Posts tagged Work-Life Balance
Increasing Efficiency and Effectiveness with a September - August Junior Year Workflow
Increasing Efficiency and Effectiveness with a September - August Junior Year Workflow

My approach forces students to get their head in the game and start EARLY! Procrastination is not an option. This means that parents and students aren’t fighting at home (about college stuff, anyway!), because everyone is on the same page and working on the same team! 

Spreading out the work in a seasonal manner also keeps my staff busy (and paid!) all year long, which lets our practice take on more clients - we have a steady flow of work without the peaks and valleys that prevent other practices from scaling. Maximizing our time in this way essentially doubles the clientele that we are able to serve in a given graduating class.

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Helpful InformationColleen PaparellaDC College CounselingProfit, Scaling, Work-Life Balance, Students, Workflow
Running a Business and Raising a Family: Tips and Tricks to Make it Work
Running a Business and Raising a Family: Tips and Tricks to Make it Work

My single best tip: it’s okay to prioritize your work obligations over your parental obligations sometimes. They will live. I promise.

I know that sounds harsh - I really do. But stick with me for a minute. What would happen if you were paying an expensive [attorney, accountant, doctor, dentist.. you name it] and she constantly canceled because of kid stuff?

You’re providing a very expensive service to people that count on you. If you are constantly canceling because your kid called home from the school nurse with a hangnail and needs to be picked up (or is that just my kid? #wishiwaskidding #dramaqueen), they can’t count on you anymore.

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Helpful InformationColleen PaparellaEducational Advisory GroupWork-Life Balance, Parenting