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6 Powerful Practices for Coping with Information Overload steps that help me to see the bigger picture.Today’s high-tech world is deluged with more information than ever imaginable. In spite of all the promises of the paperless office, statistics show that exactly the opposite is happening. It is projected that by 2005 there will be 50% more paper than there was in 1995! Those who have 1. Discuss your upcoming schedule with your business partner(s) and/or family members. You may have to reallocate some business or household responsibilities. Your business partner ca Trade Show Booth Tear-Down How often has your schedule been thrown out of whack because of a client’s needs?After a show wraps, your entire booth staff will want to leave as soon as possible. Some may even book return flights that coincide with the end of the show. Avoid laying the burden of tear-down, packing and shipping on one person. In your pre-show planning, be sure that staff time and I try to live by the 80/20 rule: working from my home office 80% of the time and working onsite with clients 20% of the time. But, the past week has been the exact opposite. I had a demanding onsite project. I had to drive halfway across town and give up my weekend to help my client meet their deadline. Yeah, I know. It’s time to get me some cheese to go with my whine. You could think of this as “drowning in success”. It’s an interesting image. You’re surrounded by good fortune – your clients need you, you’re doing rewarding work, and, of course, you’re getting paid. But, at the same time, you feel like you’re drowning. You’re so focused on how you’re going to get through this stretch that it’s easy to lose sight of your larger business goals. When this happens, I have to put my situation in perspective. The following are 4 steps that help me to see the bigger picture. 1. 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You’re so focused on how you’re going to get through this stretch that it’s easy to lose sight of your larger business goals. When this happens, I have to put my situation in perspective. The following are 4 steps that help me to see the bigger picture. 1. Discuss your upcoming schedule with your business partner(s) and/or family members. You may have to reallocate some business or household responsibilities. Your business partner ca Should You Give a Refund? >You could think of this as “drowning in success”. It’s an interesting image. You’re surrounded by good fortune – your clients need you, you’re doing rewarding work, and, of course, you’re getting paid. But, at the same time, you feel like you’re drowning. You’re so focused on how you’re going to get through this stretch that it’s easy to lose sight of your larger business goals.As some of you already know, I'm really picky about pizza. Yes, pizza. Although I've lived in Colorado most of my life, I was born in Northern New Jersey and there must be some sort of genetic code that makes me a pizza snob. Anyway, for the longest time it was a struggle to get what I When this happens, I have to put my situation in perspective. The following are 4 steps that help me to see the bigger picture. 1. Discuss your upcoming schedule with your business partner(s) and/or family members. You may have to reallocate some business or household responsibilities. Your business partner ca Acting Lesson to be an Successful Actor like you’re drowning. You’re so focused on how you’re going to get through this stretch that it’s easy to lose sight of your larger business goals.Successful ActorsAdvice to anyone who wants a career as an actor.Be on time.On a big film the money is going out the door at about 30 grand every 20 minutes. On a network TV show the rate is only a bit less. If you are ten minutes late for a job that p When this happens, I have to put my situation in perspective. The following are 4 steps that help me to see the bigger picture. 1. Discuss your upcoming schedule with your business partner(s) and/or family members. You may have to reallocate some business or household responsibilities. Your business partner ca Current Hiring Trends For Accounting & Financial Professionals steps that help me to see the bigger picture.Today’s business environment and the current economy are such that many organizations are continuously looking at cost-cutting measures, ensuring that the organization is operating at peak state, is attuned to the rapid changes of high tech as well as on-going development of long-term b 1. Discuss your upcoming schedule with your business partner(s) and/or family members. You may have to reallocate some business or household responsibilities. Your business partner can continue to focus on marketing, searching for clients, and getting the word out. Your family can chip in by covering some of your chores. Brett and I are great about continuing to keep the business and household afloat when one of us gets too busy. 2. Be thankful for your current “problem”. Acknowledge how busy you are right now. Then, think about what it’s like when you’re struggling to find clients. I know which “problem” I prefer. 3. Give yourself permission to relax. Sometimes when you’re spending that much time on one client, you feel guilty about the other things you haven’t had time to do. But, instead, set aside time to do something mindless. My guilty pleasure is my free money online poker game. 4. Leverage your current project.
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