Reader Carrie Bodeman at As Good As New sent this alternative to traditional business planning. You might like it too. –Becky Sometimes you have to look back to see forward. We keep a daily log of all activity so I can look back several years at a glance. We print out a blank calendar and each…
I’m weird. I love planning. I even like business planning, figuring out how to best present my business and fit it into the requirements and structure. Not everyone likes doing this. You, for example. You probably don’t like planning. You aren’t alone. I do love planning. I’m weird. And, I planned for this possibility, so…
What if your town council, your chamber of commerce, and your school board sat down together for a public meeting just to compare calendars? What if these leaders started talking about possible cooperation, shared projects, or mutual goals? What if more local boards and leaders began to participate, aligning their own goals and efforts with…
How’s your business plan? Have you looked at it lately? Could you find a copy if I asked? Do you even have one? You benefit two ways when you create your own plan: Preparing your plan forces you to actually evaluate your business, and having a real-world plan serves as a guide post and reminder…
You and I have too much to do. Our to-do lists overflow, our papers stack up, and we won’t even talk about our inboxes. With all that overwhelming our minds, of course we need to get away from our business. But there is a bigger reason lurking, a bigger reason to get away. It’s lurking…
Going to conferences and events can have huge benefits. You get face-to-face interaction, opportunities to learn, and chance encounters that can change everything. But here’s the limitation: What you get out of a conference depends on what you put into it. So we put together a series of posts on conferences and events. First, you…
You prepared ahead of time for that big conference. Now you find yourself at the event. What can you do to get more out of it? @AmberCadabra and @ThinkMaya at BlogWorld Expo 2009 Be somebody. Be your friendliest self. Act like you’re in a small town. Say hello to everyone. Talk to your neighbors, whether in…
The past couple of weeks, we’ve been talking about how to get the money to attend those important conferences. Now, let’s talk about how to make the most of those conferences. Let’s start with preparation before the event. It’s all about planning. You need to know the five W’s of your conference before you ever…
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