Tag: Time Management
7 Productivity Hacks for Entrepreneurs
As an entrepreneur your time is extremely valuable and there’s never enough of it. Often times you are the only employee in your company and if something is going to get done, you do it. This leads to founders valuing their time at an extreme premium. In one poll, the average startup founder valued their [...]
Learning To Balance Your Social Network Life
Today’s world is quite different than the one our parents grew up in. It is fast-paced and only getting faster. Social networking has opened us up to levels of success that they couldn’t have even dream of. But is all this effort you are putting into your social network helping or hurting you? Feel exhausted, [...]
5 Critical Skills for Entrepreneurs
These are 5 essential skills that every entrepreneur needs in order to be successful and effective. The world’s best CEOs are masters at these skills. You should aim to master these skills also. 1. Sales When you are first starting out on your own, being able to sell will be the single most important skill [...]
The Importance of Time Management
Welcome to the first installment of our perspective series! This series is meant to give you true insight into the realities of your mind, your business and your life. There is a commonly held belief that the first step in starting a business is to graciously bow out of your current employment and dive right [...]
5 Ways To Do More By Doing Less
This touches a nerve. You are working hard. Nobody can tell you that you’re not. But perhaps what you’re not doing is focussing. My name is Josh Valman; I’m 18, still studying A levels and Managing Director at Miproto. I’m a recovering obsessive workaholic. I know exactly what it means to work hard. I’m balancing [...]
How To Manage Time When Running a Business
Running a business is time consuming and to make sure that a business is successful it is essential to manage your time effectively. It is important to spend time on the core tasks. Too much effort spent in the wrong areas will not only affect productivity but will also lead to stress and anxiety – [...]
The Delicate Dance of Work-Life Balance!
“NOT AGAIN”, 12 months ago this statement would be coming from my wife’s mouth. It was a Saturday afternoon and I couldn’t put my phone down and kept wandering towards my computer. It was a magnetic draw that I couldn’t resist. What if a client had emailed me or what if Jay Leno wanted me [...]
Are You a Startup Porn Addict?
Startup porn, simply put, is a collection of entertaining, stimulating, and worthless activities that distract an entrepreneur from focusing on what really matters, hindering future achievements. When I first started as an entrepreneur, I spent time on the damnedest things. I obsessed about logo colors, the right type of phone system for our office, and [...]
The Sh*t You Keep Doing That Doesn’t Matter
I always feel busy. When I’m not even that busy getting anything “done”, I still feel busy. When someone asks me, “How does your week look?” it would be a personal affront to my career and my image to say, “I don’t really have much at all to do.” However, when I really look at each and [...]
Get Productive and Stay Organized with These Essential Tools
Whether you need to access your files and notes on the go, or you need a simple system for tracking your to-do list and calendar, there are some excellent productivity and organization solutions that are easy to learn and free to use. With the following tools at your disposal, you’ll never be stuck without a [...]
