Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2017

You save more for retirement. On this tax return, I took standard business deductions (for example, for my home office, supplies, and mileage), and I factored in my retirement contribution to my SEP IRA (Simplified Employee Pension). The real ticket to tax savings was the contribution to my SEP small business retirement account.

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Successful Independent Consulting

MARCH 4, 2017

Tax season is probably the most important time for independent consultants to think like business owners. Sole proprietors qualify for deductions too, even if you only consult part time. For the Longer Term: Maximize Tax Deductions When you are self-employed, investing some time now can save you tens of thousands in tax over the years.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2023

You look back on your time off and smile at the memories you created. 0:31:09): When to balance work and family time to stay present and avoid holiday burnout. (0:36:31): 0:31:09): When to balance work and family time to stay present and avoid holiday burnout. (0:36:31): Happy holidays to you and your loved ones.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 31, 2023

To keep more of what you earn, you’ll want to lower your tax bill by taking advantage of business-owner tax deductions and better retirement plans. Conveying a professional image is critical to maximizing pay and profit when you’re self-employed. For example, John@PremierConsulting.com or Liz@LizSmithConsulting.com. It’s all about perception.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JUNE 17, 2021

It usually takes very little time and effort on your part. For a three-month full-time project, you’ll give up about $33,600 to the agency (480 hours x $200 x 35%). Use the suggested questions in the reference guide to help figure this out ahead of time. Contract administration is fast and easy. Of course, they charge for this.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Today, I'm chatting with one of my favorite executives of all time, Jim MacPhee, recently retired Chief Operating Officer and self-proclaimed Experience Steward for Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts. Do you want to know what executives in world-class companies think about leadership and why they hire consultants and coaches?

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2022

Tim didn't have much time to manage paying people by value at their various levels. Adam told Beth, “I plan to retire two months after I receive my raise. However, the layoff would change Adam's retirement calculations because the company had grandfathered him into a pension. Adam could retire whenever he wants.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Taking the leap into full-time consulting can be hard — here’s how Keith Smith made his transition easier Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’d love to have my own thriving consulting or coaching business?” But here’s the thing. And guess what? His transition has been seamless.

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Action Plan

AUGUST 22, 2023

As you may have noticed, in my leisurely retirement, I am spending way too much time on ChatGPT. :–) Despite this descent into talking to a computer AI, I’m discovering many amazing uses for it, and, of course… I’d like to share one of my favorites. Tell a short Zen story about how a man finally found contentment in retirement.”

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Kai Davis

JANUARY 5, 2023

If you’re still waiting to start your 2022 annual review, this resource might be coming to you at the perfect time. This week was a holiday (with the New Years’ holiday), and we wrapped up the Product Retirement Sale. My thanks to everyone who came out and picked up a product or two or the retirement bundle in the sale.

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Successful Independent Consulting

MAY 31, 2018

Recently I logged into my retirement accounts and was surprised (and pleased!) To me, having a million bucks in retirement savings is only one part of my total wealth. On the other hand, you’d be able to take business-owner tax deductions and save more for retirement, both of which lower your taxable income. How did I do this?

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Chris sheds light on our collective discomfort with uncertainty and how coaching and consulting can train us to build resilience during such tricky times. In our engaging conversation, Chris and I delve deep into the concept of 'liminal space.'

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Granite Leadership Strategies

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Thirty-five million Boomers will retire between 2000 and 2020, and in the decade after that, another twenty-three million will join them. As a consequence, you’re going to have a hard time meeting your clients’ needs, unless you have a plan in place and operating now. What To Do when Baby Boomers retire?

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Clarity Consultants

APRIL 5, 2023

Pathways Toward Advancement Barring professionals retiring shortly, practically all employees have career aspirations beyond their current roles. Pathways Toward Advancement Barring professionals retiring shortly, practically all employees have career aspirations beyond their current roles. In turn, engagement rises.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The first time a manager asked me how many man-weeks my work would take, I said, “Zero. I bet you've seen plenty of times when a person “failed” in one team and thrived in another. Pregnancy to explain the indivisibleness of some work. This is the metaphor of “Nine women can't make a baby in a month.”

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 31, 2014

This is not your typical time management book. Quick overview This book serves as an opportunity for a paradigm shift of how people perceive life, career, money and retirement. Time wasters would be things like checking email. understand the times they can expect you to read your emails. Why read it?

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Even though I retired from organizational consulting, I am so grateful for my years advising the executives at Walt Disney World around transformational change. 99% of the time, it's related to politics. A question I get a lot is, "How do I break into organizational consulting?". To do this, you need to understand your gifts.

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Kai Davis

JANUARY 3, 2023

Answers to reader questions about the Retirement Sale and the Re t irement Bundle. Let’s tackle these in order: First: “Retiring?”. Don’t worry, I’m not retiring. 9/15 of my paid products/books/courses are retiring. I took some time and: Aggregated all product purchase information since 2015 (!). What then?!

