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It’s Time to Stop Hiding Your Talents and Embrace Your Gifts

As a child, I was a failure. I wasn’t good at anything. I was fired by my piano teacher after two torturous years of lessons. In fact, I wasn’t just fired; she told my mother I shouldn’t be allowed at the piano because I was too uncoordinated to play. I loved the piano and I was sad.

I took ballet when I was young. That didn’t last long either. Apparently, I was also too uncoordinated for the world of dance. I took a sewing class in middle school. It didn’t end well. It was probably the only time in my life I was thankful for social promotion so I wouldn’t be given a failing grade. (In fairness, I stuck with it and in my early adulthood finally mastered the art of sewing). I signed up to sing in the choir for the school play in eighth grade. After two rehearsals they told me I could stay–if I mouthed the words. My middle school attempts at becoming a distance runner ended after a couple of serious asthma attacks. Middle school was pretty rough on my ego.

By the end of middle school, I was convinced I had no talents, no gifts to offer the world. I figured I was destined for a life as a loser. 13 is pretty young to be giving up on one’s future, but apparently I wasn’t all that good at optimism back then either.

Have you ever felt that way? Do you question whether you have any talents or gifts that make you special and unique? You shouldn’t. You DO have talents. You DO have gifts. Do you know how I know this? Because none of us were sent to this life without the talents and gifts that we would need to accomplish our purpose here.

Perhaps like me, you have struggled to discover those talents and gifts. Maybe you still struggle some days. Or maybe you aren’t recognizing those talents and gifts because they aren’t obvious or aren’t things that the world thinks of as talent. Talents aren’t limited to the performing or visual arts. The arts might quickly come to mind when we think of talents, but there are so many other talents and gifts that it would take weeks to list them all.

I still don’t sing. And I’m not very good at the piano, though I have to confess in absolute defiance of my piano teacher’s pronouncement I taught myself to play “Fur Elise” and it’s one of the few songs I can actually play. If I practice a lot, I can learn a moderately difficult piece of music. I took up the flute at the end of eighth grade and had an enjoyable four years of marching band. I’m not a great flute player, but I did well enough. And perhaps more importantly, I developed an incredible love for music, so much so that I became a school music volunteer and spent more than 15 years encouraging my children and other children to develop their musical talents.

The summer before high school, with the encouragement of my parents, I decided I would try out for the swim team. Never mind that I couldn’t swim the length of the pool. I was going to become a swimmer. I rode my bike down to the community pool and enlisted one of the lifeguards to become my “coach.” I spent every afternoon at the pool that summer swimming laps, and he taught me how to do a flip turn and dive off the blocks. And by 1/10 of one second, I made the freshman swim team.

I also discovered along the way that I had some gifts. They didn’t look much like talents to the world, but when I really began paying attention, I discovered there were things I was good at. Over time I have discovered more talents and gifts. Some I have recognized as part of the maturing process, and some were talents developed out of necessity, to be able to be competitive in the world of work or to be able to improve my home and my family.

You have gifts and talents too. It really doesn’t matter what the world thinks of them. Sometimes the world fails to value that which is most valuable. It’s important that we don’t fall into that trap and devalue ourselves by devaluing our talents.

Are you having trouble identifying those talents? Here are some ways that you can begin identifying your gifts and talents so you can focus on them and fully develop them.

Ask someone else. Or several someone elses. Ask several trusted friends and family members what they think your talents or gifts are. Be sure to ask each separately so you can get a more objective response. Finally, ask co-workers or people you serve with in volunteer positions the same question. Write down all the answers you get. You may be surprised at what you hear.
Create a resume. If you had to go out and find a job (or a new job) tomorrow, what would you put on your resume? It doesn’t matter if you’ve never had a formal job. What skills would you include on that resume? This exercise is much more effective if you take it seriously and really try to put together a resume that is going to sell an potential employer on you.
Take an assessment. Many career development websites offer assessment tests that will give you a picture of your current skills, talents and interests relating to the career world.
Work with a Mentor or Coach. A good mentor will help you to breakthrough some of your negative thinking regarding talents, and will help you to identify the talents you have and talents you should be developing. If you would like to see how this works, drop me a message here to arrange a complementary mentoring session.

Once you’ve identified your talents, own them. Be proud of them. And now, you need to begin finding ways to developing those talents and gifts and learning how you can use them to achieve your purpose, to improve your life and to make your corner of the world a little better place.

