Category: business motivation

Recharge your business brain to avoid burnout »

Just a quick one to reiterate what I said before about motivation when starting a business.
You HAVE to have outside interests and pursue them, no matter how urgent you think the work is. Over the weekend I worked a few hours in the morning and a few hours in the evening (both days). [...]

KPI’s - a useful tool for a business start up »

As I near the end of my 2nd week of starting a business I have taken on a number of lessons already. One is the time management that I told you about earlier. And a valuable lesson that is too.
KPI’s are not an enemy
Another important business lesson is that you have to set [...]

How is the credit crunch effecting my business plans? »

How is the credit crunch effecting my thinking?
News on the credit crunch is everywhere we look, dire warnings on the state of the market are ten-a-penny and how this is having a knock on effect on jobs means things are looking down for recruitment consultants.
So since I am starting my own recruitment business surely this [...]

Using the Beijing Olympics for inspiration »

Have I mentioned before that I am a bit of a sports nut? Pretty sure that I have!
I am currently parked on my sofa watching the Olympics, right now the rowing and swimming are on and I am getting well into it… cheering on the brits and nervously watching the finishes despite not really [...]

Work life balance when starting a business? »

Is striking a work life balance possible when starting a business?
To be honest, I wouldn’t know.  Between doing the 9 - 5 and working on starting the business in my spare time (spare time is definitely NOT the right phrase for it) I have had very little time to do anything myself, aside from nights [...]