The ability to customize and configure your space is a very fulfilling benefit of a home office. It takes time, patience, and a willingness to explore your own levels of enjoyment and productivity as you make changes to your environment. But because the home office environment is a catalyst to your productivity, the investment is well worth the return.
Have you ever gotten to the end of your rope dealing with a particular customer? This is the person that signs the agreement, then wants to change the terms. She purchases your product, then asks why it doesn’t come with this feature or that feature. He asks about every microscopic detail of your service package, [...]
Some people are infectiously driven by their work, while others seem to trudge through the day, just trying to get through – what is fundamental difference between these people?
Jim Collins, author of Built to Last and Good to Great, is interviewed in the current issue of Inc. Magazine (April, 2009). Jim is one of my favorite business writers, and he offers some gems of hope, promise and optimism for today’s entrepreneur.
Passion is a critical factor to success. Why don’t more people embrace it?
Margin is the gap between capacity and load. It is the white space between the type and the edge of the page. It is where profit is made. In your life, margin is intentionally unplanned time. The opposite of margin? Constant stress… Too many people are operating without any margin. As a father of three [...]
Think for a moment about the best work you’ve ever produced for a client. Did it occur in an environment of stress, conflict, and miscommunication? Probably not. Most likely you were working for a client who valued your contribution, trusted your judgment, and respected your ideas. Outside of a work context, we would describe this [...]