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- How to Instantly Save 2 Hours A Day - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2010 from Lorraine PirihiDo you find it frustrating knowing that there must be a better way to manage your time, yet you can't seem to pinpoint exactly what you need to do? Well here's a simple secret that could easily save you a couple of hours a day. I've been coaching Greg for only a couple of months and in ...
Views: 1810(2 votes) - 'How to Work 1 Day Less A Week' - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Lorraine PirihiHave you ever heard the saying 'work always expands to fill the time available? So what does that mean? It means that the longer you have to get something done, the longer you will take to do it. save time One of my clients recently committed to taking every Friday off. He blocked out the ...
Views: 1137(1 vote) - Is Your Business Ready for 2010? - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2010 from Lorraine PirihiOver the next few weeks, anything can change in your business. You’ll find that people often make decisions about what they will and won’t be doing in the new year. You will want to make sure that your business not only survives but thrives next year. It’s imperative that you put time aside ...
Views: 1205(1 vote) - For Things to Change, You Must Change - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiMary is a typical small business owner, she keeps herself busy doing the ‘hands on’ work. In her case it is doing beauty treatments and she told me she keeps doing this because she really enjoys it. Her clients constantly told her how great she was, which made her feel appreciated. However it ...
Views: 1353(1 vote) - Your Messy Desk Could Be Causing Cash-Flow Problems - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiDo you have a huge challenge coping with the incoming paperwork? (Whatever happened to the paperless office?) Paperwork lands on your desk and somehow finds its way into your in-tray. Eventually the in-tray becomes so high it explodes and ends up all over your desktop. That’s because you ...
Views: 1413(1 vote) - Is Your Business Worth Dying For? - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiIt's amazing to see so many people who are prepared to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their business. I'm sure you know of someone like that. They get up at the crack of dawn, drag their weary bodies out of the house and head off for another rollercoaster ride at work. Ten or twelve hours ...
Views: 1268(1 vote) - 5 Simple Ways to Get Back on Track and Have a Life! - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiMary is a typical small business owner, she keeps herself busy doing the 'hands on' work. In her case it is doing beauty treatments and she told me she keeps doing this because she really enjoys it. Her clients constantly told her how great she was, which made her feel appreciated. However ...
Views: 1134 - Be On Time and Win More Business! - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiHave you ever arrived for an appointment at the correct time only to be told the person you are seeing is running late? I'm sure that has happened to you on many occasions. In the story I'm about to relay to you, this incident happened to one of my clients recently. Gary and his wife arrived ...
Views: 1275 - How to Have a 4 Day Work Week - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiHave you ever heard the saying 'work always expands to fill the time available? So what does that mean? It means that the longer you have to get something done, the longer you will take to do it.save time One of my clients recently committed to taking every Friday off. He blocked out the ...
Views: 1124 - How To Waste Time And Lose Money Networking - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiNetworking is a very important marketing component for most businesses, yet so many people just don't seem to understand that to make it work there is a crucial step that must be done right...the follow-up. At a recent event I attended I went up to the presenter afterwards and said that I was ...
Views: 1133 - How to Get Your Rear into Gear for the End of the Financial Year - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiWith the end of the tax year fast approaching, it's With the end of the financial year fast approaching, now is an ideal time to focus on your personal affairs. I'm always amazed that so many business owners and entrepreneurs spend most of their time consumed by their business and totally ...
Views: 904 - How to Have a Highly Productive and Profitable Team - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiBefore you start complaining that your team are causing you headaches and not performing the way you want, take a look at yourself first. Gary who runs a plumbing business has 5 staff. He was always complaining that they were lazy, didn't use their initiative and would take advantage of him. ...
Views: 1394(5 votes) - The Fortune is in the Follow Up - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiFollowing-up is such a simple thing to do yet most business owners and entrepreneurs just can't get it right. Some time ago I used the services of a mortgage broker who in the first instance was very prompt and appeared very efficient. He was referred to me by someone else I knew who had ...
Views: 1137 - How to Turn Your Knowledge Into a Profitable Product - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiHow often do you take for granted the valuable knowledge that you have? I'm constantly amazed at how the simple things that I know and share with my clients, can be a massive revelation for them. For instance, Denise has a public relations business. She's well-known in her industry and ...
Views: 804 - How to Easily Increase Your Profits with an Ezine - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiI recently spent an entire day with a client planning their business strategy for this year. This particular client had initially been referred to me by one of his colleagues who had heard me speak over 4 years ago. So how did John's friend remember me after all this time? Gary had been on my ...
Views: 788 - What Do Small Business Owners Really Want? - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiWe had an overwhelming response to the survey we recently sent out to our database. They were asked for feedback on what their key challenges were and what they wanted to know about being more productive and profitable. Here's just a few comments we received: • How do I motivate ...
