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October 7, 2020December 20, 2020

Block Burnout: Develop SMART Goals

The truth is that burnout often happens when you haven’t done the work to match your personality with your business, and you end up disillusioned by still hating your work even when you’re running your own business.

Maybe you thought that you didn’t like your work as an accountant due to working for a corporation, but now that you have your own business, you’re discovering how much you dislike the work in general, even if you’re on your own. Discovering something like this can be a real roadblock for many.

However, most of the problems mentioned above can actually be solved in advance through good planning. Planning starts with understanding what you want from life and business and being able to develop goals that turn into plans that turn into actions that result in the lifestyle and business you really wanted.

To stop burnout in its tracks learn the right way to develop your goals. The very best way to create goals is to learn the SMART goal technique. The reason setting SMART goals works so well is that it automatically creates actions that you put into your schedule that will provide the results you want.

To develop S.M.A.R.T. Goals, look to the meaning of the acronym.

Specific – The goal needs to be small, simple, sensible, and significant too.

Ask yourself what you really want to accomplish with your business or your life. You may have relationship goals, exercise goals, diet goals, and business and lifestyle goals that you want to achieve.

Know precisely why it’s essential for you to achieve this goal. When you think about doing the steps to attain this goal, who will help you, which resources will you use, or do you have limits there? It may also help you to identify where the actions will take place.

Measurable – A good goal is also meaningful and in and of itself motivating.

Without a metric to track, it’ll be impossible for you to know whether you have succeeded in reaching your goals or not. Therefore, always attach a number to the goal, such as how much, how many, and what metric identifies that you’ve accomplished the task or goal that you’re trying to reach.

For example, if you have a goal of adding 1,000 new subscribers each month to your email list that lets you know if you’ve made it or not. Likewise, if you have your own bookkeeping business, you might set a goal to have five new clients within a specific time period.

Achievable – In addition to being even achievable or attainable at all, it should be something agreeable to you.

When you set a goal, it does nothing for you or anyone else to set goals that are totally impossible even to do. For example, if you don’t have use of your legs and you’re in a wheelchair you cannot run a marathon in the normal way, that’s okay, but don’t make it a goal when it’s impossible.

Instead, find ways to make goals that are possible so that you have a chance to achieve them. It’s okay if it’s challenging, and you fear you’ll fall short, but it’s not helpful to make a goal that can’t be achieved at all. Not only that, if it’s not even something you want to do, why even make it a goal? If you don’t like running, and never will, don’t make it a goal to run a marathon in the first place, find something else you like instead.

You need to know how you can accomplish the goal, and what the potential constraints are so that you can ensure you have the right tools, resources, and assistance as required to accomplish the goal.

Relevant – All goals, of course, need to have something to do with the ultimate thing you’re trying to accomplish, but they should also be reasonable, and results-based. Not to mention if you don’t have the resources to do it, you’ll need to ensure you do because otherwise, it’s not realistic.

If a goal you make is not worthwhile or it’s the wrong time, and it doesn’t match your other needs, it’s not relevant. If you’re not the right person or your company is not right, it’s not relevant. If you don’t have the funds to support this goal right now, it’s not relevant (or realistic), and that’s okay. Focus on something else.

For example, perhaps you want to upgrade to a more expensive membership or funnel software that costs a grand a month, but you’re not earning a grand a month yet. It’s okay to put that idea on the back burner and use something else for now.

Time-Bound – You have to set up each goal with a deadline for achieving it because if you don’t set a time limit or make sure the goal is timely, it might not even matter if you achieve it.

If you don’t set a time or goal target date, it’s going to be hard to accomplish in a timely manner. One reason is that Parkinson’s law says that “work expands to fit the time available for its completion” and that applies to this idea of setting time limits and due dates for yourself for the work you’re doing to reach your goals.

If you know when and then follow that up with tasks each day that ends up with that final due date or time you set, you’ll achieve a lot more.

For example, if you need to finish a 40,000-word eBook, you need to set a deadline so that you know how much work you want to devote each day toward completion. If the due date is 40 days from now, make a list of all the actions that need to be taken to have a finished eBook on that due date. Some items on the list might include outlining, researching, writing, editing, designing, and so forth. Enter each activity into your calendar so that it happens in time to move on to the next thing.

It’s the only way you can be sure you’ll get finished even close to the time because human nature will cause you to stretch out the time indefinitely. It’s hard to run a life or a business that way.

As you see, setting SMART goals is the best technique for helping you achieve your goals. When you are actually doing what you want to do and achieving the goals you set, you’re going to be a lot less likely to experience burnout.

Setting Goals and having written down is essential to having success in your Freedom Lifestyle.

Make your Goals Real: Write them down and take Daily consistent Action

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October 6, 2020December 20, 2020

Stop Burnout Now: Overview of the 30 Day Avoiding and Overcoming Burnout Challenge

During this Series, some of the ideas you have about business, life, and productivity will be seriously challenged. However, what you’re going to get out of this series is how to recognize the signs of burnout, know how to avoid burnout, and if you’ve let it go too far, how to overcome burnout.

