How One-on-One Executive Coaching Can Work For You
Does your company need a jumpstart? Is revenue low, morale declining, and your leadership tactics no longer making an impact? This may be the perfect time to look into leadership coaching. A good executive coaching program should do more than just set you up with a speaker reading over a PowerPoint presentation. Team up your senior leaders with a good corporate coaching program, and you could be discussing fostering relationships, building strategy, and improving revenue and communications all while hitting the slopes, climbing a mountain or rafting some white water. It’s easy to connect in an environment where you can be creative, and think outside the box. A good leadership system can make all the difference in your organization. It effects; communication, human performance, accountability, delivery and measurement. A one-on-one approach, and a program that is tailored to suit your organization’s specific needs, is the best choice in executive coaching. There are a few important things to consider if you want to engage in an executive coaching program. Look for a company that will provide you with someone who is more than just a speaker. You want to be paired up with someone who will be a trusted advisor to you as your organization grows and changes. Also, a good coaching program will include industry consultants to provide expert advice in some technical areas. Talk to your consultant about the specific goals you want your leadership program to meet. Every business or organization needs direction in a different area or department. This is what makes a one-on-one coaching program so unique; you work on meeting goals where your company needs it the most.
Fast Tips for Saving Money Each Week
Pretty much everyone wants to save money these days, especially as prices are rising and the economy is becoming more shaky. To do this, however, takes some conscious effort, as it’s easy to get into the habit of living beyond your means. Here are some quick and easy methods that you can use to save money. If you would like to save some dollars it is easy to do but you need to develop a few new habits. For the most part people buy things without stopping to think if they actually need them or not. The more conscientious you can be about what you buy and how much you spend, the easier a time you will have to get them under control. Vacations are fun and so is traveling but taking a stay vacation is a great way to save money during your vacation time. This doesn’t have to be a sacrifice, as no matter where you live there are probably enjoyable activities that you don’t usually have time for. If you have kids, check out theme parks and other attractions within driving distance. Play tourist and take in the major sights and sounds of your city. Aside from gaining a better appreciation of your own region, you’ll be avoiding the stresses of travel, such as packing, making flights on time, airport lines and security, etc. Travel can be enjoyable if you can easily afford it, but if you’re trying to save money you can have a great time at a fraction of the cost by staying close to home. But if 10%, or even 5%, of your income goes into a separate account before you even see it, you’ll stop thinking of that as money you have available to spend. After just a couple of weeks or months, you’ll discover that you do not even miss this money because you will simply adjust to not having it. This will naturally cut back on your spending and help you save money. Learn to shop methodically and not on a whim. The worst time, to use one example, to buy holiday presents is right before the holidays. The best time is just after the holidays are over when the items you want to on sale. Another big expense most don’t think about is your phone bill. Many of us nowadays don’t have just one phone but up to three or more including cells, home phones and maybe ever Skype phones. We don’t often realize how much we can save just by getting down to one line. Perhaps a pay as you go cell phone is the most convenient consideration you should make. This way you won’t be paying for any extra minutes you don’t use. You should also avoid, or cut back on text messaging, which can really add to your cell phone bill. Use online texting rather than with your phone since it’s cheaper to do this. If you pay for cable TV think about canceling it and finding other forms of entertainment. Many people pay upwards of hundreds of dollars for cable channels that they do not use. If you like to watch movies there are lots of cheaper ways to do so like renting DVDs and internet streaming television. The internet can be a great place for television as well. It is easy to watch videos online for free too. There are also other things that you can do that are not watching television. Cutting out cable TV is a simple way to save hundreds of dollars every year. Many people will spend a lot of money during their leisure time because they do not bother to look into all of the free or cheap things to do in their local areas. Rather than going to the movies or the mall when you have some free time why not look for things that don’t cost any money? If the weather is good, go for a hike or a walk. Most places will have a few different free things that will be listed in the newspapers and in free weekly publications and on bulletin boards. Local concerts and art exhibits are often free for at least part of the time. If you make the time to look for it, you’ll find plenty of entertainment that is affordable or free of cost. If you think outside of the box, you’ll save money in lots of ways that can really add up. Most of the time, people spend more than they have to on food, entertainment, shopping and other expenses simply because they don’t research all the alternatives. The tips contained in this article will help you train your mind to think more frugally and save money in new ways.