Views: 997 - 6 Steps to Productive and Profitable Networking - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiObserving many people when I'm out and about attending various business related functions, I'm convinced that so many of them do not realize how powerful it is to make the effort to meet others and network. Networking is great for business ... if you do it right and have a system in place to ...
Views: 992 - How to Outsource to Free Up Your Time and Increase Your Income - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiHow many tasks do you take on in your business? Do you pride yourself on doing the bookkeeping, reacting to email, preparing your own proposals and presentations, attending networking events, making appointments, keeping on top of the paperwork, providing your service, packaging and delivering ...
Views: 917 - How to Manage People Effectively - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiI recently met up with a friend of mine who was telling me how little time he had working on his business due to the people problems he was constantly experiencing. He always complains to me that if he could run his business on his own, he would. Unfortunately this is not a reality so he ...
Views: 14372(4 votes) - How To Let Business Slip Through Your Fingers - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiLast week I went to purchase some food at the local deli and asked the owner what the ingredients were in the ham he sold. He was very unhelpful as I took him away from preparing food to put into the display case. So I walked out and didn't spend my money with him and won't go back again. I ...
Views: 836 - Your Focus Determines Your Direction - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiWhat are you focussing on achieving in your business in the next 90 days? Do you have any idea? If you don't then you better come up with a goal or outcome otherwise you may find that another 3 months has passed you by and you're no further ahead than where you are right now. When you've got ...
Views: 955 - Six Simple Ways To Boost Your Business And Enjoy More Family Time - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiWhoever thinks that running your own business is a breeze obviously has never had one. There are so many areas you need to get right otherwise your business could end up disintegrating along with everything else in your life. You need to be organised and disciplined, a good marketer, ...
Views: 866 - Are You Reducing Your IncomeThrough Lack Of Sleep? - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiJohn is a personal coaching client and has been getting coached for several months. Since he's started coaching he's been resisting filling in a time sheet so we can both see where he is spending his time. I find he's not the only one. It seems that many people avoid doing this very simple ...
Views: 872 - Get The Right Team In Place - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiOne of the biggest challenges many of my clients face is having the right people. Prior to coaching I'd often hear: "If only I could find the right people my business would much more profitable." "I'd have less stress." "I spend more time managing my people than getting the work done and ...
Views: 935 - Are You An Educated Derelict? - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiI attended a Personal Mastery Program recently and there were many other people there, who like myself attend seminars and conferences to gain more knowledge so they too can improve their lives. However, it's not the knowledge that makes the difference, it's the application of that knowledge. ...
Views: 2618 - You Are The Problem - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiIn business you can often think that with better marketing and more capable staff your business and your life will improve. However if you're disorganised and the internal business systems are the same (which is very common), then your ability to cope with additional work and find and retain ...
Views: 845 - Are You Working Yourself To Death? - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiA few years ago one of my clients felt a tingling in his finger. Being a workaholic he didn't have time to pay too much attention to it. After all he had meetings booked all day and they were more important than a tingle in his finger. He was about to leave home, then collapsed. Luckily for ...
Views: 1031(1 vote) - Learn Your Way To Success - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiWhat I've noticed about very successful business owners, they are always learning and growing. The majority do not achieve their high levels of success on their own. The coach I'm currently working with is in two high-end coaching programs that she invests thousands of dollars a year to belong ...
Views: 903 - How To Avoid The Fatal Mistakes That Home Based Business Owners Make - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiOne of my clients runs his own successful accounting practice from home. With pre-school children and trying to grow his business, he and his wife used to get very frustrated with the fact that they could never remove themselves from the workplace. They felt their business totally overwhelmed ...
Views: 856 - Get a Grip On Your Time Before Your Kids Grow Up - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiA few years ago I attended a presentation from Parenting Expert and well-known author, Stephen Biddulph on "Raising Boys". My son, Trent was 11 at the time so I was interested to hear what Stephen had to say. In fact, so were the 800 other parents in the room! The key point that I picked up on ...
Views: 917 - How To Organise Your Financial Future - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiSome time ago I spent a planning day with a new client to determine exactly what she wanted to achieve in her business over the next 12 months, where she is now and the exact steps she needed to take to reach her goals. On questioning Sophie about her income and expenditure, she told me 'my ...
Views: 1027 - How Poor Systems Lose Your Business - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiSome time ago I used the services of a mortgage broker who in the first instance was very prompt and appeared very efficient. Although it took some time for the refinance to go through (that was caused by the bank and their legal people), all went smoothly. However, going back a second time to ...
