Okay, now that you know WHAT you plan to offer, and WHEN you plan to offer it, it's time to break this all down into actionable steps. To begin, we need to brainstorm the steps you'll need to take to accomplish the task, and then, we need to assign a timeline to each task. Once we have those things set, we can work BACKWARDS from the launch date to set our schedule. Of … [Read more...]
Guided Goals & Planning – 03 – Your End-of-Year Sale
NOW THAT WE'VE GOT 2021 BUSINESS GOALS SET, it's time to put them to the test. If you completed your homework from last time, that means you've determined your 2021 business goals, and you'v brainstormed how you plan to meet those goals - good work! For now, though, I want you to SET THEM ASIDE, so we can focus on the rest of THIS year. What's important to note for now … [Read more...]
Guided Goals & Planning – 02 – Making Choices
HAVING ASSESSED MY BUSINESS AND EXAMINED WHAT I FOUND, it's time to make some CHOICES about what comes next. Since I'm confident in the basic PLAN but not its EXECUTION, my very first task is to rethink HOW to get through the steps of my plan. The "pain" in my business this year has been due to internet and power outage issues, so the focus of my adjustment has to be … [Read more...]
Guided Goals & Planning – 01 – The Completed Goal Review
IF YOU NEED THE BLANK ASSESSMENT, CLICK HERE. You can see that I feel good about where things are with two of my goals: Overall Business Growth and Retention. You can also see I don't feel good about where things are with Product Launches, Promotions, and Innovation. Then, you'll note that I feel neutral about both my List Growth and my Upkeep. In the … [Read more...]
Card Class
KonMari Day 01
The end result of just over 3 hours of clothes' sorting and discarding KonMari-Style The larger, black bags are trash, and the smaller, white bags are for donation. Our Personal Project Supervisor, Emily, can been seen in the lower, right corner. :-) … [Read more...]
Scribbled Stories Comes Alive!
The Scribbled Stories Booth – September 2010 Dad, Mom, and Me Demo Time! … [Read more...]
Write Every Day
I haven't missed a day of writing since January 1, 2006. It's fairly easy for me because I need to write like I need to breathe. Not every writer is like that, but every writer needs to get as close to that feeling as he or she can. Why is it important to write every day? Because the more you write, the better you get at it, and because earning a living as a writer … [Read more...]