Business Goals, Leveraging Strengths, Small Business Ariana Elsie McNally Business Goals, Leveraging Strengths, Small Business Ariana Elsie McNally

Signs you're not planning your week effectively...and what to do about it.

Have you experienced those times when you feel:

  • Consistently overwhelmed thinking: How am I going to get it all done?

  • You have too much to do but feel like you have so little time

  • You can’t focus on what needs to be done

  • Continuously checking your emails, for the next thing to do

These can all be signs of not implementing a few intentional and savvy strategies that can take you from wondering how to get it all done….to moving your biggest initiatives - and your business - forward.

If this is you or if you’ve dipped in an out of these phases, here’s what you can do about it.

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Small Business Ariana Elsie McNally Small Business Ariana Elsie McNally

What does it mean when your revenue is flat year over year...?

Has this ever happened to you?

You’re looking at your numbers and year over year, you don’t see any movement in your top-line revenue?

This could be an indication that your business is overly dependent on YOU for its sales.

You might think - of course - I’m the only one who can do sales! — and there’s the issue. For companies with teams there are more options to have others involved in connecting with customers and owning a piece of sales.

For soloprenuers, there are other considerations but there are definitely things to consider and focus on for both types of business owners to get you moving in the right direction.

Listen in for what those are…

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Small Business Ariana Elsie McNally Small Business Ariana Elsie McNally

Is your best customer putting your business at risk?

What’s not to love about your favourite customer?

Whether it's the fact they’re wonderful people to work with, provide you with much of your business, they pay on time or you simply look forward to your interactions together; whatever the reason, each time you do business with them, it’s a good day :).

And why not? I love it when business is fun and enjoyable.

But could working with your favourite customer put your business at risk…?

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Business Goals, Leadership, Small Business Ariana Elsie McNally Business Goals, Leadership, Small Business Ariana Elsie McNally

Do you plan for the 1 thing that can stop you in your tracks!

I've noticed that when we plan to accomplish a goal and create our actions, there's a piece missing that can de-rail so many of us.  Setting the goal and determining how we'll get there is only a piece of the puzzle...

Accounting for that 'thing' that has the potential to de-rail us could be an important component of your next goal setting and action planning exercise.....

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Should I make a career change?

He proceeded to tell me his story of working in the financial industry and how he became so dissatisfied that it significantly impacted him professionally and personally. He said that he almost became a different person. 

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