He reads countless blogs and articles. I can barely keep up with him, but this one interested me so much I printed the whole article. It was originally posted at Pick …read more