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Imagine the following scenario. It’s Wednesday afternoon. You and a friend are having lunch at your favourite restaurant. After lunch you might go for a stroll, visit a local attraction, or just go home and read. It doesn’t matter which. Your phone and email are switched off, work is the farthest thing from your mind, and you’re committed to nothing more than simply relaxing. You return to the office the next morning, guilt-free and feeling rather energetic.

This is what Strategic Coach Dan Sullivan describes as a Free Day, a 24-hour period completely free from work-related problem-solving, communication, and action.

It’s not so easy to imagine, is it? For most business owners, the whole notion of free time, particularly midweek, is nothing less than far-fetched. How can you possibly take free time when there’s so much work to be done, money to make, commitments to be kept?

Most people think of Free Days as a reward for hard work. I don’t. Now I see Free Days as an essential precondition for achieving success and optimum productivity. The key to free days is recognizing that it means booking time to rejuvenate before — not after — your productive periods. Several years ago I started to notice that many of the successful business owners I admired talked about the importance of ‘downtime’ and blocking out periods of time where they did absolutely nothing.

Because I was interested in replicating their results, I paid attention and started to wonder how I could incorporate ‘free days’ into my own schedule. It wasn’t easy at first. On any given day, most business owners would consider themselves extraordinarily lucky (or seriously pressured) to be able to squeeze in a bit of free time, let alone a whole day. It happens only IF they can first get “a few things” done, IF there are no unexpected crises, and IF they can just clean up a few “little messes” around the office. Not surprisingly, this seldom, if ever, happens.

But if you want to improve the quality of both your work and personal life, you need ‘Free Days’. So how can you incorporate free days into YOUR schedule?

Right now, most of us figure out how much time we need to work and make money. Then, if there’s anything left over, we devote it to free time. But this concept doesn’t work for time any more than it works for money.

Successful savers know that you have to work out what you want to save, take it off the top of your income, and live on the rest. If you don’t, you’ll get to the end of the month and find there is nothing left. Free time is just like savings: it has to come off the top. So you need to plan your Free Days first, and then work everything else around them.

It won’t come easy at first. You’re not used to it. Like anything else, Free Days take time and practice. But it gets easier when you see free days as a necessity, rather than a luxury. When you’re running a business YOU are the most important asset. In the words of Coachville founder Thomas Leonard ‘Without you, there is nothing.’ So you need to make taking time out for relaxation, rejuvenation and what Stephen Covey calls ‘sharpening the saw’ a priority.

How should you use a Free Day? Well that all depends upon YOU. Some people are rejuvenated by engaging in highly energetic activities. They need to be out and about, on the go all the time. Others (like me) are just the opposite. They just want to relax, curl up with a book, listen to music, get a massage, lie on a beach, or have a good conversation. Whatever you choose, your Free Day should allow you to be in a different world, away from responsibilities, concerns, worries, and goals.

Start NOW. Don’t let this be a ‘good idea’ that you’ll get around to ‘when you have time’. Take out your calendar and mark out your next ‘free day’. Keep it sacred! If a whole day seems like too much to start with, then start with an afternoon. I promise that when you make a habit of ‘free days’ and you notice your creativity and productivity soar as a result, you’ll be hooked. So start TODAY.

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We all have a certain turning point in our lives.  For some of us, that turning point comes when we’ve hit rock bottom and we have nothing more to lose.

It's your choice -- give yourself permission to turn the corner and head towards success.

My turning point came to me months into striking out on my own.  I had proposals out, making the rounds, I was choosing between putting petrol in the car and buying groceries and I had no money coming in.  My family was starting to question the decision I had made to strike out on my own.  I tried to be Miss Positive and had a few quotes from positive thinking literature waiting in the wings for a response to their questions.

At that point, I had nothing to lose.  It was ‘do or die’ and I planned on doing.  But I had to change my ways, I had to take stock of the situation.  I decided I was just no longer going to tolerate nor suffer the typical things that weren’t working for me.  At that point, I had to give myself permission to dismiss much of the advice that had been given to me to establish my business.  It just wasn’t working for me.

Now you may think your traditional sales experience is just what’s needed for your business, but I’m here to tell you that it’s not.  What’s worked in the past when you had a salary coming in is not what’s going to work for you once you’ve struck out on your own.

Now, I had to hit pretty close to rock bottom to see this.  I had to actually tell myself that it’s okay to throw out what was not working for me.  What I need to stress to you is that you do NOT have to reach rock bottom to get to this point.  Take stock of your situation now and give yourself permission to make the changes that are going to make your business successful.

