Yep, it’s been a whole year! Yesterday was GDPR’s first birthday. For most of us this has meant an increased number of buttons to press when we land on a new website (‘this site uses cookies…’; ‘here’s our privacy policy…’ etc) and possibly a feeling that it was all a bit too much fuss over… Read more »
Admin: the boring stuff; the thing continually on the bottom of your to-do list; the thing you’ll do later or ‘when you have time’ or after you’ve focused on your sales calls/marketing/clients/networking or anything else that you believe can grow your business. The implication being that your administration is not an important part of your… Read more »
While our children look forward to a rest from school and the prospect of chocolate at the end of it those of us that run our own business may feel overwhelmed at the prospect of juggling time with our children AND continuing to work. But with a little pre-planning and organisation you can enjoy your family time and… Read more »
I hope all of you mothers out there have had a relaxing Mother’s Day. Maybe you’ve had some time to yourself or been cooked for or even pampered a little. Whatever your day’s been like (and whether you’ve celebrated Mother’s Day or not) I hope you’ve been given the space for some you-time. Because, let’s… Read more »
Did you know that this Wednesday, the 20th of March, is officially the first day of spring? And while we all look forward to longer days and warmer weather some of us might even be inclined to start clearing out the cupboards and washing those windows as part of the annual spring clean. But while… Read more »
Today we have so many ways to record information; on our phones, laptops, tablets, notebooks, post-it notes etc. It is now relatively simple to record a piece of information whenever we need to. So much so that we tend to just grab the nearest thing to hand when we need to ‘write something down’. However,… Read more »
The most common objection I hear to writing a weekly plan is that it never works because something always gets in the way. It’s always impossible because “life’s just not that simple” or “no two weeks are ever the same”. The problem is that people see a plan as some kind of timetable written in… Read more »
Now I’m as susceptible as most people (if not more so!) to a pretty notepad or planner. I can spend hours in a stationery shop if you let me! But I also know that getting too carried away with how it looks both on the inside and out can seriously damage your productivity. Spending too… Read more »
I always think that making a new year’s resolution to get organised is a bit like vowing to get fit: you have all these good intentions and start with great enthusiasm but ultimately get bored after a few attempts and give up entirely after a few weeks because it all seems a bit too much… Read more »
Whether you’re taking the next few weeks off entirely or need to work on your business during the festive period planning your time is more important than ever. Setting out what you’re doing and when will help stop you feeling torn between work and your family life and decrease feelings of stress, overwhelm and guilt.… Read more »