Go the extra mile.  You can increase your business (and income) by going the extra mile and doing more than what is expected of you.    Think about it.  How motivated are you when you are just doing what you have to do to get by?  Not very. When you take a sincere interest in people [...]

Here we are back with another motivation tip.  This one is taken from the book “100 Ways To Motivate Yourself” by Steve Chandler. Plan things.  Create instead of react. So many times we can let ourselves get carried away with what comes up at the moment.  You can spend an entire day doing this.  Then [...]

To stay motivated, it is helpful to focus on what is on the agenda for the day.  Don’t get caught up in the past – maybe what you weren’t able to accomplish or what went differently than you had hoped.  That can get you down. Also, don’t look too much into the future, as that [...]

Each Monday, we have been talking about ways to stay motivated, which can be an issue for those of us who work from home on our own. Today, I want to suggest to you a way that helps me.  Listen to dvd’s, read books and hang around with people that motivate you.  I am not [...]

Today’s motivation tip is to join a mastermind group – a group of like-minded individuals, who gather together in order to help each other move forward with their businesses. You can share ideas – things that have worked and not worked, listen, encourage and support each other. I belong to a mastermind group and we [...]

Another Motivation Monday.  Today I want to talk to you about being “stuck.”  I think this is one of the greatest “un-motivators.”   Different things can cause us to feel stuck.  First, if we aren’t sure how to complete a task, we can get overwhelmed and not move forward.  Or, maybe we just don’t know what [...]

Last week we talked about setting deadlines for yourself as a help in staying motivated.  Well, today, those deadlines pay off, because when you reach them, celebrate!  When you’re your own boss, there’s no one to stand over you and say “job well done.”  So, you have to create your own positive feedback. Celebrate the [...]

Our tip for keeping motivated today is to break your tasks up into smaller, doable chunks.  If you want to start a business, that can seem pretty overwhelming.  But if you break it into: Choosing a name and registering a domain name Sign up for web hosting Create a website or have it done for [...]