I have a busy schedule. I’m sure you’re busy too. Because of this, it’s easy to let important things like our own wellness into our calendars. The downside of this is if we’re not taking care of ourselves, then it’s likely that we don’t feel well. If we don’t feel well, then we don’t have […]
Midday can be rough for people. Chances are you’ve been working for a few hours, you just ate some food and all you want is a nap. While some people can nap, I’m not one of them. I either sleep for seven hours or I don’t sleep. Period. Additionally, most people don’t have the luxury […]
Our attention spans as business owners is often being pulled in multiple directions. Between clients, marketing, administrative tasks and the financials, we can feel overwhelmed by running a business. We can also find ourselves confused about which tasks to focus on and when. I’m telling you right now that running a business well comes with […]
Even though I work in the field of finance, I’m mostly a creative. This means I have the same struggles most creatives do when it comes managing multiple deadlines and their work. These struggles include a lack of creativity at times, no motivation or preferring to work on our own projects than a client project. […]
I have a big media conference I’m attending this week. The good news is I don’t have to travel for it. It’s actually being held up the street from my apartment. The bad news is I haven’t looked at the schedule yet. Fortunately, I’m a pro at having a productive conference experience, even while pressed […]
After avoiding it for as long as I could, I finally upgraded my phone. You see, my business is to a point where I need several apps to help me run it. In my case, it’s mostly social media apps because I’m a blogger. However, there are also plenty of productivity apps I use to […]
As a business owner, you run into one of two issues. The first is procrastinating because you think you have more time than you actually do. The second is thinking projects will take less time than they actually do. The struggle is real, which is why business owners need to learn how to allow enough […]
I am currently onboarding new students into my group coaching program. During my initial conversation with them, they all mentioned how they want one thing: to build leverage. As much as they love their work (ex. writing), they feel like they need to start scaling. They also feel like they need to build other streams […]
I’m at a Starbucks with a colleague as I write this piece. As we’re sitting here working, she’s telling me about how she just went into business for herself full-time. She knows that networking is a part of a successful business, but she’s wondering how much time she should invest in networking. This is a […]
After many years of doing weekly team meetings in my business, I’m deciding to stop them. I already barely take meetings for clients (unless it’s business coaching), so it only makes sense to move this over for my internal team. Granted, I still have meetings. I have meetings with my agent and my PR people. […]
Amanda Abella
Amanda is a best-selling author of "Make Money Your Honey", a book that helps freelancers and business owners understand their relationship with money and how to make it more productive. She's driven by helping others live the most productive and fruitful way possible.