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A mental cleanse is needed regularly! I would say once a month at the very least.

What is a mental cleanse, you ask?

Just like we do a cleanse or a detox for our bodies, because of all of the gook and residue from fried foods, breads, and other delicious poisons…   Our MINDS need the same break from all of the information that clouds our thoughts. We are bombarded with so much on any given day. If we take a moment to release some of the extra ‘mind clutter’ , we’ll see an amazing difference.

Picture this  typical day….

You wake up and you’re feeling wonderful from a good night’s rest,  but then you get a text message from your girlfriend who is always gossiping about a mutual friend. You hate being in the middle, but of course you still text her back your two cents to try to keep the peace.

Then, you get to work and the  newspaper is on your desk and the cover story is about the economy and how you might be out of a job, oh and there’s a rapist on the lose so be careful going to your car tonight! You think …I better bring my MACE!

Then you attempt to start working, but your desk has 5 million sticky notes all over it, piles of things to be filed, and your desktop has so many folders you can barely see the face of your child   on the monitor’s wallpaper.

You attempt to get some work done, but you get an instant message from your co-worker two cubicles down who is complaining about her husband again who cheats but she never leaves him anyhow….

How are you feeling now? Not too good eh?

OH…I FORGOT TO MENTION,  it’s only 11:30am!

Does this feel even somewhat familiar? Well..start to think about your  basic day- to- day interactions that  shift your mood that you HAVE control over. What can you do to cut down or avoid these things, if even for ONE WEEK?

KNOW THAT YOU HAVE CONTROL!

HERE ARE  SOME BASIC TIPS TO START A MENTAL CLEANSE – You don’t have to escape to the mountains of Peru for a week, there are some things you can do right now to gain some peace of mind.

1. Start to check your email only 2xs a day. Don’t look at the phone for emails either!
2.  Let voice mail do it’s job. If you answer the phone every time it rings you’ll always be on the phone and never get anything done.
3. Cut down on social media.
4. Stay away from gossip or negative people who try to bring you into their drama. See number 2. LOL
5. Do not watch or read the NEWS! Even for 2 days and see how you feel…

When you start to cut out the unnecessary distractions you’ll have more time. Use that to do call a family member you haven’t checked on in a while, write thank you letters to clients and mentors one day a week. In the next 4 weeks I want you to cut down on something a little bit more each week and see how you feel?

What will your ONE THING BE? Take a moment to think about it…

IT’S YOUR JOB TO MAINTAIN YOUR BOUNDARIES. Remember you train people how to treat you and respect your time.  LEARN HOW TO AVOID MENTAL CLUTTER by doing a mind cleanse even a few days a week and you’ll see a huge difference in your life. You’ll become more effective and yes…happier!

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BY: Jamison Hollister, E-Myth Business Coach

Leadership takes courage.

If you are not equipped to face the challenges of ownership, your business will quickly become an unrewarding chore, rather than a joyful expression of who you are and what you want to bring to the world.

How equipped are you to face these challenges?

Think about why you started your company in the first place. It was more than the desire to create a job for yourself. You wanted to build something that you owned! Whether it was ownership of your life, the desire to stand back and watch proudly as you brought value to the world with a business you built with your own hands, or even the adventure of breaking free from the 9-5 life, you wanted to be accountable to no one but yourself.

But that freedom comes at a price. It means that you can’t push the blame on someone else when things aren’t going according to plan. It means that you are the one who answers when a mistake is made. It means that the choices you make hold the greatest kind of weight because you own the consequences.

It’s a difficult truth that the overwhelm so many business owners endure is actually a result of their desire to be free from that very thing! In a pursuit of absolute ownership, the business owner has created his or her own greatest obstacle – the obligation to know everything, when it’s impossible for them to do so. Succumbing to this obligation in your business will leave you ineffective at best, and underwater at worst.

Be Courageous!

The word ‘courage’ comes from the Latin root ‘cor,’ meaning heart or innermost feelings. Somehow, over time, it has come to be associated with fearlessness.

Attempting to live without fear is often held as a virtue. This is ridiculous! It is futile. Fear is a part of being human.

The fear of making mistakes in your business.

The fear of not knowing all the answers.

The fear of what others think.

Courage is about feeling fear and not being stopped by it. Fear is a reason to act, not a reason to avoid what really needs to be done.

A Story of Courage

Here’s an example of the kind of courage it takes to run a small business.

Jill, a client of mine, is a dentist who came to E-Myth because she was attracted to the idea of systemizing her practice and making the franchise prototype that would allow her to open up new offices throughout her state and across the country. She had worked hard as a dentist for over 10 years, but somehow – somewhere along the way – had lost enthusiasm for the practice and was getting seriously burned out.

She wanted transformation.

The Challenging Part

The first thing Jill had to realize was that her transformation had to start with her own mindset and point of view.

She was trained in school to be an expert technician, a highly-skilled dentist. But that expertise alone was not enough to sustain her passion for the work.

I knew that in order to reignite Jill’s passion for the business, she would have to tear down the barriers that were removing the joy she originally felt. In order to do that, she had to recognize how she was actually contributing to the issues.

This was a struggle.

She was very outer-directed when we discussed what wasn’t working with her business. Everything was always someone else’s fault: her employees weren’t committed or were incompetent; her patients wouldn’t cooperate. For quite some time, she wasn’t willing to look at how she was a part of the problem. She had to face the fear and feel the pain of recognizing where she was wrong before she could make the right changes in her business.