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The 5 F’s you Need to Be a Complete Success

What’s your definition of success? Is it a satisfying career, a big paycheck, a big house, all the toys? Or is it more family time, better health, or time to relax and enjoy your life?

Each of these is part of the package of success, but there are five essential elements you need to include to be a complete success. While you can certainly be happy with success in one or more area, I believe that you need all five to be a complete success. The five elements are:

Faith
Family
Fitness
Finance
Fulfillment

Faith: We all need to believe in something greater than ourselves. Having faith in something greater than ourselves encourages us to reach out, to have hope when life seems hopeless and to recognize that we are but one part of a much larger whole. It also reminds us to build relationships and to serve our fellow men. I believe that faith is one of the things that keeps us from spending too much time looking inward and reminds us to look outward. How you express your faith and live your faith is entirely up to you. I am a spiritual person so my faith is expressed and strengthened through activity in my church. Yours may be something entirely different–and that’s ok. Our individual expressions of faith are part of what makes us who we are.

Family: Family is important. As John Donne said, “No man is an island.” We need close interpersonal relationships in our lives. Whether you are part of a traditional mom-dad-and-the-kids family, a single-parent-and-kids family, a couple-with-no-kids family, or your family looks different, it doesn’t matter. People who are members of families generally enjoy better physical and mental health. Our family also gives us shared history–someone who has had many of the same experiences as we have,

Fitness: Without health, wealth and success mean little. Doing our best to enjoy our optimum level of health makes life more enjoyable. Few are blessed with perfect health, and there are some health challenges that cannot be completely overcome no matter how hard we work at it, no matter how hard we wish for it or no matter how amazing our health providers are. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be at our best, whatever that best may be. Self-care is essential to being able to achieve our goals and fully enjoy our lives.

Finance: Having your finances in order is a critical component of success. This doesn’t necessarily mean being wealthy, but it does mean having enough to meet your needs and care for yourself and your family. When your time is spent worrying about your finances, worrying about having enough, worrying about debts that feel overwhelming, it’s difficult to focus on anything else. Putting your finances in order and ensuring that you can meet your needs will bring peace and eliminate much stress from your life.

Fulfillment: What brings you joy? What gives you purpose? Fulfillment is the finishing piece, that brings all the other F’s together. I believe fulfillment is essential. Figure out what it is you need to feel fulfilled in your life and pursue it. Putting the first four F’s in order will make this one easier. But I firmly believe that we were created and put on this earth to have joy. Not just fun, not just entertainment, but to find, create and have joy in our lives. And I believe that living our purpose is what will bring us the most joy.

So how do these five F’s play into becoming a complete success? As we set goals and strive for success in our lives, our goals should fit into one or more of these areas. Having goals that will improve each of these areas of your life will enrich your entire life and help you to achieve the success you desire.

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How to Become a More Positive Person

Life can be hard. Things don’t always go like we expect them to. We experience disappointments and setbacks. It’s easy to let those negative parts of life overwhelm us and become our focus.

Life can be great. Sometimes things go even better than we expect. We experience victories, large and small. We succeed and we celebrate. For most people, the good and the bad come in fairly equal measures.

How is it, though, that for so many it is much easier to dwell on the negative instead of the positive? Wouldn’t life would be more enjoyable if we dwelt on the positive? What is it that keeps us from being more positive? Is it perhaps that we simply haven’t learned how to focus on the positive?

Positivity is one of the best habits we can develop. It’s not always easy—sometimes it’s actual WORK—but learning to be positive and look for the positive in every situation will make your life more joyful. It won’t’ eliminate the hard stuff from your life, nor should it. But learning to become a more positive person will make it easier to navigate the setbacks, disappointments and challenges that are a part of everyone’s lives.

For a more fulfilling and peaceful life, follow these steps and learn how to become a more positive person.

Acknowledge life’s challenges. Don’t be a Pollyanna. Stuffing it doesn’t help anyone. Once you’ve acknowledged and processed them, refocus on the positive aspects of whatever situation you are in. Sometimes it may be looking for the lesson you can learn. Sometimes it may just be gratitude that it wasn’t worse.

Put yourself in positive surroundings. Surround yourself with positive people. If you want to become a more positive person, you need to make sure you’re spending time with like-minded people. Sad Sally and Negative Ned are going to make it hard for you to focus on the good. Choose to spend time with those who will fill your reservoir of positivity and not drain it instead.