Entrepreneurial Success: Serve Your Audience
The most successful people in the world do not have people in service to them; they are in service to other people. Think about Domino’s Pizza. A few years ago, this pizza chain had reduced profits with low sales all over the United States. So they changed their tactic. Instead of making pizzas according to their recipes, because that is the way it had always been, they asked their customers what they would prefer. It turned out, their customers wanted a better tasting pizza and so Domino’s went to work creating one. Now, profits are back up and the company is doing fine. Another contemporary example: the fast food chain McDonald’s just announced that they are going to provide breakfast all day long. For decades, people have been held hostage to McDonald’s breakfast hours and other restaurants have taken advantage of this and enticed those customers by having a breakfast menu that was available longer or even all day. McDonald’s finally decided that they were here to serve their customers and not dictate the times that they should be eating breakfast, and expanded their breakfast menu hours to the entire day. Needless to say, the move was quite popular. Who is your audience? Who are the people that are going to be responsible for your success? Your customers, of course; they are the people who buy your products and services. Some people look at this audience like it is here to serve them and their needs and in fact, the opposite is true. You need to be here to serve your audience. You need to find out what they want and what they need and then provide it to them. No matter if you are providing a product or service, if you want to be successful then get ready to serve your audience. Take Time off for Mentoring Your customers aren’t the only people that you should be serving. Helping people after you have already become successful is important but you don’t have to wait until you’ve reached your goals to start helping other people. There are many advantages that come with helping people with some of the areas that they’re struggling with, that you’re able to assist in. First, you’re going to feel great because you’re helping someone change their life and that is one of the biggest rewards and the most fulfilling things that we can do is human beings. Also, you’re going to be teaching yourself at the same time you are teaching others. They say that that is the best way that you can learn something – by teaching it to someone else. You’ll be helping someone and you’ll both be learning something valuable as you strive for success. You’re also going to get some major motivation from helping others and especially if you can help them succeed. Your own enthusiasm is going to go up, your motivation is going to increase, your excitement will be high and your successes can be greater than they have been before. You might not have thought about it, but those same people you’re helping now could end up being more successful than you and some areas and that could be a valuable relationship down the road. Most people are going to remember that you helped them for many years to come and not only would they be willing to do a favor if they’re in a position to do so they might even seek you out and offer. Seek out Ways That You Can Help Others Whether you are helping mentor other people trying to be successful in the same industry that you’re in or you’re helping your customers find exactly what they’re looking for and making sure that you provide them with the best service possible, you’re going to actually have to go out and seek ways to help people; they may not come to you. So, what are some of the ways that you can find people that you are able to help? How do you know that they need help? Most importantly, what do you have to offer that is valuable enough to teach others? This last question is important, not because there’s something that qualifies you to be a great teacher above all other things, but because you’re going to want to know the answer to that question so that you have the confidence to teach. As for finding people to help, your customers will probably come to you but make it clear that if they’re looking for something specific, even if you don’t necessarily deal with it in your own store or business, that they should ask you about it anyway because you might be able help. Make sure that you post this on your website somewhere and go to social media to offer help as well. As far as mentoring goes, there are forums all over the Internet with people that are seeking advice, some of them better than others. Try to find people who are actually serious about being successful, like-minded with your own values and goals and willing to accept your help. There’s no sense in helping someone who isn’t going to put in the work because this will not give you any of the benefits that comes from helping people. Become Known As Someone Who Will Go above and beyond for Your Customers You want your customers to be happy. This means good customer service but if you really want to shine, go above and beyond with every single customer that you get. Do absolutely everything you can do to solve the problem and make them happy and you will reap the rewards. They will talk about you to their friends, their colleagues and their family members and when they need a product or service that you sell they’ll be back to buy from you again and again. This is how Amazon has become so successful, by cultivating a reputation for customer service that is matched by no one
