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Are You Financially Responsible With Your Business?
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| Guest post by: Stephanie Calahan |
Article Overview: Where do you spend your time? Where you choose to spend your time directly reflects the financial outcome for your business. Today, I'll focus on ways that you can evaluate and adjust how to spend your time so that you can positively impact your bottom line.
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Are You Financially Responsible With Your Business?
Where do you spend your time? Where you choose to spend your time directly reflects the financial outcome for your business.
Today, I'll focus on ways that you can evaluate and adjust how to spend your time so that you can positively impact your bottom line.
What are your strengths & what are your weaknesses?
When working in your business, there are a number of activities that we need to do. Some we are fully suite for, others we are not. Try this exercise. I have listed various areas to consider. Take the time to list these out. Now, I'm not expecting you to take hours to do this. I'm looking for your gut reaction. Ten minutes max.
* What things do you do naturally that take little effort?
* What things do you not do well?
* What activities do you find you procrastinate
Even if you know how or are good at it when you do the activity, for some reason you find that you just don't do it.
* What activities do you dread to do?
I have one client that processes payroll and schedules a full day for the activity. He hates going into the office on those days and mentally shuts down on those days - thus, payroll takes even longer.
* What business activities are revenue generating?
There are activities in your business that will lead to more business and there are others that are necessary, but more operational in nature. Here, list the activities that are necessary to make money in your business.
Where are you spending your time?
Out of the listing you have made from the questions above, highlight the activities that you are doing consistently. Be realistic!
What is the cost?
As you look at the listing that you highlighted, what patterns do you see? Where are you spending your time that just does not make sense? Not sure? Use our cost calculator to determine what your decisions are costing you.
Share your findings
Tell me about where you found you spend your time that you shouldn't. I'll help you find how you can delegate the activities so that you can free up your time and enjoy your life!
Where have you delegated tasks? What worked? What didn't? Share your experiences here! I'm sure that my other readers would appreciate your insight and perspective!
Article Tags: bottom line, business activities, business today, cost calculator, decisions, exercise, financial outcome, gut reaction, money, payroll
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About the Author: Stephanie Calahan RSS for Stephanie's articles - Visit Stephanie's website Stephanie L.H. Calahan (www.StephanieCalahan.com) of Calahan Solutions, Inc. is a dynamic entrepreneur, nationally known expert and speaker, media personality, author, publisher, productivity/ organization consultant, & business start-up coach. She focuses on conducting presentations, personal coaching, productivity assessments & organizing services. She believes that diversity of thought, communication styles, backgrounds, & experiences lead to more innovative, longer-lasting solutions. Steph has worked with hundreds of clients, and understands that every person is unique & requires systems that work for them. As such, she has been featured on/in numerous venues (http://www.calahansolutions.net) She is an active member in many professional organizations & is an active community leader. As such, she has received many awards recognizing her for her contributions. Her corporate and small business expertise as well as her Computer Science & HR backgrounds give her a unique perspective of what works at work. As a wife & mother, she knows family & leisure time is more important than ever. Click here to visit Stephanie's website Delegate Today Strategies for Working From Home How Organized Is Your Business Part 1 What are Your Real Priorities 10 Tips to Keep Your Mobile Office Ready for On the Go |
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