Some questions that you should ask yourself at this point are:

•       What am I doing that’s working to bring money in?

•       What am I doing that’s not working to bring money in?

•       What can I do to reach more people at once?

What I did was I ditched the traditional selling, the one-to-one marketing methods that weren’t working for me and I pieced together a whole new marketing and selling system.  But, it didn’t happen overnight.  There’s no miracle cure being offered.  Things will change quickly, but it won’t be overnight.

So what I’m telling you is to give yourself permission to make the changes that are going to make your business successful. Be prepared to throw out the old methods and bring in the new.  You don’t have to hit rock bottom to do this.  This isn’t a one-time super-duper effort that offers immediate transformation.  But through a series of steps and manoeuvrings, you will see results quickly and you will see improvement straightaway.

Just don’t wait until you hit rock bottom to start!

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Here’s a question for you to think about: Do you run your business or does it run you?  Most people start out with a business idea thinking that when it’s successful they will have more time and money to do what they want, yet that is seldom the reality. Too many business owners get bogged down in the day to day running of their businesses and end up working ridiculous hours just to keep it afloat. If you are smiling and nodding your head in agreement perhaps it is time that you sat down and re-evaluated your business strategies and your personal goals. Maybe it’s time for you to get back in the driving seat and for you to run your business rather than the other way around.

Two Important Components of Successful Goal Setting

#1 Revenue goals form the backbone of your business strategy. They create a target for you to work towards and help you define budgets when implementing tactics to reach your goals. It is one of the first questions that I ask my clients: “What are your revenue goals for the next 12 months?” It is important that the figure you set is something that is tangible and achievable. Don’t imagine that you want to be a millionaire and that it will just magically happen on its own. Your revenue goals need to be a target that you think is possible.

#2 Lifestyle goals relate to what you personally want from the business or your working career. This could be something like you want to only work a three day week, or you want to travel less and spend more time at home with your family. Now most people will sacrifice their lifestyle goals because they think that their business will suffer if they try to implement them. Yes, there may be a transition period where you earn a little less and have to implement the necessary changes, but most often when you implement lifestyle and revenue goals together you come out with a win-win solution. In my case I chose to relocate, move more of my business online and the results really paid off. Even though the transition was not without its challenges, I found I was more focused on my work efforts during your work hours and more motivated generally because I could see I was moving towards my lifestyle goals at the same time.

Things to remember when setting Goals

•    Quantify your goals. Put a figure to your revenue goals and clearly define what you want from your lifestyle goals. Don’t make it dreamlike, be realistic about what is possible to achieve. Also define your goals within a specific time frame.

•    Your goals should be tangible and achievable but at the same time you should look at all possibilities if it is something that you really want. When you define your goals you should already have some idea as to how you plan to achieve them.

•    Be willing to put in the effort to achieve your goals. Don’t just set strategies and expect them to materialize on their own.

•    Break your goals down into bite-sized chunks so that you can start implementing tactics to reach them.  Make sure each step you take consistently moves you closer to achieving your goals.

•    Your goals should be personally rewarding and meaningful as this will motivate you to work towards them. When setting your goals keep in mind the link and balance between revenue goals and lifestyle goals.

Setting goals is a way of defining your business and lifestyle strategy. They are absolutely essential if you want to feel fulfilled in your working career. Goals provide a meaningful framework in which you can implement short term tactics.  They also help you to stay on track and keep you motivated though the tough times. Having goals provides you will a big picture to work towards and ensures you are consistently moving in the direction you want your life to go.

Bernadette Doyle specializes in helping entrepreneurs attract a steady stream of ideal clients. If you want to get clients calling you instead of you calling them, sign up at http://www.clientmagnets.com

Have you ever had the feeling that you need to do something, and you need to do something now! That is an example of a pressing need. Too often a pressing need drives a desperation that can cloud your judgment when making decisions. When it is a desperate need that drives and guides you when making a decision, instead of a desire of your heart, you could be making a big mistake. What you think is taking a leap of faith, may actually be a leap of fear. But a leap is always scary, so how do you know the difference?

1.  Start by Being Honest With Yourself …
Taking a leap of faith is putting your trust in something that you believe in. You take action because you have a level of confidence that it will work out.  Yes, there maybe some fear mixed in there because there is no guarantee that it will work out. But it is faith mixed with fear, it is not panic and fear. This is something that you cannot fake and you need to really be honest with yourself. If you examine your motives you should quickly be able to figure out if you are making the decision in faith or out of fear. The problem with taking a leap out of fear is that your heart is not really in it. It is something you feel you MUST do rather than something you have a desire to do.

