Comments for Liz Strauss at Successful Blog http://www.successful-blog.com Thinking, writing, business ideas ... You're only a stranger once. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:24:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Five Delegation Thinking Traps that Trip Almost Everyone Who Wants to Scale Up by ME Liz Strauss http://www.successful-blog.com/1/five-delegation-thinking-traps-that-trip-almost-everyone-who-wants-to-scale-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2642318 ME Liz Strauss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:24:56 +0000 http://www.successful-blog.com/?p=23887#comment-2642318 Well said, Chel! I can see why people hire you to help with this ... you know the pitfalls inside and out. :) Well said, Chel!
I can see why people hire you to help with this … you know the pitfalls inside and out. :)

]]> Comment on Work with Liz!! by 5 Social Media Marketing Lessons Learned from People’s Chatting Nicknames | Liz Strauss at Successful Blog http://www.successful-blog.com/work-with-liz/comment-page-12/#comment-2642240 5 Social Media Marketing Lessons Learned from People’s Chatting Nicknames | Liz Strauss at Successful Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:08:42 +0000 http://www.successful-blog.com/contact-liz/#comment-2642240 [...] “Liz” Strauss Work with Liz on your business!! Buy the Insider’s Guide to Online [...] [...] “Liz” Strauss Work with Liz on your business!! Buy the Insider’s Guide to Online [...]

]]> Comment on Five Delegation Thinking Traps that Trip Almost Everyone Who Wants to Scale Up by Chel Wolverton http://www.successful-blog.com/1/five-delegation-thinking-traps-that-trip-almost-everyone-who-wants-to-scale-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2641020 Chel Wolverton Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:51:58 +0000 http://www.successful-blog.com/?p=23887#comment-2641020 I find myself on both sides of this coin lately. Part of my company exists because I've found successful ways to get people out of this trap with themselves. But... As my web development business takes over the project management side, I'm realizing that I start to make those mistakes but thankfully I've recognized it and am starting to correct them by hiring out stuff that I don't necessarily HAVE to do myself. Not everything, just parts of tasks. Once you've found someone to delegate to it's most important to take the time to sit down and plan out what you're going to keep doing and what you're going to let go of doing. You MUST make the commitment to let go otherwise the relationship won't work, will stall and you'll start to feel like it's pointless to try. If you lay out a plan, a strategy for directing things, the delegating becomes that much easier to do. So take that time out and build the relationship with the people you delegate to successfully so it gets you on the right track to take back some of your time. I find myself on both sides of this coin lately. Part of my company exists because I’ve found successful ways to get people out of this trap with themselves. But…

As my web development business takes over the project management side, I’m realizing that I start to make those mistakes but thankfully I’ve recognized it and am starting to correct them by hiring out stuff that I don’t necessarily HAVE to do myself. Not everything, just parts of tasks.

Once you’ve found someone to delegate to it’s most important to take the time to sit down and plan out what you’re going to keep doing and what you’re going to let go of doing. You MUST make the commitment to let go otherwise the relationship won’t work, will stall and you’ll start to feel like it’s pointless to try.

If you lay out a plan, a strategy for directing things, the delegating becomes that much easier to do.

So take that time out and build the relationship with the people you delegate to successfully so it gets you on the right track to take back some of your time.

]]> Comment on How to tell if you are on the right path by Frustrated about your path? | Carl Creasman Frustrated about your path?| Live Well blog; life insights with values http://www.successful-blog.com/1/how-to-tell-if-you-are-on-the-right-path/comment-page-1/#comment-2640543 Frustrated about your path? | Carl Creasman Frustrated about your path?| Live Well blog; life insights with values Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:59:08 +0000 http://www.successful-blog.com/?p=23580#comment-2640543 [...] Read on to hear some of Molly’s thoughts on this (or click here for the full post): [...] [...] Read on to hear some of Molly’s thoughts on this (or click here for the full post): [...]

]]> Comment on GenConnect’s Laurel House and Liz Strauss Talk Irresistible Attraction by Jumping right in to live an authentic life http://www.successful-blog.com/1/genconnects-laurel-house-and-liz-strauss-talk-irresistible-attraction/comment-page-1/#comment-2639828 Jumping right in to live an authentic life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:43:00 +0000 http://www.successful-blog.com/?p=22152#comment-2639828 [...] sense to me. Our values align.  We understand each other.  As Liz Strauss puts it there is an irresistible attraction that occurs.  It just feels incredibly right, rewarding and [...] [...] sense to me. Our values align.  We understand each other.  As Liz Strauss puts it there is an irresistible attraction that occurs.  It just feels incredibly right, rewarding and [...]