Entrepreneurial Success Mindset: Be Grateful
There is nothing like achieving the success you want to make you grateful, but eventually the newness wears off and you forget to be grateful. There are so many opportunities to be grateful each and every day and so many reasons to do so. For one thing, people around you will be happier and much more willing to spend time with you. You’ll also be happier yourself and have a more positive attitude. You’ll also find that everyone is more willing to help you when they know that you’re grateful for everything that you have and everything that you receive. People Who Feel Entitled You have probably encountered people who feel entitled. They somehow believe that they deserve to have success without working for it, even though all of the other successful people in the world have had to work their butts off to get where they are. These people are always negative, they whine and complain about any work that they have to do and believe that the world should be handed to them on a silver platter. If you are one of these people, stop! If you just know people like that make sure you avoid ever falling into that trap because it is a pit of negativity that is very difficult to crawl out of. Be Grateful for Your Opportunities Be thankful for the opportunities that you have. If you live in a developed country, think of all the people around the world who don’t have the opportunities that you have. Think of people who not only don’t have access to the Internet and the ability to start their own business online, but they don’t even have access to clean water or electricity. The opportunity to build a business and achieve that much success is nothing to be scoffed at. If you have that opportunity, you are a very lucky person and you should be grateful for it. Also, you should be grateful for the teachers that you have in the information that you’re able to acquire, from the Internet or whatever sources you are using. You should be grateful for the teachers that you have, that they have the knowledge to teach and that they are willing to teach you. There actually are successful people out there who don’t subscribe to this particular thought model, instead taking the approach that the more people they shared the secret of their success with, the more competition there will be, which will apparently somehow devalue their own success, even if it’s not the same industry. However, most successful people are really grateful for those who help them get where they are today. You’ve probably heard of Tony Robbins. Tony is a motivational speaker, author and very successful individual. Even with as much success as he’s had, and all the things that he has done to create this environment for himself, he is still immensely grateful to the people who helped him get where he is today. In a recent interview with success.com Robbins said that he is still grateful to his earliest mentor, a man named Jim Rohn, who motivated Tony Robbins when he was very young. Follow Tony’s example and be grateful because there are benefits; not only the ones mentioned in the first paragraph of this chapter, but also some pretty amazing benefits for your business itself. Science can’t seem to find a metric to measure, but people that are grateful for all the opportunities that they had and all of the people who have helped them, are more likely to be successful than those who are not, and are usually several times more successful. Practice Being Grateful until You Get it Perfect It’s okay if you don’t feel that you’re at the point where you can be very grateful. Like anything else, being grateful takes practice. You might actually have to think hard about what you have to be grateful for when it comes to your online business, or you may have to wait until you actually do have something to be grateful for. The point is, start changing the way that you think. This grateful attitude goes along with everything else in this book. You are just being grateful because you should, you’re being grateful because it changes you as a person; it makes you a better person and it magnifies your success. Start a Gratitude Journal One of the things that you can do to become better at being grateful is to start a gratitude journal. A gratitude journal is when you sit down at the end of the day and write down some of the things that you’re grateful for. You can use your computer, you can use a piece of paper and a pen or even a smart phone app if you prefer. Just as long as you spend a little time each day thinking about what you have to be thankful for, writing it down and using it to further your success. Ways That You Can Show Your Gratitude One of the things that you can do to give back is use whatever assets that you have gained from being successful to help someone else. If you’re an Amazon affiliate, and you’re getting your first check from Amazon for just over $100, if you can afford it donated to charity, or take it down to your local soup kitchen to help buy groceries or even outsource some of the<br />things that you need for your business so that other people can make money too. If you can show the world that you’re grateful, the world will keep giving you opportunities and information to help you be successful. It sounds hokey, like some sort of new age philosophy, but it truly is the way this thing works and if you talk to anyone who has achieved a decent level of success they will tell you that positive attitude, gratefulness and a willingness to learn are all keys to success.
