I love being an entrepreneur - especially on days like yesterday, when I compensated myself for two very hectic weeks by taking a "snow day."
No, it didn't snow. But I pretended that it had, a blizzard so bad that it knocked out all of my communication equipment - no computer, no internet, no cell phone. Just me, my needlepoint, and some entertainingly mind-numbing TV shows all day.
When I work too hard and too long, I sometimes find myself getting resentful about it. So I make time just for me, to stop and relax.
Believe me, it wasn't easy. I kept thinking, "Oh, I could just do this one thing," or "I should really check my email." But I didn't. I reminded myself that those "one things" would always be with me - but that imaginary snow only lasts a day.
Snow days remind me why I love the work I do, and I always come back the next day happier and more productive.
More success tips for entrepreneurs in this article from Entrepreneur magazine.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Belief
A couple of posts ago, I invited the Universe to bring on the questioners.
I've only been writing for 20 years, you'd think I'd know by now not to say silly things like that.
Since writing that post, I have been hit by a tsunami of questions - some of them downright hostile - from people who don't understand my business and/or my products. And what's worst: They don't seem particularly interested in hearing the answers.
So today I'm writing about Belief. And Universe, if you're listening (and we both know you are), I'm not talking about people who believe in what they think they know and aren't interested in hearing anything else. I'm talking about people who have a positive belief in themselves and their ability to learn and grow. People who believe in the products that have helped me so much over the last three years. And people who believe in the powerful business model that has brought me - and many others - some very welcome extra income in these wacky economic times. People who believe that, working together, we can change the world. And people who can't wait to get started doing just that.
Let's rock the world together.
I've only been writing for 20 years, you'd think I'd know by now not to say silly things like that.
Since writing that post, I have been hit by a tsunami of questions - some of them downright hostile - from people who don't understand my business and/or my products. And what's worst: They don't seem particularly interested in hearing the answers.
So today I'm writing about Belief. And Universe, if you're listening (and we both know you are), I'm not talking about people who believe in what they think they know and aren't interested in hearing anything else. I'm talking about people who have a positive belief in themselves and their ability to learn and grow. People who believe in the products that have helped me so much over the last three years. And people who believe in the powerful business model that has brought me - and many others - some very welcome extra income in these wacky economic times. People who believe that, working together, we can change the world. And people who can't wait to get started doing just that.
Let's rock the world together.
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