]]> Comment on GenConnect’s Laurel House and Liz Strauss Talk Irresistible Attraction by Why I am jumping right into living an authentic life http://www.successful-blog.com/1/genconnects-laurel-house-and-liz-strauss-talk-irresistible-attraction/comment-page-1/#comment-2639818 Why I am jumping right into living an authentic life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:40:38 +0000 http://www.successful-blog.com/?p=22152#comment-2639818 [...] sense to me. Our values align.  We understand each other.  As Liz Strauss puts it there is an irresistible attraction that occurs.  It just feels incredibly right, rewarding and [...] [...] sense to me. Our values align.  We understand each other.  As Liz Strauss puts it there is an irresistible attraction that occurs.  It just feels incredibly right, rewarding and [...]

]]> Comment on The Problem with Writing . . . 25 Things to Know BEFORE You Write for a Living by ME Liz Strauss http://www.successful-blog.com/1/the-problem-with-writing-25-things-to-know-before-you-write-for-a-living/comment-page-2/#comment-2638816 ME Liz Strauss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:11:54 +0000 http://www.successful-blog.com/1/the-problem-with-writing-25-things-to-know-before-you-write-for-a-living/#comment-2638816 me too, Britt! me too. :) me too, Britt!
me too. :)

]]> Comment on Seriously, How Credible Can You Be? by ME Liz Strauss http://www.successful-blog.com/1/seriously-how-credible-can-you-be/comment-page-1/#comment-2638814 ME Liz Strauss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:11:26 +0000 http://www.successful-blog.com/?p=23901#comment-2638814 Robyn! Delighted that you saw this one. I love having you here, especially when I write something worth reading. :) Robyn!
Delighted that you saw this one. I love having you here, especially when I write something worth reading. :)

]]> Comment on Can You Find Success Following a Firing? by Kevin Grove http://www.successful-blog.com/business-life/can-you-find-success-following-a-firing/comment-page-1/#comment-2637810 Kevin Grove Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:08:12 +0000 http://www.successful-blog.com/?p=24028#comment-2637810 I lost my job almost 1 year ago. I basically mis-handled a new management team taking over the department. It was the best thing that could have happened to me. The former situation and become stale and boring. Using an outplacement agency to provide feedback, I did a serious assessment of where I could go and explore where my passion was around my profession. At the same time, using LinkedIn I became familiar with other social media tools, Twitter and bluffing in particular. This began study and learning on personal branding and the rapidly emerging need to have a solid online professional presence in addition to a solid resume. Fortunately I was only out of work fie 3 months and have a great job and new enthusiasm for continued improvement. Twitter: @kgrovetx I lost my job almost 1 year ago. I basically mis-handled a new management team taking over the department. It was the best thing that could have happened to me. The former situation and become stale and boring. Using an outplacement agency to provide feedback, I did a serious assessment of where I could go and explore where my passion was around my profession.
At the same time, using LinkedIn I became familiar with other social media tools, Twitter and bluffing in particular. This began study and learning on personal branding and the rapidly emerging need to have a solid online professional presence in addition to a solid resume. Fortunately I was only out of work fie 3 months and have a great job and new enthusiasm for continued improvement.
Twitter: @kgrovetx

]]> Comment on Seriously, How Credible Can You Be? by Robyn McMaster http://www.successful-blog.com/1/seriously-how-credible-can-you-be/comment-page-1/#comment-2637548 Robyn McMaster Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:11:46 +0000 http://www.successful-blog.com/?p=23901#comment-2637548 Liz, this is unbelievable. I happened to see your tweet leading to this blog and liked where you were going as you shared your thoughts about credibility. It was doubly surprising to see that Ellen Weber commented on this post. What synchrony! Liz, this is unbelievable. I happened to see your tweet leading to this blog and liked where you were going as you shared your thoughts about credibility. It was doubly surprising to see that Ellen Weber commented on this post. What synchrony!

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