by Elaine | Blog, Time Management
When you’re a work-from-home solopreneur, your schedule is pretty much up to you, right? You’re not commuting to and from a job each day; your office is right there in your own home. You’re your own boss, right? You’re not tied to someone else’s idea of when and where...
by Elaine | Blog, Overwhelm, Time Management
In my opinion, there’s no particular virtue in working hard, especially if you’re running a small business. In fact, the opposite is true. Here are six reasons why: 1. Working hard at things you’re not good at is counterproductive. Working hard at something you don’t...
by Elaine | Blog, Time Management
There are as many ways to plan your work as there are solo business owners. There are as many ways to plan your work as there are solo business owners. That’s one of the attractions of owning your own business – you’re free to do things however you like. So what’s the...
by Elaine | Blog, Overwhelm, Time Management
Ah, summer – that lazy, hazy time of year when everything slows down. Summer is supposed to be leisurely and unhurried. It doesn’t take much for me to persuade myself that the project I need to be working on right now can wait until tomorrow… maybe even the day...
by Elaine | Blog, Time Management
We love learning about new devices, gadgetry and systems to get more done and have more fun doing it! — Dragon Naturally Speaking: Speech recognition software that types as you speak. You can create and edit documents and emails quickly and easily. You can...
by Elaine | Blog, Time Management
Not so long ago, when virtually all work product was cranked out the hard way – without automation or electronic gadgetry – performance standards and expectations were a lot different. Communication moved by interoffice mail, or snail mail, or telephone if you could...
