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Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Get Rid Of Your Office.
A roomful of things in your way. One of the biggest things that undermines their productivity is an office that?s wall-to-wall with hundreds and thousands of files, notes, memos, reports, journals, magazines, books, brochures, junk mail, and reminders. None of it is organized, all of it is an energy drain.
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
The Ten Strategies - Strategy Three
When you leave a situation in a mess, a part of your brain stays with it. That bit of mental energy isn’t able to contribute to solving other problems or creating new opportunities. With each clean-up you do, though, a portion of your brain is set free again. That’s why Strategy Three is focus on clean-ups and multiply energy.
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
The Freedom of Money
Money is a reward for the value you create. And the best way to create the most value for the most people is by doing what you love, the things that bring out your best and get you great results. This seems too easy for some people; they feel like they’re pulling a fast one. But it’s okay to charge for doing what you love, and clients don't care how much effort it takes, as long as what you’re doing creates value for them.
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
The Freedom of Future
A new, better, different future. The future is your property. It belongs to you. You’re unusual because as an entrepreneur, you’re far more likely to recognize this, make plans for, and take steps toward the future you want to have. The majority of people are more inclined to leave those decisions up to others and take what they get. The choice is yours — so why not choose to have a future that’s new, better, and different? As an entrepreneur, you have the Freedom of Future, which is the freedom to imagine, commit to, act on, and actualize a continually bigger personal future.
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
The Freedom of Energy
“Energy” — huh? Energy is one of those words that’s thrown around a lot these days. Whether you believe that energy is something cosmic, or suspect it has more to do with oxygen and blood cells, you know what it looks like when you see it. People who have it are lit up, charismatic, and compelling. People who don’t have it are the ones who always seem to stand between you and something really interesting that’s going on just over their shoulder.
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Lonely at the Top?
Entrepreneurs often feel isolated and learn many lessons the hard way. A peer group can make it easier to solve problems and stay connected with others who share the same kind of unconventional thinking and lifestyle.
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
The Ten Strategies - Strategy One - Focus on vision and multiply success
The importance of a vision. At the beginning of your entrepreneurial career, you likely had a “big picture” idea of why you were going into business for yourself. A vision like this helps people motivate themselves to do the work needed to reach a level of success.
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Freedom 3 - Energy
Staying at your best. Free Days™ are 24-hour stretches of meaningful, uninterrupted time away from all business-related thinking and activity. Free Days lead to a feeling of rejuvenation, and are characteristically followed by periods of increased creativity and renewed energy. But that energy doesn’t always last. In this article, you’ll discover the factors that contribute to this loss, and ways you can reclaim your freedom of energy to create an environment that supports personal and professional success and happiness.
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Breaking through The Ceiling of Complexity?
One of the things we've heard from entrepreneurs time and time again is that they wish they had a better way of dealing with the overwhelming number of people and things that constantly demand their time, energy, and attention. Complexity grows with success, and without a clear strategy to stay focused, it can easily bury even the smartest of entrepreneurs. A never-ending sea of demands makes it extremely difficult to capture your best opportunities and plan for future growth. It also drains the energy, creativity, and fun out of your life.
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
The Freedom of Ideals
Back to freedom. We’ve met thousands of successful entrepreneurs at the top of their professions over the past 25 years. A common realization among many of them is that, although they’ve attained the kind of money and success others only dream of, the money hasn’t given them the meaning they wanted it to and the success doesn’t have the significance they hoped it would. What they often don’t realize is that the thing that went missing along the way wasn’t anything mysterious.
