Today's post is brought to you by the letter V! I want you to think about this question: Are you valuing yourself? You see, we are all fearfully and wonderfully made, so don't believe anyone who tells you you're worthless! But, if you don't believe in yourself and value yourself, don't be surprised when others don't either. Ways to Value Yourself in Business I've learned many things since launching my freelance writing and virtual assistant business. Some of my lessons have been in my ...
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An A-Z Guide: Xerox What Works, Adapt or Scrap What Doesn’t
Information overload is very real. There are so many experts out there who all know what’s best for you and your growing business. Often contradicting, the information is overwhelming. You can get so busy reading about what you should be doing you don’t ever actually take action. Use today’s tip to help. If you come across an idea you’d like to try, try it. Then do one of these three things with the idea: Xerox it. Adapt it. Scrap it. Xerox What Works Copy what works for you. There ...
An A-Z Guide: Y Is for Yield When Necessary
When you're working at home with kids, your foot can't always be on the gas pedal. There will be times when you must yield, purposefully slowing down for a time. In the final quarter of 2016, I chose to yield. To keep my teaching credentials valid, I had to obtain 15 quarter credits. After comparing the price of taking one class a quarter versus taking them all at once, I decided to only pay the fees once. So I signed up for three college courses during the fall quarter. Though the classes ...
A Review of More Than Just Making It
Financially frustrated. Those two words in the tagline of Erin Odom's new book, More Than Just Making It: Hope for the Heart of the Financially Frustrated jumped out at me. They pretty much describe my feeling about money. As I shared in this post, my freelance business started out of necessity because we were broke. I rarely talk about our financial struggles, and I'm sure many people who know us in real life don't realize how lean some of the past few years have been. You see, ...
4 More Simple Hacks to Improve Productivity and Get More Done
As summer fun made life a little more hectic, thinking through my schedule became essential. I spent a couple of days on the lookout for time wasters, with the goal to improve productivity. It was time well spent, because I made some changes to how I do things. Here are four specific changes I made this summer to help me get more done. Close Out of Email When I sit down to work, I typically check my email first. Afterwards, I often just opened a new tab to start working. Big mistake. Because ...
How to Grow Your Email List with Quizzes: A Review of Interact
Were you as quiz obsessed as a teenager as I was? Quizzes were my favorite part of all the magazine I read. I loved the insight they offered, and tried making quizzes for my friends and family on multiple occasions. They didn't always turn out like I planned, but they were a lot of fun! Thinking about them brings back good memories. :D So when Interact reached out and asked if I'd be interested in partnering, I was ecstatic to try my hand at making another quiz! Interact makes quiz ...