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The 7 Disciplines of Authentic Business
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In any area of life, if you want to sustain well-being, discipline is required. Specific actions, when done consistently, allow you to thrive.
In physical health, the disciplines may include: eating nutritiously, exercising adequately, sleeping enough, and loving relationships.
When it comes to authentic business, there are 7 disciplines that I recommend. In my group coaching program, I work with participants to consistently track their actions in th…
In physical health, the disciplines may include: eating nutritiously, exercising adequately, sleeping enough, and loving relationships.
When it comes to authentic business, there are 7 disciplines that I recommend. In my group coaching program, I work with participants to consistently track their actions in th…
Every business (including yours) can benefit from more collaboration
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There are 3 types of businesses that need to do more collaborations:
Which of the above are you? I will soon be teaching a course on …
- Those with no audience need to collaborate with other new businesses to clarify message, products, and their position in the market.
- Those with a small audience need to collaborate to further grow their audience or create new products.
- Those with a big audience need to collaborate to increase their sales.
Which of the above are you? I will soon be teaching a course on …
Capture, Categorize, Calendar.
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(Originally written in 2016, updated in August 2019.)
A reader asked:
"How to stay on top of my big volume of tasks and not feel overwhelmed?"
Think of tasks and information just like physical clutter: how do you solve that problem? Everything important goes into the right place. (What’s not important should be given away, recycled, or eliminated.) Then create a system for reminding you where the important stuff is.
Similarly, here is h…
A reader asked:
"How to stay on top of my big volume of tasks and not feel overwhelmed?"
Think of tasks and information just like physical clutter: how do you solve that problem? Everything important goes into the right place. (What’s not important should be given away, recycled, or eliminated.) Then create a system for reminding you where the important stuff is.
Similarly, here is h…
About the Course: How I Organize my Digital Life and Business Files
I’ll be teaching an online course about how I organize my digital life with Google tools (google drive, docs, spreadsheets, chrome, calendar).
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Here are some background thoughts in preparation.
The way I think about organizing my information is a hierarchy:
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Here are some background thoughts in preparation.
The way I think about organizing my information is a hierarchy:
Framework > Courses/Books > Content > Research
The Framework is my overall philosophy about my work. (I've also taught an online course about How To Create Frameworks.)
Underneath the Framework is my series of courses/b…
The Framework is my overall philosophy about my work. (I've also taught an online course about How To Create Frameworks.)
Underneath the Framework is my series of courses/b…
Can we be authentically ambitious?
A reader asked:
“How can we maintain an authentic approach, yet integrate business practices such as target goals? I have a personal challenge to top my best efforts from the previous quarter, e.g. doing twice as many videos, selling more products, etc. Is it possible to have ambition, while being authentic?”
I love this question. I feel that it aims to integrate spirituality and worldliness, right and left brain, heaven and earth.
Here is my approach to synergize these polarities:
“How can we maintain an authentic approach, yet integrate business practices such as target goals? I have a personal challenge to top my best efforts from the previous quarter, e.g. doing twice as many videos, selling more products, etc. Is it possible to have ambition, while being authentic?”
I love this question. I feel that it aims to integrate spirituality and worldliness, right and left brain, heaven and earth.
Here is my approach to synergize these polarities:
Curios…