Choosing a Niche
Alright, the first thing you need to do is choose a niche to focus on. This method is so much easier than the micro niche method, because it doesn’t involve hours upon hours of researching products, affiliate networks, and keyword tools. You just pick a niche and go. Okay, so it does involve some research, but the research is faster and easier using this method, and using a few free tools you can complete this in an hour or less in most cases. The first thing to do is figure out a niche that has voracious buyers but NOT a ton of competition. This is the toughest part, because most markets with voracious buyers are insanely competitive. (Some competition is good, but too much competition makes your job much harder.) Golf, for example, is a popular niche for internet marketers to get into. This is especially true for beginners. Yes, golfers do tend to have excess income to spend. Yes, they do tend to spend a good chunk of that excess income on their on their hobby. But because pretty much everyone knows this, competition is ridiculous. There are just too many established golf websites for the average marketer to compete. Is it possible to compete? Absolutely. But unless you are extremely good at marketing and/or have a huge budget for advertising and content creation, you’re not likely to make a whole lot of headway in this niche. It’s just far too over-saturated. A great idea is focusing on a broad interest group rather than a more competitive niche. Take a look at DIYReady.com (http://www.diyready.com), for example They have a niche—DIY—but it’s broad enough that they have a huge number of topics they can focus on within the DIY spectrum, which also gives them a broader range of products they can promote. Because there are so many individual topics under the DIY umbrella, virtually anyone can compete in this particular niche. People who enjoy this type of content typically frequent multiple DIY websites, and those users are easy to access because they are prevalent on Pinterest and other social websites. This is the type of niche you should try to locate. You want something broad—but not too broad—with voracious buyers and fans that are easy to locate. Some examples include: DIY, crafts, home improvement, gardening, etc. Prepping, survival, outdoor skills Model building (cars, ships, airplanes, etc.) Various careers Pets (specific breeds, or types) The great thing about this method is that if you discover one aspect of a particular niche isn’t working for you, it’s easy to switch to another one as long as you get a domain that covers the whole, broad niche. For example, if you decided to market to model builders and want to focus on model cars, you might want to register a domain like modelbuilders.com instead of modelcarbuilders.com so you can branch out into planes and ships later. (I’m sure those domains are taken, I’m just using them as a basic example.) Worst case scenario, if you create a large amount of custom content in a niche and it doesn’t pan out the way you hope, you could sell the website or articles to someone else in the niche to recoup some of the costs you incurred, and probably make a good profit. Once you’ve chosen a niche and bought a fairly broad domain, it’s time to move on.
Blueprint for Leadership – How to Be a Better Leader
If you were to build a house, you would begin with a blueprint. This blueprint proves useful because it contains more than directions on how to build a house. It also describes the finished house. So, what does this have to do with leadership? Last month I asked an audience of leaders to tell me the characteristics of an ideal leader. Their answers were (in the order collected): A good listener, enthusiasm, passion, shows appreciation, a visionary, role model, trusting, integrity, organized, knowledgeable, credibility, persuasive, charisma, team building, clarity of purpose, problem solver, attitude of service, leads by example, patience, willing to act without complete knowledge, understands followers, consistent, empowers other people, and adapts to change. I’ll add that this is essentially the same list that I receive from other audiences when I ask this question. From this comes some useful insights. 1) Notice what the list contains. All of these characteristics relate to the human side of leadership. That’s interesting because I often hear people minimize this side of leadership with terms like “soft” or “touchy feely.” Actually, applying these characteristics requires more strength than not. 2) Notice what the list excludes. Absent from this list (and all lists from other programs) are characteristics such as stern, mean, serious, short tempered, vindictive, tough, angry, harsh, punitive, controlling, violent, or ruthless. And that’s interesting because many popular representations of leadership emphasize at least one of these “hard” characteristics. In fact, these characteristics are the refuge of those who lack the strength (or the skills) to apply the human side of leadership. 3) How about you? How would you rate yourself as a leader compared to the list of positive characteristics? If you were to survey the people who report to you, how would they describe your leadership? Would they list characteristics from the “soft” list or from the “hard” list? Could you become more effective by improving upon any of the “soft” characteristics? And how about the other leaders in your organization? Do they truly maximize human potential? People want leaders who treat them with genuine compassion, courtesy, and respect. They want leaders who help them become more successful. They want leaders who inspire them with a vision for a better world and show them how to go there.