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Do you know what to say when it's time to lay people off? The first time I had to lay someone off, I had no idea what to say. I also got laid off three times. Then there are times when I don't understand the layoff actions. ” Most of the time, you can say how many people the company is laying off.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 7, 2023

Here are five reasons why organizations need to focus on succession planning: Avoid leadership gaps Succession planning helps to avoid leadership gaps that may arise when key leaders retire, resign, or leave the organization. Fewer than 40% of organizations have a formal succession plan in place.

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Action Plan

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Today’s topic, Patience, is one I’ve had to nurture in launching my post retirement newsletter. Today’s topic, Patience, is one I’ve had to nurture in launching my post retirement newsletter. Tolstoy said: “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” I hope you enjoy them.

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Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 26, 2016

For example: A thirty-year old might have problems saving for retirement because they think of savings as being for stranger. Other times you need to try to slow down thinking. The balancing act is tricky, and I think context and desired outcomes matter. Sometimes you need emotion. Sometimes you want less of it.

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Rick Conlow

JANUARY 17, 2023

Demoulas paid above industry average, as well as established a retirement fund that added 15% of annual pay each year for employees. This means a better DNA of leaders in organizations. Servant leaders are out there. Are you one? Revolutionary change is brewing. Employees are tired, frustrated, and fed up with these kinds of leaders.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 30, 2022

Since that time, this company has expanded and built an additional building. Companies worldwide have battered and taken advantage of them. Who is standing up for employees? What protection do employees really have? Yes, governments pass laws to help. European countries do a better job. Unions are on the decline. And, 82% of managers fail.

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Chad Barr

DECEMBER 16, 2020

December 16, 1950, Shirley Temple, the award winning, adorable child actress retired from films at the ripe old age of 22. Is it time for retirement? For me, it’s time for reinvention. For me, it’s time for reinvention. At 22, she had gone as far as was possible for a child star. Absolutely not.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 4, 2015

Want to see the data for full-time consulting positions with offers starting in 2015? We’ve published new consulting videos , planned speaking tours to aid students and experienced hires for consulting recruiting, and created several surprises just for our MC subscribers. Number hungry? You’re in the right place! Oliver Wyman.

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Ben de Haldevang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For all of us, whether in education, full time, part time or self employment, unemployment or retirement, the changes we’ve experienced in such a short time are extraordinary and life changing. All at a time where our political leaders seem removed from the needs of employees, business leaders and industry.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 10, 2016

Welcome to the New Year Management Consulted Subscribers ! This leap year, 2016, is exciting on many fronts. The year promises the world’s first space hotel, NASA’s Juno spacecraft arriving at Jupiter, soccer’s Euro 2016 in France and the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the US Presidential Elections (aka circus) and much more.

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Rick Conlow

DECEMBER 20, 2021

That means redefine the lifecycle of an employee in your organization from recruiting to retiring. Furthermore, over time change your approaches in other areas. As a result, managers and companies are desperate to recruit and retain employees. In response to the tight labor market companies are increasing wages. That is all good.

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

Inflation-rates still are at an all-time high. You can unsubscribe at any time. Consider reaching out to employees that have retired. Here are our small business trends for 2023. Cash flow, cash flow, cash flow The economic climate is still unstable. Energy cost is a heavy burden for many businesses. Hire pro-actively.

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Martinka Consulting

MAY 22, 2019

There was a column in the Seattle Times Sunday business section a few months ago titled, “ Early Retirement Can Be Hazardous.” It triggered the thought about what exactly is retirement and why there is so much focus and advertising about it. At the time, the typical life expectancy of a male age 65 was age 68-70.

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Granite Leadership Strategies

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

You may even be frustrated with and tired of the process you have to go through every time you need to add help. Most employers automatically think they have to hire full-time permanent individuals. Do you have enough work to justify bringing someone on full-time? You receive a slew of resumes or applications.

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Action Plan

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

He said, “That thing that we all have in common that makes us geeks or nerds, no matter what it’s about… is that passionate, unself-conscious enthusiasm, that crazy, ‘I want to talk about it and go all-in on it,’ type of mindset!” And when he said that, I thought, “Wow, that sounds just like me. It can be a passionate interest in almost anything.

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Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 18, 2021

He needs the money from the sale to retire but says the sons don’t have enough for a down payment (even with a bank/SBA loan at about 10% from the buyer). Old, long-term employees – an owner states how many of the employees have been there 20-30 years and what I hear is they’ll all be retiring at about the same time.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The generally accepted definition of inflation has changed over time. The exact method of doing so has changed over time. Inflation in America is currently running hot, with the official rate hitting 6.2% in October , its highest level since 1990. 6 reasons inflation is higher than you think. The definition of inflation has changed.

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The Fearless Marketer

APRIL 19, 2021

I’ll probably be working on them until the day I die or retire (whichever comes first)! Look, I noticed some time ago that if I put in dozens or even hundreds of hours into these materials it ultimately didn’t bring in any new clients. Would this be correct?”. all aligned and communicating a congruent message. How important is this?

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 10, 2022

Would they look forward to catching up with you the next time they run into you or visit your regional office? The airplane test is not a scheduled question – there is no set time it occurs. The airplane test is not a scheduled question – there is no set time it occurs. Can you hold a decent conversation? Local Level.

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