Don’t Let Your Mind Ruin Your Mood

Don’t Let Your Mind Ruin Your Mood

August 27, 2019

Planning, starting and running your own accounting firm is like playing whack-a-mole: you solve one problem, only for another to appear. Given the challenges all businesses (and business owners) experience, it’s important to cultivate your ability to develop and maintain a positive attitude. Here are some simple ways to strengthen your positive attitude muscles: Remember to breathe. Taking slow, calm, deep breaths helps reduce stress and promotes relaxation. As your body becomes less stressed and more relaxed, you’ll find it easier to be more positive and motivated. Meditate daily. You can find simple non-denominational techniques on the internet. The more
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4 Untapped Ways To Celebrate Wins In Your Business

4 Untapped Ways To Celebrate Wins In Your Business

August 20, 2019

Celebrating wins is as a vast untapped resource with your team members. Here are four tips to catapult you in the right direction. But first, we need to know why celebrating your wins is crucial.  Here’s the thing, successful businesses aren’t successful because of a one-time occurrence. It’s usually because of tiny calculated steps over time.  Companies often miss the opportunities to celebrate the inches they’ve made quarterly or annually.  And like life, it’s essential to acknowledge the small (and big) wins along the way. When you celebrate the small stuff, you add to the perseverance bucket, which is critical
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Seize Opportunities to Review and Retrain

Seize Opportunities to Review and Retrain

April 2, 2019

Seize Opportunities to Review and Retrain Why ask why? How do you respond when a team member makes a mistake? Do you know what will happen if your immediate response is to scold an employee or punish them in some way? Next time they make a mistake instead of coming clean they might just opt to cover it up.  Don’t beat up your team members when they make an error. Instead, use the situation as an opportunity to review and even retrain. Take time to examine the system you have in place. There just might be room for improvement. There
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