HerBusiness | Alison Vidotto | Activity https://herbusiness.com/profile/alison-vidotto/activity/ Activity feed for Alison Vidotto. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:44:58 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.4 en-AU 30 hourly 2 60747ecbfe3e096d9bd2649e7a0e0182 Alison Vidotto's profile was updated https://herbusiness.com/members/activity/p/10215/ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:34:57 +1100 0 5cefe2eff072155ee863f367f0f8e53b Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Find Out What kind of 'Roadtrip' You are On in this Free Quiz by Alison Vidotto https://herbusiness.com/?p=106656 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 02:52:29 +1100 Member Alison Vidotto put together a quiz as her new freebie, ‘If your business is a car… What kind of road trip you are on?’

This quiz will help small business owners take a birds-eye view of the six key ar […]

]]> 0 f03e9367181dbc33ed695fe36a7dab2c Alison Vidotto's profile was updated https://herbusiness.com/members/activity/p/8785/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:23:16 +1100 0 ad809bec32d07f96bfdc0572a8b8729e Alison Vidotto's profile was updated https://herbusiness.com/members/activity/p/8779/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 02:42:23 +1100 0 b7b8da4d4a1c57fd71479da4589b8d8e Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Get Alison Vidotto’s Free Download, “Nailing It! How to Build a Social Media Strategy that Works” https://herbusiness.com/?p=105706 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 01:32:00 +1000 Member Alison Vidotto is offering a new FREE download called “Nailing It! How to Build a Social Media Strategy that Works”.

Get this eBook filled with tips and strategies to help you make your social media mar […]

]]> 0 c7541bb0ed5cc0a5a4aa6d0445affd9d Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Get Alison Vidotto’s FREE eBook, “Wise Words: 110 Inspirational Business Quotes” https://herbusiness.com/?p=105591 Mon, 30 Jul 2018 02:33:55 +1000 Member Alison Vidotto’s FREE eBook, “Wise Words: 110 Inspirational Business Quotes”, is up for grabs! Get 110 motivational quotes from successful business owners — to guide you, to inspire you and to pass on. […]

]]> 0 f2f125648273afc2d06f0c026530497b Alison Vidotto's profile was updated https://herbusiness.com/members/activity/p/7821/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 06:45:35 +1000 0 08892c2efdf02346ca26600b3fdc5799 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Get this NEW Freebie from Alison Vidotto, the Getting It Done eBook! https://herbusiness.com/?p=105428 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 00:59:43 +1000 Member Alison Vidotto has recently finished her Getting it Done eBook and you can get it here for FREE!

Get tried and tested tips on making the most of your time, taking your business to the next level.

Get […]

]]> 0 14efd6926d02af281d67104fb7da776f Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Can Your Business Be Successful Without Systems? https://herbusiness.com/?p=102665 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:00:01 +1100 I don’t think they can. Not sustainably. I’ve been pondering this question while sitting on a plane flying back from a break in New York. I find that having a break not only helps me to find my end of year moj […]

]]> 0 332d3219f7add11914eff60fdf414abd Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, End of Year Overwhelm? Take a break! https://herbusiness.com/?p=101099 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 23:00:37 +1100 Here we are looking at the end of yet another year. I’m not sure where 2017 went, it flew by so fast. Still, it’s not over yet, November has settled in and with a little over a month before the end of year win […]

]]> 0 181f1d76a235e8ac0585fd7853667920 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Are You Working Under Pressure? Or Just Under a Deadline? https://herbusiness.com/?p=100326 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:00:46 +1100 While there is a big difference between the two, they are often used interchangeably.

We all have our own responses to deadlines. Even within our office, the answers varied considerably, ranging from ‘oh, I l […]

]]> 0 7b6e6c2e173182c4e59f2b282cf8c6af Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Chunking - When to Think Big, When to Think Small https://herbusiness.com/?p=99053 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 01:00:36 +1000 We hear so much about how important it is to ‘keep the big picture in mind’. I agree, it is important, but so is having a good eye for the details.

