Productivity
Your business dashboard checklist
If you’re serious about taking your business destiny into your own hands, then you’ve got to measure what matters. And you can start with just one measure.
Business psychology
Letting go of limiting beliefs
Do your beliefs about your abilities hold you back from achieving your full potential? Unconscious filters could be preventing you or your business from growing. Read on to find out more about letting go of limiting beliefs.
Uncategorized
Eight inspirational business quotes
Need a little pep talk? Here are eight inspirational business quotes from small business owners around the world, courtesy of Monocle magazine.
Health + wellbeing
Happiness is hard work
We know from our Understanding Micro Business surveys that soloists are a sunny bunch with average happiness levels rated around 8 out of 10.
Communication skills
Kapow! Writing hard-hitting headlines
Here are four ways of writing headlines to make them more compelling so they grab your readers’ attention, pique their curiosity and leave them wanting to know more.
Planning
Do you know when to quit?
Never giving in can sometimes lead to flogging a dead horse. But knowing when to quit and when to stick is a business skill that many of us struggle with.
Communication skills
Overcoming the fear of public speaking
Butterflies, pounding heart, sweaty palms, shaky knees. Sound familiar? These are symptoms of stage fright, and you can overcome them. This article looks at overcoming the fear of public speaking.
Growth
Older entrepreneurs: In praise of blooming late
Scan the blogosphere or bestseller list and you’d think that no-one over thirty succeeds at business. Not so. There are plenty of older entrepreneurs. After all, what’s the rush?
Productivity
Outsourcing to virtual assistants
I recently started thinking about ‘what I shouldn’t be doing’ in my business and my new perspective changed my outlook completely. Give it a try! You might find outsourcing to virtual assistants a good option for you.
Communication skills
Break free of flabby language syndrome
When someone asks, ‘How are you?’ is your reply ‘Good’, ‘Fine’, or ‘Okay’? Pshaw! How can you expect brilliance with such mediocrity!
