One of the most frequent questions I get asked is "Can you help me figure out how to prioritize my tasks?"

Seeing endless tasks on your list day in and day out can certainly be overwhelming and not very motivating.  My quick answer is yes, it is possible to prioritize those tasks.  I'm going to walk you through the three methods I believe our the easiest to implement so grab a cup of coffee or your favorite tea, get comfortable, and read along.  I promise you that it is well worth the read and will help you begin to sort out those endless tasks that maybe don't even belong on your list.

Recently, I took some time to take a good hard look at my business, the plans I have, and the strategy I have in place.

Over the last few months, since my mom's health declined and her subsequent death in May, my number one focus has not been my business.  I was beating myself up about it, asking questions like "why haven't you been posting on social media"; "how can you expect to fill a program that you haven't promoted in the last four months"; and "girl, you need to get a handle on all of this".  

I decided to take a side step and used some time to focus on getting to the root cause of what was stopping me and how I was going to create a plan to get me through this brick wall spot in my business.

In doing my side step, I discovered a distinct parallel between business and life and decided that sometimes course correction is needed and sometimes you just need to apply grace and gratitude.
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Are you planning to make New Year’s Resolutions? Why not ditch the resolutions this year and make some SMART goals you want to reach instead. There are a couple of reasons why resolutions may not work well for you. If they do, great. Keep doing what you’re doing, but if they don’t, then read on. ​

Who couldn't use a few tips on creating more clarity in their business?
  
Being able to see everything through a different lens is so helpful and so I'm sharing some practical tactics that I practice and would be easy to implement in your own business life.

If you're anything like me, I'm sure there's been plenty of times where you've sat down to catch your breath and wondered "Did I accomplish what I set out to do today?"

Our list can be endless and sometimes we find ourselves running  from one thing to another, only stopping to refuel with yet another cup of coffee or collapse into bed at night. 

Does your life feel a bit like running a marathon?

My friend, if it does, here's the perfect opportunity to take a break and spend a few minutes reading so put your feet up, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and join me as I share some of my very favorite tips.

One of my fondest memories of spring as a kid is watching the winter snow begin to melt and hunting for pussy willows.

My brother & I knew the places to tromp through the woods to find the best pussy willow bushes and, each spring as the snow melted & formed muddy ground, we'd don our boots and go in search of those wonderful plants.

The pussy willow is actually a scrubby willow bushy type of plant and those small, silky buds are actually flowers before they bloom.  Those flowers are called catkins.
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Catkins usually don’t rely on pollinators to spread their pollen. Instead they simply release their pollen into the wind, where it may or may not land on the female flower parts. In order to hit their targets, the catkins must produce a tremendous amount of pollen.

Have you ever accomplished something that took a lot of effort and made you feel proud, but you still felt less than confident about yourself in general?

In psychology, this feeling that we don’t really deserve what we’ve earned is described as the Impostor Syndrome.

No matter how much you accomplish or acquire, it won’t satisfy you unless you have self-confidence on the inside.

True self-confidence has nothing to do with what you’ve accomplished and everything to do with your belief that you have the ability to accomplish anything you want to do.
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Your confidence is based on who you are, not what you did. No one or no adverse outcome can take that away from you. It makes sense, doesn’t it?

Have you heard of the term a fake? That's what Impostor Syndrome refers to. It's the feeling that no matter what you do, you are inadequate or incompetent despite that you are knowledgeable, skilled, and successful. ​

Impostor Syndrome, also known as Impostor Phenomenon, knows no particular boundaries -- it happens to men and women, in different cultures, with different upbringings.

These feelings stem from your background, your personality, and your life's circumstances. It's a combination of these that often bring on a lack of confidence.

The way to overcome that is to begin with accepting who you are and embracing your uniqueness.

We all have something very special to offer and, once you internalize this, it is just the beginning of a new way of kicking that impostor syndrome to the curb.

As a small business owner, there are so many hats that we wear on any given day and this is what can prove to be overwhelming --- with good reason!  Let's be honest.  As a solopreneur, if you don't do something, who will?  

You can start with taking a look at all the smaller pieces that make up your business.  For some, that may look different, but for a service-based business you have essentially five roles:

If you've visited my website and looked around, you already know that this quote by Joshua Marine is one of my all-time favorite quotes!

I want to share with you five of the biggest misconceptions around business planning that I've found over my years of talking to others and working with my clients.