When you’re running a business those finer details are what […]

]]> 0 3d5c48912afb6112e42740c85d263ed9 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Tips to Overcome Decidophobia https://herbusiness.com/?p=98227 Tue, 22 Aug 2017 00:00:20 +1000 If you’re running a business, you have to make decisions, each and every day. Lots of them. Those decisions can range from minor choices to select an option that will have life altering consequences. So how well d […]

]]> 0 3b743c88549631230307455323164bac Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Think About It! – Reflective Leadership https://herbusiness.com/?p=97900 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 00:00:25 +1000 Ultimately, leadership is a human experience. It is all about the people we communicate with and how both we, and they, benefit from the experience. As leaders, it is our responsibility to make the experience one […]

]]> 0 e705349050cc1b0256f70ad2a5760716 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, 6 Ways to Be a Better Decision Maker https://herbusiness.com/?p=97008 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 23:00:07 +1000 Running a business can be challenging, at the best of times. We have to deal with many people and situations. Issues with buyers, suppliers, employees, finances, marketing and business strategy to name just a few. […]

]]> 0 65c58eb5e7d4978fd77232d2191af352 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Above or Below the Line, Your Choice! https://herbusiness.com/?p=96275 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 00:00:41 +1000 Which line is that I hear you ask? It’s the line of choice. Picture it as a horizontal line that separates the positive from the negative, success from failure.

In everything we do, particularly in business, w […]

]]> 0 d499b40774d988ed9b17489ade6efa1e Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, The Art of Knowing When to Let Go https://herbusiness.com/?p=96329 Thu, 25 May 2017 01:00:22 +1000 Anyone who has built a business or an organisation knows just how gruelling it can be. Dealing with obstacles and hurdles that are thrown our way can be a challenge and sometimes, those challenges come so quickly, […]

]]> 0 bb3b5635d8282a5cdc96ce49c3a722d6 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Why Time Out Is Professional Development https://herbusiness.com/?p=95875 Thu, 11 May 2017 00:00:18 +1000 Over the past six years since I’ve been running our business, time out has been elusive to say the least. We have taken vacations but we also lugged laptops, iPhones and checked hotels for reliable Wi-Fi before m […]

]]> 0 f0767555d40d1827db5b32ccf362252f Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Do you have a Leadership Mindset? https://herbusiness.com/?p=95534 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 01:00:43 +1000 “Once your mindset changes, everything on the outside will change along with it.” – Steve Maraboli
From the research that has been done, we know that leadership is not an inborn trait available to a select few. I […]

]]> 0 0dc4960fdb435a59afa6d2e5e00cbb89 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Why is Skydiving like Business? https://herbusiness.com/?p=95058 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:00:50 +1000 For the past five or six years I’ve been working pretty much around the clock on my business and the charity I founded in Vietnam. It has been a very full on my schedule which left little time for anything e […]

]]> 0 945a14cd34849dd4000fc5ef23169054 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, What is your True Intention? https://herbusiness.com/?p=94655 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:00:28 +1100 There is a Florence Nightingale quote I particularly like. She said:
“Everything in life comes down to your true intention”
I think that is pretty accurate. Even in business. When you clearly set your int […]

]]> 0 3378459b0511d92b83cb8758aca85b13 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Leadership is emotional! https://herbusiness.com/?p=94153 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 23:51:36 +1100 Too often we think of leaders as being a step removed from being emotional. Just as an exercise I asked a number of people if they believe successful leaders are emotional. Without question they all answered, No. […]

]]> 0 791e2d71daa3446c53603485cb221bdc Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Get focused, stay focused https://herbusiness.com/?p=93939 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 03:00:49 +1100 With so many distractions vying for our attention, it’s not easy to stay focused on the task at hand, let alone the bigger picture. The temptation to multitask or drift off to another topic can be enormous some d […]

]]> 0 9269409f55b2cb18d0a58982ef6ee5d5 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Do you have what it takes to run a business? http://herbusiness.com/?p=93698 Thu, 16 Feb 2017 03:00:38 +1100 Most of us set up our own business for similar reasons: we have a great idea, a fabulous product; we want to be our own boss to name just a few. However, it doesn’t take too long for us to learn, often the hard w […]

]]> 0 e2aa1a6d84fdee2b3c8756ef2dfcdb2e Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Setting goals? Use your brain! https://herbusiness.com/?p=93625 Thu, 02 Feb 2017 03:00:31 +1100 It’s the beginning of a new year, many of us are full of enthusiasm for setting goals, but how many of us actually follow through? Why is it that we can be so full of enthusiasm and intention only for it to fall b […]

