Archive for Motivation
Do you have what it takes?
Posted by: | CommentsToday is a guest post from my colleague and joint venture partner Yvonne McCoy. Yvonne is a business coach and host of the internet radio show SOS 4 Your Business
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We all want to turn our dreams into reality, but sometimes we have doubts.
This is the time we need to master a Power Mindset! The ideas and attitudes we have as we approach a situation will determine our control of our destiny. This is especially true when dealing with difficult situations. However, you can produce the energetic mental mindset you need in order to make your dreams and goals come true.
With a powerful mindset, you will take the necessary steps to snap out of negativity and get back on that positive track. You can get started by downloading Online Marketing 101: Discover Three Simple Things You Can Do Now to Grow Your Business Online at www.29DaystoGrowingaBusiness.com.
So what can you do next? Ask yourself:
- What is working right? Why is it working? Acknowledge your accomplishments. This is a great learning situation. Use it.
- What’s the ideal? What’s not quite right yet? What are your biggest challenges? Take charge. It is important to come from a place of abundance and serving and not from one of lack and fear. It’s contagious.
- What is your next move? Evaluate your options. What resources do you need or what are you willing to do? This is a time to surround yourself with people who believe in you and won’t judge you. Consider working with a coach or an expert. They help you accelerate your results.
- Have you made progress? It’s important to stay detached and not be on an emotional roller coaster ride with each success or failure.
- Have success. Celebrate it regularly.
Each day look at the actions you take. Are you spending your time on your most important activities? These are the ones that support your goals.
Renew your determination and resolve to improve each day and your business will flourish. A Power Mindset will get you focused and produce results faster. Get started today by downloading Online Marketing 101: Discover Three Simple Things You Can Do Now to Grow Your Business Online.
Why Buy the Cow if the Milk Is Free
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No, this post isn’t a maternal rant on premarital sex. I just read a great article on Forbes.com called No, You Can’t Pick My Brain. It Costs Too Much.
The gist of the article is you need to avoid getting sucked into giving away your expertise without getting paid. You worked hard for that knowledge and it’s worth good money.
If you’re a consultant or some other knowledge-based entrepreneur, this article is a must-read. In fact, I think I’m going to print a copy and post it next to my desk.
I’ve fallen into that trap before. In the name of “being helpful” I give away too much free advice so that person doesn’t need to pay me. They got it all for free.
Now I’m not saying I don’t give anything away for free. Hello?!? Have you read this blog? All free.
However, I need to make sure Read More→
Keeping Your Business Going During the Winter Blues
Posted by: | CommentsBeing a small business owner means you have to wear many hats: bookkeeper, marketer, sales manager, chief bottle
washer etc.. It’s hard keeping all the balls in the air. But if you suffer from seasonal affective disorder, January and February can be a real struggle.
I know, because I have SAD too. This means in the winter months, as the days get shorter and the sun is less bright, functioning at all can be a real struggle. And while my inclination may be to hibernate in bed for the next two months, my business can’t survive that.
Over the past few years I’ve learned some survival techniques to help me get through to the spring. If you also suffer from SAD I hope they’ll help you. And even if you’re only struggling with a bit of the winter blahs some of these tips may perk you up as well.
First of all, I make sure Read More→
It Takes A Village to Raise a Business
Posted by: | CommentsWe’ve all heard the saying that it takes a village to raise a child. However, if there’s one thing I’ve learned after surviving five years in business is that it also takes a village to raise a business.
When I was in my mid-20s I actually tried to start my own business doing very much what I’m doing now (minus the social media since Facebook etc. didn’t exist back then).
I survived about a year before I packed it in and got a “real job”. The problem was that I thought in order to be a business person you had to be independent, and independent meant doing it all myself.
This time around, being a little older, and a little wiser (I hope), I recognized that trying to go it alone was part of the problem. Read More→
5 Reasons Why Imperfect Execution Is Better Than Perfect Planning
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hy is it that some people seem to move ahead by leaps and bounds while other people who are perhaps more talented seem to be left behind in the dust? Seth Godin said it best in Linchpin: Are You Indispensable. He wrote: “Real artists ship.”
What did he mean? You don’t have to be the best to be successful. The people who get ahead don’t worry about being perfect. They get off their butts, take action and get their products to market.
So here are my thoughts on why imperfect execution is better than perfect planning
Work your plan
While I’m the first one to tell you that planning is important, I know that too often planning can be a form of procrastination. Rather than getting down to the work, you keep tweaking the plan. Get a plan in place and start working it. Over time you can tweak the plan as you see what works and what doesn’t.
Beating the competition
How many times have you seen a competitor release a new product that is just like the brilliant idea you had a year ago but is still in the planning stages? Don’t you kick yourself when that happens? I know I have. Let’s learn from our mistakes; when you have a brilliant idea quickly create a plan then work on execution so that someone else doesn’t beat you to the punch. Read More→
