Small Business Success Strategies

My Aha Moment about Restraining Beliefs

Janis Pettit, our official Small Business Strategy Coach Expert

Having been on a spiritual journey for some years, and knowing that owning a successful business is also about self growth, I am very aware that what we believe determines how we think, what actions we take and the results we get. Many people call this acquiring the entrepreneurial mindset.

I certainly understand how easy it is to slip into default in our daily, busy lives and to forget to work on expanding ourselves to a new level of consciousness. It's easy to settle for where we are, even if it's not where we really want to be. I think that we all go through cycles where we do this.

I also know from working with hundreds of talented business owners, that if we stay in that place we're truly sabotaging our long term success because we're not growing, and we're not facing those hidden beliefs and fears that are holding us back and then working on changing them.

Recently I took a good, hard look at some situations in my life that were not quite as I wanted them to be. It seemed that I had achieved and received about 80 percent of the outcome I had hoped for but the other 20 percent eluded me.

Read Janis's entire article My Aha Breakthrough about Limiting Beliefs

Attention Stay At Home Moms: You Can Make Money Online

Stone Evans, our official Home Business Expert

Home business expert Joy Atkisson of http://www.FigureIncome.com is now showing other stay-at-home moms--and anyone else who wants to make money online--the information they need to launch a successful, money-making website.

Right now, Joy is offering those interested in tapping into the unlimited earning potential of the Internet a free download of the e-book, "Dotcomology: The Science of Making Money Online" by renowned marketing expert Stone Evans.

"There is nothing better than starting a successful business and then working from the comfort of home," Joy states. "The businesses I feature on my website really do allow people to have the best of both worlds."

Read Stone's entire article Stay-At-Home Mom Learns to Make Money Online

How To Make Your Competition Vanish

Nancy Marmolejo, our official PR and Media Expert

An age-old marketing tool is the SWOT analysis. You examine your STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, and THREATS to determine how you should direct your marketing efforts.

It's always a bit disconcerting when you reach the THREATS column.

A threat? Oh no, we better PROTECT! Circle the wagons, ward off the enemy, batten down the hatches, hide the virgins!

That's a lot of energy spent going on the defensive.

The "Threats" column is where folks start talking about the COMPETITION. Those nasty, beady eyed creeps who are out to steal business from under your nose . . . the cutthroat scalawags out to make a buck and throw you into the sewer . . . and we must annihilate them, right?

What if you could completely reframe your approach and see that yes, competition exists, but it doesn't have to scare the bejeezus out of you and make sounds that go bump in the night?

Your competition can vanish from under your nose if you follow these simple, non-violent, warfare-free tips. Put your weapons aside, drink some herb tea and get into the groove of Vanishing Competition.

Read Nancy's entire article Make Your Competition Vanish

Do the Math—You Must Read To Succeed

Guest Blog By Tracey C. Jones, www.tremendouslifebooks.com

I’m a small business owner and understand the weighty load placed on the leader of an organization.  Sometimes, due to our demanding life-style, we neglect to feed ourselves intellectually. 

On a recent fight, I had the pleasure of being upgraded to first class and sitting next to an entrepreneur, who was a voracious reader and leadership junkie. He had been a lawyer, a restaurateur, and was now a consultant.  He told me to look around the first-class cabin and take note of how many of the passengers were reading books. Of the 11 out of 12 seats occupied, 10 were reading business or leadership books.

He said he had noticed this phenomenon on many flights. After all, who sits in first class? Business leaders whose oversight and expertise are in demand across the globe; hence the frequent-flyer miles and upgrades to first class. He said that he doesn’t see such a high proportion of readers when he flies coach. Folks tend to listen to tunes, nap, browse the SkyMall catalogue, or do the crossword puzzle in the airline magazine. I made a conscious decision to pay attention during my two coach-class return legs and noticed the same thing. There were readers in coach but, proportionately, the percentage was much lower than my first-class sample.

He was on to something so simple, yet so brilliant! Even a one-hour flight is a chance for a much needed break in the daily communication barrage inundating us every waking moment. It’s a respite from the noise and a chance to turn it all off, per FAA regulations of course! So why not take this great opportunity to concentrate on something as simple as reading transformational material?

So what are you waiting for?  On your next flight take the chance to get some tremendous reading material in hand and permanently upgrade your status to first class!

Tremendous Life Books in Mechanicsburg, PA  is the premier publisher of over 350 titles in motivation,  personal growth, sales, and leadership and is pleased to introduce the release of two newest books, “Four Star Leadership” and “True Blue Leadership: Top 10 Tricks of the Chief Motivational  Hound   

 

 

3 Tips to Stop Stressing and Start Living

Sandy Reed, Our official Small Business Expert says:

Life is so fleeting. Today I called to make an appointment with our acupuncturist, and was shocked to discover it has been over two years since we've seen her. The older we get, the faster it goes . . . It reminds me of a saying I've heard over the years, "life is like a roll of toilet paper; the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes . . . "

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Life Changing? Are You Really Ready?

Sandy Reed, Our official Small Business Expert says:

Recently I had the opportunity to discover how grateful you can be for the little blessings in life -- like walking normally, without pain. I woke up one morning to a right leg that felt like it was a pin cushion. It felt like pins and needles were sticking in my leg, whenever it was touched. I could walk -- slowly. Somehow, unbeknownst to me, I had pinched a nerve. This was my first experience with sciatica, a common problem among many of us.

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Make More Money by Discovering the Why Behind the What

Sandy Reed, Our official Small Business Expert says:

What makes a customer call you and hire you? Is it the ad you put in the newspaper, or the brochure you mailed to them, or the person who referred you? All of these things may be necessary ingredients in your marketing strategy, but they aren't the real reason a customer takes time out of their busy day to pick-up the phone and call you. The real reason lies behind their desire for a particular product or service.

Read Sandy's entire article Make More Money by Discovering the Why Behind the What

Prosperity Blues? - What they didn't teach you in school...

Sandy Reed, Our official Small Business Expert says:

What does it mean to feel wealthy and live prosperously? Does it mean having lots of money in the bank, or that clients are waiting in line to buy your goods or services? Does it mean you have a lifestyle that other people envy, or that you grab each minute of your life and milk it for all it's worth, no matter what your financial situation looks like? Maybe all it would take for you to feel successful and prosperous is to be happy, no matter what the Universe puts in your path.

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Get Clients Now

Sandy Reed, small business expert, discusses the dynamics of starting your own small business and tips for getting customers for that small business. Learn more about Sandy Reed and the Get Clients Now program here.

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The Marketing Secret You Need to Know Before it's Too Late!

Sandy Reed, Our official Your Small Business Expert says:

What's keeping you from making those phone calls, writing that newsletter, going to networking functions -- and all the other things you need to do to market your business, so the world knows you exist? Could it be that little pest called fear?

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