I hope you had the chance to relax and unwind over the holidays. I have a theory about the holidays. They are not always the best time to truly relax and unwind. With so much family stuff happening, guests visiting and friends around, kids home for the holidays, our time is often VERY stretched. That is why I think January is a slowish month for business in NZ. We are still unwinding from the year that has been and building up the reserves of energy and creativity needed for the year ahead.

Driving back from a friends today I realised how important systems will be this year in my business. When a business grows, more things arive on your to do list and life speeds up and I think creating systems for getting things done is the way to go. Or atleast the way to keep enjoying the ride of growing a business. [Read more...]