As a New Year dawns, the opportunity arises to assess your business and decide how you can maximise performance over the next twelve to eighteen months. Planning for growth is a vital part of good business management and the easiest way to approach it is by visualising what it is you want to achieve.

Start by identifying the goals you want to realise, for example:

• Two new contracts per quarter
• 10% growth each year
• A new laptop in March
• Administrative support
• More time to spend with the family

Your goals do not have to be centred entirely on the business. You can include personal goals,...

I invite you to an exclusive workshop designed specifically for mums that will reveal my must-have secrets for your most successful year yet! 

Could your life be less stressful, exhausting and guilt ridden? Do you feel completely worn out because you are constantly juggling many different roles? Ladies, it is possible to reclaim your oomph and bring some fun and purpose back into your life!

Join me on Thursday 10th January 2013 from 9.30 – 11.30am at The Woodpecker Brewers Fayre, London Road, Northwich. I will reveal the ways you can ensure your personal growth and success...

Starting a business takes determination, resilience and commitment. Running a business can be challenging, especially when you’re juggling family life, so here are some great tips to help you find the right business opportunity to suit you.

Be realistic

Becoming a mumpreneur will help you to enjoy a happier, flexible and more fulfilling life. There is little point, therefore, establishing a business that requires all of your time, attention and tests every one of your skills to the limit. Choose to run a business that complements your lifestyle so you can manage and grow it...

Mums’ Struggles Made Simple [#MSMS]

Thank you for taking part in my Make The Most Of Your Time survey in October. On my blog last month, I offered some solutions to the challenges you have with managing your time.  I will now address the answers to the second part of my survey, which will help to bring order and routine to your life.

vi) Getting enough sleep is essential to boosting energy and recharging those batteries! I asked, on average, how much sleep do you get a night?

Just over half said you get between 6-8 hours sleep but that still leaves a lot of people struggling to...

If you have always wanted to start up a business and you have the acumen, cash, support and time to do so, this could be a good time to get started!

Believe in your ideas

If you have the infrastructure ready to launch a business, the ideas to make it a success and a product you know people will want to buy, you will find entering the business world fairly straightforward. Be confident, resilient and determined, whilst being fully realistic about what is going on around you.

Take advantage of the possibilities

In a weak economy, suppliers, employees and consultants may be willing to strike...

2012 has been an incredible year for Great Britain. The country united to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee and the stage was set for spectacular sporting achievement! So when you reflect on 2012, how was the year for you? Did you achieve your greatest aspirations, did you live life according to your own values and did you enjoy some moments of memorable family time? I hope you can reflect on a joyous year and look ahead with optimism for 2013.

Of course there will always be things you wished you had done, goals you had achieved and hobbies you had started. Instead of dwelling on what was...

Here are some top tips to help you ensure you achieve success with your business!

Have a complete understanding of your own objectives

In order to be successful, you must firstly validate what success means to you. Consider what it is you want to achieve, how you want to spend your time and what resources you have available to help you to realistically achieve your goals. Realising what it is you want to achieve will focus your mind and prevent you from veering off the path of success.

Manage your time as effectively as possible

If you manage your time as effectively as possible, you...

Mums’ Struggles Made Simple [#MSMS]

Thanks to all mums who took part in my recent Make The Most Of Your Time survey. Your responses were quite typical from those I hear from so many mums who contact me, so you are not alone! I will now provide an overview to the questions and some solutions to the issues you face.

i) My first survey question asked how you would rate your time management. 75% of participants advised that they do manage to organise their time, whilst others struggled to do so.  However no one responded that they were ‘good’ or ‘great’ at...

Being able to run a successful business, enjoy quality family time and mange a busy household is only achieved through careful planning and scheduling. This means having the ability to harness all those skills such as delegating, prioritising and organising, and using them as effectively as possible.

In this month’s Succeed, I discussed the importance of being able to say “No” when other people become demanding, resulting in your time and energy becoming diverted onto tasks that have little or no benefit to you or your business. If you find it difficult to say no, you may...

Eek! Christmas is on its way – are you ready for the festivities to begin? More importantly, is your house? As well as all the usual activity and chaos, Christmas brings with it gaudy decorations and lots of new presents. Do you have space for Christmas this year? Do you relate to one of these descriptions?

• How on earth can you possibly consider adding tinsel, twinkly lights and a tree in your living room amongst all this clutter?
• You’re actually wondering whether you can hide your clutter behind streamers, tinsel and shiny paper… Hmm…
• You are super organised and...