Acting out of fear also shows desperation. When you are desperate you won’t be thinking clearly. You will have this huge problem hanging over your head making you worry.  So any decisions you make at that point will be clouded by the problem you are facing. You will be thinking of the consequences of not taking the leap rather than the benefits of taking the leap.

2. Let Your Desire For Change Drive You …
Most of the time when you take a leap of fear it doesn’t work out and that leaves you even worse off than before. It’s essential that you are honest with yourself when making a decision. Make your decisions and take that that leap out of a desire for change and not out of a desperate need. You don’t want that need to be clouding your judgment.   You want clear purposeful goals in mind.

3. Monitor Your Motive …
•    What is your heart saying when you think about the decision? Aside from the nerves, is there a burning desire to take the leap? Or do you feel you must take action because there is no alternative? There should always be a desire behind a leap, that’s a positive sign that it’s a leap of faith.

•    Is it a pressing need that is egging you on or is it something that you can approach with a level of confidence? A leap of faith should be something you approach with confidence. If all you feel is worry and fear then it may not be a good idea to proceed.

•    Are you thinking clearly? Can you envision the benefits you want from taking the leap and know why you want to do it? The desire in your heart will drive your leap and give you the confidence to take it because you will know what you want.

•    Do you feel desperate? That is a sign that you could be leaping in fear and not faith. Stop and rethink the decision to leap and the direction of the leap.

When you have a pressing need making you worry it is difficult to think clearly. Most often you can be overcome with a sense of desperation and that can lead to bad decision making. You may leap at anything that promises to change your situation rather than it being something that will really benefit you. My advice, make decisions to leap when you know your motive is right and you’re doing it with a clear, achievable objective in mind.

Bernadette Doyle is a marketing specialist who helps entrepreneurs become client magnets and attract a steady stream of their ideal clients. If you’d like to receive invaluable tips and advice on how to attract clients with ease, register at http://www.clientmagnets.com

Imagine this: You receive word that a special event, hosted by a world-renowned expert, is being offered.  This grabs your attention because you’ve been wanting, for a long while, to expand this area of your business.  You’ll need to pay to fly to the far-away city; pay for lodging, meals, cab fares…plus, of course, the enrollment fee for the workshop.

In all, you tally that the total cost will come out to about $10,000:  a lot of money; a real leap of faith, you think.

Nevertheless, you reserve your spot, buy your plane ticket, and book your hotel.  Once you arrive in the booming metropolis that’s hosting this grand event, you have about ten bucks in your pocket – not even enough to score a cab ride to your hotel.  So, you end up on the bus, shoulder-to-shoulder with other down-trodden individuals, lamenting your choice and knowing that you’ll be taking full advantage of the buffet breakfasts at the hotel and the lunches at the training program (because there won’t be any money for nice dinners).

You’ve gotten yourself into a tough spot, right?  You’ve spent what’s practically your last dollar on something that may or may not work to boost your business.

But let’s consider the rest of the story:

The information that you gather in the three days you spend at the seminar enliven your spirits; you fly back home knowing exactly how you’ll tackle your next hurdle; you have a plan for boosting profits; the professional advice you’ve gotten is unlike anything you could have anticipated.  Specifically, you leave knowing exactly how to offer high-end coaching programs.  You’d wanted to tackle this for a long time, but hadn’t the knowledge or the confidence to do so.

One year after the workshop, following the launch of your new high-end coaching program, you tally your profits from the coaching portion of your business at over $300,000.  Suddenly, riding the bus, skipping dinner, and fretting over the “mistake” you’d made seem silly.  What’s $10,000 compared to $300,000?  A drop in the bucket, to say the least.

This specific scenario is only a hypothetical, but I have heard similar stories in real life.  Here’s what you can learn about investment versus cost:

Firstly, don’t think in terms of cost. As long as you can afford to lose the initial investment, and the investment is something that has the potential to boost your business, push the initial dollar amount out of your mind.

Secondly, concentrate on the investment’s potential. Sure, the cost might be significant, but what future earning potential will it uncover?  Do you anticipate a return on your money, and if you do, how many times over will you cover the initial cost?

