Posted by Susan Lannis
I toured President Garfield’s home yesterday while in OH and I had that ‘everything-new-is-old-again feeling’. While touring the library Garfield’s wife Crete (short for Lucretia) set up in their home as a memorial to the assassinated President, our tour guide, Charles, pointed out a desk given to Garfield as a sample. The craftsman, named Woodson if I heard [...]
Categories: 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
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Posted by Susan Lannis
Those of us naturally inclined to organization can take as much ribbing asthe pack-rat. We have been referred to in unflattering terms – fuss budget, “a”retentive, neat freak – you get the idea. The truth is we all live on a continuum and we are all subject to the same natural laws. The messiest person [...]
Categories: 2. Organization, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship, Life Lessons, Personal Stories
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Posted by Susan Lannis
You hear it all the time – “I need more time.”. But where do you ‘find’ it? You don’t ‘find’ it of course, because it is not missing. You can liberate it however if you are missing something. Huh??? Here’s one place to look that you probably wouldn’t consider. Look at your bed. One secret to finding [...]
Categories: 1. Time
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Posted by Susan Lannis
Despite what you may have heard, you can not make time, save time, find time, or manage time. You can however liberate it. It is easy for a small business owner, to become a ‘poster child for people who do too much’. It is a mistake – one I have made and in all honesty I [...]
Categories: 1. Time, 3. Productivity, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
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Posted by Susan Lannis
Here in Oregon, blackberries are an invasive species that we spend a lot time trying to irradicate – that is, when we’re not busy making jam and pies from the fruit. The difference between pie and pest is the circumstance. Find them along a hiking trail and they’re a treat. In your backyard they are a [...]
Categories: 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship, Life Lessons
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Posted by Susan Lannis
As a solopreneur or small business owner, delegation can be a big challenge. Whether it’s an employee, an independent contractor or a virtual assistant you have to turn over the reins enough for trust, comfort, and clear authority and that will vary for each task you delegate. Take some of the pain and worry out of [...]
Categories: 1. Time, 3. Productivity, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
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Posted by Susan Lannis
Three truths: It takes about seven years for every cell in your body to replace itself. So, basically every 7 years you are a whole new person. Each year you are in business, your skills are growing, your knowledge base is growing and you are learning more about your customers, what they really need and [...]
Categories: 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
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Posted by Susan Lannis
It’s pretty easy to feel overwhelmed these days as a business owner. Ownership carries a lot of responsibilities and we are now under a lot of new pressures because of the rapidly changing world in which we operate. Advertising is becoming ubiquitous with the internet and social media and technology is bringing a basic shift of moving [...]
Categories: 3. Productivity, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
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Posted by Susan Lannis
You hear the words all the time – I need to manage my time better – This will save some time – I need to make time for …. They are common phrases but none of them reflect the reality of time. Time flows continuously and all your time is full. Ever moment is already being used [...]
Categories: 1. Time, 3. Productivity
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Posted by Susan Lannis
I often hear people talk about how they organized their office but it didn’t stick – that a few months later is looked as bad or worse than before they did the organizing. It is not that the organizing didn’t stick. It’s because they didn’t really get organized. They cleaned. Cleaning is a clearing process. It [...]
Categories: 2. Organization, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
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