Success

JANUARY 18, 2023

They just showed up when the judges had decision fatigue and therefore making the lowest-maintenance calls. I was intrigued to see whether eliminating the tiny decisions would truly free up space for the big ones. The human mind is well set up to form habits and routines to conserve its energy.”. Will I be too hot?

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Small Business Labs

MAY 31, 2018

  He argues that despite relatively high incomes, growing numbers of Americans can't afford a middle class lifestyle. He sums up his analysis by saying the U.S. Key quote: The meritocratic class has mastered the old trick of consolidating wealth and passing privilege along at the expense of other people’s children.

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Success

JANUARY 21, 2023

More often than not, you quickly distract yourself from the discomfort with some form of momentary pleasure. On day one, SEAL—as he is referred to in the book—asked Itzler how many pull-ups he could do. Despite that, however, he persevered and completed the 100 pull-ups, one pull-up at a time. Itzler did eight.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

." As with most movements, there are different forms. To be “firing” is to slash one’s expenses to maximize saving while amassing income-generating investments sufficient to support oneself. We ended up following what would now be called a fat FIRE lifestyle that led to us leaving traditional employment in our early 40's.

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Allwork

APRIL 22, 2024

I end up managing you and nagging you. Hands don’t go up. And what ends up happening in management is we have to try to provide this extrinsic motivation. Is that a leadership principle, or is that a management principle, or is that a form of threat? And here’s a great example. Raise your hands.

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Success

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In a time when the 24-hour news cycle bombards us with stories of tragedy, heartbreak and deceit, it can be difficult to keep our heads up and remain optimistic about the world we live in. The Jewish and Christian communities of Victoria quickly stepped up. More than $1 million was raised from people of all beliefs—including atheists.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 8, 2008

Small Business Start-Up Idea – Sign-Making Service by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 09, 2008 Sign manufacture is a fun way for you to earn some extra income. Business environment and set-up cost: This is primarily a local business because you will work closely with clients and be responsible for installing the signage.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Having VAs I can simply fax order forms to. Money example: snapping a picture of a biz expense to my Money notebook in Evernote at the moment of spending. Management example: maintaining a frequently requested/used links doc in Evernote, and up to date forms and procedures. Do you enjoy a freedom-based lifestyle business? 

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Allwork

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

And it was a fun lifestyle. I ended up quitting the game earlier than I had planned. But eventually, I ended up just sort of deciding, okay, I need to take a little bit of a leap of faith here and do something in the professional or corporate arena. He was a poker player. Dave Cairns [00:06:54] Oh cool.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 19, 2008

Small Business Startup Checklist – Company Structure by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 19, 2008 An important early decision that will have long-term consequences for your business is to determine the legal form it will trade under. Things to remember: The legal form that your business takes will affect numerous aspects of your business trading.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

But one of the things I didn’t mention in that post, mainly because I didn’t know much about it at that time, was about the practical side of the… expenses. Each trips has its own pile of receipts, waiting to be categorized, transcribed and somehow processed into my own personal expenses tracking system. Namely, receipts.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2007

A good side effect here is that you will have to look at your expenses and cost again, and may be able to make a judgement if that was good or bad money spent – you know what I mean – the hindsight thing. I used to put it off for months and end up with a frustrating weekend trying to sort everything out.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

In the simplest form this means having more money coming in than is going out. The money that leaves a small business is often taken up with overheads that are necessary for the day to day running of the business. « Top 5 Serious Start-Up Mistakes Is Your Networking Fishy Enough? lower overheads.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Accountants will set their clients up who have no understanding or interest in bookkeeping/accounting. Whatever method you use to record your income & expenses at the moment, instead simply enter the details on a form on the Payments & Receipts pages of ‘Cashbook’ to record any money paid into or out of your business.

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Brilliantly Better

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

I left the post published in the initial form only to keep the beautiful image I was able to see during my trip alive in the minds of my readers, but my heart is going with the people of Christchurch right now. They need help to rebuild the city in the form I was able to experience it in this post. click to enlarge. click to enlarge.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 12, 2010

This penalises small businesses, which can ill-afford to pay out for expensive legal advice. Every time one of these businesses is propped up with public funding, new innovations are being killed off by keeping these inefficient and badly managed corporate giants afloat. It is a basic human right to live in legal certainty.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The truth is that charging by the hour is terribly customer unfriendly and is therefor very bad for your small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer- or Personal business, like professional, contractors, freelancer, self-employed, sole-trader and virtual assistants.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2007

So if you are thinking about starting, growing or running your small business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses , but are worried about if you can be successful, worried about failing, worried about giving up your job, etc. than bootstrapping is for you.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

While the Bank of England has lowered the interest rate to the lowest level on record, the banks have doubled the interest they demand from small business owners, up to almost 20% for certain loans – that is a 19.5% the recession is nothing the media hyped up, since you lost your job because of it, you should know; 4.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 07, 2007 A few years ago I decided to change over to Apple computers from Windows based computers and up until now it seemed the right decision. I called again and again after waiting 20 minutes on the phone, I had to explain all this again, I was told I would get a return form to fill in.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2006

The four types of status I am going to give you some bite sized details on are: Sole trader Partnership Limit Liability Partnership Limited Company Sole Trader This is by far the easiest type of status to set up (details on registering with the various government departments will be dealt with in a later post).

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Brilliantly Better

MAY 17, 2010

Without a goal to direct it, without a plan to make it something material, it will remain in its raw form. And every form of raw energy is a dangerous thing to play with. Without a goal to direct it, without a plan to make it something material, it will remain in its raw form. And then a little bit more.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2006

This is where I would definitely look for an accountant who belongs to a professional body, and holds a current and up to date practicing certificate, at least this way I would know this ‘stranger’ has gone through a certain standard of training and will have had to achieve a minimum level of experience before being admitted to membership.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

We need to listen to one another and see if those new ideas have merit, or if they open up any other possible courses of action. It’s up to us to stop allowing others to make decisions for our industry, our careers, and our lives, both as a group and as individuals. We Can Wake Up a Bit It’s not like we have a choice, you know.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Once I feel I've captured every idea on a note, I find a stretch of wall and stick each idea up. "Heads Up. I write down one task or to-do on a Post-It, and put it up on a wall. I can then either leave them up on the wall, and tweak them throughout the day, or I can generate a formal to-do list. Not Really!"

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

And then you graduated, spent some time in the real world and ended up working in a field that was wildly different from the one you’d studied. That’s what you should be playing up. Of course my on-the-job experience was invaluable too, but the things I picked up at University are embedded in a different way.

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