Burnout is a problem that entrepreneurs sometimes develop. The following symptoms characterize that problem:

Exhaustion – Do you feel tired no matter how much you sleep? It’s not just tiredness; it’s not able to get up at all.
Fatigue – Are you tired whenever you get stressed out about something?
Lack of Energy – Do you notice that you lack the energy you had previously when completing specific tasks?
Sleep Issues – Do you have trouble falling asleep, or are you sleeping more or less than usual. Adult humans need from 7 to 9 hours of sleep each evening for optimum performance.
Poor Performance – When you are doing your work or doing tasks for your family, you aren’t doing them correctly and are making more mistakes than usual.
Memory Issues – You’re late for appointments or miss meetings or just cannot remember your thoughts as you speak.
Problems Focusing and Concentrating – If you have circular thoughts in your head, it can affect sleep but also affect your daily life keeping you from focusing on one thing at a time.
Indifference – You’re starting to feel as if you really don’t care about anything, whether business, family, friends, or fun. You don’t really get anything out of anything now.
Disillusionment – You don’t think anything you thought was true is true now, and it’s causing you problems with getting joy out of your chosen business.
Restlessness – You keep looking up something new instead of focusing on your business choice.
Loss of Empathy – You notice that you aren’t able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes right now due to your own issues overshadowing everyone else.
Cynicism and Bitterness – You feel downright bitter about the situation, and you can’t overcome it because you think nothing can change, including you.
Relationship Issues – What is happening in your business can also affect your home life and vice versa. If your friendships and family relationships are being affected, it’s time to get some control over it.
Less Initiative – You just can’t be bothered to do anything because it’s just too hard, and you don’t come up with any new ideas.
Lower Imagination – It’s hard to imagine anything because you can’t focus, you’re tired, and your mind won’t relax enough.
Poor Health – Burnout can affect your physical health as well as your mental health and sometimes even be due to your physical health and poor nutrition.
Heightened Anxiety – When you are experiencing burnout, sometimes you’ll also feel very anxious whenever the subject of work or the thing causing the issues comes up.
Depression – Burnout can be either caused by a severe major depressive episode or produce one. If you feel depressed or find yourself idealizing death, please seek professional medical care.

You may also feel as if you are the only person who can do anything to solve the problems that have developed. You tend to make it your job to do everything as if you’re indispensable, and due to that feeling, you never have enough time, resources, or ability to do everything needed.

You may feel like you cannot say no, and due to that work for free, or feel resentment about the work you are doing due to the lack of recognition you’re getting. These are all actually normal feelings if you don’t set up your life to recognize and avoid burnout and treat it if you should experience it.

While true burnout may need professional treatment, you can do a lot to help yourself, including seeking professional intervention if everything else you’re trying is not working for you.

During this series you will get 30 Blog post focusing on how to keep your mind healthy and able to better focus in life and in your Business.

June 26, 2020December 20, 2020

How to Build your Business Part Time When Life gets in the Way.

If you are Building your online Business part-time It can be tough.

There may be times when hours in your day to day Job that pays the bills demands more of your time.

On those days you may only have 15-20 minutes to work your business.

Just know it happens to everyone and the important thing to remember is you will get another 24hour tomorrow.

Pace yourself and realize you are unique and should go at the pace you desire.

You should be working on your goals daily and stretching yourself but don’t let it stress you so much that you let your relationships suffer.

Find Balance and include your family in what you are doing.

When your daily goals aren’t achievable for one day don’t beat yourself up.

Check on them weekly and as long as you are moving forward congratulate yourself and re-adjust.

You may find you can prepare for next week during some downtime.

I find my less hectic days come in spurts and that is the time I use to get a little more work done.

When you find bigger chunks of Time you can devote to your business work on writing some emails, blog post or video concepts for the upcoming week.

I found this helps reduce the Stress when trying to work a full time job and get tasks done in your home business.

Always Stay Positive and joyfully continue on your Journey.

That’s it for today.

Thank you for stopping by.

P.S. You can Work Less and Live More. And remember… you’re dream lifestyle is always just 30 minutes away!

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November 7, 2019December 20, 2020

Shiny Object Syndrome…Do you have it?

Today’s Topic is Shiny Object Syndrome. (Stopping the Cycle)

In this video I am going to explain 3 Reasons why this continues to plague so many marketers.

Do you need help with Jumping from one thing to another?

Would you love to identify the 3 Reasons this continues to distract you from getting the Success you Desire?

How much Money have you wasted Jumping from Niche to Niche?

We are bombarded with new Opportunities daily.

Emails are pushing the new Next Best Opportunity.

Mentors are showing you a New Launch.

It may be an MLM Opportunity, New Marketing System, New Cryptocurrency, selling Affiliate Program, or E Commerce.

I am so familiar with the SOS Cycle.

I have chased so many new Opportunities.

