There are things in all our businesses we hate doing. And at a certain point, we have to ask ourselves if we’re trapped working in our businesses without any time or energy to work on them.
There are things in all our businesses we hate doing. And at a certain point, we have to ask ourselves if we’re trapped working in our businesses without any time or energy to work on them.
I received an email today that my good friend’s company is shutting down, pulling the plug, closing up shop. This is something he poured himself into…
At first, you may need to wear all the hats in your business, doing all the work yourself because you can’t afford to hire people to help you. In this conversation we get some clarity about what those hats are, which ones are important and how to think about them.
We have all felt lost and lonely in a room full of people. Sweaty hands, awkward voice… what should you say? Who should you approach? How should you do it? Nobody wants to feel like that, but we’ve all felt it.
What's your job? What's your life? How do they commingle, reflect and refract one another? What's at stake if you screw this balance up? Your marriage? Your friendships? Your health? Your business success?
Last week we started a conversation about productivity, doing great work and who sets the rules for what’s “productive enough?” This is the second part of that conversation where we dig into some surprising tactics to help us balance work and life better. Enjoy!
Ask a group of pro bloggers for one tip on how to build a powerful online audience that you can then monetize into a full-time business, and they will likely all say the same thing: find your niche. The idea is simple: it’s a big world out there with a lot of products and services that you probably don’t have the time or resources to compete with.
You beat yourself up when you don’t get enough done in the day. You get frustrated and moody and it clouds your vision, keeps you from doing your best work. I know because I do the same thing… and, for some reason, we’re ALL so naturally bad at work-life balance.
When I started Simplifilm, I made a conscious decision to work with the best people in the world. A decision that continues to this day. And I did it. I’ve worked with amazing people, people I picked years in advance. And some even more incredible people I never imagined. (Such as Will.I.Am, Arianna Huffington and Scarlet Johannsen—all in the same project.)
Wherever you are in your business, you’ll find yourself somewhere in the questions these 5 listeners ask. We have a great time answering these questions and getting to the heart of the matter. Enjoy!
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