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Written by: Debbie LessinArticle Overview: Balance is a step by step process, changing as you and your life changes over time.
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What really is balance? Balance is… that which gives you peace of mind, calmness, a feeling of serenity. It is different for each and every one of us, differing with marital status, parental status and particularly gender. It is also different depending on where in your entrepreneurial business cycle you are at.
A balanced person is likely to be a healthier, happier human. But balance is always changing as our lives and goals change over time. Balance is a step by step process. Achieving balance is not an easy task by any means. Oftentimes, it may seem to be an elusive goal. You need focus. You have so little time and so much to do. You can’t do everything. You need discipline. You need to choose which relationships or obligations are most important to you. And you need commitment - commitment to make progress towards what is important in your life.
Achieving balance is a step by step process. And baby steps at that. The Japanese call it “Kai-Zen” – taking tiny steps. By the time that you recognize that you are out of balance and want to attempt to do something about it you may be so overwhelmed that each step seems to be gigantic and beyond reality. Take a deep breath…and take it one step at a time.
Think of one simple thing that would bring you an easy, satisfied sense of equilibrium. It could be something as simple as taking a half hour before bed to escape into the latest fiction novel or soaking in a warm bubble bath. Choose it and then attempt to integrate it into your life. Own it and it will become yours. Then be sure that you do not take it away from yourself as time moves on. Instead, as your confidence increases, add the next thing that will create peace of mind, a sense of self or well being. Keep doing it again and again, year after year, recognizing that balance is an ongoing necessity of life.
And as your life changes, so will that which brings you balance. Look at your life in terms of seasons or cycles. What brings you balance today may not be the same thing that brings you balance in six weeks , six months and clearly not in six years. Balance for a start-up entrepreneur will not be the same for the seasoned entrepreneur. Balance when you have young children will not be the same as when your children have flown the coup and are off living their own lives. Look at your life as the wealth of opportunities that it truly is. You can have it all if you look at it this way. You just may not be able to have it all at the same time. That in fact may actually be a good thing!
Mostly you need to remember. That balance is what you give to yourself…even if it is one step at a time!
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Step 1 turn $100,000 to $200,000
Step 2 turn $200,000 to $400,000
Step 3 turn $400,000 to $800,000
Step 4 turn $800,000 to $1600,000.
After getting the goal of step 4, I will spend the $600,000 on myself then continue to double the millions again. I could then by the book for $1,000,000
Step by step approach
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Step 2 - Take that list, and weigh up the pros and cons of each idea, and then select the best one for you. Don't worry about not using all the space.
Step 3 - Start the best business for you, and then release the other ideas to the general market and sublet the rest of the space to those who could fill some of the niches you've come up with, plus any they can come up with. If money isn't a factor then developing the building to suit multiple small leases may be a better option, as it's a diversified income, which is potentially more stable than one big income stream.
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Re: Video conference system for families living in different cou
- 1) How much will someone pay for the service?
2.1) What costs are involved on the business end?
2.2) What percent on top of that do you think you deserve as profit?
3) How many people will sign up for the service?
These three will give you a rough estimate of the value of your idea.
use the equation below with respect to the questions above to figure out the value of your idea.
((1 - (2.1 + 2.2)) X 3)
You have alread identified major problems for your idea -- you have competition that is free! Computers are easy to hook to televisions, and it is becoming easier at very fast rate.
(For free stuff other than skype, look up NetMeeting if you have Windows XP.)
The video conferencing systems do a poor job of creating the feel of a physical presence.
Even high dollar systems with dedicated internet bandwidth and extremely nice tracking video cameras do a poor job, especially for long distance runs. I have the experienced the disappointing performance of some of these systems on our campus.
Video can not recreate the connection felt when in the same room with another person.
Step 1, Quickly and roughly calculate the cost of the system you propose.
Step 2, Compare that with what you think someone will pay and the cost of your current compeition.
Step 3, Go / No-Go.
Re: Advisory Boards - Step 3 & 4
- [quote="TheRainmaker":171m8ezz]Step 4) Compensate your advisory Board
Depending on who you are asking and how involved you are asking them to be, compensation can range from providing food at meetings, to covering expenses, paying a stipend or offering stock options.
Recognize that your board will find benefit for themselves in other ways too. Being involved will introduce them to new people, ideas, networks etc. As well, it provides a way for them to give back.[/quote:171m8ezz]
Hi Jude,
If you choose to offer stock options, would you know how much is appropriate? I heard once that it should range between 1-2%. Is that about right?
And how many people are on your advisory board at the moment if you don't mind me asking? Moreover, do they know what one another receives as compensation?
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