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“My hands are locked up tight in fists
My mind is racing, filled with lists
of things to do and things I’ve done
Another sleepless night’s begun”.

Who Needs Sleep – The Bare Naked Ladies

It’s tough to be a business owner and you will have more than your fair share of stress and sleepless nights.  Whether you’re in your first year and ramping up or several years into your business and dealing with difficult clients, employees, competitors…there are a lot of things that can cause you to feel like you’ve been run over by a truck and keep you from getting the sleep that you need.

The good news is that you can address your issues and risks (and your sleeplessness…), here are some key things to watch out for:

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Season’s Greetings and Happy Holidays!

Now’s a great time to reflect on all of the amazing things in the world (like the Aurora Borealis…) and all of the important people in your world.

It’s also a great time to think about 2011 and what that might bring…so with that in mind, here’s a great article on 11 trends for small business in 2011.

A couple of the highlights for me:

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Do you know what’s holding you down in your business?  It might be your circumstances, the people around you, bad luck…but often at least one of the things holding you back is…you!  Specifically I’m talking about self-limiting beliefs, those sneaky almost unconscious beliefs that we all have and in some cases keep you from reaching the success you’re capable of.

A self limiting belief can be as straightforward as ‘I could never do…(insert something you’re really scared of)’ to something a little less obvious like: ‘Everyone knows the only way to get new customers is to cold call.’  In either case your belief is holding you back from trying something (or if you do try it, it’s likely to be a half-hearted effort that’s doomed to failure from the start).

The good news is that self limiting beliefs are internal…and can be overcome.  Paradigms can change, new beliefs can be formed.

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Everyone is busy these days and the last thing anyone really needs is another meeting.

However if you have a growing, fast moving business – that’s exactly what you need, and not just any meeting.  My recommendation is that you need to add a daily meeting into the busy schedule of everyone in your business!

I know it sounds crazy – but hear me out and I think you’ll see this is something that can really help you execute and ultimately will save a lot of time.

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I had a crazy week this past week, a lot of late nights and not enough downtime…but it’s my fault due to poor planning.  It was the cumulative pile-up of too many things going on at once, all of them important, but not necessarily urgent (other than I had piled up too many commitments).

I forgot the lesson that not only is it alright to say ‘No’, it’s something I should consciously be doing all the time and doing more of!

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