The Savvy Entrepreneur

I used to love The Tragically Hip back in the day when their lyrics were raw, genuine, honest, creative and just plain good. However, I fell out of love with them years ago when they started turning a new album every 2 years, and their music sounded too commercial and mass produced. What made them [...]

Alright, so I missed yesterday’s Anti-Procrastination Month post because I was physically NOT in my office. I usually post the night before and schedule it to go out the next morning, but I was up until 2:00am (Tuesday) putting the finishing touches on Friday’s presentation script. I could always beg for your forgiveness for not [...]

[I was so busy today, I didn't have a chance to write an Anti-Procrastination Month post. It's 11:41pm and I'm, only now, posting my accountability picture of the day.] Compared to yesterday, not much has been done to organize my work space. To be fair, I was in my office for maybe a total of [...]

As you know, this week I’m concentrating on organizing my office. I’ve put this off for… let’s say…. a few years. I don’t have a system in place, so I file stuff a little all over the place. I have 3 notebooks — I’ll write in whichever one is close at hand, so my notes [...]

I’m stealing today’s Anti-Procrastination Month suggestion from Lifehacker: Map your time. While I love planning, this is something I’ve had trouble sticking to. One day I’ll be all gung ho and map out my weeks for a month. Come Monday I’m all motivated and start off right. But things come up and I get distracted. [...]

First Eve. Then Chris. And now Pat. That makes 3 recommendations to get David Allen’s book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. So instead of waiting to buy it at the end of the month (talk about procrastination), I ordered it online yesterday. I should get it in a couple of days… I’d [...]

Today’s Anti-Procrastination Month tip is all about using procrastination to your advantage: Constructive Procrastination If your to-do list is a combination of small and big projects to be completed soon, try mixing them up. If you start working on a larger task, then leave it to work on some of the smaller ones, your brain [...]

The Anti-Procrastination Month tip for today is: Ask for help! If procrastination is causing you to feel overwhelmed, unqualified or if you’re out of ideas, it’s time to reach out. Call someone you trust who will put things in perspective and offer honest and constructive suggestions. Delegate simple tasks to free your time to work [...]

Today’s Anti-Procrastination Month assignment is all about effective time management and planning. I can just see you rolling your eyes at this one. Procrastination is directly related to time management challenges and ineffective planning. It is said that one minute of planning saves you 10 minutes of execution. So, taking the extra time to implement [...]

In an effort to get back on track after 3 years of either being pregnant or caring for a newborn, I’m taking the bull by the horns and proclaiming October as Anti-Procrastination Month here at The Savvy Entrepreneur. Starting Monday, check in each day to find anti-procrastination tips, tasks, ideas, thoughts and suggestions that I’ll [...]

Alright, so I spent all day yesterday switching newsletter providers. I went from Constant Contact to iContact. I must say, the entire process has been quite stressful — and will remain to be stressful for another month or so. I’m not sure how many subscribers I’ll lose, but at least those who opt-in to the [...]

After going through my hundreds of emails upon my return last week, I ran into the kitchen and said to my husband “I should go on vacation more often!” Here’s why: First was my weekly newsletter report — 12 new people had subscribed in one week! It may not sound like a lot to you, [...]