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How Much Time do You Spend Hunting for Misplaced Items?

As I was cleaning out my work space yesterday, I found a file I had misplaced about half-way through the year. While anymore, most of the hunting I have to do for misplaced items is on my computer—I file things away in places that make sense one day but not on another, I still cannot help but wonder how much time is wasted in my home business by my having to hunt for misplaced items. Now, I think of myself as a fairly organized person as many of you may have picked up, but I definitely have my weaknesses. Inconsistent … Continue reading →

Welcome to a Brand New Fiscal Year

While there are some of us who have adjusted our home business fiscal years to be something other than the January through December calendar year, most of the people I talk to are still on a typical calendar year when it comes to planning, budgeting, taxes, etc. For the past month or two, I have been writing about some of the “end of the year” things that affect the average small, home business. But, now we are here! The first day of the next twelve months. Tradition for me in my home business warrants that I spend some time cleaning … Continue reading →

Is it Time to Shake Things Up?

Have you been at this home business thing for a while? Are you working the same schedule and getting your supplies from the same vendors? Are you searching for leads in the same way? Even if you think you’ve got things down to a science and have reached a place where things are pretty stable and predictable–it might be that things are TOO stable and predictable. It might be time to shake things up a bit. I realized recently that I tend to get all my leads from the same few places. They are wonderful, reliable and productive places–but I’ve … Continue reading →

The Fresh 2008 Calendar

This morning, I unwrapped my 12-month, poster-sized wall calendar and put it up over my desk—there they were—the twelve months of 2008 stretched out ahead of me like a blank slate. But then, I took my little black Sharpie and started to write in deadlines, scheduled business trips and other work details and I realized that I’ve already started on the coming year—even if the first day of 2008 hasn’t even arrived yet! For me, until I actually “see” the dates and weeks start to stack up, the coming year is still just an idea—a clean slate with no mistakes … Continue reading →