Be the CEO of Your Business
Every business has a leader. In many cases, they call that person the CEO.
If you’re self-employed, even though you may not think of yourself as one, you most certainly are the CEO of your own business.
Do you think of yourself as a CEO? If you do, then you are more likely to think like a CEO and to perform like one—in a way that consistently drives your business forward. In this post, we’re covering some of the most important responsibilities of a CEO and the key ingredients that make CEOs exceptional at what they do.
The CEO Genome Project
It was a 10-year-study of the 2500 largest companies in the world with the purpose of determining what all top-performing CEOs have in common. The 4 main characteristics shared by all of the most effective CEOs are:
- Decisive
- Engaging (with clients and employees alike)
- Adaptive
- Reliable
A CEO is also a visionary. As the leader of your business, you’re responsible for determining what your...
How to Change a Bad Habit or Create a Good Habit
Changing a Bad Habit or Creating a Good Habit is a process. It’s not easy, but it is scientific and you can control it.
Here’s an overview of the process to change or create a habit with more explanation below.
- Figure out what the cue is
- Replace the bad habit behavior with a new one, and make sure there is some sort of reward for the new behavior
- Start small and take incremental steps (the rewards can be small too)
- Prime your environment
- Focus on habits that influence other habits
Figure out your cues
Do you walk into the kitchen when you’re bored or restless, and you find yourself reaching for a snack when you’re not even hungry? It could be that your cue is the feeling of being bored or restless or even the action of walking into the kitchen.
Implement a More Positive Behavior
Sometimes, simply swapping a behavior in an existing loop for a new one is easier than eliminating the loop all together. Instead of walking into the kitchen when...
