How to Set and Achieve Goals in Your Business business optimization lean practices strategic planning Feb 20, 2020

Goals are so critical for success in your business.

So how do you set goals that result in successful outcomes? AND that you can actually achieve?  The first step is to set your goals...

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How To Let Go of What No Longer Serves You business optimization lean practices Jan 30, 2020

Growth = letting go of what no longer serves you.

This sounds obvious, right? The challenge is in knowing what serves us so we know what to let go of, and that can be... well, not-so-obvious.

The...

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Days to Celebrate in Q1 2020 business resources days to celebrate Dec 15, 2019

While you are creating your content calendar for 2020, whether using the one inside the Lean Out Planner or your own, here are some fun events, days to celebrate, and national holidays to inspire...

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Lean Out Tip: Stop Starting and Start Finishing business optimization lean practices Nov 17, 2019

When you are looking to level up your business, there are many lean strategies that can help you.  One of my favorites is the concept of "stop starting, and start finishing".

We...
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The Right Kind of Change for Your Business business optimization Oct 06, 2019

Are you focused on the right kind of change in your business?

If you want to keep growing, change is required. But one of the mistakes I often see people make? And one that I repeatedly made myself...

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The Most Important Thing You Can Create In Your Business business optimization growth mindset lean out Jun 02, 2019

As a creative, one of the most important things you can create is SPACE.

Because we love to create, and it is often our zone of genius, it fuels us, motivates us, keeps us inspired, we create,...

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Why Working Harder and Hustling is NOT the Answer growth mindset lean out level up strategic planning May 10, 2019

There is an obsession and romanticism with hustling and working harder and I call bullshit on it!

It isn’t about working harder, doing more, or having to feel like you are hustling every damn...

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How to Achieve Your Sales Goals for Product Based Businesses business resources pricing for profit Mar 28, 2019

Welcome to Part 2 of the Sales Goals for Product Based Businesses.  In Part 1, we looked at how to identify your sales goals for product based businesses.  Goals that are realistic and...

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How to Identify Your Sales Goals for Product Based Businesses business resources pricing for profit Mar 15, 2019

If you are struggling to identify realistic sales goals or to achieve the sales goals that you set, then this post series is for you!  It is the 1st of a multi-post series on how to...

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Feeling Stuck in Your Business? Try These 5 Tips to Get Unblocked business resources growth mindset Feb 21, 2019

Ever have one of those days where you feel completely stuck in your business?  Where you feel unmotivated, unfocused, or can't seem to find the creativity you need to make progress? ...

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5S Your Workspace - How to Implement Lean Practices In Your Business business resources lean out lean practices Jan 15, 2019

Time = money.  And I guarantee there is hidden time and money within your current business in the form of waste.

Also known as muda, waste is the killer of productivity and...

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How to Choose Your Word of the Year + Make It Impactful for Your Business business resources growth mindset level up Dec 31, 2018

Not a big fan of new year's resolutions?  Same here!  So ditch the resolutions and instead choose a word for the year.  A word, or phrase, that acts as a guide for the actions...

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