We’ve all been there: the moment when someone asks us to do something we know will derail our priorities, but we feel obligated to say yes. We want to be liked, helpful, or seen as a team player, and the idea of saying no brings on a pang of guilt or the anxiety of letting… Read More »Finding Focus: Saying No

It’s said that we make 35,000 decisions a day. How is that even possible? I guess it starts with should I turn off my alarm or hit snooze, cereal or eggs, which font looks good in this blog post, and so on.  But I don’t want to talk about those decisions. I want to talk… Read More »Finding Focus: Decisions

Can you believe it’s already almost the fourth quarter of the year? I blinked and my Q4 goal benchmarks are now staring me down. I know I talk about goal setting and habit tracking A LOT. I may sound like a broken record, but if we aren’t staying focused, our unattained goals don’t mean much.… Read More »Finding Focus: Q4

When it comes to marketing, many small businesses and nonprofits pour time, energy, and money into campaigns—whether it’s social media ads, promotions, or Google ads—only to move on to the next project without looking back. But without measuring the results, how do you know if your marketing efforts were worth it? Measuring your marketing results… Read More »Finding Focus: Marketing Metrics

What if we got to reset? Like a new January 1? Did you make New Year’s resolutions? Did you set big goals for yourself and your business? We’re halfway through 2024. If you split your goals into 90-day cycles, you only have two cycles left! I encourage you to take this opportunity to reset. Maybe… Read More »Finding Focus: Reset

The best advice I can give my coaching clients when work and the world feel suffocating? Play! In coaching I talk about four pillars and those are work, play, people, and health. For those with faith, we add that as well. Often when we’re busy pouring into our work, the other areas suffer. And while… Read More »Finding Focus: Play

We’re inundated with information and choices so if you’re trying to sell a product or service, you’ve got your work cut out for you. A first impression may be the only chance you get with a potential client so consider these things to better your chances at making a sale. Do You Have a Style… Read More »Finding Focus: Branding and Image

You can hire the best marketing team, have a top performance coach, pay to recruit the best employees, but at the end of the day, the fact remains, that nobody is going to care as deeply about your business as you do. Taking personal responsibility for your business is imperative. I searched AI for a… Read More »Finding Focus: Personal Responsibility

Time is a tricky thing. I never seem to have enough of it and yet we all have the same amount of hours in a day. Some of us are better than others at using it. If you find yourself frequently saying you don’t “have time“ or feel like you are constantly behind, check out… Read More »Finding Focus: Time Management

Have you heard of Google and Yahoo’s new sender requirements, effective February 2024? Don’t leave marketing dollars on the table by accidentally letting your emails land in spam. If you dive into the requirement details you may see that it applies to large senders today but this will likely become a requirement for all senders… Read More »Finding Focus: Email