This content was originally published in the February 16, 2023 In Circle News, a weekly newsletter for BWC Members. While AI has continued to evolve and advance, the heart of this article still holds true.

"Give it your all."  "Put in 110%."  "Go hard."  "Maximum Effort = Maximum Results."  "No pain, no gain." 

Are you used to hearing these phrases? Do you even say them to yourself?

What if instead, you were told: "Dial it back a bit."  "Don't push for 100% perfect."  "Try hard, but not that hard..." "Shoot for 85%."?

Hard to believe but the end of the year will be here before you know it. It's only 86 days away!

So - grab those checklists, pull out the holiday planning guides and start your engines! Besides - wouldn't you love to have everything planned for 2024 by December 15th? 

It's never to early to start. Here are a few things to get you going and finish the year strong!

Have things been a blur lately? Too busy to catch a breath?

While being busy can be a good thing, it can also be detrimental to growth. If you are barreling ahead, doing things as you have alway done them and reacting to unexpected things without a thought - your stifling growth and probably burning out.

So what can you do?

How did you get to where you are today?

Was it a straight line? A plotted path? A little meandering? Or maybe it was a jumbled mess…

Whether you are working in a business you don’t own or you own your own business, you can and should “forge your own path.” You decide how you want to use and build the skills you have and want. And a tool like The Career Navigator can help.

What is Return On Hassle? “Return on hassle is the idea that you need to consider the time and work associated with an investment in addition to its expected return.”

This means that you not only take a financial ROI into account - but you also take in what it will take in time and energy to make something happen and ask - IS IT WORTH IT?

Welcome to our latest Vizcast where we talk about sales strategies and some practical ways you can approach sales growth.

We’ve done this before and while we may be a little tired of “doing it” we know how to. Here are some thoughts on what you can “control”.

Welcome to our latest Vizcast where we talk about Home Coach Hoff’s unique approach to decluttering/spring cleaning from the inside - out.

Welcome to our latest Vizcast where we talk about the importance of understanding your “customer journey” and how to keep it fresh.