Business Strategy Archives

Beyond compromise: How to get what you want out of every negotiation

August 19, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

We’ve all been conditioned to think that compromise is the best that can come out of any given conflict. Unfortunately, this means that each party has to make a concession and thus walk away with only a little bit of what they actually wanted, or risk losing it all. But there could be a better way to handle the situation.... Read More

Structured procrastination is a thing to create & get more done

August 12, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

Have you ever noticed how weirdly productive procrastination is? You really don’t want to do this one thing so you opt for ten others while you avoid and try to work up the mental energy required to focus on what you should be doing in the first place. The problem is that the tasks we usually gravitate towards in our... Read More

Why you should start a side business even if you’re a stay at home parent

July 15, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

A side business or “side hustle” as they are affectionately called, is basically anything that you can do in your spare time to make some extra cash for yourself. The beauty of side business is that you’ll essentially take something that you already enjoy and are already great at, and use that as a means to generate a secondary revenue... Read More

Why items with a 99% rate of success sell more than items with a 1% rate of failure

June 24, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

It seems crazy, but it’s true. The exact same product, with the exact same functions and statistics, will yield varying results depending on how it’s first introduced to the market. As demonstrated in a research study led by Benedetto De Martino from the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at Cambridge University, ‘human choices are remarkably susceptible to the manner in which options are... Read More

Be productive with clarity and laser-focus

June 10, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

Do you suffer from a failure to launch? Not rockets or big, grand openings of some special event, but a simple and consistent launch into the next chapter of your own life. You see, most of us have the whole dreaming thing figured out. We know exactly what we want to be in the future, how we want to live,... Read More

Organizing your to-do list for maximum productivity

April 15, 2019April 5, 2019 Karem Mieses

A to-do list can be a great companion for productivity — helping you to plan ahead, making sure that you don’t forget anything, and freeing up your mind to focus on the important stuff. On the flip side, an excessively long to-do list could kill your motivation before you even get started, limit creativity and spontaneity, or worse, make you... Read More

A simplified guide to remarketing for your online business

April 1, 2019April 5, 2019 Karem Mieses

As the name suggests, remarketing is simply the practice of marketing your business to a certain audience again. This is important because quite naturally, people do not usually buy a product or subscribe to a given school of thought after just one encounter. It takes a certain amount of interaction and shared experiences before you start to consider anyone a... Read More

Increase your chances of success by up to 95%

March 25, 2019April 5, 2019 Karem Mieses

Are you struggling to stay motivated, follow through with your plans or commit to the things that you know will be good for you? It might be time to look outside for the help you need! “The American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) did a study on accountability and found that you have a 65% chance of completing a... Read More