All tagged mission statement

506: Finding Direction

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the chaos of running a business and managing a personal life? We dive into the importance of having a personal mission statement to stay focused and oriented, highlighting how guideposts can make a difference in life and business. By identifying your core values, passions, and strengths, you can create a mission statement that directs your actions and decisions. We discuss how to simplify decision-making and ensure consistency in your business and personal endeavors.

500: Finding Inspiration and Motivation

What inspires and motivates you? To celebrate our 500th episode, we share some of our favorite quotes, reflect on their meaning and how they helped us. We share quotes on finding your priorities, setting boundaries, taking ownership of responsibility, as well as embracing a love of learning. Life of a dog walker and a pet sitter is full of ups and downs. While we look to our mission and our values to guide us and lead us through tough times, sometimes we need a little extra encouragement along the way. If you have a quote that encourages you to keep going, please share it with us!

177: Why Have a Mission Statement?

How do you know if you’re meeting your business goals? What do you do when you’re facing a tough decision? A mission statement isn’t just something to attract clients, it’s mostly used as a guardrail during decision making and for making sure all of your staff are on the same page (if you have them). A mission statement helps give your work purpose and remind us that we are working towards something larger. It also gives us a standard to hold ourselves against and to continually strive towards.

096- Learning to say 'YES'

We covered saying ‘no’ and setting clear boundaries, but what about saying ‘yes’? Today, we break down every facet of saying ‘yes’. From overcoming the fear of the unknown, to the right reasons to say ‘yes’, we share some of our learned experiences. Natasha O’Banion joins the show to answer “How do you keep you and your staff organized?”