Using a Timer to Get More Done
A planner and To Do list are great tools for helping us be more productive, but sometimes we need an extra boost to keep us focused. I have learned that when a similar idea or concept pops up repeatedly in my life, that is a clue that I should be paying attention....
What are you actually trying to accomplish?
Are you spending all your time in the day-to-day tasks of running your business, or do you regularly take time to think about what truly matters to you and plan out your overall mission and vision? If you don’t know where you’re going, or have a plan for...
How to Stop Failing at Meeting Your Goals
Setting goals is great – it feels so good to think about the future and make plans for the greatness you will achieve in the coming year. The hard part comes when you start looking back at the goals you set, and you realize you haven’t met any of them....
5 Reasons Books are the Bomb
When you were a kid, there were probably several people in your life who encouraged you to read more: parents, teachers, librarians, etc. Now that you’re an adult, you have to make your own choices about how to spend your time (both leisure and working time),...
A Simple Way Forward in 2017
As I began 2017 I reconsidered all of my “start of the new year behaviors” and decided that “simpler is betterer.” (I know it isn’t a word, but it catches your attention)! Resolutions are OUT, Goals too COMPLICATED New Year’s...
I am Gwen Bortner, COO and consultant. I help stuck entrepreneurs get unstuck. And in the process reenergize you, curate solutions, and become your business confidant.