Believe in your ability to accomplish what you have set out to do. Believe that you have something of value to offer. Believe in your ability to present your expertise in ways that will benefit others. Believe in yourself and your dreams even when no one else does. Seek out inspiration on a daily bases. Find a community of ...
Life Lessons
There have been lots of changes in my life over the past twelve months, self-employment being just one of them. Change is an opportunity for learning, personal growth and self-discovery. Some of the lessons I'm learning are ones that I seem to have learn over and over again. I'm not complaining. Although there are dark nights and ...
Stop and Go
I discovered yesterday, yet again, how important it is to slow down and sometimes just stop so that you can keep moving forward. I have a hard time stopping. I’ve written about this and talked about it before. I am always afraid that if I stop I won’t get started again. But, yesterday I did stop and ...
How to run an ideas factory Part 2
This is Part Two of Ian Sanders' inspiring interview with Dave Stewart. This one is about how to put ideas into action and the value of collaboration. In Dave Stewart's word, “I’d rather have 10% of something that took off than 100% of something that was still on the table” The biggest takeaway...you ...
Chasing a Niche, or Not
Pick a niche. Settle down. Choose a specialty. Build your brand. You’ve heard the advice and so have I. The ‘experts’ claim that choosing a singular focus is the path to success and wealth, that it allows you to target your audience and build a brand. It’s less confusing if you only focus on one thing. But, choosing ...
27 Things Brick and Mortar Businesses Can Share With Fans and Followers
Using social media such as Facebook and Twitter is a great way to stay in touch with your customers especially of you own or manage a brick and mortar business such as a restaurant, coffee shop, bookstore, gift shop, or other retail establishment. With so many people traveling and working with their laptops and using ...
Staying Organized
Staying organized in my personal life and in my work-at-home, self-employed life is vitally important in helping me manage my time, meet deadlines, achieve my goals and in getting things done. Some of these things I have done for years, some are relatively new additions to my time management/organization tool box. To-do Lists –
How to run an ideas factory
An absolutely brilliant and inspiring interview with Dave Stewart by Ian Sanders. Who's says you can't have lots of ideas and act on them all? If you are a Scanner you'll love this interview. And, even if you don't consider yourself a Scanner who wouldn't love to have their own ideas factory?
One More Reward of Self-Employment
(This post was originally published in The Dreaming Cafe Newsletter, issue 76, July 4, 2010.) I used to work an average 60+ hour week. I was usually up and out of the house by 6am or 7am and I didn't return home until about ...
Vision Board Art Journaling
I've been working with my friend Jami Y. for the past several weeks to create vision boards for different areas of my life. She is guiding me through a variety of different techniques while encouraging me to experiment with my own creativity. Yesterday after setting some intentions while participating in Jamie Ridler's ...
