A friend of mine sent over some old Chinese proverbs that are thought to be from Confucius. Confucius of course is the wise man that lived about 2,500 years ago in China. After looking over some of the teachings this man left to us, I started to think he was on to something. In fact, it would not surprise me if they one day discovered he owned a cleaning business back … [Read more...] about Did Confucius Own A Cleaning Business?
How To Stop Procrastinating
Does the following phrase sound familiar? "I'll do that first thing tomorrow". Of course it does. That phrase may be the most popular in the history of mankind! Many people know what they want to do. Many more know what they should do. But far too many take another course instead. This course involves spending hours upon hours doing “easier” work or substituting something more … [Read more...] about How To Stop Procrastinating
Keeping The Books. Accounting And Your Cleaning Business
When I first started my cleaning business I was worried about one thing. Keeping the accounting part in order. This worry resulted from countless people telling me just how hard this act is. Couple that with the fact that I'm a little challenged in that area to begin with and my worries were multiplying faster than a family of rabbits. So I developed a plan of action to ease … [Read more...] about Keeping The Books. Accounting And Your Cleaning Business
The Art Of Communicating
The ability to communicate is one of the most important facets of your life. Good communication skills make life easier. Poor communication skills make life harder than it needs to be. So it makes sense to establish some good communication skills. When you don't bother to effectively communicate your thoughts, ideas or instructions life gets a little messy. It also gets very … [Read more...] about The Art Of Communicating
The $863.00 Phone Call
You must be wondering how one phone call can create $863.00 in business. I don't blame you for wanting to know, if I were you I would want to know too. The secret to making such a profitable phone call in the cleaning business is quite simple. In fact, I do it all the time. You will be able to as well once you know how. The principle behind making $863.00 phone calls … [Read more...] about The $863.00 Phone Call