Be proactive. Don’t wait for positive things to happen in your life. Acknowledge the negative and look for the positive in every situation. You know that if you want something to happen in your life, you can’t just sit around and wish for it, you need to go out and make positive things happen in your life. This doesn’t mean they have to be big and grand, just choose the positive.

Find a confidant. Everyone needs that friend they can talk to who will help them work through the hard parts without losing their positive perspective. Make sure you have at least one of these friends—and be that friend for someone else.

Keep a celebration or gratitude journal. Journaling is a great way to express and process feelings and emotions. Keep a dedicated journal where you write the positive parts of each day. These don’t have to be long entries, maybe even just a sentence or two. But journaling your gratitude and /or your victories each day will help you develop the habit of looking for the positive and remembering to acknowledge and express gratitude for it.

Create a happiness box. This is almost like a celebration journal but it’s items that come from other sources. Make yourself a box or file of letters and notes of encouragement, praise, congratulations, etc. Add photographs and other mementoes that remind you of happy events. Whenever you need a positivity boost, just break out the box and remind yourself of all the good things in your life.

Learn to live in the now. Let go of past hurts and disappointments. Acknowledge them, and then let them go. They don’t have to dwell with you daily. Are we seeing a pattern here? It’s important to acknowledge the hard parts of life. Don’t try and sweep them under the rug or pretend they aren’t happening. Acknowledge them, express gratitude for the lessons you’ve learned from them and stop rehashing them over and over. Live in the now. Let the past go (both good and bad). What good things does your life include now?

Are you learning to become a more positive person? What techniques and habits have you developed to help you become more positive? I ‘d love to hear how your journey to become a more positive person is working out for you. Comment below or drop me an email.

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10 Ways to Reduce Your Stress and Feel Better

Stress affects everyone.

When was the last time you felt stressed? Was it a looming deadline, an unexpected bill, a work assignment, a family disagreement. . . or just about any part of everyday life?

We all feel stressed from time to time. As I write this, I have a long to-do list on the desk in front of me, in preparation for another out-of-town trip. I definitely feel some stress to get everything done before I go, though I know the deadlines are only self-imposed. Some of us cope with stress more easily and effectively than others, but all stress carries physical and psychological risks. Some stressors, like finishing my to-do list, may be brief while others, like a long-term illness, may be quite prolonged.

There is also traumatic stress caused by a sudden negative change is life such as an accident, assault or natural disaster where a person may be in danger of serious harm. This is generally short-term stress, but can result in long-term consequences.

Stress can also be a result of good things happening. A new job, a positive change in family status such as marriage or a new baby, can also be stressors.

Not all stress is bad.

Stress can motivate people to prepare or perform, like when they need to take a test or interview for a new job. Stress can even be life-saving in some situations. In response to danger, your body prepares to face a threat or flee to safety. In these situations, your pulse quickens, you breathe faster, your muscles tense, your brain uses more oxygen and increases activity—all functions aimed at survival.

Long-term stress can be harmful to your health.

If your stress becomes prolonged or chronic, or you have difficulty managing or alleviating your stress, it can lead to health issues. When a response to stress goes on too long or becomes chronic, the same life-saving responses your body produces in response to short-term stress can begin to suppress some of your body’s symptoms, causing them to stop working as they should.

Some of the health conditions that can be caused or aggravated by stress are:

Colds
Depression/Anxiety
Diabetes
Gastrointestinal Problems
Headaches and Migraines
Health Problems Affected by Stress:
Heart Disease
High Blood Pressure
Insomnia
Irritability
Obesity
Poor Concentration and Forgetfulness
Respiratory issues such as asthma and bronchitis
Skin Problems

How can you learn to manage and alleviate stress before it begins to create health problems? Here are a few ways to reduce your stress and start feeling better now.

10 Ways to Reduce Your Stress

Meditate

Meditation or some type of focused devotion, such as prayer or reading from a favorite book of scripture, can help to not only calm your mind, but also your body. Meditation is shown to slow heart rate and breathing, lower blood pressure and help practitioners become more relaxed. You don’t have to set aside hours of time; as little as 10 minutes of meditation can help you reduce stress.

Exercise

Physical activity stimulates the production of endorphins, your brain’s feel-good neurotransmitters. In other words, exercise makes both your brain and body happy and counteracts the mental and physical effects of stress. And it doesn’t have to be hard. You can engage in a fast-paced game of basketball or take a leisurely walk. Both are effective stress reducers. Ideally you should exercise at least 30 minutes each day, but any exercise is better than no exercise.

