A few years ago, I encountered the Pareto Principle or commonly known as the 20/80 principle through a book I read. I became interested in it that I began to research more about it online. Once I started to learn more about the process and principles around it, that’s when I started to apply them...
EQ. I’m sure everyone has heard about it. EQ Or Emotional Intelligence. What is it really? You ever been guilty of reacting without thinking at all? Got angry too quickly or acting jealous for nothing or being too easily provoked? We all have experienced that for sure. Losing control of your emotions can damage your...
Mistakes are inevitable. We’re all humans. It is bound to happen and impossible to prevent. Same thing with client work. When you miss a detail or the deadline, when you deliver the wrong project or have a difficult client. I’ve probably seen it all throughout my years of doing client work. It’s important to know...
Getting a client or a company to sign on a contract with you is due in part to a great proposal that you presented. We all can agree that proposals are a key part of winning a new client and bagging a key project. Below are my top tips on getting your chances of nabbing...
There’s been too much written content on how to succeed, so I’ll list down a set of things to remind your brain that it’s impossible to fail if you always keep these 7 things in mind. Let’s go. Create goals that motivate you to achieve something possible – When you set achievable yet inspirational goals...
This is from an essay which B.C. Forbes, a Scottish financial journalist and author who founded Forbes Magazine, wrote in 1917 called “Keys to Success”: Your success depends upon you. Your happiness depends upon you. You have to steer your own course. You have to shape your own fortune. You have to educate yourself. You...
It’s an action plan killer. You thinking too much of what would happen if you do this or that, thinking too much about what people may think about your actions, worrying too much based on the past, or simply trying to get things “perfect”. You get the point. Overthinking is a sure fire way to...
HOME OFFICE LIFE – Where does work end and when does life begin? This is the question that kept running through my head when I started life working at home, converting an area of our modest home to my office to run my businesses. I know that it’s easy to get stuck into never leaving...
You’re required to wear many different hats as an entrepreneur, more than you can count to be honest. Sometimes you’re the CEO, and sometimes you’re the janitor, it’s no joke. It takes a toll on you and you’re required to change hats all, day, long. So, what can you do to manage your emerging stress...
I heard this phrase from Mr. Wonderful in the TV Series “Shark Tank”, “ Money is an amplifier, not a magic wand.”. What it means is that if you currently have a bad idea, money will amplify that bad idea further. If you have a good idea, it can spread the idea to new clients/customers....
If you already know the difference between having good debts versus bad debts, go ahead and skip this one. But for those that want to learn more about these 2 types of debts and my experiences about it, you may want to read on. In this article, I’m going to be talking about debts in...
Ah yes, referrals, recommendations and “word of mouth” are small business owner’s best tools. They’re so inexpensive and valued to land clients just like the ones you love the most. To encourage them to do so for you, ask a client to consider referring you to another client after you’ve successfully concluded a project with...
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