Lifestyle

Do you have your goals set for this New Year? Business goals help you gauge your success and help you stay motivated to reach those goals. Some people think the planning stage is drudgery but even those entrepreneurs who prefer the “fly by the seat of your pants” approach to running their...

As an entrepreneur, it can be difficult to watch the lack of progress of so many promising entrepreneurs. They’ve dreamed for so long about creating a solid, sustainable business, and yet, all they do is dream.  You know the people I’m talking about. They attend conferences, sign up for...

Living your life intentionally means taking risks. It involves pushing past fear and doubt in order to achieve your goals and live on your own terms. That can be an intimidating thing, which is why it’s so common for us to allow our inner critic to convince us to wait for the...

Now that you’ve gone through all your income and expenses, you have a much clearer idea of where you stand. Now you can work to reorganize, reduce, and even eliminate things from your budget for survival during your financial crunch. As you go through this process, you’re going to be creating cash...

The first thing you need to do before you create a spending plan or budget is to know where you stand right now. In the last post, we discussed getting everything together so that you know where you stand. Now we’re going to talk about setting up a spending plan or creating...

The only way to improve your finances, or really anything in life, is to know where you stand now. Finding out how much you owe, what’s coming in, and examining your current situation is the best way to deal with financial crunches. Even if you are already in the crunch, you still...

It’s a no-brainer. Everyone wants to be rich, right? Or at least financially independent, not to have to worry about bills or to have to scrimp and save to get by. But if you’re like most people, all those good intentions come up against the sharp, cold reality of paying the mortgage...

Are you feeling a bit confused by strategic thinking? You know it’s essential for your career and your business, but how do you actually do it? Here are five questions to should ask yourself to really sharpen your strategic thinking.  1.What do you want?

If there’s one thing we know about goals, they have to be SMART, right?  After all, that’s what we’ve been told for years. The only thing that matters is that your goals are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely.  While that looks great on paper—and clearly...

You have a lot of energy and are full of visions of dreams fulfilled. You want to succeed in life. But how can you when you’re not moving?  Oh, sure, you’ve got some great ideas about what you want to do. You’re probably even working toward them. You might...