Take your victory lap
The end of the year is stressful for entrepreneurs and business owners. We scramble to make the final goals, to collect on outstanding invoices, acknowledge our employees, customers/clients, and vendors, monitor the cash flow, get final expense reports in and maybe attend a holiday party or two. In all that number-crunching and final pushing, take some time to bask in your accomplishments and achievements. What were your wins? What did you do right? What made you feel like a
Remember to take care of your employees
Think about your last retail experience. Were you ignored when you walked in or approached the service desk/register? Were the workers talking to each other or, worse, on their phones? Did they smile? Did they interact, make conversation, thank you, or did they just ring you up, take your money, and thrust a bag at you? Now think about the worst job you ever had. What made it so horrible? Was it that there were no benefits? No paid time off? A micromanaging boss? Mean and pet
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday – Find A Few Minutes To Center Yourself
It’s a hectic time of year. Thanksgiving. Black Friday. Shop Local Saturday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. Work is crazy for people who serve gift buyers. It is crazy for professionals who have a hard deadline on 12/31. Everyone is dealing with year-end accounting, employee reviews, and bonuses, projections, tax planning. And oh, yeah, all the spiritual observances you are trying to make meaningful amid all the busyness. Diwali, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Solstice…. The l
