For the last four months, this view of my new living room windows has kept me going through a lot of…for want of a better word, admin. Phone calls. Forms. Emails. Questions about home reports, and adjusted and refreshed home reports. Surveys. Issues with structural engineer surveys. Issues with home reports (again). Calls to solicitors.
Category Archives: Just keep going
Karen’s Marketing Tips, Recommendations, Just keep going
Build the rhythms of marketing into your business life
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Aug
Aug
If you want a new result from your marketing, building your own marketing rhythms will help get you there. Many of you have read Atomic Habits. The big realisation for the author James Clear was that results aren’t driven only by the goals you set, they are connected to the systems you follow. Those habits,
Karens Notes, Karen’s Marketing Tips, Recommendations, Helping, Just keep going
Using “What” instead of “Why” questions
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Jul
Jul
When someone asks you, “Why?” about anything, it raises a little defensiveness. Depending on the question and its impact on you or your life, their asking the question might raise a lot of defensiveness. Think about it. You tell someone, “I’m thinking of moving to Spain” and they say, “Oh really? Why?” Instantly your brain
Just keep going, Recommendations, Karens Notes, Karen’s Marketing Tips
Cancelling things is a superhero skill
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Jul
Jul
As business owners, we’re interested in trustworthiness. We want to be known as someone – and a company – who can be trusted; and we want to work with those who are the same. We’re also (and I speak absolutely for myself here) stubborn to a point. We can do it. We will do it.
Sales, Karens Notes, Karen’s Marketing Tips, Recommendations, Just keep going
It doesn’t matter why the prospect didn’t come back to you
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Jun
Jun
If the prospect doesn’t come back to you, the answer is not “Oh well, they weren’t that interested anyway.” The answer is “I need to keep following up until I get an answer”. There are endless reasons a prospect might not come back to you. Here are just a few. They wanted a sense of
Karen’s Marketing Tips, Social Media, Just keep going, Karens Notes
Learnings from a 100 day video challenge
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Jun
Jun
On Tuesday of last week, I recorded my 100th consecutive video and shared it on Instagram. I started the challenge on what felt like a whim. I was out for a walk on a Sunday morning, and was thinking about the power and impact of video. And how I often avoided it because my hair
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Jun
Jun
Change takes adjustment: for you and for others. Whether it’s helping the team change the way you do things at the firm, or sharing systems or price changes with clients, or scaling your business: trying to make the change instantly will likely be tough. Instant change shocks you and surprises you. And you don’t know
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May
May
When I find myself a bit overwhelmed, a bit “oh my word where do I start first”, my tendency is to do more things. Do as much as possible so I can tick things off my endless (and ever-increasing) list so I feel a bit of relief. All that achieves is a very small amount
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May
May
One of the many fun parts of being an entrepreneur is ALL THE IDEAS. All the time. When I’m meeting with a client and they mention something they need. When I’m at a conference and talk with multiple accountants about what they’re excited by, or struggling with. Reading one of my latest business books. Listening
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May
May
Knowing what really makes you come alive, fills your cup…that can be hard to tell sometimes. After all, things can feel a bit heavy at times. Things with clients, with team members, with family members, with yourself. Grey and cloudy and rainy weather. Prices going up, up, up everywhere you look (even in your own
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