Thirdly, and in summary, when you make an investment in YOU, the cash is never lost…it’s simply redirected. The money might have moved to a different sector of the economy, but it’s not gone.  You will always be able to identify what the money earned for you:  experience, hindsight, and knowledge with which to move forward to the next investment opportunity.

In order to grab and hold onto a millionaire mindset, you must open your mind to investment possibilities.  Next time you’re faced with a decision to invest, rather than saying “It’s too much,” consider asking yourself, “What’s it worth?”

If the answer outshines the question, then don’t hesitate to invest in your most valuable commodity:  YOURSELF!

Bernadette Doyle is a marketing specialist who helps entrepreneurs become client magnets and attract a steady stream of their ideal clients. If you’d like to receive invaluable tips and advice on how to attract clients with ease, register at http://www.clientmagnets.com

Overcome obstacles by turning them into 'reasons why.'

What is the difference between someone who is really successful and the place you find yourself in right now? Do you think they had fewer challenges or obstacles? Do you think they had special talents or skills? Do you think they had endless supplies of capital? Or did they simply approach obstacles with a completely different mindset?

Turn your Obstacles into Reasons Why

A good friend of mine by the name of Carrie Wilkerson has a saying that I love. Incidentally she is known as the Barefoot Executive. She says that you have to turn your obstacles into reasons why. So when you look at your business and the challenges that you are facing you have to turn them on their head. Instead of them being the reason that you back off, they need to be the reason why you move forward.

For example: I knew that at one point in my business I did not have the resources I needed to grow my business. That obstacle became the reason why I needed to fix it. I wanted to grow my business so it didn’t matter that I didn’t have the resources, because I wanted to, I needed to find a solution. As another example: Because I didn’t have enough money to hire an assistant or someone to help me in my business. That was exactly why I needed to overcome that obstacle.  It may sound crazy, but adjusting your mindset and approach to obstacles is one of the most empowering things that you can do for your business. It takes you from a place of looking at an obstacle in defeat to being determined to find a solution to overcoming it.

Tips to help you believe that all Obstacles are solvable

•    Recognize that you are a talented individual that has achieved amazing things in your business so far. Look back on your accomplishments. They can encourage you to keep pressing on towards your goals.

•    The mere fact that you are reading up on ways to overcoming obstacles and growing your business means that you are already taking a step in the right direction. It is something to be applauded.

•    Listen to that feeling inside that says you want to achieve more. That desire to want to play a bigger game and achieve a greater level of success is what will help drive you and find solutions.

•    Don’t stop. Don’t back down from a challenge or give up at an obstacle. Turn it around and make it your reason why you need to overcome it.

Sometimes many of the reasons people back down from a challenge is because of their personal fears or insecurities. You need to remember that obstacles seldom just go away, and problems don’t just solve themselves. All obstacles can be solvable if you keep working towards solving them. But you need to put in the effort. You may not have the solutions in a day or a week, but over time your concerted and dedicated efforts are sure to pay off.

Bernadette Doyle is a marketing specialist who helps entrepreneurs become client magnets and attract a steady stream of their ideal clients. If you’d like to receive invaluable tips and advice on how to attract clients with ease, register at http://www.clientmagnets.com

As the most important asset in your business, you should be investing more in yourself than in your car.

If you own a car you know that you need to regularly refuel it and check the oil. If you don’t you run the risk of running out of fuel in the middle of a journey or the engine could just seize up. Now a car is generally seen as a depreciating asset that loses its value over time. Yet still you know how to look after it. You invest money to keep it in good running order so that it will reliably get you from A to B. If you are an asset in your business, and the most important one at that, how much are you investing in you?

An Asset Worth Looking After

Well known motivational speaker and life coach, Jim Rohn, says that we should be investing as much in ourselves as we do in our cars. I tend to disagree with that a little. I think we should be investing more in ourselves than in our cars.

Whereas our cars are depreciating assets, I would like to think that you are an asset that accumulates value over time. Each day brings new experiences and the opportunity to increase your knowledge. So each day you have the potential to increase your personal value as an asset to your business. You are the first important element needed for the creation of your information empire. Isn’t that an asset worth looking after?

As a business owner it is easy to get caught up in the operations side of things. You spend time creating products or programs and thinking of new ways to attract more clients. Of course these are important aspects of running your business. But have you noticed how difficult it is to be creative when you are feeling tired and overworked? Rest and recovery is just as important as time spent on the job. As humans we need rest, we need to take some time out to give our bodies and minds an opportunity to recover. You will be far more productive when you have had a good night’s sleep, or when you’ve taken a quick nap. Your business will benefit as a result. It is important both to yourself and to your business that you treat yourself as an important asset that is worth looking after.

