The self – employed roller coaster

Are you in it for the ride? The feast and famine that many freelancers / consultants / small business owners experience causes more stress than any other factor of the self employed life. We all know the score: You do a lot of business growth activities, you get new business, you get busy delivering what […]

Time, Energy, and Effort

Do you need more time or more energy? I talk to people a lot about managing their time but sometimes it isn’t time that’s the problem. Imagine pushing an empty wheelbarrow up a hill. Now imagine pushing a wheelbarrow full of bricks up the same hill. You might be able to do it in the […]

Being ahead of the curve

Is it a good thing to be ahead of the curve? I was talking to a client who described himself as being ahead of the curve and we got to discussing the significance of being in that position. Then I got to thinking about what it actually means. The ‘curve’ is the bell curve, a […]