It wasn’t until she gained the courage to question her long-held assumptions that things really started to shift. The more we talked about this from the E-Myth Point of View, the more Jill began to see the impact her distorted perspective was having on the business. She recalled times in the past when she’d had a different, more positive attitude, and when she’d had more energy, more enthusiasm, and was much more proactive about making things happen. Over time, Jill began to rekindle and re-awaken to a more productive point of view, and that started to open up a new world of possibility for herself and her people.

Whereas before she had seen only problems and frustrations in her business, she began to frame the same situations as opportunities for improvement and innovation.

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Social media has become overpopulated with usage by millions of people globally. Twitter has been frequently experiencing “Too many tweets…” as shown on Twitters over capacity page. Now that businesses have also begun to take advantage of social media, professionalism and the etiquette of how to use social media properly has emerged.

There is a whole new culture forming with social media etiquette at the center. Even the Associated Press recently released a guide to social media that includes commonly used terms, such as ‘follow’ (for Twitter), ‘friend’ (for Facebook), and abbreviations commonly used in internet and text messages, such as ‘lol’ for ‘laugh out loud’. Getting accustomed to the new wave of communicating while practicing professionalism and etiquette may be a challenge for many professionals if proper etiquettes are not being utilized

Here are 5 easy tips on social media etiquette:

-According to Forbes.com, messages received by phone and e-mail are priority and should be answered first before responding to social media messages. This should also give you an idea of how to send/respond to more urgent messages. If a message is deems your attention, send it by phone or e-mail first. Social media outlets are for less urgent messages.

-Certain etiquette rules are unique to certain social media sites. Twitter users, for example, should be mindful of postings; according to CNN.com “Every 140-character snippet of info you’ve ever shared publicly on twitter will soon have a home next to the declaration of independence.” The United states library of Congress have started archiving tweets. Facebook users should be careful as well, in regards to their wall posting or on those of other users, since all postings appear in the public newsfeed. Anything you don’t want anyone to see should be sent in a private Facebook message or even through other means, such as e-mail.

-Social media has allowed businesses to communicate with their employees outside of work, using sites like Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and technology like the Blackberry. It is important to strike a healthy balance between your social and professional time, while keeping in mind vital obligations, such as family.

-According to baselinemag.com, businesses can also monitor employees’ social media usage. While some businesses encourage social media usage as a way to advertise, other businesses punish employees for inappropriate use. If you are looking for employment, some companies monitor Facebook pages and Twitter accounts, so it would be wise to watch what you post to either. It may cost you a job.

-Don’t spend too much time on social media, especially in a business setting. Some businesses allow employees to use social media during work, while others would discourage it. Either way, your career or job is always more important than any social media site!

Hopefully this Social Media Etiquette Tip Sheet will give you the guidance you need to navigate the world of social media with traditional communication.

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This article is written by Barbara J. Winter Author of Making a Living Without a Job–one of my favorite books! If you have been struggling with starting a business, this book will give you the kick in the pants you need and also it will help you see if entrepreneurship is what you  should be doing. 

Enjoy!

Simone

Eight Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Started a Business by Barbara J. Winter

It is when we all play safe that we
create a world of utmost insecurity.
~ Dag Hammerskjold

When I started my first business, I didn’t know another self-employed person. There also was no Internet and not many books that were written for someone wanting to create a one-person operation. It was all trial and error…lots of error.

Today there are abundant resources, but some of the most important things I learned still aren’t being acknowledged. Here are eight things I wish I had known sooner.

1. The business you start out with is not the business you end up with. By it’s very nature, business is an evolutionary process. As you change and grow—and as the marketplace changes and grows—you’ll make adjustments. The good news is that you can get started wherever and whenever you want without having to know every detail. Be willing for your business to deliver pleasant surprises.
2. Refuse to take advice from uninformed sources It’s easy when you’re filled with self-doubt to listen to dreambashers. Don’t do it. And don’t solicit advice from those who have failed. It’s amazing to me how often I talk to people who have abandoned a great idea because someone who knew nothing about their business (and probably wasn’t even an entrepreneur themselves) talked them out of it.
3. Know the difference between an expense and an investment. Many new self-bossers see any outlay of money as an expense. While your business will have costs associated with running it, spending money now to produce a greater good in the future is an investment. Your money needs to go to both.
4. What you don’t know can be learned. Part of building a successful business is determining which parts of it make your heart sing and which make your heart sink. Once you know that, you can farm out the parts that you’re not good at. Equally important is learning how to research your ideas and connect with informed sources. If you operate on the assumption that you can acquire the information and skills you need at every stage of development, you’ll always have the pleasure of being a voluntary student.
5. Personal growth is a daily activity. Paul Hawken says, “Being in business is not about making money. It’s a way to become who you are.” I became an entrepreneur because I was curious about what I could become. Self-employment continues to be my best teacher. There’s a basic truth you need to keep in mind: you can’t outperform your self-image. In order for your enterprise to reach it’s fullest potential, you have to reach yours. An occasional seminar or personal growth book or CD isn’t going to have the impact that daily work on your self will. Happily, there’s an abundance of tools to help you do just that.
6. Don’t confuse a project with a dream. Your dreams are your ultimate destination; a project is a step along the way. Too many people use a project failure as an excuse to abandon their dreams. Know the difference.
7. Patience is your best friend. There’s a fine line between being patient and being a procrastinator. It seems to me that what many people call failure is simply running out of patience, giving up before their idea had a chance to blossom. For most entrepreneurs, patience is an on-going challenge.
8. Know the difference between taking a risk and taking a calculated risk. Timid people who are not self-bossers think that you’re a wild person jeopardizing your family and finances. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Studies have shown that successful entrepreneurs take risks, but they’re cautious, calculated ones based on research—and intuition. Part of the appeal and adventure of being joyfully jobless is not always knowing exactly how things will turn out.

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