]]> 0 68df388274dd9938fd0432a2ef6760c5 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Having the difficult conversations https://herbusiness.com/?p=93431 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 03:00:34 +1100 I don’t think anyone enjoys the tough conversations but we can’t avoid them. They come to us all, sometimes too frequently. We can have weeks where it seems we have to communicate with disengaged staff mem […]

]]> 0 b3d79c32501f37a18f5024d6ceeb2de6 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Respect – command it, don’t demand it https://herbusiness.com/?p=93222 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 03:00:19 +1100 We all want to be respected, it’s a given, especially in business. There are those who will say that they “demand” respect; but the truth is if respect isn’t given freely, then it’s not respect. It may even appe […]

]]> 0 9642af8ee7dcd6fbdb582a6f5366d6ab Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, How well are you feeding your mind? https://herbusiness.com/?p=93199 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 03:00:00 +1100 We’re all familiar with the Food Pyramid (or plate) when it comes to providing our bodies with the nutrients we need. But what about the mind? How well do we nourish it throughout the day? It’s food for tho […]

]]> 0 0f96481e0d12180133f56d43eeaf5ac9 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Are your daily habits setting you up for success? https://herbusiness.com/?p=92605 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 03:00:48 +1100 “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly … Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle

By definition, a “habit” is: a behaviour pattern acquired by fre […]

]]> 0 53525a8d5fdffb9793ced2c80a71e8fa Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Stop multitasking — it doesn't work! https://herbusiness.com/?p=92346 Thu, 24 Nov 2016 03:00:57 +1100 It’s so easy to multi task, or to think that we are. There are so many things to be done, surely we can manage a couple of them at the same time right? Not quite.

The truth is that we actually can’t multi tas […]

]]> 0 445302ff8fe96105d0f110a6fff06adc Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Struggling to keep employees motivated? https://herbusiness.com/?p=92239 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 03:00:59 +1100 Keeping employees engaged and motivated can be a struggle at times. We offer training, good salary packages and other incentives, but still they are not fully engaged. Why is that?

There has been a significant […]

]]> 0 47a1e25e196642027e31aa2d8daa3e09 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Why would I go it alone? https://herbusiness.com/?p=92021 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 03:00:36 +1100 That was the response I gave to a recent question about why I continue to invest in a mentor.

I have had a mentor both in business and in life off and on over the years. Different mentors for different stages. […]

]]> 0 e1bd7a1182e82ac4a3f2e97920742f0e Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Your energy is contagious – keep it positive! https://herbusiness.com/?p=91916 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 03:00:57 +1100 Spending time in a positive environment makes everything so much easier, even work. The opposite is also true; time can really drag on when we find ourselves surrounded by negativity. How positive is your […]

]]> 0 c1204c0b849a633a5432b9a4dd5f0f25 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Effective communication begins with your purpose https://herbusiness.com/?p=91643 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 04:00:24 +1000 Communication, it is a cornerstone of leadership.

Whether you are an extrovert or an introvert, how well you communicate with others will define the strength of your workplace and your leadership.

You have […]

]]> 0 8180d3ae9be015a23dbc31394849d749 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, How to remain composed while handling conflict https://herbusiness.com/?p=91377 Thu, 15 Sep 2016 04:00:31 +1000 “One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.”
— Catherine Pulsifer
Being in business, you are fairly guaranteed that you are going to face some difficult situations and inter […]

]]> 0 61e8670c3488b036d3baf95d5351a4a4 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, How to bring mindfulness to your workplace https://herbusiness.com/?p=91174 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 04:00:47 +1000 mind·ful·ness: a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment

We hear much about mindfulness as a relaxation and stress management technique, it is also a good alternative to m […]

]]> 0 49fd20a2cebd5c54c24c9787ec2c9ea5 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Run your small business like a big business https://herbusiness.com/?p=90997 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 04:00:24 +1000 Over the years I have run my own solo small business, I’ve worked for large corporations and I’ve built a family business that sits somewhere in between. What I have observed along the way is that larger bus […]