Use Music

As the old saying goes, “Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast.” Whether it’s listening to soothing relaxation tracks on You Tube, or dancing it out to the latest hits, music helps us to feel good, relax and alleviate stress.

Practice Gratitude

Choosing to practice gratitude, and focusing on the good things in your life, not only helps to put things into perspective, it also can stimulate those same endorphins that your brain uses to feel better.

Take a Nap

Both our bodies and our brains need adequate rest to function well. Sometimes just giving ourselves a break and taking a good nap can make all the difference.

Take a Hot Bath or Shower

A soothing soak or an invigorating shower are both excellent relaxers. The hot water and steam is soothing and can help to open breathing passages and relax your body’s systems.

Get a Massage

Many of us carry our stress as tension in our bodies. A good massage can break up muscle tension, relax the muscles and lower your heart rate and blood pressure, to relax your body, and increase the production of endorphins to relax your mind as well.

Write it Out

Journaling can be an excellent way to relieve stress. Rather than internalizing it, or venting all over another person, write it all out. But rather than hang on to it, once you’ve relieved your stress on paper, burn it up, tear it up and let it go away forever.

Laugh

Laughter truly can be the best medicine. Read a funny book, watch a funny movie, have a joke fest with your friends—whatever it takes to work up a good laugh and laugh the tension away.

Visit a Friend

Strong relationships can be one of the best antidotes for stress. Human connection is critical to our physical and emotional well-being. So to keep stress at bay, and manage it, make maintaining and spending time with friends and family who lift you up and are your support network a priority.

What’s your best method for relieving stress? Share in the comments.

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9 Tips for Effective Social Media Marketing

In my early days as an entrepreneur, I often struggled with ways to market my photography business on my limited college-student budget. I didn’t have a lot of options then. Newspaper ads weren’t an effective way to advertise for photography clients, television and radio were well out of my budget, and direct mail was a large commitment of time and money. I found my best results through referral marketing or relationship marketing, where my existing clients told their friends and associates how happy they were with my services. The only downside to this in the pre-internet days was that there was no easy way for me to build that relationship until they called me for a booking appointment.

If I were starting my photography business today, it would be a whole different ballgame. I would still focus on the referral or relationship marketing. I’ve learned it’s a great way to build a business—especially a service-based business like photography, mentoring, consulting or any number of other personalized services. But I no longer have to rely on waiting for prospects to call me after they’ve heard about me from my clients.

Today, I can use social media to build those relationships even before they have a need for my services. I no longer am limited to “traditional” advertising, which has never been the ideal marketing vehicle for my business. All of my marketing today is done through various social media platforms, and is custom-tailored to the needs of my different client groups. Social media has revolutionized the way marketing works and has made effective marketing affordable for even the smallest of businesses.

If you own a small business these days, social media is a critical part of your business-building and marketing strategy—or at least it should be. But there’s more to social media marketing than just posting ads for your business. In order to maximize the potential of social media as a tool for building your business, you need to be mindful. Here are nine tips for using social media effectively to build your business.

Make a Plan

One of the biggest problems with Social Media Marketing is that many users have no idea how they plan to use Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or other sites before they sign on. Before you hop on the web to promote your business, decide what you want to promote and how you want to promote it. You need a marketing plan for social media, just like you need a marketing plan for any other aspect of your business—maybe more, since it has the potential to steal your time if you aren’t watching it.

Be interested

The best way to build relationships, whether in the virtual world or the “real” one, is to be interested in other people. Everyone wants to feel important. One of the best ways to make them feel important is to be sincerely interested in them. Read their tweets and Facebook posts and comment on them. You don’t have to respond to every post, but comment appropriately and frequently. Wish them a happy birthday (Facebook makes this really easy) or offer congratulations or condolences, as appropriate. As your clients and potential clients begin to realize you are interested in them, you will begin building trust and they will begin to be interested in you. Remember, people don’t care how much you know until you know how much they care. In this age of relationship marketing, the relationship needs to be authentic, not artificial.

Solve problems

Isn’t this the crux of every business? We exist in business to solve problems for our customers. Think about it. Whether you sell clothing, widgets, real estate or legal advice, your clients come to you because you are offering a solution to a problem they have, from what to wear to Saturday’s party to finding a new home. Find ways on line to answer questions and offer solutions to your followers’ problems and you will be their business hero. Once you’ve established yourself as their go-to, you’ve built the relationship and the authority that will earn you their business.

