Articles - Motivation and Inspiration
Three Simple Steps to Put Your Ideas Into Action
As the Idea Lady, I know that coming up with a great idea is a wonderful feeling. Having a great idea is only the first step, though. Ideas are not worth anything until you put them into action.
Taking No for an Answer
Although it is hard not be discouraged by a negative answer, there are some things you can do to change your mindset and take some of the sting out of hearing no.
Finding New Business Opportunities
If you are looking for an idea for a new business, a way to tap into a new market, or a product line expansion, the answer may be right in front of you. The secret is to learn to see the opportunities that exist.
Getting Over “One of Those Days”
Do you ever have “one of those days?” You know, when it seems like everything is going wrong, and you start to wonder whose karma you messed with? Lots of things can set off bad feelings--rejection, financial set backs, computer crashes, etc. Whatever the cause, you can get through it and get back on your feet.
Motivation and Inspiration
Inspiration is a wonderful thing. But if you hear a story, read a book, watch a video, or listen to a speaker and get inspired, what do you do with the inspiration? Is it a good feeling that lasts for a few hours or a couple of days? Or does it motivate you to take action to make changes in your life that keep the inspiration alive?
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Right now, there seems to be plenty to worry about, but don’t allow yourself to get so bogged down in worry that you lose sight of your goals or your motivation.
Put the Excitement Back in Your Business
Remember when you first started your business? You were excited and enthusiastic, and couldn’t wait to tell everyone you met about what you were doing.
Overcoming the Fear of Marketing
Every time you market, you put yourself on the line. You risk rejection, embarrassment, failure . . . or worse. So if every phone call, networking event, speech, media interview or public appearance is a chance to make a fool of yourself, why should you do it? Isn’t it better to play it safe and not risk failure and public embarrassment?
Marketing Discipline
When you are busy, marketing may seem unimportant. Why do you need to look for customers when you have all the business you can handle? Because you won’t have those customers forever.
Writing When You Are Not Inspired
Do you have to wait for inspiration to strike before you can write? If so, you are not producing as much content as you could.
Making Time for Marketing
Take a few simple steps to make time for growing your business.
Thinking in Your Sleep
When you are seeking the solution to a problem, one bit of advice you may receive is to “sleep on it.” But before you head off to take a nap, follow these tips to activate your subconscious mind and get the answers you need.
Seven Ways to Get What You Want from Other People
Want to get people to do what you want? Here are some simple ideas to persuade them
Keep Learning All Year
Discover how to access seminars and courses and other learning opportunities (many free or low-cost) for personal or professional enrichment.
Take Charge of Change
Fear of change can keep us from experiencing our lives to the fullest; but refusing to acknowledge it doesn’t insulate us from having to experience change. Instead, we just give up control of our own destinies.
Using Down Time
Here are some ideas of how you can use the down time you may experience during the holiday season:
Setting Goals
How has your year been? This is a good time to assess what you accomplished this year and start setting goals for next year.
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving is a time to count our blessings and give thanks for the good things that have come our way.
Don’t Just Sit There--Do Something!
You may think that risk comes with action, but there is also risk in not taking action. How many opportunities have you missed by not acting?
How Are You Going to Fail?
"The choice isn’t between success and failure; it’s between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity.”
Do It in 15 Minutes
Tackle anything, from organizing your office to getting more customers, in just 15 minutes.
Get a Mentor (or Several Virtual Mentors)
A mentor is anyone who can help you advance on your journey. It may be someone who takes you under his wing to teach you specific skills or introduce you to others who can help you. I consider anyone from whom I can learn to be a mentor, even if that learning takes place by reading a book or listening to an audio program.
Keep Learning
What are you doing to keep learning?
Break Your Routine and Inspire Yourself
Looking for ways to free your creativity and generate new ideas? Try breaking out of your daily routine and doing things differently.
Marketing Resolutions
Maybe this is the year you plan to get organized, stop smoking, or finally lose those extra pounds you’ve been carrying around. Of course, many people make ambitious resolutions every year, and then fail to follow through. Here is how you can make resolutions to create positive marketing habits, and make those habits stick.
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