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A few years ago, I learned the lesson of “pay yourself first.” I’m sure you would have heard of this concept before – it is often quoted as a foundation principle for building wealth. Anyway, it was at a time when I was learning how to manage my finances better. I was a great spender… I loved shoes and clothes and nice cars and I was fortunate enough to be able to treat myself to these things. What I didn’t have was a great saving strategy.  ..

My mother was a seamstress at the local hospital. Taught to sew by her own mother she felt very passionately that I too should learn these skills and so when I was a young girl she would patiently spend hours with me, teaching me everything she knew about sewing and dressmaking. ..

Time is our most precious resource. It doesn’t matter who we are or where we live, each and every day we are all given the same 1,440 minutes or 24 hours. We get to choose how we spend it. But with that gift comes a huge responsibility. ..

I want you to imagine that you are the proud owner of a new car. It is your pride and joy. You have wanted this car for such a long time and it has been through your hard work that you have finally realised your goal. ..

I started my career as a Chartered Accountant. It was the sensible career choice and my parents were  delighted. Unfortunately I wasn't quite so delighted so when I moved to Australia in my early twenties I saw it as an opportunity to put the world of audit and tax returns behind me and I moved into commerce ..

Marketing May Have Changed But You Still Need a Plan! 

You have literally thousands of marketing choices available to you. And yes, it can be very overwhelming because things are changing very quickly. But being a strategic entrepreneur is about discipline. So this week please ensure that you spend some time on your marketing. And to make sure that you make the most of that time and don’t shoot off and do marketing tactics that will not get you the result you want, check out the 5 tips below...

Is your "To-Do" list system supporting you?  Behind every success story is a great system. And great systems don’t happen by accident – they are designed, tested, improved and lived. Schedule 15 minutes this week into your diary to review and improve your “To-Do” list system. The 5 questions below will help you.  ..

Being productive is all about having great habits. It's all about
keeping it simple. Here are some habits that work well for me.

1.    Start each day the right way - ensure
       you have breakfast.

2.    Do something important (eat a frog)
       before you check your email. Checking
       emails first in the morning is a sure fire
       way to get hijacked.

3.    Empty all tasks from your head onto
       your to-do lists (yes, you should have multiple to-do lists) including the
       following - administrative & accounts, marketing, projects, operations,
       team members (I have one list for each team member), this week,
       today, waiting for (this is one of my favourites), personal and any other
       significant areas of responsibility or projects that you have.  ..

You know them… but do you do them?

1.    Have one diary where you put all
       commitments, personal and business.

2.    Turn off your email whilst working at your
       computer unless you are in an 
       email-checking period.

3.    Start each day by eating a frog – get one
       important task done and feel a sense of
       achievement early in the day. ..