As a 100% remote working cloud accountancy firm, you can rightly assume that we work from coffee shops a fair bit.
We love to do so, but there are some unspoken rules when it comes to working in coffee shops. I mean it's more like etiquette. I think many people forget the fact that it is a business too.
So whether you are a frequent coffee shop worker or a newbie, I am going to share with you the unspoken coffee shop etiquette.
Read MoreOne of the many things that make us different to your typical accountants is that we’re a 100% cloud-based, remote working accountancy firm. As a member of the Cone Squad, I love the freedom and flexibility that comes with remote working.
If you follow us over on the ‘gram, you’ve probably noticed that from time to time, we’re posting our #WorkFromWherever locations on stories.
Read MorePeople often think that journaling has to take up a lot of their time in order to benefit from it.
But this really is not the case.
Journaling is like any other tool that you use to enhance your life; it can be used as little or as often, as you need.
Read MoreIf you have been an entrepreneur for a while, then you will undoubtedly have felt lonely at some point, especially if your loved ones and friends are not entrepreneurs.
This loneliness tends to set in just before you have a team. When you are just starting your business, and everything depends on you. When you have a team, the loneliness can subside as you have more people involved in your vision.
Read MoreNot too long ago I was speaking to Emily, Managing Director of one of the most beautiful businesses that I have ever seen, Stories Studio.
Like us, Emily is also remote working from Spain, living in a beautiful castle in Ibiza. She is definitely doing entrepreneur life well. On the call, she mentioned how everyone always told her that business was hard, but she had never felt so content.
I told her it was because she was in alignment with her business.
Read MoreI am sure you have heard the famous story that Steve Jobs wore the same all black 'uniform' every day. You most likely will also know that Mark Zuckerberg wears a very simple t-shirt and jeans look.
Both leaders have realised that this mind hack frees up their mind to think about other (more important) things.
Read MoreWhether you are tired, hungover, jet-lagged or a mix of all 3, sometimes you need an extra boost, and that is ok!
Here at Cone, we swear by creating a small but efficient 'boost kit'. Our boost kit consists of a few items that can help you physically and mentally get into the right mindset.
So, to give you some inspiration and place to start we wanted to share with you what is in our kit!
Read MoreHere’s something you may never have thought about: choosing an accountant is a spiritually aligned money mindset process. And the right accountant will help you with your money mindset journey.
Your accountant has a significant role within your money story, so OF COURSE, choosing an accountant is a big part of your money mindset journey.
Read MoreHands up if you love a list!
Lists are an excellent way to stay organised and on track BUT only if you use them AND if you create the RIGHT lists.
We have found by creating the right lists; we have more structure in our lives.
So with that in mind, we wanted to share with you 4 of the lists that are making a significant impact on our lives and business...
Read MoreWhether you are spiritual or not. Whether you believe the moon affects us or not. The lunar cycle can be a magical process on a business level.
For some, this will make sense. For others, this may all be a little too woo-woo. But if it could enhance your life in any way it’s worth a read, right?
Read MoreWhether you travel for work or whether you are a remote worker or a digital nomad. When travel and work come together, it can be a beautiful lifestyle or a mess. It really does come down to organisation.
You know that we love anything that streamlines processes or makes life easier.
So we wanted to share with you our favourite apps that have helped us through remote working, workations and many more travel and work-related adventures…
Read MoreThis post in our money mindset series is going to have strong links to our goal setting series. It is all about giving money a purpose by knowing what money you want, what money you need.
Giving money a purpose is a very powerful thing to do. You should know by now if you ahem been following our series that money is energy.
So by giving it a purpose, you are ultimately directing that energy. Ensuring that it doesn’t go elsewhere.
Read MoreWhether you are starting a business, a side hustle or are already in business; there are times where you feel so overwhelmed and unorganised.
We feel you.
You have so many roles within your business, career and home life; it's understandable. It is normal.
Our advice? Create a blend.
A blend takes away the pressure of what you ‘should be doing’ at a particular time of the day. When we start our own businesses, we sometimes forget that we do not have to adhere to the stereotypical 9-5pm anymore. In fact, you can be so much more productive when you turn that idea on its head and work to your own body clock. We are all about not overworking yourself so we are not saying you should be working at all hours of the day but in alignment.
Read MoreProductivity is always a talking point. Everyone wants to get the most out of their day. Everyone wants to smash their goals. But so many of us struggle with it.
So, today we are sharing 3 strategies that can help you hack your mind to be more productive.
Number 1 is a new one to us so we thought we would start with that!
Read MoreEmails. Emails. Emails. Ever feel like emails are taking over all of your productivity efforts?
We feel you. This is why we wanted to share our top tips on how to manage emails better to save you a headache and to ensure you only deal with the important stuff.
And as we know that you are most likely super busy, we have kept this short and sweet. Are you ready? Here we go.
Read MoreWhen you are working in your flow state, you produce your most focused and high-quality work.
But what is flow state and how do you get into it?
Flow state is essentially where you are so focused and working without resistance.
Unfortunately, we can rarely work in flow state all of the time, but there are ways to increase it!
In this post, we are going to share our top 3 ways to get into a flow state.
Read MoreAh, planning. We do love to plan.
It helps us take guided action.
It prevents decision fatigue.
And it helps us stay on track.
But how do you plan for a successful week and more so, what does a successful week look like?
There has been a lot of talks recently about how you should be actively learning for an hour every day. This is all well and good but, being an entrepreneur is pretty hectic. Especially when you throw fitness, family and friends into the mix. So we wanted to touch on non-intrusive ways you can get your hour of learning into your day.
Read MoreWe speak so much about creating a work-life blend. But what do you do when a problem arises in your personal life?
While there is no set way to deal with a personal problem, we wanted to give you some guidance and some form of a starting point. Because it is ok not to be ok.
Read MoreHere at Cone, we are 100% remote workers.
And as it happens, so are a lot of our clients.
In fact, most of our clients do not do all of their work in the office.
So we wanted to share our essentials for taking your office anywhere.
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