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Plan for your Summer of Success!
Summer marks the midpoint in the year and is a great time to dust off your business goals, evaluate your performance and to determine what action you want to take going forward. If creating an action plan for the remainder of the year seems overwhelming or draining, consider developing a plan just for your Summer of Success! Here are 5 steps to help you get started:
Step 1: Evaluate where you are
Look at your year-to-date performance and compare it to your original plan. What is going well? Where are you falling short? Gain a solid understanding of your current position and how it may impact your ability to achieve your year-end goals. Don’t have year-end goals? Don’t worry. You can still benefit from putting a plan together now.
Summertime Vacation & Business Planning
This past week I decided to make some summertime vacation plans. I don’t know about you, but for me vacation planning is a big event. First, I have to figure out where to go. Because I have decided to go “home” to New England, I also need to find the right balance between seeing family - Continue Reading
A Lesson from Scott’s Kitchen Catastrophe
A few days ago, I decided to make a quiche for dinner. Although this might not seem like a monumental task for you, I have been told that I am “cooking challenged.” I must now admit, there could be some truth in that.
After looking up an easy quiche recipe and going food shopping, I was ready to go. I wanted it to be special, so I added some extra ingredients… okay, maybe a lot of extras! When I put the quiche into the oven, it seemed a bit full but I didn’t give it much thought. After all, what could possibly go wrong? I soon found out!
As the quiche heated up, the filling started to overflow. Burnt quiche IS NOT a nice smell. I quickly grabbed some foil and put a makeshift spill-catcher on the lower rack. Although this helped, the initial spillage continued to burn as the quiche cooked. I opened all the windows and doors in the house and removed my spill-catcher when the quiche set. At the end of the process, this is what I was left with… – Continue Reading