]]> 0 bd1d96792b7099e789c12f9c42597690 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Is your business keeping you awake? 6 tips for getting to sleep https://herbusiness.com/?p=90805 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 04:00:21 +1000 It’s difficult to be at your best when you aren’t getting a good night’s sleep. You feel exhausted and look forward to bedtime, but that’s when the thoughts and problems run around in your mind, sleep soon becomes […]

]]> 0 02431839f9fa8541624a73b8b8b6b63a Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, How to reframe your thoughts https://herbusiness.com/?p=90417 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 04:00:04 +1000 “Our key to transforming anything lies in our ability to reframe it.” – Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson beautifully explains the value of reframing; it is a way we can transform pretty much any sit […]

]]> 0 a77cf002a75247424cee6f18ef583eb7 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Yikes, I feel like an imposter! https://herbusiness.com/?p=87695 Thu, 07 Jul 2016 04:00:38 +1000 Many of us have those moments where we really doubt ourselves and our abilities. I know I certainly do. Not as often as I used to, but they can creep in occasionally.

Do you sometimes feel like a fraud? Do you […]

]]> 0 5a076b0aa39f409851edcdc68e7dde12 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, 7 steps to a positive mindset for your business https://herbusiness.com/?p=86840 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 04:00:52 +1000 So much of our success comes down to our mindset. The ability to navigate the challenging landscape of owning your own business is made so much easier when you have the right mental approach.

Having an attitude […]

]]> 0 f95fee924773fc8bd55afb20e1ffa60c Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Your role as a leader includes being organised https://herbusiness.com/?p=84679 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:00:31 +1000 Most people think of leadership as a guiding light. You know, that person at the front talking about strategy. The same one who gets everyone to buy into their vision and purpose and all aligned with the same […]

]]> 0 b9887af816bd9e9a77d98c2f22391235 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, No excuses: Hold yourself accountable! https://herbusiness.com/?p=84139 Thu, 26 May 2016 04:00:36 +1000 Running a small business is not easy, we often face challenges and crisis that we need to overcome. How do you react in those situations? Do you look to external sources to see what went wrong? Or do you point […]

]]> 0 1832a9793be2a34bfb8b1f01e1be24a7 Alison Vidotto changed their profile picture https://herbusiness.com/members/activity/p/2632/ Thu, 12 May 2016 07:13:23 +1000 0 00100a6ce46be29b025be08c78f52271 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, How much time do you waste? http://herbusiness.com/?p=71890 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:00:00 +1100 Running a small business comes with so many tasks that our to-do list can become overwhelming. Before we know it, procrastination sets in and the bright, shiny objects are calling. How do you deal with the […]

]]> 0 f9604fcef4fb650115d81c2ce9585afd Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Every leader needs some downtime http://herbusiness.com/?p=61737 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:00:00 +1100 This will be my last blog post for the year. Holidays are looming close and we are closing the office for two whole weeks. I must confess I am looking forward to some down time. It’s been a crazy busy year, one t […]

]]> 0 a88a1d26123ad78d7623189675945e45 Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Close one door properly before you open another http://herbusiness.com/?p=61511 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:00:00 +1100 It’s hard to believe that December is here already. I’m not sure where this year has gone and judging by the many comments I hear, others are feeling the same way.

But here we are, another year end is upon us. […]

]]> 0 35d9a519df80a61215ea6ffe9470195c Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, The conflict story – keep it non-fiction http://herbusiness.com/?p=61320 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:00:00 +1100 It’s interesting how we try to sort out conflict only to find that the facts have been skewed and the story has grown. Misunderstandings often arise when we build on that story and jump to conclusions.

Taking t […]

]]> 0 74710b824f874010d1957907e7793f6a Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, Successful businesswoman-turned-author publishes book on leadership https://herbusiness.com/?p=61182 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +1100 Alison Vidotto is a mother of six, an accomplished businesswoman and the founder of Australian Charity for the Children of Vietnam. Now, she is also a published author with a profound inspiration on how to […]

]]> 0 1f7e4ab2902c4cb23e6de1b48c22c93a Alison Vidotto wrote a new post, When the going gets tough… keep going! http://herbusiness.com/?p=61141 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:00:00 +1100 Running a business or building a career can be tough, the challenges can often take us by surprise and knock us flat. We can all think of tough times that we’ve faced, or are facing, it seems insurmountable when w […]

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