As a small business owner, you’re used to wearing all the hats—CEO, finance, production, customer service person. The list is endless, and with so many responsibilities, it’s easy to let something crucial slip through the cracks: your sleep. If you’re like most entrepreneurs, sleep is often the first thing to be sacrificed in the hustle […]
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Drivers, ObservationCut Intake We are all told that if we want to loss weight, the first element is to cut our food intake. This usually means to cut the sweets, or highly processed foods. It is also suggested to cut the extra portion size depending on our activity level. It is the same with Expenses. We
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I hear this question a lot, where is the profit because it definitely isn’t in my bank account. It is because profit isn’t the only thing that is happening in a business, there are the items that are sitting on your Balance Sheet that are influencing your Bank account balance. Here are the 5 reasons
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Part 3 of the story With 30+ years working with business, the 3 motivators show what we all want out of our business and life. The 3 Drivers are what actions are required to fulfill that dream. The Thriving Blueprint Course puts all of this together, so that you can Dream, Plan and Thrive. Module
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Cash, Confidence, Control, Drivers, Motivators, Observation, Optics, Organised
In the last blog we talked about the 3 Key Motivators of Confidence, Control and Cash in the Thriving Blueprint Concept. Overview So, to grow confidence and cash, we organize the flow of information. For cash and control that requires optics, plan the money needed and how the cash is to flow through the business.
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“Easy choice, Hard life. Hard choice, Easy life.” by Jerzy Gregorek. I would like to add to that, in that, if you make no choice, as in no decision or avoid, it is the same as taking the easy choice. So, we will have a hard life or time. So, make that hard choice and
What is the situation in your business today? Here are some criteria to get a better gauge of where you are starting from, and then you can work through the different levels and turn your business around. 1. Struggling Here is a definition of the likely situation. The stress levels are at an old time
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Well I hope not because that would be boring. Planning should only be for no more than 80% of what is needed to achieve the dream. We are human, and the environment is not totally predictable. We need to be proactive instead of reactive and that requires a Plan to some level. I have some
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Hi, I am Helen Gaffney, and I want to tell you my past business story other than my accounting knowledge. I want you to see that I have been to the bottom and back up again. That I understand the lows and the highs of small business because I have been there. I am not
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There are many versions of what people think an Entrepreneur should be or represent. But here is my take on what are the critical elements or characteristics an Entrepreneur will display. 1. Creativity Businesses start from an idea or skill, but usually because the goal is to be their own boss and independent. The Entrepreneur
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