Tag: Motivation

Remember the first day you became your own boss? Remember how you felt? Here’s how to get that back.

In the final weeks leading up to the London Olympics, swim coach Laurie Lawrence has embarked upon a national search for gold medal-worthy motivators among the country’s two million-plus small businesses.

Feeling like you just can’t get things done? Use these ideas to figure out what’s slowing you down.

Are you one of those control freak small business owners with so much on your plate you don’t have time to breathe? You need to learn the art of delegation.

Having one of those days where you really can’t remember why you started a business? Maybe you just worked a double shift because an employee called in sick, but whatever the reason, these are the days you need this reminder checklist pinned up in your office.

Self-belief can motivate you to succeed. If you lack it, you may need more resources, experience, or strategy.

Proving how real the threat of isolation is for small business owners, last week’s post about isolation has seen considerable discussion with many fellow small business owners admitting to feeling alone in their business.

Spend a lot of time working on your own and you can start to feel cut off from the rest of the world and alone. It’s no secret that the quiet can get to you.

For this reason, the risk of isolation for small business owners is very real.

I’ve struggled with being open about this because the memory still makes me feel a bit grimy, but I feel it’s time to come out with it.

On Saturday morning I woke up with a headache, and a back ache and a wah wah wah…get the picture? Just felt rubbish.