Mindset

Breathe. Just Breathe.

January 25, 2012

rshartley /Foter There’s a basic technique I use regularly that has a big effect on how I experience my days. It seems way too simple to make so much difference, but I promise if you give it a try, you’ll notice a change in how you feel. What am I talking about? Breathing. That’s it. [...]

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Hunting or Farming?

December 14, 2011

  I ran across a blog post today by John Tabita  with a hunting vs. farming metaphor for attracting clients: http://www.sitepoint.com/hunting-or-farming-which-type-of-prospecting-is-best/. I sometimes find myself focusing my days on hunting activities more than farming activities since the results are quicker and so those activities can feel more urgent. Maybe you’re like me in needing to remember [...]

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Don’t Create Joy, Notice It

December 7, 2011

This is the season when exclamations of joy abound. But does rushing from store to store and party to party create joy? Is joy measured by how many presents we open or the number of lights we hang on our houses? The stores and parties often generate more stress than joy. And by now, we [...]

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A Surefire Cure for Overwhelm

September 29, 2011

Do you ever find yourself with a zillion things to do, but you’re so overwhelmed by it all that you don’t seem to be accomplishing much? Even with so much to do, the feeling of overwhelm can sometimes paralyze us so that paradoxically, we don’t get anything done. I feel that way fairly often and [...]

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Is Knowing Too Much About Marketing Bad?

August 16, 2011

OK, I know what you’re thinking. How can knowing too much about marketing be bad? Well, in my case, it’s because I know so many strategies and techniques that I have trouble focusing on any one of them long enough to be successful with it. I have a tendency to be thinking of all the [...]

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“Being” is the Key

January 13, 2011

In my New Year’s post, I wrote about my business intentions for the coming year and I referred to reflecting on what we want to be/do/have in the next year. The way I expressed my intentions was in terms of “doing”. I think that’s quite typical, that most people express their goals in terms of [...]

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Resolutions?

January 7, 2011

Happy New Year! I confess I’ve never been a fan of New Year’s resolutions. First, if the resolution is such a good idea, why wait until January 1st to start doing it? Second, I’ve rarely heard of anyone keeping their resolution beyond February – if that long! On the other hand, the new year does [...]

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What to do with the To-Do’s

December 7, 2010

Forget time management! How do I manage the dreaded to-do list? I’m not sure I’ve figured out my last best way, but I promised I would talk about some of the to-do embellishments I’ve started using. I’ll do so, and then get into what topics I intend to share with you over the next few [...]

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Where Did I Go?

November 2, 2010

Yes, I’ve been MIA from my blog and subscribers. What happened? Well, you can make plans (What’s the Plan?, Don’t Forget This!, Break Down Your Business Plan), but then you have to execute them. I’ve been so busy with client work over the last several months that my plan to write articles for my blog, [...]

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Break Down Your Business Plan

March 16, 2010

Having decided on my 5 streams of income – plus list building – I needed to make more detailed plans so I would know exactly what to do to achieve these goals. The first thing I did was better define what was required to achieve each of these streams. For example, one stream of income [...]

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