Benefit of E-mail Marketing to Small Businesses
E- mail marketing campaigns can assist your small business develop awareness, loyalty, desire and trust with its consumers. This form of marketing can be used to retain as well as engage existing consumers. Also, it can as well assist you in establishing new clients. Here are a few of the many ways in which a well established e- mail marketing campaign can benefit small businesses. Cost- effectiveness: E- mail marketing campaigns are usually very cost effective. Basically, directing marketing strategies will require you to have a decent amount of cash in order to use them effectively. This is because you will be generating real content like printed newsletters or advertisements. Directing marketing strategies will also make you end up spending more cash in sending the real content out to the consumers through postal email. On the other hand, e- mail marketing uses electronic content that is often much cheaper to produce, and sends it out to the consumers electronically. Note that sending content via electronic means is often much cheaper than sending it out in the real world. It’s a Targeting Marketing Strategy: With e- mail marketing, you can be in a position to target specific customers directly. This means that you can be in a position to focus on containing individuals who’re likely to react to your messages, while at the same time avoiding wasting your time and money in trying to reach those individuals who’re not likely to respond. Tracking Data: With e- mail marketing, you can be in a position to track data that can uplift your business performance. Since e- mail marketing campaigns are done electronically, it can make it easy for you to track important data that can help you in the operation of your business. for instance, this form of marketing can enable you track how many viewers opened your e- mail, how many of them chose to subscribe to your e- mails, who forwarded your adverts to another person as well as who listed your e- mails as spam. Generally, this data tracking system can make it a lot easier for you and your marketing team to figure out which of your e- mail marketing techniques are producing reliable results and the ones that are wasting your time and effort. Once you know this information, you can decide to alter your marketing techniques so that they can become more effective. Don’t you think that that is indeed great? It Can Be Automated: Once you’ve got an idea of the types of content you intend to send out to your consumers through e- mail marketing technique, it’s very easy for you to automate the process. Typically, this means that you can be able to schedule newsletters and e- mails on a weekly or monthly basis in advance. This can simplify the work for you when it comes to creating the desired content. Also, with this form of marketing strategy, you can be in a position to set up automated delivery hassle free and in the long run it can save you time and money. They’re Super Fast: One of the best characteristics of e- mail marketing campaign is that it usually works really fast. A person does not require waiting weeks or months in order to see the results of his or her e- mail marketing campaign- results. Your business e- mails once sent will instantly reach your consumers and will offer up- to- date content and information. In brief, e- mail marketing techniques can assist small businesses keep upto-date with their consumers and thus be able to operate in real time. Boosting Revenue: This form of marketing can help your business in increasing its sales and generating more revenue. E- mail marketing can assist your business in generating sales via other channels. Therefore, take your time as a small scale business owner to create the right types of e- mail marketing tactics, avoid dreaded spam level and your business will see an increase in its revenue within the shortest time possible.
Are You a Leader or a Slacker?
Do you claim to be a Leader in your business or your field of expertise? I have noticed that many people claim to be Leaders, but I consider them Slackers instead. A Slacker is someone that basically likes to give instruction or direction, but takes no action on advancing themselves or their business. Does this describe you, your up-line or someone else on your Mastermind Team? Here are some clues that might help you out. Leader: Praises his/her team and offers encouragement Slacker: Quick to find fault and slow to give praise Leader: Holds himself/herself to a higher standard that his/her team Slacker: Has a high level of expectation for his/her team but doesn’t hold himself/herself to that same standard Leader: Leads by example and is a role model for his/her team Slacker: Blends in with crowd and never steps up to take a leadership role Leader: Has deep rooted belief in his/her business and leads new teammates through the growth process (learning the business and facing obstacles) Slacker: Convinces a person to join his/her team then pawns them off on someone else or simply pushes them to the side (Referred to as “sign and drop”) Which of these characteristics, best describes you and your teammates? Be honest with yourself. Just remember, that a leader must lead and nourish others through the growth process. If he/she loses integrity and fails to take action, then this same failure mindset will ripple down to his/her teammates. A team will duplicate their leader and their leader’s actions. Let me ask you one last time…Are you a Leader or a Slacker?
