Thought for today: For business owners, decisions are often complicated. New situations seem to bombard us, forcing us to think on our feet. With so much activity in our days, we can feel compelled to make spot decisions on difficult situations. That’s why BDA suggests that we bookend – share on the phone or in person before and after serious […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Those of us who are self-employed are sometimes obsessed with problem customers. We neglect preferable customers because we are fixing insignificant issues with the difficult ones. We need a healthy balance. BDA Tool 10 “We detach from difficult personalities and poor paying clients and put principles before personalities.” A member shares: “Letting go is hard for a […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Market forces can breed competition. Fair competition is healthy. It usually means that the prize we seek is worthwhile, that others appreciate the same goal, and that we are on the right track. Without competition, innovation would stagnate. A business owner once shared at a meeting: “I worried all the time about the competition. What […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: In DA we focus on the total person, leaving aside the “quick fixes”. Refinancing a loan, or renegotiate the terms or rates of a loan, needs to make sense in the context of our Spending Plan that puts our needs first. When we negotiate refinancing rates and terms that benefit us it’s called “debt […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Many of us in business for ourselves have used verbal or handshake agreements, only to find out later that the other person had a totally different idea of what we meant. Without a signed document, we left too much room for misinterpretation. Other times we let the other person write our agreements for us. This left […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: When we are aware of bill due dates, we are in a much safer place as a business owner. We can pay our bills promptly, affirming good faith with our vendors, and reinforcing the concept that there is plenty of money for everyone. When we invoice our clients promptly we are claiming our […]
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Thought for today: In business, there are so many competing interests in the course of a day. It takes vigilance to keep up clarity about profit margins. Business Debtors Anonymous has a tool for that… BDA Tool 6 We maintain clarity about the overhead and profit margins of every product or service we sell. Members […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Business Debtors Anonymous is a part of Debtors Anonymous. Business owners, or those who wish to open their own businesses, are welcome to join. The habits of debting, under earning and over spending can appear in businesses as easily as they do in people. Business owners need to keep vigilant, and guard against frivolous expenditures. […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Debtors Anonymous doesn’t manage its members. They wouldn’t stand for it! Our committee positions are simply responsible to members. Members volunteer as Intergroup Representative or General Service Office Representative. They attend special area meetings and reporting back to groups. They turn over the job so another member can fulfill the job. Working with its Board of Trustees (as outlined […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Humility is something to b e sought after, if we are ever going to get over compulsive spending, debting, and underearning. A member shares: “Divorced when I came into DA, I had to pay half my income in alimony and child support. But the toughest part of the divorce was that my […]
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