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Deadlines are looming on the horizon yet you’ve spent the best part of the day fiddling about with unmeaningful tasks: checking email, catching up on your friend’s facebook page or binge watching the latest Netflix series. Sound familiar? Procrastination is a common ailment; an ugly fiend that can strike even normally productive people without warning. Defined, it is the act …
In 1979, Jon Kabat-Zinn defined mindfulness as “awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally”. Essentially, it’s about understanding what’s going on in your mind. The concept of mindfulness certainly holds appeal. After all, its theorised benefits include better self-control, greater concentration levels and an improved ability to relate to others. It all sounds fantastic …
Delegation is the act of assigning responsibility for activities to others. It sounds so simple yet you may struggle with the idea of giving up control. You fear that delegating will result in wasted time and poorly finished or incomplete tasks. You may even be scared that delegation may be perceived as a weakness and an inability to get your …
As a small business owner, you are often faced with something of a conundrum. You need to get your business out there and introduce your product or service to new audiences but you lack the funds to do it. But, do you? Not all marketing techniques require that you part with a ridiculous amount of cash. On the contrary, there …
Opinion about small business failure rates tends to vary. Some experts report that up to 90% of startups fail while others put the figure at more like 40%. In either case, the numbers are fairly sobering. No single activity can prevent your business from becoming a casualty but that’s not to say it’s inevitable. The best way to ensure your …
Mastering the art of time management results in many benefits: among them, less stress, friction, and wasted time, greater achievements, and increased opportunities. We all wish there were more hours in the day at times but since we’re stuck with the 24 we’ve been given, it pays to make the very best use of them that we can. Here are …
Want to be more successful, better liked by your peers, and produce more value in your business? You need to learn to be a great communicator. Boosting your communication skills leads to many benefits in both your personal and business life but it goes further than having the gift of the gab. Here are eight practices that will help you …
The value of credibility in business cannot be understated. It is not something that can ever be replaced by clever PR campaigns or a huge advertising budget. When you are launching your own venture or hoping to grow an existing business, your success depends on your ability to establish and maintain credibility. Here are five ways to do just that. …
