As small business owners, it’s easy for us to wallow in the daily maintenance of running a business. Most of us spend all our time working in the business, but rarely do any ‘big picture’ thinking (working “on the business”) about where we want the business to be in 5 years, and how to get there

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Time to fold the sheets. Time for the next client. Time to send that email newsletter. Time. Time. Time! “I need more hours in the day,” as the saying goes. Let’s face it, time is finite and 24 hours is all we’ve got, so here are some tips to make the best use of it that we can.

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I went to a networking event recently. It's a lovely group that meets monthly at a local restaurant for mingling and dinner and a presenter on some businessy topic.

I knew of the restaurant, but had never been there. On my way out the door I opened the confirmation email to get the address. But the address wasn't in the email. So I went to the networking group's website. But again, just the name of the restaurant, no address.

This was not a debacle (because we have the internet and smartphones) so I looked up the restaurant and got myself there. No big deal.

I got to the event and all was well. Except... there was a cash bar.

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People yelling. Kids playing. Dishes clanking. Doors slamming. Just a few of the many, many noises that can disrupt a massage session.

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The past few weeks I've just wanted to sleep and watch Netflix. It's unseasonable chilly for late spring in New England, so that's not helping. But also there's the pressure of running my little massage practice while concurrently increasing the number of treatment rooms I sublet out and opening a new yoga and workshop space.

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