Business

Protecting yourself from interruptions

Sunday, 19 May 2013 07:06 Sussex Contributor

By Janette Whitney ACIB MCMI of Award Winning Business Consultants Janette Whitney & Associates

Having had a very hectic week, trying to catch up from a day out of the office due to my charity challenge I have been thinking about what stops me from gettting on wth tasks/being productive in my office.

So without thinking about it for more than a few seconds, name your biggest time management problem. Let me guess: Could it be continual interruptions? If so, you have lots of company.

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What happens when you get a great idea? – How do you feel about going out of your Comfort Zone?

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 07:14 Sussex Contributor

When we are comfortable and everything is going smoothly, things are predictable, routine and regular. Everything is in our control and seemingly we are contented.

What happens when we get a great idea , then have a goal and we push the boundaries of our comfort zone? We experience the new, the exciting – learn , grow and develop. We will also go into unfamiliar territory, the unknown , the risky and let’s face it, we will feel quite awkward to the point of embarrassment.

So why go there?

When I first learnt to ski , at the age of 21 years old, I managed to get on the ski lift at Perisher Valley in the Australian New South Wales ski fields, get to the top , get off, lost a ski and then have to walk down the snow covered mountain. I got to the bottom exhausted and cold. My friends found my ski, helped me back onto the ski lift for another go. Eventually, after years of lessons and practice, I just love skiing and have traveled the world skiing at some of the most fantastic places like Italy, Austria, France, Switzerland and the US.

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Automating your business is key to start-up success

Sunday, 05 May 2013 05:45 Editor

Automating your business could play a critical role in the success or failure of your new business venture it has been claimed.

According to Matt Barrie, chief executive of Freelancer.com.au, the world's largest outsourcing marketplace, entrepreneurs should aim to automate as much of their business as possible leaving them free play a more strategic role within their organization.

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