Nothing Happens by Itself
Copyright © 2022 Karl W. Palachuk
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Greetings!
I ask the question - Do you ever get too busy? - even though I know the answer. Of course you do!
I over-commit on a regular basis. I add one thing, and then another, and then another . . . until I have too many things on my plate. Then I have to trim thing back, just like an overgrown garden.
See my blog post on Relax Focus Succeed.
Just like Spring cleaning - sometimes, you need to get rid of some stuff in your life, work, and business. But you don't have to wait for Spring!
As I have done so many times in my life, I find myself in a period of trimming back. Don't worry: I'm not looking at retirement. My "job" consists of traveling all over, meeting people I like, and spreading the message of business success. I add beaches at every opportunity. So, what would I retire from? :-)
But my over-commitment has meant that I've been blogging less. I've been writing less. And I've pushed a lot of "fun" things out of my life. So it's time to rebalance.
Balance is never a thing you achieve. Balance is a never-ending process. You might find balance for a while (maybe ever a long while). But the law of the universe is entropy. So your balance is always temporary. Life goes on.
There's nothing bad about this. It's just change. The economy does what it wants. People come and go and change. Business opportunities come and go. The seasons come and go. How could balance possibly last long?
In January 2010, I write down my plan for the next ten years: I want to write more; I want to speak more; I want to travel more. And I did pretty well . . . until 2020 and the pandemic.
Well F- Covid! I'm getting back to writing more, speaking more, and traveling more. Stay tuned.
Cutting back is never just cutting back. It's making room for more good things. When you're full-up, you have to stop doing some things so you can add more good things.
Please read that blog post, and the article it points to called, "Know When to Quit."
I welcome your feedback!
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NSITSP - Meet the Candidates!
The filing deadline has passed. Let the campaigning begin!
Over on the NSITSP Election Site, we've set up individual campaign pages for each candidate. In addition to their headshot, you can find their candidate statement, social media links, and more.
All campaign pages are open to the public. Members can click on the Forums link to find the Elections forum. Ask candidates a question, or campaign for you favorite candidate.
Thanks to every one for your support.
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Happy Labor Day, by the way . . .
I hop you get to spend some time with friends and family. Especially if there's a pool or BBQ involved.
It was while hanging out at a BBQ Saturday, talking to a friend while splashing my feet in the pool that I realized which changes I need to make in my life. Sometimes, you have to just stop the busy-ness and take a minute.
That's when revelations happen.
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The 2023 Events Calendar is started below. But it's pretty sparse. Send me you events!!!
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Thanks for reading.
Tomorrow, you get to start hanging those Halloween decorations!
Have a great week.
- Karl P.
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Next Class:
Core SOPs for IT Service Providers
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All classes recorded.
Starts September 13th. Register now.
Core Standard Operating Procedures for IT Service Providers
You’re guaranteed to learn something that will make or save you the price of admission!
Taught By: Karl W. Palachuk, Author and community builder
- Five Tuesdays - September 13th - October 11th
- All classes start a 9:00 AM Pacific
This course will cover the most important procedures you need to have in place to run an efficient and highly profitable Managed Services Business.
Whether you're a new Computer Consultant or an experienced Managed Service Provider, you need to create successful processes that will propel your company forward. Nothing is more critical to making profit than having the right processes and procedures in place!
When I take on new coaching clients, they have many of the same issues over and over again. And almost all of them boil down to SOPs - Standard Operating Procedures. Or the lack thereof.
Everyone knows you need SOPs. In fact you probably know which ones you need. But where do you start?
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You will learn:
- A practical introduction to SOPs
- The relationship matrix of SOPs
- Clients
- Employees
- Vendors
- Internal Organization
- The Ten Most Important SOPs for your IT Consulting Business
- SOPs management, organization, and updates
- Implementation strategies internally
- Implementation strategies for clients
- Service Department SOPs
- Building
- Training
- Deployment
- Upkeep
- Avoiding the biggest pitfalls with SOP development and deployment
- Building an Action Plan that works
and MORE!
ITSP University Certification:
Meets Certification Requirements for:
- Management
- Service Manager
- Technician
This class will be recorded. Each unit is generally posted within 24 hours of the live class. These recorded units will become the On-Demand class and you’ll have lifetime access to it.
