I have never been able to develop the habit of writing down my mileage whenever I drive somewhere for business. My accountants have let me calculate my annual business miles by using the calculations I obtain from Google Maps.

Simply plug in your start and end destinations into an online map program, map it out and print it. Write down the date, where you went and the purpose of your trip on the sheet. The total miles is your one way trip mileage. Multiply that by 2 and that’s your round trip mileage. If you went to several destinations, map the distance for each one.

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Dear Savvy Doula -

Okay, so I know it’s not Wednesday, but I thought I’d keep with the Quick Tip theme so I’m going to pretend it’s still Wednesday.

Back in August I mentioned an article by marketing coach Ronnie Noize that gives some great practical advice about building your referral network with her Team 100 concept. I am a student with the International Coach Academy and am fortunate to attend tele-classes that Ronnie facilitates. She is so knowledgeable and warm and she’s very passionate about marketing.

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