http://www.discussbusiness.com Business & Personal Success Tips Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:31:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Keep your feet flat on the floor when sitting at your desk.  This will improve your posture and blood circulation.  Both of these will give you the benefit of improved energy and help avoid muscle pain associated with bad posture. http://www.discussbusiness.com/feet-flat-on-the-floor/ There are advantages to shopping in your local store. It is helpful to pick up products and view them and it is nice to keep your business local. However, there are times when you can make substantial savings online. I purchased a few books from my local bookshop yesterday, ... http://www.discussbusiness.com/price-online/ When checking figures, it is very easy to assume that everything is correct, once the figures balance. But sometimes this assumption can lead to serious errors. If something is left out of both sides of your figures, they may still balance, even though they are wrong. I recently checked ... http://www.discussbusiness.com/be-careful-of-figures-that-balance/ Next time you feel de-motivated, take a few minutes to day dream. Sit back comfortably, close your eyes, relax and take a few deep breaths. Then picture your goals and dreams, allow yourself a minute or two to remind yourself of why you are doing this in the ... http://www.discussbusiness.com/day-dream-for-motivation/ Insurance is a vitally important issue for every business, yet its importance is sometimes overlooked with dire consequences.  Get in the habit of regularly asking yourself “Is it insured?”  Insurance is not just for things you own, but also for things you do.  When completing many business functions you should consider ... http://www.discussbusiness.com/is-it-insured/ This is an old adage but a very valuable one.  The next time you feel you’re going to lose your temper or say something nasty to someone, hold your tongue, stay calm and count to ten.  Even better, sleep on it, if time allows.  A short pause can help you avoid ... http://www.discussbusiness.com/count-to-ten/ You might think that your customers or even your boss are telling you what they think of your product or service.  But very often they are not, you need to ask.  I remember the first time I did a ring round of our top five clients and ran through a ... http://www.discussbusiness.com/ask-for-feedback/ When you run your own business it is important to maximise every opportunity you have to make a sale.  It is helpful to remember the ABC of Sales and to be constantly on the alert for opportunities to sell your product or service.  If someone is trying to sell you ... http://www.discussbusiness.com/abc-of-sales-always-be-closing/ Register the domain name that applies to your business or even your own name, before someone else does. Domain name registration costs less than $10 per year and you most probably don’t want a random stranger or worse still a competitor getting their hands on your domain. There are ... http://www.discussbusiness.com/register-your-domain-name/ Using a countdown timer can benefit your time management and concentration skills. Next time you are finding it difficult to concentrate at work, set a countdown timer for 10 minutes and focus on doing as much work as possible before it rings. If you get on well and maintain your concentration ... http://www.discussbusiness.com/use-a-count-down-timer/