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As I write this article, I’m on a jet from Seattle to DC. This is article seven in a brainstorm session powered by Seattle’s Best Coffee and scribbled in partial shorthand into a notebook (I’ll polish later, when I’m back on the ground). I’m thoroughly enjoying the feel of pen against real paper. I’m one [...]
Running your own small business can be a bumpy road. Many small business owners go through moments were we aren’t sure we can succeed or that we are “enough” (good enough, smart enough, talented enough, etc).
Overcome the confidence crisis! Create your own positivity file. It can be a folder on your computer, a folder on [...]
For new business owners marketing can be a big challenge. If you aren’t sure where to begin, take some time to think about what you enjoy, and you’ll find your “marketing personality.” You can use that to build a marketing plan that you won’t dread acting on.
Do you enjoy writing? Write some reports and distribute [...]
The holiday season can be a test for any work at home mom. It’s challenging enough to juggle business and home on regular days. The holidays can feel like a three-ring circus has moved in. Thankfully there are ways you can make it easier to keep up with it all.
1) Know and Accept Your Limits
You [...]
You’ve probably heard this advice before: You become the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.
We are influenced in a powerful way by those we choose to spend our time and energy with. This applies not only to your personal life and growth, but also to your business. Creating a supportive [...]
Absolutely, positively 100%, yes!! You need goals and you need them written down or mapped out, and here’s why…
You’ve probably heard the story about the rocks and the sand. It’s been told and retold and featured in many publications, so here’s just a quick version:
If you picture your life as a jar, and fill it [...]
You can achieve your goals! Here are four tips to help you set your goals, plan to reach them, and succeed.
1) Start small and focused.
Don’t set 100 goals for yourself or you’ll get overwhelmed first. Choose just a couple. Once you’ve accomplished those or made them a habit, then set more.
2) Know your motivations. [...]
I take one of four approaches to something I cannot do, do not like, or don’t understand (any of these three reasons make it a “problem area” in my mind).
1) Learn it. I don’t deal well with failure so I just do whatever I have to do to improve. Whether it’s research online, practice/rehearsing, or [...]
As 2009 approaches, it’s time to look back at 2008 and evaluate your business. Consider the following questions. They’ll help you identify where things are working, what needs to change, and get some ideas flowing for making 2009 an even better year for your business.
1) Did you have written goals for 2008?
Did you achieve your [...]
Do you find yourself procrastinating? Putting off tasks that truly need done? Here are some of the main reasons for procrastination and ways to overcome them.
1) You just don’t want to do it.
Sometimes there are tasks we just don’t want to do. There are three ways to overcome this: do it, hire someone else to [...]
With juggling kids, homeschooling, home, business, everything that we as Mothers have in our hands, it can really get tough sometimes.
So, what do you do to recharge? What helps you make it through and feel creative or inspired or just able to face things again?
Here are some things that work for me.
Meditate or Pray: Taking [...]
