How to Reduce Stress over the Holidays If you spend the holiday season rushing about like a panicked lemming, it’s time to apply some time management strategies. For many, the holiday season is the season of stress. There are just so many things to do, and a limited time to do them in. Working people […]
Techniques for Increasing Motivation Increasing motivation in your workplace can help improve performance, raise morale and boost productivity. While different motivators work for different types of employees, there are several common techniques for getting employees excited and energized for their jobs. If in doubt, ask employees what you can do for them to help them […]
Motivating Quotes on Success Success……We all want it in some way. But how do you find success? And what is success? Here are 25 thought-provoking and motivating quotes on success. “Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success […]
Effective business networking is the linking together of individuals who, through trust and relationship building, become walking, talking advertisements for one another. Keep in mind that networking is about being genuine and authentic, building trust and relationships, and seeing how you can help others. Ask yourself what your goals are in participating in networking meetings […]
Memorize something everyday. Not only will this leave your brain sharp and your memory functioning, you will also have a huge library of quotes to bust out at any moment. Poetry, sayings and philosophies are your best options. Develop an endless curiosity about this world. Become an explorer and view the world as your jungle. […]
If you run a small business, it’s likely that you’re operating on a relatively limited budget. Whether you bootstrapped your business or are trying to pay back loans you took out to cover your startup costs, it’s in your best interest to conserve money wherever you can. Without a thorough budget plan, however, it can […]
On the long, hard road to starting and growing a business, it can be easy to want to give up. You need support along the way, not just from friends and loved ones, but from people who’ve been down the same road before. You need inspiration. Below you’ll find quotes from some of the world’s […]
Being able to quickly and deeply form personal relationships is a critical element to sales success. To this end, “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie is considered one of the seminal self-help books that have provided valuable lessons for salespeople and sales management. Its teachings still resonate today, even 77 years […]
To succeed in business today, you need to be flexible and have good planning and organizational skills. Many people start a business thinking that they’ll turn on their computers or open their doors and start making money – only to find that making money in a business is much more difficult than they thought. You can avoid this in […]
What’s the secret to building customer loyalty? According to a recent article in Harvard Business Review, many companies focus on making loyalty a strategic priority but fail to gain traction. The reason is simple. Their policies and processes don’t focus on making an emotional connection with their customers. When you consider that emotionally engaged customers are […]
