by Rachael Roberts | May 24, 2023 | ELT business, Freelance, Productivity
You probably think you already spend far too much time on running your ELT business… but my guess is that in fact you may be spending too much time IN your business, rather than, ON your business. And they’re not the same thing. Most freelancers and small...
by Rachael Roberts | Apr 25, 2023 | Business, Confidence, ELT business, Freelance, Productivity
Self-sabotaging is when the things that you’re doing, or thinking, are actually not in your best interests… and, if you’re human, you’ll have experienced this.Here are 15 very common forms of self sabotage to look out for when running your business. Not so you can...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 17, 2023 | Burnout, ELT business, Productivity
When you’re running a business it can feel like you’re juggling a million things, and that’s before you even start to think about the bigger picture and planning ahead. It seems logical that you should prioritise those tasks which feel most urgent. And, don’t get me...
by Rachael Roberts | Aug 16, 2022 | ELT business, Freelance, Mindset, motivation, Productivity
Building a business is rarely about creating an overnight success. And, even when it is, we still then need to sustain that success day in and day out. So, it’s perhaps not surprising that our enthusiasm to work on our business can falter from time to time, and...
by Rachael Roberts | May 3, 2022 | Burnout, Inner Troll, Overwhelm, Productivity, Stress
Whenever I talk about stress and overwhelm, I usually mention two main groups of causes:.Firstly, physical, practical causes, like not eating well, not getting enough sleep and so on.Secondly, issues around people pleasing, perfectionism, setting healthy...
by Rachael Roberts | Feb 17, 2022 | Confidence, Overwhelm, procrastination, Productivity
Plenty of people say to me, ‘I would never get anything done if it wasn’t for deadlines; it isn’t until the deadline starts to get near that I can get myself started.’ It can definitely be an effective strategy in terms of getting stuff done. However, it means that...