Class Content
Unit 1 Introduction and Organization of SOPs
Unit 2 Managing Time and Money
Unit 3 Service Delivery and the Service Board
Unit 4 Practical Operating Considerations
Unit 5 Putting It All Together
Note: * Members of the Small Biz Thoughts Technology Community attend at no additional charge. See details in the Community
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All the Resources That Are Fit to Print
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Recent Blog Posts, Podcasts, and Videos
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Small Biz Thoughts Blog:
SMB Community Podcast - New episodes drop every Thursday
The Killing IT Podcast - New episodes drop every Tuesday
National Society of IT Service Providers News Blog
Relax Focus Succeed:
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Selected Recent Videos and Webinars:
Our YouTube IT Consulting channel now has more than 500,000 views!
Subscribe today and don't miss a thing!
A quick guide to my Playlists:
- Total: Over 835 videos on the Small Biz Thoughts channel
- 345+ SOP videos
- 265+ Relax Focus Success videos
Plus . . .
- Training, Courses, Seminars on Managed Services
- Product Reviews
- and more
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Community News
SmallBizThoughts.org
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Members: Grab the Recorded Roundtable with Erick Simpson
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In fact, grab all the Roundtable recordings. We post these up of every month. Just log into smallbizthoughts.org and browse to Community / SBT Roundtable. Each roundtable is recorded with video, transcript, and chat text.
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Erick and I talked about where the industry is, and shared some thoughts on where w thought it might go. And, of course, Erick is always insightful when it comes to looking at the channel and the community at large.
Check it out - and join us LIVE next month!
Our Roundtable is always on the First Thursday of the month. No registration necessary. Members can just grab the link in your dashboard and join us.
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Members: Grab Your Classes and get your money's worth!
Remember - All SBT Technology Community members can take of the ITSPU courses for free.
We have twenty classes now. If you're not sure where to start, contact me to schedule a Zoom call.
Everyone needs a program customized to their situation, their business, their clients, and their employees. I'm happy to help any SBT member who wants to build a roadmap to greater success.
Remember: We are 100% committed to your success!
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That's it for this week. I'll see you at the meeting on Thursday.
Thank you!
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I've never seen a billboard for "Backup" before.
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What's Here?
This calendar lists two kinds of things: LIVE in-person events from any organization that focuses on the SMB consulting community; and MY events, whether live, webinar, etc.
If you have live events on your calendar that may be useful to others in the SMB Community, please let us know. We'd be happy to list them.
Of course: Everything here is subject to change based on Covid. Click the links for the latest details. Please send updates so we can post them.
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September
Channel Futures’ MSP Summit
Sept. 12-15, Orlando
ChannelPro SMB Summit
Washington DC area
Sept 8th
DattoCon
Washington, DC
Sept 11-13
IOTSSA Cybersecurity Expo
Sept. 14-15 --> was January 18 - 20, 2022
Phoenix
ASCII Success Summit
September 28-29
Parsippany, NJ
James Kernan's Millionaire Mastermind Quarterly
Sept. 29-30
Omaha, NE
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October
ASCII Success Summit
October 4-5
Dallas, TX
SMB Techfest
October 20
Anaheim, CA
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SMB IT Professionals Conference - Australia
October 21-22
Gold Coast
Join me Live !!!
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November
ChannelPro SMB Summit
So Calif
Nov 3rd
Acronis Summit in Miami
November 7 - 9
Miami, FL
Tentative: Join me Live!
IT Nation Connect 2022
November 9 - 11
More Info: https://www.connectwise.com/theitnation/connect-na
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December
James Kernan's Millionaire Mastermind Quarterly
Dec. 8-9
Las Vegas, NV
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January
Send me your events !!!
Karl's 14th Annual State of the Nation Address for SMB IT
January 11th - 9:00 AM Pacific
Join me Live Online!
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February
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March
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April
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May
2023 SMB Online Conference!
May 17-18
Zoom
Online - Stay Tuned for Details - but mark your calendar now.
Join Me Live Online!
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Note: If you know of any in-person event for SMB Consultants, please send info to karlp@greatlittlebook.com.
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