Share your Expertise

Don’t make us pay for every piece of advice you have to give. One great way to demonstrate your value is your willingness to share what you know so we’ll want to know more and so we’ll know that you really are the expert we need to hire. Whether it’s offering information in your field of expertise through a Facebook page, through your blog or through guest posting on another blog, chiming in authoritatively on topics of current interest to your potential clients will definitely help build your reputation. As for guest posting on another blog, it’s an excellent way to expose yourself to new markets and new people who may not have previously heard of you.

Watch the Clock

Social media can be a time saver or a time waster. Plan a set amount of time to update with social media each day. Using a program such as Hootsuite, which allows you to check messages and schedule posts across several platforms at once, can be an additional time saver. Decide what you’ll do online and set a timer if you need to. Is playing that game on Facebook or getting involved in a Twitter chat when you have a deadline to meet really the best use of your marketing time?

Don’t Be a Spammer

The only thing worse than being completely ignored on the internet is being spammed. Don’t over post. I have hidden or unliked a number of pages and friends on my Facebook accounts because of over posting. And I’ve unfollowed a few Tweeters for the same reason. I don’t care what it is you’re saying. I don’t need to hear it every two minutes all day long. If you try to crowd everyone else out of the conversation, you’re going to be the one shut out. Remember, sometimes less really is more. Tell me the really important things but don’t beat me over the head with them.

Choose your Words Wisely

You can’t unring a bell and you can’t unpost on the internet. Think before you hit the “publish” button. The fewer words you have to apologize for, the higher your trust level will be and the more effective your internet marketing will be. That also applies to photographs. Once something is out there on the internet, it is ALWAYS out there on the internet. Inflammatory political rants or venting about other businesses or clients will make others wonder what you would say about them. When your potential clients search out your name or business on the web, you want what they find to reflect well on you, so make sure what you post does just that.

Numbers aren’t Everything

More followers, more fans and more friends doesn’t necessarily mean you’re more important. There is a point at which you can’t possibly maintain any kind of online relationship with those people. While it’s good to have the numbers—you can’t get your message out to people you don’t connect with. But make sure you don’t get so obsessed with building your numbers that you forget to build relationships at the same time.

Meet People in Person

Get off the computer and get out in your community. Whenever possible, turn your virtual business relationships into face-to-face (or at least telephone) business relationships. If you have the opportunity to meet someone for lunch or for coffee or just a chat, do it. There’s nothing like real, in-person relationships to enrich your life and build your business.

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Learn How & When to Use Paid Social Media Ads for Even More Impact & Reach

In the early days of social media, it was much easier to reach your target audience organically, or by simply posting and having your posts shared. But social media is a constantly evolving medium and social media marketing is evolving as well. While it is still possible for you to create posts that will go viral on their own, paid social media has become an essential part of a successful marketing strategy. But instead of throwing money, learn how to use ads and which platforms will be most effective for your business. There are many training courses available, and if you’re not up for learning it yourself, you should hire a great social media manager.

Do you want more information about how a social media manager can help you? Let’s talk. I can help you learn the ins and outs of wise social media use and help you find the right social media manager to help you most effectively use social media to market and grow your business. Just click the Talk-to-Me link above to message me.

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These are just a few of the many principles we could apply to using social media. I’d love to hear your experience with them and what other words of wisdom you’ve learned from your adventures online. Just add them to the comments below.

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Do You Dream of Being an Entrepreneur?

When I was 12, I started babysitting to earn pocket money. Babysitting didn’t pay particularly well, and I found myself working a lot of hours (I think my record month was 70 hours) but not really making a lot of money doing it. I also discovered I really not a fan of changing diapers and cleaning up other people’s messes. But job opportunities were pretty limited when I was 12, so I kept at it.

And then when I was 13, macramé pot hangers became popular and I discovered I was good at tying those knots. I bought a couple of pattern books and I started making macramé pot hangers, first for my mom and then for my grandma. And then friends of my mother started asking me if I could make one for them. Being a creative and enterprising adolescent, I quickly learned I could make money in this little venture and I became a teenage entrepreneur.

My early days as a private swim instructor.

While my first business lasted only as long as the macramé trend, I was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and there was no turning back. The next summer I turned my swimming skills into a business and became a private swim instructor, which turned out to be a fun and lucrative business in southern California. I taught swim lessons both in my parents’ backyard pool, and at the homes of customers all over town. Unlike my friends who were slaving away at minimum-wage fast-food jobs, I was outdoors all day enjoying the sunshine (and the only time in my life I’ve ever had a tan), making a much higher wage than my friends AND setting my own schedule, allowing for plenty of summer fun, a critical component of teenage life.

