May 18, 2012

Time Management Strategies

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If you have a family and run a home business, you need time management strategies.   Otherwise, you may get overwhelmed and end up not doing anything very well.                   Time management is essential for any business owners, but especially, if you're trying to juggle raising a family, homeschooling, involved at church, etc.  You feel that you need more time in a … [Read more...]

What Is Accountability?

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What is accountability and how can it help you stay motivated?  That's the topic today, and I"d love to hear your experience with this. Accountability is the process of reporting to another person your progress. (that's in my own words.)  Why is this helpful?  Because there is just something in our human nature that gives us a needed "spark" when we know we have to let someone else know how … [Read more...]

How To Stay Motivated

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If you are running a business, you may want some tips on how to stay motivated. You may find it challenging to keep going, especially if you aren't seeing the results you want. When I first started working online, I joined an existing company that allowed me to run my own online bookstore. Sometimes I felt motivated to keep going with it and sometimes I didn't. But I found one thing that … [Read more...]

Time Management Techniques

Are you looking for time management techniques that are doable yet effective?  Well, I have some help for you! There is a series of short videos (4) that give you techniques to help you with time management.   The videos are only about 4-7 minutes in length, so they won't take up too much of your time to listen to them. You can watch them at the link below.  When you get to the site, … [Read more...]

Proverbs 31 Woman – More Insights

Let's continue talking about the Proverbs 31 woman. As I was looking at it, verse 17 stood out.     "She girds herself with strength, and strengthens her arms."   And verse 18 "...And her lamp does not go out by night." We see from these two verses that the Proverbs 31 woman was a hard worker.  She was not afraid of work and she didn't shy away from it.  She embraced work as a part of … [Read more...]

6 Motivational Tips for Work and Life!

Today, I have a special treat for you.  I have a guest who wrote an article just for us!  Deb Lamb of Your Everything Services has shared some great motivational tips with us.  Here's the article...enjoy! Six Motivational Tips for Work and Life and How You Can Make a Difference! Whether you run a home-based business, freelance writing service or work in a corporate environment, you … [Read more...]

Five Ways to Be More Efficient

Want to be more efficient so you can get more work done?  Here are five ways to get you started. Make a list of "to do's" for everyday and go through them one by one Stick to what is important to do "now."  Don't get sidetracked by all the emails of great products that you might use "someday." Invest in tools that will cut down on the time it takes to do tasks - one of my favorite … [Read more...]

Pray is Today’s Motivation Tip

Pray.  I can't believe this wasn't my first post.   As I was thinking about what really motivates me, I thought, of course, pray! I don't know about you, but I know when I have brought my request or concern to God, I feel like it has been given over to someone who can actually do something about it.   If you are lacking motivation or feeling overwhelmed or just don't know what to do next, … [Read more...]