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Look Yourself Straight in the Eye: Questions Entrepreneurs Must Ask

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Thursday, March 8th, 2012
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Questions for EntrepreneursToday we have a guest post from Karen Southall Watts, who tells us to be courageous and ask ourselves the toughest questions about our business. Doing so may not be pleasant but, trust me, you’ll be glad you did.


You’re tired or cranky. The office seems overly noisy but not productive. Something seems off, but you aren’t sure what.

It happens to all entrepreneurs—the time comes to look in the mirror and ask some tough questions.

Don’t shy away. Just face yourself and you can move on to greater success.

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Categories : Small Business
Tags : Karen Southall Watts, questions for entrepreneurs, Sex is Good for Business, Time management

Time Management: Pick your Top 5 with Teamly

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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
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I’m always on the look-out for the next great tool that can help me be more productive. With two businesses and two kiddos to take care of, my to-do list gets longer every day.

And I’ll admit, when I reflect back on my day, I find at least 4 or 5 things that I did that weren’t high priorities, like cleaning up the files on my desktop. These unimportant “busy” tasks are also the things that prevent me from doing the tasks that will move my business forward – like writing a client proposal.

So I’ve started using Teamly and have found it to be an incredibly simple and powerful tool for managing my productivity.

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Categories : Time management
Tags : Business Coaching, Teamly, Time management

Time Management Secrets for Busy Entrepreneurs

By Elena · Comments (16)
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
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Time Management for Entrepreneurs

A few months ago, I was speaking at an event for women entrepreneurs and the topic they wanted to learn most about was time management.  Whether you work for a company or run your own, I think this is a topic that resonates with most of us because time is something we never seem to have enough of!

The Truth About Time

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Categories : Time management
Tags : efficiency, elena verlee, self management, Time management, working moms

10 Ways You Can Say No (without the guilt)

By Elena · Comments (11)
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
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I find it extremely difficult to say “No”. First of all I’m a Libra and like to keep things in harmony (often at the expense of my own well-being). In business, I tend to have the shiny-object syndrome – you know, where everything looks cool and so I get worried that I may miss an opportunity if I say no. This ends up taking a lot of my time and scatters my focus.

Tell me if this sounds familiar – you’re asked to do something you don’t really want to do or have time for, but you would feel guilty if you said No. Whether it’s a church fundraiser, a committee at your child’s school or participating in a project, it’s important to learn to say No if you don’t want to get overwhelmed, stressed or resentful. It’s about self-protection – people who are able to say No have more free time, energy and feel more in control of their lives.
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Categories : Business Coaching
Tags : Business Coaching, saying no, Time management

How to Be Productive: Leave Your Office

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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
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Today I had to renew my passport. With such tight security at the embassy, I was asked to leave my cellphone and computer behind at the front desk.

I was horrified! What will I do while I wait? Fuming, I grudgingly took out pen and paper and started making notes. In 90 minutes here’s what I achieved:

1. A clearer vision of company directions, products, status and next steps
2. A revised PR and Marketing plan for the next 30 – 60 days
3. Two blogposts written
4. One press release written
5. Most importantly, clarity on the bigger picture.

I’ve been stuck on a few things and having the time away without distractions of emails, calls, Twitter and my kids running afoot made space in my mind for ideas to come through and connect in a different way.

In terms of boosting productivity and time management, I learned sometimes the office is NOT the most productive place to get things done, especially as a WAHM.

I’ll be scheduling a “get out of the office day” with just pen and paper at least twice a month and looking forward to letting my brain “work out of the box”.

Won’t you join me?

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Categories : Time management
Tags : Add new tag, productivity, Time management, twitter, wahm

Time Management: Time Blocking To Prevent Entrepreneur Overwhelm

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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
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Clock and CalendarAs busy entrepreneurs trying to have it all, it’s really easy for things to get out of control. It’s therefore important to prioritize your most important tasks, and then set a schedule so you can be practical when planning your day. Try using a time management technique for entrepreneurs called time blocking if you have several large projects on the go.

Time blocking is about dedicating a fixed amount of time for a given task, then doing your best to complete it within the available time frame.

How to go about time blocking?
Set an amount per day to work on a project. For example, 30 minutes (or even 10 to 15 minutes as you wish) on a sales presentation. Set an alarm and when the alarm goes off, move on to the next project or task.

Even if you didn’t finish it and have to schedule it into another time box, it has allowed you to move forward one step. I find that entrepreneurs who are overwhelmed with so many things to do often become paralyzed and end up doing nothing but obsessing on what they need done.

Stop complaining, and take action!
Instead, use that obsessive energy to start ‘doing’ things. You’ll often find that when you start to take ACTION on something, anything, that feeling of helplessness lessens.

Of course, you can choose to complete your project in one go, just remember to take a few minutes break here and there. That way you focus on your end goal without overtaxing yourself mentally and physically.

The important thing in entrepreneurial time management is to follow your timer. For some reason, deadlines make it easier to focus. Think of when you know that you have to finish an important proposal in an hour because the submission deadline closes. Somehow you get it done!

Another variation is to work on a task until you achieve a specific output – laying out two pages of your product catalog, finishing the week’s expense report, or contacting 10 potential customers.

Don’t worry too much about finishing projects so you don’t get overwhelmed. Focus instead on giving undivided attention to each and every step.

What’s your favorite time management technique?

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Categories : Time management
Tags : entrepreneur moms, small business time management, Time management

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