I dabbled in a number of other entrepreneurial ventures during those high school years, and also put the marketing skills I was learning to work on the inevitable school fundraisers. By college my aspirations grew and I started a photography business, which I still own today. When people ask me how I became a professional photographer I often tell them, only half jokingly, it was because I was too stupid to know how much work it was to own my own business.

As I built this business, and others, over the years, I have come to know how little I really knew going in to that first adult business. But I had a dream of being an entrepreneur, and I was not about to let a little thing like my lack of knowledge stop me. I’ve learned a few things since then, about life and especially about becoming an entrepreneur. If you dream of becoming an entrepreneur, there are a few things you need to think about and learn as you begin to pursue that dream.

Get Clear

Know what you want to do before you begin. What you start out doing may not be what you do down the road. While I started out as a professional photographer, and I still provide photography services, my business today has evolved and grown into something very different from that picture-taking college student. I am also a MUCH better photographer than I was 30-some years ago. There is nothing wrong with having big dreams of success in your business. In fact, I highly recommend it. But recognize you need to start where you are and you need to be clear about what you want to do now and what you want your business to look like now.

Get Real

When you start your first business, you will be a beginner—both in the business world and in your industry, unless this is something you’ve done professionally before. Presumably you have the skills to get started. If you’re a photographer, you need to know how to create professional-quality photographs. If you’re a social media manager, you need to know how to use the social media networks in a professional manner. And so on.

You also need to recognize that you are on chapter one, and others in your niche may be on chapter four or chapter 20 or chapter 57. Resist the temptation to compare yourself to them and beat yourself up for only being on chapter one. They were once there too.

Get real about the amount of time, effort and money it will take to get your business up and running and to grow it. Do not short change yourself in determining these important costs of business by undercharging or underestimating the time you will need to be successful.

Get Legal

Before you hang out your shingle, especially if your business will involve any kind of in-person services, make sure you know the legalities of running your business. What are the business requirements of the place where you live or where you plan to conduct your business? Can you run a business from your home? Do you need permits, business licenses, or special accommodations? What insurance is required? (Hint: your home insurance may NOT cover business purposes. If you like owning your home, you’ll want to check this out.) The quickest way to torpedo your business—and your financial future—is to run your business afoul of the law. If you need help learning the legalities of running a business in your area, the SBA’s Small Business Development Center is an excellent resource for fledgling entrepreneurs.

Get Help

You’ll build your business faster if you don’t try and do it all on your own. I wish someone had told me this when I was 19 and starting my photography business. There was so much I didn’t know, I didn’t even know I didn’t know it. There was no internet back then, so I had to figure it out on my own, along with the help of a class I had found in the back of a local photography magazine called “The Business of Wedding Photography.” That was the sum total of my early training, along with business books from the library. If I had known or had access to other help, I would have avoided many pitfalls and problems.

Find training. Get all the training you can that’s relevant to your business goals. Even more importantly, find a mentor who can help you develop the entrepreneurial mindset and who can help you understand what it takes to start and grow a business. I have been mentoring entrepreneurs and conducting home business and entrepreneur workshops for more than 25 years. Since I started my first business, I’ve lived in three states, necessitating setting up my business a number of times to comply with the requirements of each city. Over the last several years, the focus of my business has shifted from running a full-time photography studio to helping turn wanta-preneurs into successful entrepreneurs.

If you dream of being an entrepreneur, but aren’t quite sure how to bring this dream to life, I can help you. For a limited time, I am offering free, no-obligation mentoring sessions to answer your questions, help you break through your fears and limiting beliefs, and get your started on your entrepreneurial journey. If you want to take advantage of this limited time opportunity, leave me a comment below or message me through this link.

I look forward to helping you make your dream of being an entrepreneur come true.

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Stress affects everyone.

Not all stress is bad.

Long-term stress can be harmful to your health.

10 Ways to Reduce Your Stress

Make a Plan

Be interested

Solve problems

Share your Expertise

Watch the Clock

Don’t Be a Spammer

Choose your Words Wisely

Numbers aren’t Everything

Meet People in Person

And Bonus #10

Learn How & When to Use Paid Social Media Ads for Even More Impact & Reach

Get Clear

Get Real

Get Legal

Get Help

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