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Turn It Up Tuesday: Tips from Insightly to Take Your Business to 11

Welcome to Turn It Up Tuesday, where we bring you 3 weekly tips—a tip on running your business, a tip on using Insightly CRM, and a tip on improving your life. Enjoy this week’s tips!

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Fearless Business Flyer

Whether you’re a one-person operation moving all of the dials behind the curtain, a growing enterprise with a staff of 20, or an aspiring entrepreneur in the concept phase, there are a few things you should keep in your arsenal of tools, always:

  • Surround yourself around the best people you can and give them an opportunity to do what they excel at
  • Find a mentor and meet with that person as often as schedules permit
  • Don’t be afraid of your own business ideas or lack of experience
  • Be willing to make as many mistakes as you can, as fast as you can, to get them out of the way and learn from them
  • Be collaborative with your staff, your customers, and your vendors or suppliers
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Email Smoke Signals

Got questions? Insightly has an email ticketing support program—available Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 4 pm, PST.

Through our email Support model, Insightly users on fee-based plans get one-on-one support directly from the Support team. To access Support, simply login using the same email address you use for your Insightly account.

Once you’re logged into Insightly email Support, click submit a request, then type in a subject and a detailed description of the problem you’re experiencing. You can add more detail to your request by selecting the issue type or by including attachments. Once your query is submitted, the Insightly Customer Service team will begin investigating your query and follow up with suggested solutions via email.

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Note: If you don’t have an account, you can easily create one using the same email address you use to access Insightly. If you’ve forgotten your password, simply click the “Forgot my Password” link to reset your password and get access to Insightly Support.

 

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Don’t Sit To Be Fit

It’s no secret that regular exercise is linked to better health, so why not rip and replace your daily sitting routine? Start by taking the stairs wherever and whenever you can find them. Take a walk down the hall to catch up with an employee, and instead of typing emails or hitting a few buttons on your phone, get up and take a stroll over to where that person is sitting.

Long periods of sitting are linked to increased risk for diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Stand and demand a little something of yourself by hosting short, stand-up meetings or investing in a standing desk.

If you’re a little wary of breaking out in jumping jacks in the middle of the hallway, there are a few “silent” exercises such as isometric glutes squeezes that nobody but you will ever have to know about. Just make sure you hold each squeeze for 5-10 seconds, then release. Repeat until the glutes tire.

Strengthen the hamstrings by standing behind your chair, holding onto it for support, and gently kicking one foot back, aiming the heel for the top of your thigh. Lower the foot back down and repeat exercise with the other leg. Do 10 reps, take a break, and then do 10 more.

 

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About the author: Marta Bright is Insightly’s Content Manager. She’s been writing about the “business of technology” in the Silicon Valley for more than a decade.