Overcoming the Overwhelm of the New Year
Have you been experiencing overwhelm due to new projects or just that this is the first part of the New Year? Are you having problems staying focused on your projects or plans for the New Year? The New Year has started and like many, I have “new plans” for the “New Year”. Along with the new plan can come a lot of expectation to have successful and rewarding projects.
One thing that I have built into my plans for the New Year is “me time” so that I don’t get overwhelmed. If you have been experiencing “overwhelm”, I want to share a few tips to help you “overcome the overwhelm of the New Year”.
- Plan “me time” into your week where you take time to concentrate on pampering yourself.
- Use project planning software to manage your many projects. This will help you to manage your resources, staff technology, and project.
- Be open… Continue reading
Adding Cross Marketing To Your Business Plan
Did your business struggle to survive in 2009? Are you looking for a way to add growth to your business in 2010? Then let me suggest that you take a look into “cross marketing” with at least one other business owner.
An example of cross marketing can be seen in the picture to the left. As you can see, these are products that have been associated with the gaming system product called Wii Fit. You can see towels and a sweat band, which are things that you might need if you are using Wii Fit to workout.
So for 2010, let me help you think of ways that you can add cross marketing to your business plan. Below are a few steps that can help you get started as you determine how to find your ideal cross marketing partner.
- Create a list of the type of businesses you… Continue reading
From Corporate Job to Being An Entrepreneur
Have you ever felt like you were lassoed into a career like the cartoon above? Do you feel that you have been boxed into doing a job that you are just not passionate about? Don’t be like the cartoon above and get lassoed into a “corporate job” if you have an entrepreneur spirit.
To help you make the transition to being an entrepreneur from working a “corporate job”, I want to encourage you to read The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (TPE) which was written by Michael Michalowicz. Mike wrote TPE in 2008 and it includes the 10 biggest mistakes that enterpreneurs can make in managing their businesses. Below are the 10 mistakes and a brief explanation regarding each mistake.
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Trying to do it all
To start with the first point, it simply emphasizes that an entrepreneur should not try to be a master of everything but… Continue reading
Your Passionate Business Pre-Launch Party
To help new startup business owners, I have created a new business starter kit called “Your Passionate Business” starter kit. The purpose of this starter kit is to help people who want to start a business that is centered on a skill that you are passionate about.
Coming up on September 1 at 11:00 am CST, I will be hosting a pre-launch party call. I will be sharing how “Your Passionate Business” starter kit can help you be a successful business owner. To register for the call, visit our Signup Page.
Have you been thinking about a business idea that you can’t quite get started?
Do you have a desire to start your own business but don’t know where to start?
Then you definitely need to purchase
“Your Passionate Business” starter kit.
You will receive the following in the starter kit:
- Your Passionate Business ebook (electronic download)
- Your Passionate… Continue reading
Healthy Living: Why Start a Healthy Living Series?
As a business owner, I decided that learning healthy living good habits is important so that I would be able to sustain myself when dealing with the pressures of managing my own business. I can to this conclusion because I realized that if I’m healthy that I can live and work without having a lot of health issue. So I decided to start at the beginning and determine what I need to change in order to live healthy.
To help be during this series I decided to have one accountability partner and three co-contributors to the series so that I would have a well-rounded way of determining what it would take for me to live healthy. The people who will be part of my accountability team are:
- Carol Dickson-Carr (accountability partner)
- Latara Ham-Ying (healthy eating co-contributor)
- Heather Moreno (healthy exercise co-contributor)
- Julette Millien (healthy thinking co-contributor)
These are the areas… Continue reading