Views: 915 - Look After Your Clients And They Will Look After You - by Submitted on May 26, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiWhy are you in business? Hopefully you enjoy what you do, however is it because you want to make money so that you can have, be and do more in your life? Who pays you? Your clients do and never forget that. Unfortunately many business owners do. They take your money and then vanish off the ...
Views: 810 - Skyrocket Your Success - Work Harder On Yourself Than Anything Else - by Submitted on May 18, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiThis week I received an article by a very successful entrepreneur Alexandria Brown. Here's what she says: Over the past several years I've immersed myself in learning. Because my business is marketing, I have mostly attended and spoken at marketing seminars. But I also make plenty of time to ...
Views: 1144 - How To Increase Your Productivity And Profit From Your Image - by Submitted on May 18, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiI attended a business women's event last week and was amazed at how many of the attendees presented themselves. This was a business event and the way in which many of them dressed you would have thought they were going to a local football game! I met a 'coach' who raved about how successful ...
Views: 900 - Investing In Yourself Pays Off - by Submitted on May 18, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiI had a new client who had been putting off investing in herself. She has spent thousands of dollars on her website, business cards and general 'stuff'. 'Mary' has a service business and did what many people in her industry do to 'get' business and end up burnt out and not very profitable. ...
Views: 906 - How To Have A Highly Productive Team - by Submitted on May 18, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiBefore you start complaining that your team are causing you headaches and not performing the way you want, take a look at yourself first. Gary who runs a plumbing business has 5 staff. He was always complaining that they were lazy, didn't use their initiative and would take advantage of him. ...
Views: 1746 - 7 Ways To Have A Productive Day - by Submitted on May 18, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiWhy is it in life that when something is working, you stop doing it? Jack has a well-established electronics business which he started 10 years ago. Over this time the business has grown and he now has a team of 7 people. When Jack initially contacted me, he was at a point he felt like walking ...
Views: 1164 - How To Create Simple Systems To Save You Time And Make You More Money - by Submitted on May 15, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiYou can see from the photo how cute 'Casper' is. He's a great companion for our other dog 'Beasley'. They're both Bischon Frise's, the perfect companions - they don't smell or drop hair everywhere, easy to look after and fit perfectly on your lap! And they're quiet. So after picking Casper ...
Views: 941 - How To Avoid Your Personal Life By Keeping Busy - by Submitted on May 15, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiMary is a typical small business owner, she keeps herself busy doing the 'hands on' work. In her case it is doing beauty treatments and she told me she keeps doing this because she really enjoys it. Her clients constantly tell her how great she is, which makes her feel appreciated. However it ...
Views: 921 - Can You Afford To Be Too Busy? - by Submitted on May 15, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiWouldn't it be great that every time someone sends you an invoice for their services/products you pay for it immediately? The cash is always sitting in your bank account and no matter what bills you receive you can always pay on time. The theory is if you're good at 'budgetting', you should ...
Views: 965 - Investing Time With Your Staff Pays Off Big Time - by Submitted on May 15, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiI recently met up with a friend of mine who was telling me how little time he had working on his business due to the people problems he was constantly experiencing. He always complains to me that if he could run his business on his own, he would. Unfortunately this is not a reality so he ...
Views: 1018 - How To Clean Out The Clutter - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiThis time of year, it's important to clear out the clutter and start the year with a fresh approach. I completely detoxed my own office over the break and couldn't believe how much stuff I had accumulated that I didn't need. I do my regular mini-clean-ups weekly and the major ones around 4 ...
Views: 1040 - Consistency Saves You Time And Makes You More Profitable - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiMany people try something once and if it doesn't work, they don't usually bother again. A great example of this is sending out a newsletter to your database. In business, it's really important to stay in contact with your clients, prospects, associates etc. otherwise they can easily forget ...
Views: 872 - How To Make Sure You're The Leader, Not The Biggest Loser - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiDo you have any favourite TV shows? I do and one of them at the moment is "The Biggest Loser". Any show that highlights health and fitness to the nation and how important it is to your well-being, has got to be a good thing. Sure it's an 'unreal' environment, the exercise regime is ...
Views: 858 - How To Spend More Time With Your Family - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiIt's been a year since my 15 year old son Trent, completed his first triathalon. What was rewarding was the journey he went on to achieve this milestone. (Hang in there with me as this story has great relevance to you and your challenges in your business and your life). You see if you had ...
Views: 859 - The Power Of Productive Team Meetings - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2008 from Lorraine PirihiRecently I facilitated a strategic planning day for a small accounting practice. During the course of the day we reviewed the progress they had made since the last major planning day we had the year before. As we were reflecting on their achievements before planning the future, one of the ...
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