Saturday, June 09, 2007
One Stop Web Support Newsletter #57 On the Way
The latest issue of One Stop Web Support Newsletter is scheduled to arrive Sunday, June 10, 2007.
This newsletter concludes a four-part series on the Building the Four Key Parts of Your Business. It contains:
Jeff
The latest issue of One Stop Web Support Newsletter is scheduled to arrive Sunday, June 10, 2007.
This newsletter concludes a four-part series on the Building the Four Key Parts of Your Business. It contains:
- Building the Four Key Parts of Your Business - Attracting Customers (part 4 of 4)
- Reviews -
The Net Reporter Internet Marketing Resources
My Silent Team Marketing Resources for eBay and Website Businesses - Special guest corner - thoughts from top marketers
How Writing A SINGLE Article Can Create a 100% -- OR MORE -- Increase in Your Web Site Traffic!
By Derek Gehl - Success quote by Mark Twain
Jeff
Labels: newsletter, promote business
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
How to Use Your Bad Business Habits to Bring You Success
Are bad business habits holding your business back? All of us deal with bad habits like these at some point or another:
BANABU creator Mike Kemski tells a story about how he turned his craving for tobacco into a craving for fitness.
He wanted to quit smoking, but he didn't want to spend his days white-knuckling his way through his desire to smoke. He thought, "Maybe the answer isn't in what I don't want. Maybe it's in what I want quitting smoking to accomplish."
So he asked himself, "What do I want to accomplish by quitting smoking?" He realized that his whole desire to stop smoking was rooted in the fact that he wanted to become more healthy and energetic.
So he decided that every time he felt the urge for a smoke, he would jog instead. The first few times, he didn't get much more than a block. But each time he got a little farther and felt a little better about outdoing what he did the last time.
After a few weeks, his mind was triggering entirely different responses. Instead of raising a desire to smoke, the smell of someone smoking nearby started to trigger a desire to run.
Before long, he had no urge to smoke at all. He was running several miles at a time. And he was enjoying ever-increasing feelings of health and energy, too.
The same principle applies to bad business habits that hold your business back. Determine what need you're trying to satisfy with your bad habit.
For example, if you find yourself doing busy-work tasks to avoid doing something new and unfamiliar, figure out what your procrastination is trying to accomplish.
More often than not, you procrastinate because you want to protect yourself from something new and unfamiliar. So look at the task you're avoiding. Chances are you want to do it because it will move you toward your goals. It will ultimately help you get to a point where you are protected against financial troubles.
So do it because you know it will protect you better than the busy work that lets you avoid it.
But what about that discomfort with the unfamiliarity of the unfamiliar task? That's simple! Do something to make it more familiar!
Set up one small piece of that unfamiliar task as something that you promise yourself you'll finish before you go back to those busy-work tasks.
You don't have to complete the whole task, just do one part. Regardless of whether it goes quickly, or takes more time than you expected, give yourself permission to feel good about getting it done.
You learned something. You found out the task wasn't as hard as you thought. And—even more importantly—you proved that you, and not the busy work, is in control of your time.
Each time you feel like ducking out on something that would move you toward your goals instead of just taking up time, do one small piece of it. Before long, the good feelings you generate by making a productive choice will fuel your desire to more productive work and less of the paper shuffling.
Don't worry if you're not getting everything done at first. As you build momentum, you'll find it easier and easier to do more and more of what takes you where you want to go.
Jeff
P.S. Unless you've never read my blog before, you're familiar with Mike Kemski and BANABU. It's filled with tips similar to this one on how to change your mindset and motivate yourself to achieve your goals.
And it does it without a lot of new-age mysticism or psychobabble. It's down-to-earth, easy to understand, and easy to incorporate into your life.
And it WILL change your life for the better. You just have to use it. Check out more about BANABU right here.
Are bad business habits holding your business back? All of us deal with bad habits like these at some point or another:
- Fear of the tasks that are difficult or unfamiliar
- Time-wasting tasks
- Failure to prioritize
- Lack of focus
BANABU creator Mike Kemski tells a story about how he turned his craving for tobacco into a craving for fitness.
He wanted to quit smoking, but he didn't want to spend his days white-knuckling his way through his desire to smoke. He thought, "Maybe the answer isn't in what I don't want. Maybe it's in what I want quitting smoking to accomplish."
So he asked himself, "What do I want to accomplish by quitting smoking?" He realized that his whole desire to stop smoking was rooted in the fact that he wanted to become more healthy and energetic.
So he decided that every time he felt the urge for a smoke, he would jog instead. The first few times, he didn't get much more than a block. But each time he got a little farther and felt a little better about outdoing what he did the last time.
After a few weeks, his mind was triggering entirely different responses. Instead of raising a desire to smoke, the smell of someone smoking nearby started to trigger a desire to run.
Before long, he had no urge to smoke at all. He was running several miles at a time. And he was enjoying ever-increasing feelings of health and energy, too.
The same principle applies to bad business habits that hold your business back. Determine what need you're trying to satisfy with your bad habit.
For example, if you find yourself doing busy-work tasks to avoid doing something new and unfamiliar, figure out what your procrastination is trying to accomplish.
More often than not, you procrastinate because you want to protect yourself from something new and unfamiliar. So look at the task you're avoiding. Chances are you want to do it because it will move you toward your goals. It will ultimately help you get to a point where you are protected against financial troubles.
So do it because you know it will protect you better than the busy work that lets you avoid it.
But what about that discomfort with the unfamiliarity of the unfamiliar task? That's simple! Do something to make it more familiar!
Set up one small piece of that unfamiliar task as something that you promise yourself you'll finish before you go back to those busy-work tasks.
You don't have to complete the whole task, just do one part. Regardless of whether it goes quickly, or takes more time than you expected, give yourself permission to feel good about getting it done.
You learned something. You found out the task wasn't as hard as you thought. And—even more importantly—you proved that you, and not the busy work, is in control of your time.
Each time you feel like ducking out on something that would move you toward your goals instead of just taking up time, do one small piece of it. Before long, the good feelings you generate by making a productive choice will fuel your desire to more productive work and less of the paper shuffling.
Don't worry if you're not getting everything done at first. As you build momentum, you'll find it easier and easier to do more and more of what takes you where you want to go.
Jeff
P.S. Unless you've never read my blog before, you're familiar with Mike Kemski and BANABU. It's filled with tips similar to this one on how to change your mindset and motivate yourself to achieve your goals.
And it does it without a lot of new-age mysticism or psychobabble. It's down-to-earth, easy to understand, and easy to incorporate into your life.
And it WILL change your life for the better. You just have to use it. Check out more about BANABU right here.
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Living in Interesting Times
It's been an interesting last few days.
Things worked out and I'm back to blogging again after a short, unanticipated vacation from it. Expect much of the same that I've provided before.
Jeff
It's been an interesting last few days.
- Youngest daughter's high school graduation
- A son home from Iraq
- Two of our other kids visting, including a daughter who is in the midst of wedding planning
- Getting around without a car and dealing with insurance company because of an auto accident that totaled our car (nobody hurt, thankfully)
- Losing phone service for a couple of days
Things worked out and I'm back to blogging again after a short, unanticipated vacation from it. Expect much of the same that I've provided before.
Jeff
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