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The Truth about Mondays by Linda J Lord

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The Truth about Mondays by Linda J Lord



It’s Monday. You are living the dream; you have your own business. You started it for reasons you can’t exactly remember, but they must have been good ones, because you are not impulsive. Your friends and family eye you enviously because you work from home, so you don’t really work. You can stay in your jammies all day, drink coffee straight from the pot, and have a beautiful meal on the table when your adoring spouse and children come home after their difficult day out in the ‘real world.’

So, why do you feel so bad? Why do you feel like a failure or that today is the day the world discovers that you are a fraud? These feelings, and many others equally destructive, exist in the mind of the solo-preneur or small business owner because self-doubt can paralyze their best efforts.

Meet Liz Robertson. She is a single mother running an event planning business. She dreads mornings because she has to emerge from the dreamland where she resides at night; the place where her ideas flourish, her bills are paid, and her son speaks respectfully to her. But the harsh sound of her alarm clock jolts her back to reality. Reality is just not that appealing. She stumbles through her morning routine and heads off to the office. There are phone messages from the bank, the staff is unsettled, and it is much easier to escape to the local coffee shop for a while.

Liz finds it difficult to accept that her business may be shaky, because she is shaky. She is unsure about her ability to run this business. It started out as more of a hobby while Justin was small. Then her marriage ended and the business needed to do more. The problem was, Liz didn’t know how to make that happen. She, like many other business owners, thought a good idea and some technical skill would be enough. IT ISN’T.

Here are 5 things you need to know about yourself before you start a business.

1. What do I enjoy doing, could lose track of time while doing it, and would do it for free – but won’t?

2. What is my personality type and how will that impact the various roles I will need to fulfill as a business owner?

3. What are my core values and how does this business support them?

4. What do I need from my life to be fully functional in healthy ways?

5. What do I really expect from this business and who do I need to become to make that happen?

Take some time to honestly answer those questions. It will take you more than a few minutes if you have never attempted anything like this before. Be patient.

When Liz completed this exercise, it rocked her world. She learned a lot about who she was and where the gaps were between her desires and her reality. Take the time to get to know who you are as a business owner – it may well be the answer you’ve been looking for.

Learn more about Linda, her virtual book tour by visiting her website.

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Re: Quote of the Day - "The best way to pursue happiness is to h - This is the bible quotes that nailed it on the head. You are rewarded for helping others "because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free." New International Version (NIV)
Website stats - Hi Kevin, The site averages go up almost every month as we seem to continue breaking through new milestones! Over the past 30 days we have averaged almost 7,500 / day so breaking through 10,000 was a great coup! bmueller47, Mondays to Thursdays are always the best days. Saturday is always the worst. I don't know what time of day sends the most traffic. We always welcome most posts!
Re: First Facebook Ad - Experiment! - Hi Linda, Thank you for the feedback. I hope my mini experiment offers some good hints as to the type of products/services and advertising methods that could work on Facebook. I think anything that appeals to a certain clearly defined demographic group has a good chance of success. Good luck! David
Me Too - So.... - I write. Its a form of 'pull' marketing that suits me, though I'm quite an outgoing person. I know all the stuff about it not being me, 'they're just not ready yet'. Truth is I'm not good with rejection and will walk if I get too much of it - so I do it differently. Each to his own I guess. Still, I wish I had the guts to do those 500, just to say 'I did it'! Will read that article!


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