Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Monday, August 6, 2012
randomly blogging
One day I decided I wanted more than the box life everyone fits into... I wanted to take risk, be free & control my own 'destiny' so to speak.... like my spouse. So, here I am being an entrepreneur with my spouse: "Living the Dream" so to speak. I make my own hours, wear what I want (because I work out of my own home), no make-up, no shoes, no problem!
Piece of Cake!
umm.....not quite!
The easy part is deciding to make a change, its even easy to quit a job & start working from home.... but then comes the hard work! When you start your own company, many times you start out doing all the work yourself. Thankfully I am NOT alone in this adventure! My husband has been an entrepreneur for over 10 years & has been involved with several businesses, I am thankful for his experiences & knowledge.
There are many different things you have to do in order to make a business successful... I'm still certainly still learning. I have taken on the role of coorespondence emails, social media marketing (this is a full time job in itself!) as well as payroll & anything accounting, (basically all finances in general- another full time job) scheduling networking events, keeping everything organized... the list continues!
BUT, my favorite yet most challenging part is the social media... especially when it comes to blogging.
One thing I have read is that blogging is a great way to promote, build relationships & share.
Creating a blog, writing & sharing my opinions or random thoughts with the world is one thing... in fact, its a piece of cake! However, creating a SUCCESSFUL blog is a much greater challenge... what really do I blog about, what are people interested in reading?
That still is an unanswered question for me: What should I blog about?
Part of a blog has to do with its readers or audience. So, what is your opinion, what should I write about? What would interest you in continuing to read my blog?
Until I answer that "key" question, I will just randomly blog....
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
No Motivation
Many days I have to give myself a "pep talk" in order to get out of bed, get ready & get myself out the door to go to work. It is a much easier task to get out the door in the morning when you work for someone else, at least to me it is. There is much more 'fear' in "I cant be late otherwise I may loose my job" when working for someone else... Self-employed folk dont have a boss to fear BUT they also have the reality of "If I do not go out & work today I cant pay my bills". I would think this would be more of a motivating factor for those who are in business for themselves, not always the case though. I certainly have days where there is just no motivation even though I know I have to work in order to make money.
where do you find your motivation when you are feeling unmotivated? One place I find my motivation is through this book by Author Ray Chubb
https://www.facebook.com/The5Steps
Many days I have to give myself a "pep talk" in order to get out of bed, get ready & get myself out the door to go to work. It is a much easier task to get out the door in the morning when you work for someone else, at least to me it is. There is much more 'fear' in "I cant be late otherwise I may loose my job" when working for someone else... Self-employed folk dont have a boss to fear BUT they also have the reality of "If I do not go out & work today I cant pay my bills". I would think this would be more of a motivating factor for those who are in business for themselves, not always the case though. I certainly have days where there is just no motivation even though I know I have to work in order to make money.
where do you find your motivation when you are feeling unmotivated? One place I find my motivation is through this book by Author Ray Chubb
https://www.facebook.com/The5Steps
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