Here are some ways in which you can invest in yourself.  I have put these steps in place and my business and life have flourished as a result ….

Set boundaries and keep them. Put time boundaries in place so that you have set working hours. If you do have to work longer hours, make sure you still take short breaks.

Take time out. Consciously schedule in leisure time and spend that time doing something that is completely unrelated to work.

Don’t push yourself beyond your limit. Be aware of the work hours you are putting in. Don’t keep pushing yourself until you burn out. You are your business’ most important asset and therefore you must look after yourself.
Create a nurturing, sharing and caring environment.  Surround yourself with people that encourage and support you. Share your vision for your business with your family and get them onboard so that you have a solid support base.

Treat yourself to a mentor. Find a business coach or mentor that you can work with. Allow them to speak into your life so that you can grow with your business.

Continually invest in your business growth and development. Attend courses or workshops that inspire you and give you ideas on how to grow your business.

As a business owner your business is important to you so it’s tempting to pour all your energy into it. Remember though that you need to be renewing those energy sources if you want your business to grow. Take the time to invest in yourself and your business will benefit as a result.

Bernadette Doyle is a marketing specialist who helps entrepreneurs become client magnets and attract a steady stream of their ideal clients. If you’d like to receive invaluable tips and advice on how to attract clients with ease, register at http://www.clientmagnets.com

It's important to have a work/life balance.

Do you sometimes feel that if you work one less hour your business might fail? Do you feel that putting in long hours is essential to succeed? I used to believe that. In fact that’s how I used to work. But I don’t believe that anymore. I found a better way to work, one that brings me more revenue and allows me more free time. If you can adapt this model to your business you will soon see that you also don’t need to be working 80-hour weeks in order to be successful.

A Smarter Way to Work

There are many successful business people who will tell you that success demands sacrifice. They tell you to sacrifice your time, energy and knowledge if your want to build a successful business. You need to sacrifice time with your family or time for recreation. They also tell you that the sacrifice is worth it.  Yet as many people know and have experienced, this isn’t always the case. Business people that put in the long hours often end up with strained family relationships, simply because they were never around. Now if your family and friends are important to you (as they are for me).  If you value your leisure time and want to enjoy a more balanced lifestyle then you need to take a different approach to business. Building a business around the “information empire model” is one way in which your business can really start to work for you.

I believe that you have unique talents, knowledge and expertise. I believe that if we hone in on those skills we will find gold nuggets of such incredible value. You can then use that value to grow your business with far less effort than what the long hour strategy demands. One of my clients Mary is a coach who specializes in working with creative people to grow their businesses. When I asked her why she wanted to attend my workshop on building an information empire she had an interesting answer. She said that she was coaching, but she never had enough clients or enough revenue. She was barely covering her costs yet it felt like pure hard work. She had taken on a house mortgage and she knew that she had to get serious about making money. She had to find a smarter way to generate revenue that wasn’t such a slog. Mary attended the workshop and implemented some strategies. A short while later her business started to turn. Now it is working for her and instead of Mary having to put in all the hard work and long hours.

Why Long Hours aren’t always best:

•    80 hour weeks do not guarantee success. You can be putting in all the hard work and still not be getting the results you want.
•    Working long hours takes you away from your family and isolates you from social circles. This can have a negative impact on your emotional health.
•    Working long hours usually cuts into your leisure time when you should be exercising or doing things to maintain a good level of physical fitness and health.
•    Hard work is an admirable work ethic, but it is only effective if it is coupled with working smart at the same time.

There is a common belief that long hours and hard work are the only way to be successful in business. Yet I believe that there is a better model for success. When you start to learn the value you bring to your business and create an information empire, you can get your business to do the hard work for you instead.

Do you realize just how much your knowledge is worth? You are the first and most important part of your business. Do you realize just how unique you are? If we were to sit down to chat and I asked you about your life and business experience I doubt it will be a carbon copy of what someone else has shared with me. You are absolutely unique, I’m certain of that. Perhaps the issue is not whether you can charge a certain amount for your services or products. It is rather just how much faith do you have in your uniqueness?

A while back, on one of my teleseminar calls, I invited some clients to share their stories.  They had attended my information empire workshop and had implemented specific strategies as a result.  If you were on that call, you would have heard me speak with one of my clients, Gail.  During the interview, Gail revealed something very interesting. She said that it was some of the little things that actually highlighted how she valued herself (or under-valued herself).

