Goal Grin: How Integrated Systems Mean You Always Rock Yours

If you were ever sporty you’d know the pleasing power of utter contentment when that football you kicked smashed into the net or that basket ball you strategically threw soared through the hoop, gliding into the basket. If you were ever musical or into acting you’d know the blissful feeling of fulfilment at performing a masterpiece in front of a cheering crowd. As a parent you probably relive this amazing, adrenaline high of accomplishment…

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Jun 2016

By Paula AtherillBusiness Growth, Business Improvements, CRM, Integrated Systems, Process Improvement, Systems, visionLeave a comment

Freedom – How do you define freedom in business?

Is it about being able to pick and choose the hours that you work, being able to invest time into the hobbies and interests that you love or is it about having the potential to create as much or as little income as you choose. Is business freedom about creating the business of your dreams, to be autonomous, to have no one to answer to but yourself. Or perhaps freedom is about building a team…

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Jun 2016

By Paula AtherillLocation Independent, Remote Working, Work from Anywhere, Working on the MoveLeave a comment

Endless Possibilities With Zoho Connect

Possibility- it’s a powerful word isn’t it? In fact it gives me goose bumps. It just oozes potential and radiates opportunities in abundance. Put the word ‘Endless’ in front of the plural version and I go into full on meltdown! However, ‘Endless Possibilities’ rarely crosses the mind unless collaboration occurs. Think about it- just mull over the wealth of possibility that online collaboration has enabled. People combine signatures to raise awareness, promote positive change…

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May 2016

By Paula AtherillBusiness Improvements, CRM, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Process Improvement, vision, Work from AnywhereLeave a comment

Data Dance: 15 Ways To Stay One Step Ahead

Data is regularly underestimated. There is a bounty of value in data but small businesses generally aren’t taking advantage of this priceless information. Profiting from the benefits data can bring is something large corporations are accustomed to doing. Indeed, data is one of their primary focus points. Without their customer data they wouldn’t be able to do any direct marketing (online or offline), produce accurate analytics, forecasting, research or deliver quality customer service. Dealing with…

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May 2016

By Paula AtherillData Analysis, Data Interpretation, Integrated Systems, Management Information, Process ImprovementLeave a comment

Collaboration Has No Borders!

We all now juggle many job roles, spin lots of plates and wear several hats 24/7 so it pays to be able to enjoy freedom. To have the liberty to work anytime and anyplace we fancy sounds tempting and a valuable asset to many who have to fit the school run, checking on elderly parents or simply other commitments in their active lives. ‘Freedom’ might not be a word traditionally associated with ‘work’ but,…

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May 2016

By Paula AtherillRemote Working, Virtual Team, Work from Anywhere, Working on the Move, ZohoLeave a comment

Back to Basics

What is a CRM and Why Do I Need One? ‘Shhhhh!’ is sometimes what we yearn to say to all the visual and mental ‘noise’ clutter can create, in a bid to numb and shield ourselves from the ensuing confusion that inevitably arises from such disorder. What if there was a system that you could easily put in place and integrate into your business practices to permanently turn down the volume on your company’s…

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May 2016

By Paula AtherillCRM, Data Analysis, Process ImprovementLeave a comment

From Filofax to Freedom Pt10 – Celebrating the Wins

Psychologically one of the best ways to stay happy is to celebrate. Now before you go googling that, I’m not saying there is scientific evidence or anything, it’s more an intuitive, common sense kind of statement. Business has been going well for me, I just celebrated my second birthday since beginning to work full time for myself, which also translates as two years of working on myself! I’ve learnt that the more you work on…

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May 2016

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A New Way of Working

In this busy 24/7 world, constantly connected via mobile devices that we perpetually have on our person, confronted with information overload, we bet you’ve had a daydream or two (or ten or twenty…) about working differently. Think about it, when was the last time you mused about the possibility of working in a different way- to give yourself more freedom, choice and the Holy Grail, more time…? …We guarantee it was fairly recently. That’s is why we…

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Apr 2016

By Paula AtherillCRM, Integrated Systems, Management Information, Process Improvement, Remote Working, Virtual Team, Work from Anywhere, ZohoLeave a comment

From Filofax to Freedom Pt9 – Tasking Up!

Ok, I have never been one for to do lists, I’m a very in the moment kind of person. This means quite often the best way to get me to do something is to get me to do it there and then before I have left the room. Clearly this isn’t how clients would like to work with me and is not great business sense for someone who wants business freedom! So initially tasks wasn’t…

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Apr 2016

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From Filofax to Freedom Pt8 – Letting Go Of Organising

The thing about gaining time freedom is that you need to know what to let go of. When I had my training for my Zoho CRM I didn’t immediately apply everything that I had been shown, it’s not that it isn’t possible to immediately apply everything, it’s just my brain chose not to! As I go through my daily work I just crack on as I used to in most areas, every now and again though…

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Feb 2016

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