Stop Giving Away Your Time: How to Set Boundaries and Grow a More Profitable Business

Many business owners give away their time and value for free. It usually starts with the best intentions—a genuine desire to help, to serve, and to do right by your clients. You love what you do. You care deeply about the people you work with. So, when someone asks for “just a quick favor” or an “urgent request,” you say yes—even if it means staying up late, skipping lunch, or agreeing to impossible deadlines.

Sound familiar?

Well, stop it.

Boosting Employee Productivity: A Strategic Investment in Your Company’s Future

As your business lays the groundwork for sustainable growth, it’s essential not to overlook the most valuable asset in your organization—your employees. Strategic planning is important, but even the most well-developed business plan won’t succeed without a motivated, productive team to carry it out.

Many companies focus on employee performance, but performance and productivity, though related, are not the same. Productivity is about how efficiently your team converts time and resources into results. And improving productivity requires more than managing tasks—it starts with boosting employee engagement.

When a business owner is asked who their ideal client is, the answer is often "Anybody and everybody!" And while you don't have to turn away anyone that walks through your doors, active marketing to anybody and everybody will get you nobody.  

If you want to have your IDEAL client walk through your door, it's up to you to define who that person is by asking a series of questions.