At this time of year, this is a question I often ask myself as I see so many
people focusing on the ‘ big day’ and the associated holidays. And even if
you have your own business, and know that life doesn’ t stop just because
Christmas is coming, it’ s easy to get sucked into the idea that your internal
diary stops at Christmas and New Year and doesn’ t start up again until
after it’ s all over. If you find yourself arriving in January thinking ‘ whew,
that’ s it for another year, now what?’ then take heart.
You can avoid that question by mulling over now what you want to be
focusing on for 2011. It [read more]
The Value of Darkness and Light in Your Business
also posted in Jane's Blog
In the north of Scotland in wintertime, it is dark by 4pm, and not properly light again until after 8am. Many people find this a challenge, but it is of course compensated for by very long summer evenings, when the sun rises about 3am, and doesn’ t really set until about 11pm. I reorganise my schedule during the winter so I can easily get out in the daytime. This applies to businesses too, so how much time do you spend in the daylight and nightime of your business?
Dark and light are functions of a dual universe where there is an opposite for everything, and where if we didn’ t have that, we wouldn’ t be able to understand positive [read more]