Don’t Worry About What Others Think. Be Authentically You!
Authenticity seems to be a growing aspect of businesses in this age of social media. Our feeds are constantly filled with images of unrealistic perfection, but there is an increasing attraction to the accounts that highlight the beauty of being your true self. While you may laugh at the unfiltered videos of small business owners or disgruntled employees, you have to realize the levels of authenticity may vary with each business.
When to End Business Partnerships
Starting a business can be stressful. Often solo entrepreneurs who start a new venture find themselves quickly overwhelmed by the responsibilities. Therefore, going into business with a partner can seem like a logical decision. There are plenty of pros and cons to having a business partner, but people can find that their visions for the company no longer align with each other as a company grows. So how do you decide when the partnership no longer benefits you or your business?
Benefits of Working Outside of the Office by Coach Candice
As the world begins to return to its pre-pandemic days, many are forced to choose between returning to the office and their workspace freedom. However, that conversation is not limited to employees. After a year of travel lockdowns, countless self-care and mental health discussions, and new stresses for small business owners, entrepreneurs are partaking in the conversation of working outside of the traditional office space as well.
Coping With Emotional Fatigue
It is Monday morning, and your alarm goes off. You hit snooze, but you do not go back to sleep. Instead, you just lay there as if weighed down by some physical force. Your body aches from an invisible source, and you feel exhausted despite getting “enough” sleep. If this sounds familiar, you are likely suffering from emotional fatigue. Emotional fatigue is defined as feeling emotionally drained, resulting from stress, whether personal or professional.
Move Out Of Your Own Way: No More Excuses
As you reflect on your day, how many times did you make an excuse for something? When you look back, were any of the excuses legitimate reasons not to pursue the task at hand? While it is not unusual to make excuses, it is the idea that excuses are permissible choices in our everyday lives that is problematic. But if poor reasoning is a problem, why do we use it so often? The act of making an excuse is caused by one of five reasons: fear, doubt, no motivation, lack of preparation, and complacency.
Time Management: Balancing Work/Life as an Entrepreneur by: Coach Candice
Starting a new business can be exciting. However, for many small business owners, the excitement can soon turn to a feeling of being overwhelmed as their business grows. Often, leaving your 40-hour workweek means welcoming a 50, 60, 70+ hour work week as you exchange your employee responsibilities for self-employed ones. Accountability and productivity now have a new meaning when you are more than a piece of a project; you may be responsible for the whole vision.
Coffee with Coach Candice & Thomas Berry
Coffee with Coach Candice & Thomas Berry discussion regarding professional strategies and self-care during COVID-19.
Coffee with Coach Candice & Rick Dimmer
Coffee with Coach Candice & Rick Dimmer discussing business & professional strategies along with single parenthood pre and during COVID-19.
How to Know if Your Workplace is Remote Ready
Research, studies, and surveys have proven that workplace flexibility is a perk for companies that want to attract and retain the best and brightest performers.
Home vs. Home Office: They Can Co-Exist in Peace
Even the most disciplined remote worker can face challenges maintaining physical distinctions between where work and life happen.