March 2010

Forward From The Precipice of Completion

by Marissa on 29 March 2010

The Rush of the Start Getting started on something is easy in a lot of ways. There’s the excitement of a novel undertaking, the rush of charging headlong into a new foray. There’s a lot to learn (my favorite part), a lot to explore for the first time, so much to figure out. There’s something [...]

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The Friday Menagerie: Collection #3

by Marissa on 26 March 2010

The “Friday Menagerie” is a handful of links & tweets & other goodnesses from around the web that I gather throughout the week and then corral into a post. Stuff I loved, found fascinating, got a kick out of, etc. Please to enjoy! I’ve Been Linking About You Sometimes the creative journey is fireworks and [...]

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Hiring an assistant or team member: How do I know when it’s time?

by Marissa on 24 March 2010

Hiring an assistant or a team member isn’t about identifying the “perfect time” to do so–there is no such thing. It’s all about knowing when you and your business are ready. Here are three significant clues you might encounter, especially if you’re a creative entrepreneur, that will tip you off that it might be time [...]

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Bippity Boppity Bullshit: Lessons from Cinderella, Midnight & Moxie

by Marissa on 22 March 2010

I used to believe that success in small business was all about the Bippity Boppity Boo. You know, the whimsical little chant that Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother invokes as she magically changes Cinderella’s rags into a beautiful frock, her rodent friends into mighty horses, faithful dog into a horseman, and a pumpkin into a carriage. I [...]

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The Friday Menagerie, Collection #2

by Marissa on 19 March 2010

So last week I did a “Friday Menagerie” where I gathered a handful of links & tweets & other goodnesses from around the web & corralled them into a post. And I had fun with it. So I’m doing it again. Please to enjoy! I Link We’re Alone Now Inc. magazine had a nice article [...]

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Nitpicking: Why We Do It & 2 Questions To Stop Doing It

by Marissa on 17 March 2010

After you’ve handed off a task or project to a team member, there will come a point in time when you see the results of that person’s work. You may be pleased. You may be disappointed. Or you may be nitpicky. If you catch yourself being nitpicky with someone else’s work (or perhaps even your [...]

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Don’t delegate what you love doing. Delegate what supports you doing it.

by Marissa on 15 March 2010

The biggest mistake I see people make when they start the process of delegating to an assistant or team member is to start looking for things that they can delegate. The mistake is understandable. If someone asks you, “What can I do for you?” your first instinct would probably be to scan your to-do list [...]

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A Friday Menagerie

by Marissa on 12 March 2010

This Menagerie is a collection of links, tweets & events that catch my fancy… and I hope might catch yours too. Please to enjoy! I link, therefore, I am Jonathan delivers a manifesto for those opting out of the Common Template: “Ridiculous people aren’t ridiculous at all, they just seem that way to people that [...]

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