Entrepreneurs in Motion

How am I organizing my workload and managing goals and objectives this year? That's the topic of today's episode, and I'm going to describe two practices I've adopted that are working well for me when it comes to planning and productivity.

If you've struggled in the past with implementing complicated goal-setting systems, or with organizing the many different tasks that have to get done, these two simple strategies may be just what you need.

Comments: http://www.entrepreneursinmotion.com/practices/

It's past time for the year in review episode... and it's also been a whole year since I published anything at all on this podcast.

The explanation is simple: 2020. Practically nothing more needs to be said, right?

I know a few listeners have written in and said you've missed the Entrepreneurs in Motion podcast, and I've missed doing it! But this was a year in which my responsibilities had to get pared back to the absolute minimum, and since this podcast is a side project for me, I had to put it on pause. 

Today I'll share a summary of the past year:

• How COVID affected my business
• What went well in 2020
• What didn't go well in 2020

And as always I'll pull out some takeaways or lessons for you, the listener. Come comment and let me know how your year went!

Check out my past year in review episodes:

• Year in review 2019
• Year in review 2018
• Year in review 2017

It's the final episode of the year... time to look back, reflect and report on how it went! Today I'll share five things that went well, three things that didn't, and what my theme for the year was.

Links and comments: http://www.entrepreneursinmotion.com/review2019/

I decided to do a simple Black Friday promo, and today I'll be sharing exactly what I did, the strategy, and the results. Listen in to learn advantages and disadvantages of Black Friday sales, why I don't normally discount my products (but why I decided to do so now), and the specific messaging I used to inform my audience about the sale... and, of course, the numbers!

Links and comments: http://www.entrepreneursinmotion.com/bf/

Last month I made the long journey to Bangkok for a conference of fellow location-independent entrepreneurs. Here are my top takeaways from the event - one about the conference itself, one more tactical plan for my business, one insight about my life, and one consideration for the long term.

Do aggressive and manipulative marketing tactics make you squirm? In today's episode, my guest Sarah Santacroce explains how to implement "gentle business" principles in order to create a more genuine human-to-human connection (which is still effective in making sales!) We talk about revealing yourself and what you stand for to your prospective customers, as well as sales calls and last chance emails, and how you can use those tactics in a non-slimy way. If you, like me, want your marketing to be in line with your values, then you'll really enjoy this conversation.

Links and comments: http://www.entrepreneursinmotion.com/gentle

Although I don't offer coaching or consulting at the moment, I'd like to help more entrepreneurs by talking through business challenges together!

If you want to get my perspective and advice about anything in your business, we'll record the conversation and publish it as a case study on this podcast.

Fill out this form and tell me about your business and your current struggles - so I can see how I can help you and if you'll be a good fit: http://www.entrepreneursinmotion.com/guest/

What would you do if your business disappeared overnight? This is exactly what happened to today's guest, and he had to rebuild everything from the ground up. I'm talking with Ray Blakney, who not only managed to recover from that disaster and grow his main business to a solid seven figures, but he's also started multiple other businesses on the side - some successful, others not so much. In this conversation he tells us all about building businesses with a long-term perspective, how he manages to juggle several projects at the same time, and his method for testing a business idea or product idea to see if it gains traction. There's also some great advice for hiring and making that transition from doing everything yourself to delegating things to a team. http://www.entrepreneursinmotion.com/ray

How are my digital habits looking 3 months after I reduced my screen time to a minimum? Today I'll talk about whether or not the changes I made to my use of digital devices have endured. Links and comments: http://www.entrepreneursinmotion.com/detox2