Archive for January, 2009

Everyone has times in their life when they feel inadequate and incompetent, but some of us feel that way more often than others. Many people are so busy putting themselves down they fail to thrive in life. They stop trying to learn and better themselves. They become discouraged and depressed. Do you feel like you may be one of these people?

Maybe your self-doubt stems from some negative experiences early in your life. For example, if people made fun of you when you were a child, you might doubt your abilities even today.

• Traumatic experiences can cause a vicious cycle of self-doubt in your mind.

Parents, teachers, and other children can sometimes unwittingly say things that have a powerful impact for both good and bad. So, how do you turn things around and stop that nagging voice in your head that says you’ll never be good enough?

Here are some tactics to help you erase that doubt and become more confident:

Let Go of Negative Criticism of Yourself
This applies to both past and present. Don’t let a jerk of a boss ruin your day by simply adding his voice to the tape player in your head. Realize that he may be taking his anger out on someone else because of his own inadequacies. People’s negative attitudes speak volumes about them, not about you!

Question: I finally realized I can’t do it all. I need help! Do you recommend any service providers to help me with various tasks in my scrapbook business?

Answer: I have started compiling a list of service providers to aid you in your scrapbook business. Feel free to visit service providers below to find one that suits your needs and personality.

Scrapbook Copywriter

• specific copywriting and marketing consulting

Buckeye VA

• Customer Service
• Blog content writing and/or submissions
• Article writing and/or submissions
• Press release writing and/or submissions
• Research on target market
• Blog Submission
• and more

Alexis Rodrigo

All my services include keyword research and search engine optimization.

• press release writing and distribution online
• sales page/letter writing - if your clients have a product or service that they would like to promote online
• video marketing - includes script writing, editing with text and special effects, and posting to youtube

Premium VA

• Blog Content Management (rewrites, posting and scheduling posts, adding images)
• Customer Support
• Work with Aweber (newsletters, emails)
• PLR rewrites
• Posting articles to blog w/images
• eBook or special report covers

How to Get Motivated, Quickly and Easily

Getting the motivation to do something whether it’s a trip to the kitchen or to pursue your dream career seems easy enough, but few can sustain the motivation to follow-through consistently.

There’s always too much to do. The task is too big. Tomorrow’s a better day to get started. Right? There are a million reasons we don’t act, but almost always the consequences of our inaction are guilt and regret.

You’ll be glad to discover that you can stop that vicious cycle of inaction and regret and become the self-motivated person you always wanted to be!

Here are some excellent tips on how to motivate yourself, even when you’ve hit a setback, are in a slump, or haven’t even begun to figure out what you want from life:

1. Focus. Focus on just one goal at a time. Even if you’re working toward improving several areas of your life, focus on each goal separately. This helps to keep you from feeling overwhelmed and prevents you from giving up before you get started. Flush out everything else from your mind, and keep your energies focused on the one goal.

Monday Motivator: How to Be SMART When Making Your 2009 Goals

We are well into 2009 and making SMART goals isn’t anything you haven’t heard before. So why bring it up again? Because we are creature of habit. We have to hear things numerous times before they sink in. Have you made your goals for 2009 yet? If not, don’t let another day in 2009 pass you by-your business depends on it!

Have you been wondering how you can be SMART when making your goals for 2009? Despite the fact that New Year’s resolutions are never reached each year than any other goal, we still look forward to opening that brand new calendar and imagining the possibilities that lie ahead for the New Year. If you plan on meeting the challenge of making a New Year’s resolution, you may as well ensure that you make SMART choices, right? Let’s start with SMART goals.

SMART is an acronym for several different stages of the goal setting process. If you’re planning to make a goal, it’s important to become familiar with what each letter stands for so that you can develop achievable resolutions. The following represents SMART goals, broken down into an easy to understand manner:

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Click link below to take the survey:

Scrapbook Business Survey

To your success,

Dawn

Today’s power quote:

“If you believe in yourself, things are possible.”

—Shannon Macmillan

If you already have a business plan, great! However, now may be a good time to revise it to meet your goals for 2009. If you don’t have a business plan, why not?

Writing a Business Plan
You’re ready to get your home business started in every way except one. You need a plan. How do you expect to get to where you are going if you don’t have a map to help you get there? You may also need money. Either in the form of a loan or from investors, but where do you start? One thing you will need before you can get capital for your business is a business plan.

What’s a Business Plan? A business plan is simply a list of answers to questions that people might have about your home business. You will not get outside funding without one, because the people giving you the funding want to know that you have thought your venture through completely. A business plan says: I’ve considered this from every angle, and I am ready to get going.

Your business plan should include: a description of your service. Just what is it that you plan to do? Which market do you intend to market and why you’ve chosen it.