Life of E's

What business are you in? Take out a sheet of paper and at the top of the page, write: "The parts of my "business" (and we're thinking about the 'business of your life') that I want to continue to invest in." You might write down someone's name, some activity in which you engage, some portion [...]

Tags: business, invest, planning, Productivity, strategies, stress management, tips, tools

Do you know anyone who is freaking out either because they feel like they are failing and/or because things are failing around them? I won't argue but that there are banks, companies, schools, hospitals, organizations, and governments that are failing. There are. And there is success in each of these institutions, too. However, we're not [...]

Tags: bankruptcy, business, life, money management, strategies, tips

What is your metaphor for life? Maybe you have never really thought about it. About 30 years ago, I articulated my metaphor as: 'Life is a bank and time is the medium of exchange.' This makes a great deal of sense to me because time is really the only thing that I have that is [...]

Tags: business, currency, life, loss, money, success

Recently I had a question posed to me by one of my coaching clients.  She asked: What is your take on “save the date” emails for upcoming business meetings? Meggin's answer: Well… In so many ways, they have become the new rage.  It started with brides sending them out, I think and then moved to [...]

Tags: business, email, meeting, messages, organizing, planner, Productivity, save the date

As an entrepreneur, your day could start at 2 a.m., 6 a.m., or noon, depending on your work and lifestyle. Regardless of the time, here are ten productive practices to get your day started both wisely and well. Note: These are not necessarily in order, so read them with the idea of thinking about getting [...]

Tags: business, entrepreneurs, happiness, money, Productivity

“Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.” – Robert Louis Stevenson So, how in the heck can you fail in good spirits? 1. First, you have to identify what the good spirits are that you want. What do good spirits look like and most importantly FEEL like [...]

Tags: business, failure, happiness, hope

If entrepreneurs and small business owners do not market themselves, chances are, they won’t be in business for long. Here are some mistakes entrepreneurs may overlook or struggle with when marketing themselves: 1. Thinking that one ‘touch’ is going to do the trick. I have recently been in conversations with someone who does workshop and he [...]

Tags: business, entrepreneurs, Marketing, mistakes, owners

Have you failed lately? It’s hard to imagine anyone reading this who hasn’t failed in a big or small way in the last few days. So, think of a current failure. If you are like me, you do not have to think too long about this. You may have felt failure as a parent, as [...]

Tags: business, failure, success

If I asked you if you consider yourself smart, my guess is you’d have an answer right away. If I asked you if you consider yourself creative, you would probably hem and haw and eventually get around to an answer (I know because I have asked these two questions of many groups). Let me give [...]

Tags: business, creative, creativity, Productivity, work

  I have written articles about dealing with physical clutter and electronic clutter, both of which can cause you and your businsss significant problems. But in this article, I want to give you 5 tips for dealing with your money clutter. Do not discount the wisdom in these brief, but brilliant suggestions. Determine exactly how [...]

Tags: business, clutter, distractions, focus, money, Productivity, stress, success