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5 Sure-Fire Strategies to Getting More Done in Less Time (Part 2)

By Melanie Benson Strick | August 19th, 2010

Ready for three more “Get More Done” strategies? If you missed part one, read part 1 here.
3. Delegate Ruthlessly
A lot of time is wasted when a business owner is doing a task that someone could do better, faster or cheaper than themselves. Now granted, when the cash flow is tight, sometimes it’s really tempting to [...]

5 Sure-Fire Strategies to Getting More Done in Less Time (Part 1)

By Melanie Benson Strick | August 17th, 2010

In our fast-paced society there is a constant feeling of “how can I get more done.” There is a study that revealed the average human being is bombarded with over 1,000,000 bytes of information in a minute. And that was before Twitter and Facebook existed! No wonder it’s so challenging to get things done. Think [...]

Expand Your Leads and Make More Sales with Magnetic Strategic Partners

By Melanie Benson Strick | August 3rd, 2010

When I first started moving my business to an online marketplace I was lucky enough to have a friend and colleague who showcased me as the “Get Out Of Overwhelm” expert to her list. We put together one call that channeled a significant number of leads for years.
Another colleague of mine invited me to speak [...]

How to Convert Your “Missed Deadlines” into “Guaranteed Results”

By Melanie Benson Strick | July 20th, 2010

A few weeks ago one of my clients asked how he could stop missing deadlines and get more predictable results with his business. Now I’ve worked with this client for a couple of months and I had a pretty good idea of why he wasn’t able to achieve his goals on time. I asked him, [...]

10 “Mini-Vacations” for The Workaholic Entrepreneur

By Melanie Benson Strick | July 6th, 2010

When I was in corporate America, it was so easy to take a vacation – I was getting paid for it! As an entrepreneur, I find months slip away and I’m still going full speed ahead. “Who’s got time for a vacation?” is a phrase I hear often from my clients and friends.
What is [...]

Too Busy Maintaining Mediocre to Unleash Your Genius?

By Melanie Benson Strick | June 15th, 2010

You work 60+ hours a week just trying to keep things moving forward. You barely have an hour to eat dinner with your family let alone think about achieving that secret goal that keeps surfacing.
You keep that long list of projects and ideas that surface over and over again for “some day” when you [...]

Why We Resist Planning (and 4 Plans that Result in Big Pay Days)

By Melanie Benson Strick | June 9th, 2010

It happened again.
A great idea just dropped in.
It’s the big one.
The one that will generate MILLIONS and make a big splash on the industry!
You jump in and start working on it. You share your idea with your team and everyone is furiously burning the midnight oil to get this program up and running [...]

A Three Step System For Making The Right Decisions

By Melanie Benson Strick | June 1st, 2010

What if you had a sure fire system for making really good decisions – how much more successful would you be?
Some of the decisions I see entrepreneurs repeatedly make poor decisions around are:
- Where they spend their time
- What opportunities to say yes to
- What clients they should work with
- What team members best align [...]

4 Ways to Shift Your Business into Auto Pilot

By Melanie Benson Strick | May 18th, 2010

My friend Ronald has a gift – he is amazing at unraveling the mental blocks people have to satisfying relationships but is clueless when it comes to figuring out how to increase his revenues without working harder.
My client William is brilliant when it comes to creating marketing strategies for his physician clients but struggles [...]

Overcoming the #2 Cause of Breakdowns

By Melanie Benson Strick | May 10th, 2010

(If you missed Reason #1 on “Turning Breakdowns into Powerful Breakthroughs read it here.)
There is nothing more frustrating than experiencing “the wall” as you push to create the business success you desire.
Its Reason #2 — and the issue typically reveals itself like a Universal 2 x 4. It’s a sign that we are going [...]