Gail is a life coach who works with professional and amateur golfers. She helps them to improve their mental game. One of the things Gail realised in coming on the workshop was how many little things she was doing to please clients and other people. She wouldn’t think twice of driving out to clients or travelling to a seminar. It wasn’t that those were bad things. But when she heard me talking about doing business on my terms, that I ran the workshop in my home town because it was convenient for me, she wondered why she’d never considered that for her business. Gail realised that she had personal beliefs that were undervaluing her business as a result.  She realised it was possible for her to work on her terms. She just needed to value her uniqueness and what she was offering her clients.

I love the tag line in the Loreal adverts that say ‘Because I’m worth it!’ That’s what you need to be saying to yourself. Have more faith in your uniqueness.

Developing Faith in your Uniqueness

•    Are you pricing your products low because you think that will attract more clients? Is that their true value? Or should they really be at a much higher price level?
•    Do you find yourself bending over backwards to accommodate clients? Is that really beneficial to your business or could you be doing things some other way?
•    Do you question why people would want to pay to listen to you or buy your products? If that is the case it’s a sure sign that you don’t have much faith in your uniqueness.
•    Do your personal beliefs sometimes make you hesitate to take a step forward in business?
•    Is there a mentor or coach you could work with that can help you find your true value as part of your business? Sometimes changing the small things can make a big impact on the way you do business.

You are the first essential element in building your business to greater heights. Your knowledge is unique to you and because of that it has a value. If you question what to charge or if you can really set certain systems in place then maybe it’s your beliefs that need changing. Have more faith in your uniqueness. It is on that that you will build the value of your business.

Bernadette Doyle is a marketing specialist who helps entrepreneurs become client magnets and attract a steady stream of their ideal clients. If you’d like to receive invaluable tips and advice on how to attract clients with ease, register at http://www.clientmagnets.com

Has the passion and excitement about being in business been snuffed out by all the work that is involved with it?

Many entrepreneurs start their businesses with great excitement. They pour all their energy and effort into the business and make all kinds of sacrifices. But one day they realize that it just isn’t fun anymore. Somewhere along the line all the passion and excitement about getting in new business has been snuffed out by all the work that is involved with it. Has that ever happened to you? Maybe if you are reading this, that’s exactly how you feel right now. Maybe more than anything you just want to start to enjoy your business once again.

What went wrong?

My guess, if that’s what you are feeling right now, is that you are spending your days doing tasks that you don’t really enjoy. Perhaps you feel you are not very good at them. Perhaps you just find them tedious. Either way work has become a daily grind. The sad thing is that most business literature will tell you that sacrifice is part of being successful. That you can’t always do the things you love or are good at. So you simply accept that that is the way things have to be. Before you know it your business is grinding to a halt because you have become so bogged down in accepting the suffering part of your job and there really isn’t any enjoyment in it anymore.

I honestly don’t believe that has to be the case. Why can’t you spend your days doing what you love? Why shouldn’t you enjoy your business for many years to come?  If you are serious about wanting to enjoy your business once again you need to take some critical views of what you are doing. Analyze what you are doing on a daily basis. Write down a list of all the tasks. Then next to each one rank how good you are at it and how much you enjoy it. What it will probably show is that you are spending most of your time doing things you don’t enjoy. Now you need to look at which of those tasks could be outsourced. When you start to get rid of the things that bog down your day you may feel that spring in your step returning. As you start to focus your time on doing the things you love what you are really doing is building on your strengths. When you do this, you can start to enjoy your business once again.

Why enjoying your Business is Important

•    When you enjoy what you do you feel positive and energized. This energy is often contagious and attracts clients to you.
•    When you are doing things that you are good at, you are building on your strengths. Your work is more rewarding and ultimately more enjoyable.
•    When you enjoy your business your mind is more open to opportunities to learn and develop your business.
•    A business should be about more than just making money. It should serve your lifestyle as well.

Don’t think that because you run a business that it can’t be fun. If you are investing so much time and effort into your business then you should be enjoying it.  You give incredible value to your business. So in return it should serve you. Your business should give you the financial and lifestyle rewards that you dream of. Believe that business should be enjoyed.

Bernadette Doyle is a marketing specialist who helps entrepreneurs become client magnets and attract a steady stream of their ideal clients. If you’d like to receive invaluable tips and advice on how to attract clients with ease, register at http://www.clientmagnets.com