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Jun

22

Out of Overwhelm and Into Overjoyed

By MollyandLaney

Overwhelm is a state-of-mind and a way of being. It is NOT a set of circumstances. It is resistance to what is. It is NOT loving what is going on. The distinct difference of how to stop overwhelm is what you are willing to do about it and taking the responsibility for it.

Lingering in a state of overwhelm can
• Increase your risk of burnout
• Reduce productivity and effectiveness
• Add unnecessary stress on your team and staff
• Decrease your overall happiness and well-being
• Increase your work hours and
• Cloud focus, clarity, insight, and ability to make critical decisions

So how can you move from overwhelmed to overjoyed? It requires a little attention and a different mindset.

First recognizing that while you could try to do it all on your own, actually doing everything yourself is practically killing you. Step one is acknowledging all the assets that exist within your team and staff and then utilizing those assets to the fullest. That means you stop delegating your tasks, and start giving out ownership for assignments.
Second, you need to ensure that you have the right people in the right positions. Sure, your office manager knows how to handle just about every thing in the office, but it doesn’t mean she’s the right person to do it.
The next part is trust, training, and team. Working together as a team, and learning to trust and depend on one another for tasks – when the right person has the right assignment – it means the work will get done. And it won’t just get completed, it’ll be done right.
You see it all boils down to people. The people who support you, who are on your team, and who are there to help grow, sustain, and maintain the business for you – so you can work in the role you enjoy and do so well.
If you are curious as to HOW this can happen, it starts here. Molly Hall and Laney Lyons have been team members for business owners who were just like you.
Now, they are sharing all their dirt in how you can:
• Turn Your Key Team Member into a Consistent Star Player
• Create More Value for Your Business with Proactive Employees
• Generate More Profit with Increased Bottom-line Thinking
• Eliminate Time Wasters, Energy Vampires, and Other Destructive Time Thievery

In their book, Don’t Be a Yes Chick!, Molly and Laney teach your employees how to:
• Get Your Team to Love Their Jobs, Feel Respected, and Improve Productivity
• Understand What Your Boss Really Wants & Needs
• Do More of the Work You Love and Are Good At
• Build Your Dream Team of Talented and Proactive Team Members

This book isn’t just for YOU, the business owner to read, this book is for your TEAM to adapt, implement, and finally gain the courage and the skills to lead like you’ve always dreamed they would.

Move out of overwhelm and into overjoyed when you grab your copy of Don’t Be a Yes Chick today at http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Yes-Chick-Babysitting-Transform/dp/0615478956/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1308745801&sr=8-2

Jun

3

Giving Up Control for Growth

By MollyandLaney

Giving up control can be scary. I mean, who can do that job better than you?  What if someone makes a mistake? And how will you ever teach someone everything you know?  But just like so many other decisions, giving up control for the sake of growth is simply a choice.

The choice is clear:
Option One: Keep control = stay small.
Option Two: Give up control = go big.

What is your choice?

If you’ve made the choice to go big, keep reading.

Here are the steps to giving up control, while still loving what you do, ensuring maximum results, and growing at the same time.

Step One: Smart Hires and Smart Fires.  It’s essential to your company’s growth that you hire slow and fire fast. This means ensuring that each of your team members is in the right role for them, not just filling in what you need around the office.

Step Two: Enlist a Team Environment. Is your team working together or against each other? How are you working with your team to ensure they are working at their highest level? Are you rewarding the kind of behaviors you want to see more of, or do you only notice employees when they’ve done something wrong? 

Step Three: Never Delegate – Give Ownership. Employees like to be valued and feel like an integral part of the team. As soon as you act like they don’t matter, they stop caring about their role. The key to growth is giving away ownership of tasks, not delegating what you or someone else doesn’t want to do.

Step Four: Create Intrapreneurs. Intrapreneurs are those employees that act as an entrepreneur would. They have bottom-line thinking, and are always watching out for how the company can grow. The more you trust and pass on ownership, the more you’ll create these dynamic team players in your company. And you can be sure they’ll take the bull by the horns… but only as long as you let them.
Remember, growth starts with a choice. If you are ready to make that choice starting today – then you must grab a copy of this book for everyone on your team and staff.

When your team reads Don’t Be a Yes Chick you’ll:
• Turn Your Key Team Member into a Consistent Star Player
• Create More Value for Your Business with Proactive Employees
• Generate More Profit with Increased Bottom-line Thinking
• Eliminate Time Wasters, Energy Vampires, and Other Destructive Time Thievery

This book isn’t just for YOU, the business owner to read, this book is for your TEAM to adapt, implement, and finally gain the courage and the skills to lead like you’ve always dreamed they would.

Visit www.yeschick.com to find out more and get your copy (copies) today!

Champions of your continued success,

Molly and Laney