Today

 

If it takes 2 minutes or less, do it TODAY, don't wait for Tomorrow! 

Take a Little Coffee Break

 

I so enjoy a warm cup of Coffee. It's a little get away in a cup for me. 

As you tackle your day and tasks at hand partner these tips with your favorite cup of coffee.

•  Clear your mind and close your eyes as you sip on your warm dose of energy. By closing your eyes your allowing your other senses to come alive.
• Choose to sit in a spot that has an environment of calmness to help your creativity to take charge.
• Keep a paper and pen close by so you can jot down your to-do's, ideas, goals and inspirations down. 

Here's to enjoying your Coffee Break and a day of productivity! 

Evaluate Your Leadership!

When was the last time you Evaluated Your Leadership skills? The odds are it's been awhile if ever.

As a Leader it's important to step back and evaluate how your doing. That's the only way we can make improvement is by seeing where we might be lacking.

Evaluate Your Leadership

1. Are you seeing growth in your business, income, team?
2. Are you actively seeking out new strategies and skills to help you develop your Leadership?
3. Are you lifting others up by providing tools, support and encouragement needed?
4. Are you setting attainable goals and reaching them?

These 4 simple questions will help you to determine where you are needing to strive to be better and enable you to move forward in the right direction.

212 Degrees: The Extra Degree

What's in a Name?

Creating your own personal domain name is ideal when you own your own home business. This is a way for your niche market to find and connect with you. It also enables you to market yourself on the web as well as off line marketing with an ideal business feel.

How To Get a Domain Name?
You might ask yourself... "How do I create my own domain name?" It really is a simple task and one that should be done as soon as possible. There are many domain hosting sites on the web. One example is http://www.godaddy.com/ You can purchase your ideal domain name for as little as $9.99. Here are a few tips when picking your domain:

1. Choose a .com rather than a .net, .us, .info! .com's are what comes to mind as a potential customer is searching, therefore allowing you to become more visible.

2. Count how many characters are in your domain name. The shorter the better in my opinion. You want something short and catchy that will grab attention as well as fit on print ads and business cards with a professional look.

3. Choose to allow your domain name to automatically renew each year to insure you will not lose it.

Once you own your domain be sure to link it to your site and give it a test run to ensure it is working properly and be sure to market that new domain name! Take advantage of creating your domain today to better your business for tomorrow!

5 Steps to Nurture Your Home Business

Owning your own home business is an exciting yet challenging process at times. There are many tasks that need to be done daily to keep your business moving smoothly and increase growth.

1. You need to Market Your Business Daily On-Line. Businesses are now found online rather than the yellow pages. The internet is such a huge resource that needs to be tapped into on a regular basis to ensure that you are being seen. A few places to market daily...

Facebook
Twitter
Networking groups
Syndication groups
Free Classifieds

2. Knowledge is Power! Become knowledgeable in all areas of life including business is such an asset. This enables you to become more thorough, have a better sense of what your potential clients needs might be, as well as helping You to be a better speaker and to have more confidence.

3. Know what Your competition is doing. This doesn't mean you have to spy on them or undermine them by any means, this goes back to being knowledgeable. You can see where your competitions strengths and weaknesses are and how You can grow from them.

4. Stay in touch with your business partners. This is Key! Your business partners need to know that You are there for them and willing to assist them in whatever task may be at hand. It may a question about a new product that Your Company has come out with, marketing help or a personal pow-wow.

5. Treat Your Business as a Business and it will grow. Don't dabble! Be committed to the success of Your Business daily to ensure that you are moving forward in the right direction to become the best Leader and Business Woman that you know. My Business partner posted this Phenomenal post on Leading by Example that ties right into Treating Your Business as a Business.

Start implementing these 5 steps to Your business, Not only will you have growth You'll also have Success!

Whats Your Next Step?

Isn't Mapquest a fun site to visit? In a matter of seconds you can get directions to any place you might want to go.

If there we're a personal Mapquest.com where would You want to go? Maybe you would want to add time to build meaningful relationships. Maybe you would want to slow down to enjoy your children's childhood. Maybe you would like time to sit still and hear God when you pray. Maybe you would like to reach a certain goal with your home business or financial issues.

When you think of Mapquest.com you need more than a destination, you need a starting point as well. If you type in "Omaha, NE" as your destination but leave the starting spot blank you wont go anywhere. You'll be stuck!

To end up in your desired destination you need both a starting point; where you are now, and a destination; where you want to be.

So, where are you? What are your next steps to reach your destination? Unless you spend some time thinking about where you are, you can't possibly know which direction to move. Here are some questions you can ask yourself to help you know where you are and where to start:


What stand in the way of my being focused on your goal? (More time with your children, Time with God, achieving your business goals).

How mindful am I?

Where am I in regards to reaching my goal?

Where do I want to be?


Moving towards your goal will take time. You don't have to figure out exactly how to get there or what stops you'll take on your route. But you do have to determine what direction you should start out in.