As a freelance consultant, I'm always looking for ways to improve my productivity and beat distractions. So many distractions, at both internal and external levels, as well as projects and agents, all at once can make my workday simply spiral out of control. So, I became more interested in reading and testing expert ideas, which include the latest discoveries in psychology and neuroscience about how the brain works, how our mental state affects our ability to focus, and also the best ways to align and renew the sources from which we draw our energy. Here are five productivity tips: 1....

The ideal roadmap for marketing  your consulting business services is low-cost and high-return, which will make you overcome difficulties and make your consulting company stand out above all. You want your message to stand out in front of the client who needs your services in your field of expertise. A Consulting Marketing Roadmap: The ideal roadmap will take time to draw up and may need to be revised along the way. Consulting firms use different plans to reach the goal line. Although there is no standard package that outlines the ideal roadmap, your roadmap should contain these seven essential characteristics:...

A consultant is defined by the dictionary as “an expert in a particular field who acts as a consultant to a company or to another individual.” That sounds really vague, doesn't it?! But you probably have a pretty good idea of what a consultant means unless you've been in a coma for the past decade. Companies certainly understand who a consultant is, and in 1997 US companies spent more than $12 million on consulting work. Anna Flowers, a spokeswoman for the Association of Professional Consultants in Irvine, California, noted that the association has recently noticed an increase in contacts requesting...