ADT

THE PRACTICE Set a regular time to tell someone close to you how the business is actually doing, including the parts that aren't going well. When people at home ask how the business is going, a lot of owners give the same answer: "Good! Busy." It's easier than...

THE PRACTICE Decide the maximum number of hours you want to work each week, track your actual hours for a month, and adjust your week when you go over. Ask a solo owner how many hours they work and you'll usually get a confident number. Forty. Forty-five, maybe. Then...

THE PRACTICE Arrange, in advance, for one trusted person in your field who could step in and handle urgent client work if you had to be away unexpectedly. In a company, when someone has a family emergency or needs surgery, their work gets handed to a colleague. It...