Do you keep a journal? You should. Keeping a business journal can boost your success. Keeping a consistent, regular record of your business growth helps you keep track of new ideas, measure your progress, celebrate your successes and analyze your flops. What is journaling? Journaling is simply the act of putting thoughts or ideas onto…
Are you looking for the magic formula for guaranteed success in your small business? If you find it, will you let me know? Seriously, though, there is no magic formula. No secret combination of education, experience, funding, or products will guarantee you a phenomenally successful business experience. However, there are keys you can use to…
Priority management and time management are not the same thing. Do you know the difference? Have you fallen into the “Time Management” trap? Are you always trying to maximize your time, working on different systems to manage it, control it, and try and make more of it? Stop. Time doesn’t need managing. Time is the…
Is your email inbox like mine? If I don’t keep a close eye on mine (meaning every 12 minutes), it somehow seeks revenge and its contents multiply faster than the hangers in my closet. Since I don’t want to spend my day babysitting the inbox, I’ve developed a few strategies that allow me to handle…
Are you a victim of the dreaded 5 p.m. fridge stare? You know—the one where you stare blankly into the refrigerator desperately hoping for a little dinner inspiration? There is a solution. This simple solution will not only end the nightly fridge stare but will also free you from having to stop by the store…
Fall is nearly here. We’ve already had our first snowfall here in Colorado. Thankfully, it confined itself to the high mountains and we are not yet a winter wonderland. But it was a good wakeup call. It’s time to get organized for fall. The days are getting shorter and the weather will soon be getting…
Are you tired of feeling like your calendar has been hijacked? Do you constantly feel like you never have enough time to finish tasks and projects? Do you start on projects only to be interrupted by things that feel less important? Does your lack of progress on your to-do list or toward your goals frustrate…
Once upon a time, my calendar was bursting at the seams. With four active children, a retail photography studio, church service, and community volunteer work, my color-coded calendar looked like a rainbow threw up on it. I was busy 24/7 and the word “relax” was not a part of my vocabulary. I felt like I…
Is your business where you want it to be? Are you feeling frustrated or stuck with the growth of your business? You can do many things to try and give your business a boost. Some solutions may require a substantial financial investment. Other solutions may require a lot of time. How do you know where…
As a photographer and consultant, I hear a lot of questions about online image use. Most of these questions are about images people find on the web and want to put on their blog, website or Facebook page—or about using them in various products such as eBooks and advertisements. These are six of the most…