A Professional Approach towards your Accounting Management
Every one of us knows that accounting is similar to mitochondria for a business firm. It is one area which decides the profits and loss, success and failure, and the development and progress of the company. One cannot neglect it in any case. Most of the big firms have large accounting departments set up to manage and control the accounting tasks. Tough this is an expensive way of handling accounting work yet being a crucial function, business firms are bent towards hiring CPAs, accountants, and bookkeepers to work out things in an efficient manner. But, what if you are a small business firm? Can it be possible for you to invest this much into accounting? The fact is no! No small firm can have huge expense done on accounting department so it would be better to hire the services of accountant New York services which perform your companies accounting work in a more expert and diligent way. Accounting is a demanding work and has lots of crucial calculations and bookkeeping work involved into it. One cannot take risk by assigning this task to any unprofessional newbie accountant. Accountant New York professionals are expert in handling huge amount of accounting work load and are trained in managing the data confidentially. You can easily bank upon them for the kind of professionalism which is required in business industry. Accountant New York professionals are trained in handling accounting books, journals and ledgers entry, archiving previous data and files, bookkeeping, drawing profit and loss sheet, and taxation. Market place is full with lots of accounting firms, now it depends on your acute discerning prowess to decide which one fits your bill. Accounting professionals scrutinize your all accounting and bookkeeping data so that they can prepare flawless accounting records and balance sheets. Even a slight error may result into huge loss for the business. Now, if you are really looking to carve a niche in the industry and have an edge over your competitors then do hire the services of professional accountant New York firms and ease off scruples in the way of success. Once you have assigned your work to professional accountants, you can divert your attentions towards other important tasks related to business development. These accountants are skilled to turn your losses into profits with their expert management and analysis of the accounting data. Two of the important factors you need to consider before hiring accountant New York service include:- Make sure that your data and accounting records are kept confidential and no breach of trust happens. You can include this clause in the contract. – Ensure yourself about the potential of accounting services delivered beforehand by doing background research of the firm, its professionals, and its previous successful projects – Read the contract, terms and conditions carefully before signing the deal – Negotiate on the prices asked so that you may not get into hassles later on You can easily find professional accountant service on internet ad local yellow pages without any inconvenience. Just keep in mind that you check with background of firm before handing over your accounting work.
Accounting Service Support and Guidance to Multiply Your Profits
Accounting is one such job which is crucial for the development of the business but is utterly clouded with boredom. If you hire professional accountants and CPAs in your firm, then loads of money goes into their payment, installing an entire in-house accounting department with complete amenities, and tiresome vigil over the accounting professionals all the time. Instead it would be great if you avail the accounting services New York. You will have to pay half of what you are doing now plus stress free business hours. Accounting services New York firms are renowned for their flawless and accurate accounting job throughout US. These accounting firms employ hardcore professional CPAs, bookkeepers, and accountants who handle the bulk work with swift speed and in an immaculate manner. These professionals are expert and experienced in their work. Before hiring such professionals in an accounting services firm, these accountants are given exhaustive training sessions and coaching in how to manage and handle tough jobs with alacrity. Wherever you may be located in the US, you can still enjoy the benefits of the accounting services New York and let your business prosper with sound support. Accounting work deals with calculating monetary gains and losses, making statistical figures, preparing financial reports, taxation, issuing and entering the details of invoices, preparing balance sheet, economic reports drafting, and the estimation of gross and per capita income. All of these aforementioned tasks need great deliberation and accuracy. A small error may lead to irretrievable loss for the business. There are lots of expenses made almost daily in your firm including bills of raw material, electricity charges, repair services bills, and even canteen supply which needs to be recorded and enter into the accounts books regularly. Since, all these expenses are made on the basis of office accounts so have to be included and deducted from the business income. Experts of accounting services New York keep an eye over every single dollar being deducted from your account and keep the invoices intact and filed in specific folders. This gives a clear cut view of how your business is going and what all changes and modifications are required in its accounts dealing so as to make it prosper more. The most essential change which you will notice after outsourcing your accounting work to an accounting services firm is that of the growth of the business. You will be able to take your attention off the accounting woes and concentrate your energy and mind on other important chores of the firm which hitherto have been neglected to a greater extent. Experienced and professional accountants in the outsourcing firm will be assigned to your company to work and thenceforth they will be responsible for managing, recording, and systematizing your entire accounting issues. You will be in direct contact with them so that whenever urgency for certain information or any record pops up, they could answer your needs promptly. Now, you must have understood how beneficial accounting services New York can be for your business development. Also, you will feel stress free since you will have sound accounting system working at the back to support your business all the time.
