Business: The Pitfalls of Procrastination

The Pitfalls of Procrastination

Written by Lorraine Pirihi

We all put off making decisions and taking action sometimes (yes, me too). It's okay to do that occasionally but if you are a regular pontificator then it will constantly cause you pain, even if you aren't aware of it. By putting things off on a regular basis you hold yourself back and instead of progressing in your life, you'll regress.

Mary's Story I've been coaching Mary for over repparttar past 6 months and she is a classic procrastinator. She'll often agree to taking necessary action which results from each coaching session she has and then not do anything. She's always got repparttar 104204 excuses. In fact she could write a book with some of repparttar 104205 reasons she comes up with. Her behaviour has had a dramatic impact on her business and personal life.

Her business is growing yet she can't keep up with repparttar 104206 growth. She's constantly had staff issues because she puts off dealing with them.

Her office systems are in chaos as a result of not taking action.

She's losing money and having sleepless nights. Her personal life is taking a battering and her relationship with her husband is floundering. She know what she needs to do and yet will not take repparttar 104207 time to get repparttar 104208 foundations in place.

Now I just wanted to say that repparttar 104209 coaching hasn't been a failure in fact despite all of this, Mary has made progress … slowly.

She has finally had a wake up call. And it's such a shame it had to happen this way.

How to Network Your Way to Success

Written by Lorraine Pirihi

Successful people do not achieve success on their own, they surround themselves with a well-developed, sophisticated support network. In a world that grows more complex and more competitive each day, networking is necessary not only for survival but for high achievement"…excerpt from repparttar

best-selling book "Masters of Networking".

Observing many people when I'm out and about attending various business related functions, I'm convinced that so many of them do not realize how powerful it is to make repparttar 104203 effort to meet others and network.

Networking is great for business ... if you do it right and have a system in place to follow up.

Secret No. 1 The successful networker always carries their business cards with them. They have stacks of cards in their diary, purse, wallet, all bags…briefcases, laptop, handbag, car and office.

Before they step outside repparttar 104204 front door in repparttar 104205 morning, they check they have their business cards.

They know their card is a crucial promotional tool and ensure that repparttar 104206 information on it clearly says what they do, has all their contact details and repparttar 104207 design is attractive. The super successful networker likes to stand out from repparttar 104208 crowd and will have a card that stands out too. Often they'll have a photo of themselves on it and information on repparttar 104209 back stating what they specialize in.

Secret No. 2 When you meet repparttar 104210 superstar networker they will ask you questions about yourself and your business and they will genuinely LISTEN TO YOU. They will focus their attention on you and maintain eye contact. They will ask you for your business card and offer you one of theirs.

Secret No. 3 The successful networker will write on repparttar 104211 back of your business card where they met you and a couple of key points about you, so they remember who you are. They may do that immediately afterwards or later that day.

Secret No. 4 The superstar networker may provide you with a contact to help you and will expect nothing in return as they know what goes around comes around.

Secret No. 5 The successful networker will have a follow-up system. They will enter repparttar 104212 details of repparttar 104213 relevant contacts they have made into their database and communicate with those people within a couple of days. They'll ring or send an email , card or letter saying it was great to meet you, include information of repparttar 104214 goods/services they offer which may benefit you. If they sent you information they'll FOLLOW-UP usually by phone a couple of days later.

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