How many of you make a New Year’s resolution to lose weight or go to the gym?  How many of you reach your goals?  This is a prime example of knowing WHAT to do but not staying motivated to actually DO it.  Intellectually, we all KNOW that eating healthy foods and exercising is the key to losing weight, yet many of us never seem to stick with it. The same is true with growing your business.  We all KNOW we should have a business plan and market our businesses, yet life gets in the way and our plans never materialize, or we take a break from doing back-office work because we’re too busy handling our clients’

Certainly, you’ve heard the adage, “Time is money.”  As a business owner, you know your time is valuable and best used servicing your ideal clients.  Of course, they need your knowledge.   So, why are you struggling over back-office tasks or social networking posts that are not client-building,  client retaining-related, or fun! The time you spend on these non-client tasks is money that you’re not earning back.  Why do you still find it necessary to do so many tasks in your business yourself?  Could it be that it's time to invest your earnings in ways that will give you more time to develop relationships with your clients.   Outsourcing to Grow Your Business Outsourcing tasks to a

Business coaches are strong assets for business owners because they hold the owner accountable for their own progress.  They offer different perspectives on problems, offer guidance as well as challenges, and objectively observe how a business operates and what can be improved. Productivity is more than performing tasks.  If you’re busy but not productively focusing on your goals, you are not being productive.  A business coach will improve your productivity in all aspects of your business (and life).  Here are some examples: You will step out of your comfort zone. Tasks that make you uncomfortable are often tasks that will push your business into forward momentum, such as real-life networking or presenting to your local Chamber