For most of us, multi-tasking is not at all an option. Entrepreneurs, it seems to me, are born multi-taskers. Not only do we accept it as a part of life, we demand it.
I’m incapable of sitting on the couch and watching tv. It may occupy my eyes, but it’s mindless. And [...]
Filed under: attitude, mindset, personal growth, self improvement on June 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
I have had a rough week. I lost my cell phone. I never imagined how inconvenient that would be. And I’m double mad about it because I’m 99% sure it’s somewhere in my house.
I’ve been trying to feel grateful for the fact that my house is big enough that I [...]
Filed under: attitude, gratitude, personal development, personal growth, self improvement on June 17th, 2009 | No Comments »
I struggle somedays with what I know is right for my children and what they want to do. And I wonder why those two things aren’t congruent more often. Why can’t an oreo cookie be good for you and green beans be full of artificial ingredients and flavors?
I raise my children differently than what I [...]
Filed under: personal development, personal growth on June 8th, 2009 | No Comments »
Affirmations are the easiest and most effective way to change your life. Thoughts are things. Your thoughts create your life. You become what you think about most of the time. Every well-known personal development philosopher has expressed this idea using similar words.
If you can actually create something in your life by merely thinking about it, [...]
Filed under: attitude, personal development, personal growth on June 6th, 2009 | No Comments »
Different things work for different people. This is true for most things in life, including your personal growth journey. Some people get the most benefit from reading, some from journaling, and some from visualization. And so on. In a perfect world, we would all do all of these things every day. But most of us [...]
Filed under: attitude, personal development, personal growth, self improvement on May 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
I am in the business of helping others with their personal growth. I write and talk about having a positive mental attitude under even the worst of circumstances. About taking action when you feel like sitting on the couch.
Yet every now and then, I feel negative or depressed about my life. Or I check my [...]
Filed under: Persistence, personal development, personal growth, self improvement on May 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
It would seem like it’s easier to lay on the couch watching TV than to work on the copy for your new landing page. And that it’s easier to surf the internet for a new summer wardrobe than to sit at the computer and do keyword research. But it’s not.
With few exceptions, when you first [...]
Filed under: attitude, personal development, personal growth, successful home business on May 24th, 2009 | No Comments »
Most of us start a work from home business because we don’t like our job and/or we’re looking for time and financial freedom. At first, your new online business is great. You are taking action to get things started. You’re imagining the new car, new house, new clothes, new life your work from home success [...]
Filed under: attitude, personal development, personal growth, self improvement, successful home business on May 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
This is one of my favorite Zig Ziglar stories. In just over 9 minutes, Zig can shift your entire attitude about your business.
In the video, Zig tells how a woman changes her attitude towards her job, which changes her life. Tomorrow I’ll give you my thoughts on how we can apply this same thinking to [...]
Filed under: attitude, personal development, personal growth, self improvement, successful home business on May 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We’ve covered why journaling is important, now let’s talk about how to do it. Not that there’s just one way. It is your journal. But there are some things you should know to make journaling easier for you, and more effective in aiding your quest for personal and business growth.
Choosing your journal is an important [...]
Filed under: personal development, personal growth, self improvement, successful home business on May 12th, 2009 | No Comments »