But really I needed to take a step back and Realize that all of these Opportunities may be Great and some people are making a killing but the Real Truth is:

It is not the Opportunity but the Skills needed to Market the Opportunity.

Stop The Maddness of Jumping from one thing to the next.
Invest in You and learn the Skills needed to Market
Focus on what you want to Market and stick to it.

If this makes Sense to you Let’s do this together.

So Here we go let’s Stop Chasing next new Opportunity.

This is also true for chasing every new platform that is being touted as the best new Marketing Platform.

Pick one and learn everything you need to be Great on that Platform before starting on a new platform.

So Let’s Focus on What we can do to improve on our Business.

Don’t Chase the Shiny Object. The Grass is not any greener.
Learn and perfect the skills needed to promote your niche, tool or affiliate Program.
Create value around your skills and share it with others. There is truly enough for all of us.

Remember it is the Skills and not the Opportunity that produces the Money needed to live a Flawless Freedom Lifestyle.

What is your real reason for wanting to have a home business?

Would you love to be bill free?

Stay Focused on learning the skills needed.

Would you love to have the Freedom to spend more time with Family and Friends?

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So, let’s Recap it is not the Opportunity but the Skills needed to market it.

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July 29, 2018July 15, 2021

Are Baby Boomers working after Retirement

Are Baby Boomers Continuing to Work after they Retire?

Yes, you know that many retirees do continue to work for many years after Retirement Age.

Baby Boomers have a great deal to offer in the world of Entrepreneurship.

So many years of Experience to share.

“For Baby Boomers who have been studying the Internet Marketing World but are not quite satisfied with their marketing skills and feel at times overwhelmed by all the different steps needed to make a successful Online Business. Baby Boomers, stay at
home moms or anyone struggling with the task of learning new skills “I absolutely know how you feel. Nobody was as Frustrated trying to learn the online marketing niche than I was. At times feeling like a total loser, until I realized every day I was learning new and valuable skills and that you can’t compare yourself to some younger person who has been learning technology stuff their whole life.

I struggled in my business until I learned these 6 simple strategies that keep me more focused.

I know the pain. I remember many times I felt like throwing my computer against the wall when I could not figure out how to do a simple thing like adding a picture to my blog or setting up my auto responder. There were many times my husband would beg me to walk away from the computer for a while and try later. My answer would often be “if I stop now I will have to start all over again”.

At times of Frustration I have to remind myself the reasons Why I wanted to start my Business. I have been working in Real Estate for many years and although I do have some flexibility in the hours I choose to work I found out quickly that if you want to make good money you need to put in many hours. I want to be able to have more freedom in my life spending more time with family and friends and traveling where I want and when I want. The real estate business is not scalable. If I want more money I need to work more hours Trading my time for Money. Finally I had to ask myself “Is there a Better Way?”

I remember feeling so dumb because I couldn’t figure out the whole social media thing. It seems like you just start working with one platform like Face Book and then everyone starts saying you need to check out Pinterest or Instagram. It can Drive you crazy.

I heard someone say on a web cast “Do what you Know While you Learn and Grow” and I make that my mission in my daily life. If I suddenly feel overwhelmed I just repeat those words over and over again.

“Do what you know while you learn and Grow”

Here are my Six Steps that Keep me Focused

1. Be Consistent in your daily commitment to building your business.

Being consistent helps to measure your growth, establish your reputation and consistency continues to promote your Message.

2. Read good business building and self help books or materials every day.

Reading daily helps to keep you informed, helps you to set goals and increases your focus.

I agree with Jen Sincero “We need kickass people to be out of struggle and living large and on purpose so they can be an inspiration to others who want to rise up too.”

This is a philosophy I truly believe.

3. Do at least 30 minutes of exercise daily. For some this may be too little but I am talking the person who does not exercise at all. Get up and move It will help keep you energized.

Exercising daily Boost some Crazy Happy Feelings and keeps me energized through the day. “When I walk 1-3 miles daily I find I am happier, less stressed and have more energy to do what is needed for my business.

4. Drink Plenty of water daily.

Keeping hydrated can have a huge impact on overall health… Just do it

5. Celebrate your successes.

Don’t wait for some great Big Goal to be met. As you progress in your overall goals take the time to reward yourself for achieving little milestones in your business plan. This could be 21 successful days of posting on your blog, reaching your first 30 leads per day or reaching a monthly monetary goal you have worked consistently to achieve.

6. Find a Mentor and Accountability Partner

I have many Mentors in my life and before you start thinking I could never afford a mentor (some can be 40K and more) let me make myself clear I don’t think you have start spending a lot money on Mentors but you should be following people who have the lifestyle you want and start modeling what they have done to become successful.

What is your Next step: That really depends on what you want out of your life.

I have been an entrepreneur for years working from home and enjoying a flexible schedule so that I can attend my Grand kids award ceremonies something I could seldom do when my two girls were growing up and I was working in the Corporate world.

I am part of a community who believes in paying it forward and helping others succeed to have a freedom lifestyle.

This unique opportunity but you must be willing to work and follow the steps laid out for you.

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