Tidy Your Habits!
Spring is a great time to look at your business habits and give them a good old dusting.
Resolutions
Look at your New Year’s Resolutions. How far have you got with them so far? Could you tweak your direction a little to stay on track, or do you just need to row a bit harder? Is there one habit you could adopt today that would get you there faster?
Diary
Look at your diary. Where are you wasting time? Cut it out. Put in your main priorities first (things like family, writing a book, spending time in the garden … the stuff that makes life worth living. Don’t put them LAST. Put them FIRST). Next, put in the business steps that are most likely to make you money, or the writing steps most likely to result in a book. Do the things that lead to results. Finally, fit in the things that could be seen as ‘busy work’. Social media stuff, and tinkering around with WordPress plugins fall into that category.
Clean Out Your Friend Wardrobe
People clean out their wardrobes, but they forget to clean out their ‘friend’ wardrobe. Mistake. Who in your life is not serving you? Now, I don’t mean serving you in the way that someone serves you in a restaurant. I mean … how are you being helped by having this person in your life?
If they only tell you that you’re on the wrong path, will that give you confidence?
If they are only criticising you, how likely is it that you will feel happy?
Who in your life holds you to your word, in a way that is kind and firm? Do you have a friend who reminds you of the promises you made to YOURSELF? If so, cherish them. They will suit you in all seasons.
Clean Your Mindset
- Spend 30 minutes to an hour on personal development a day. Don’t spend 10 hours on it. That won’t build your business.
- Don’t engage in gossip or negative talk in public (I should say you should never do this, but it’s better to cut back than not to try. Yes, you can whine to your mother every now and then if you must, but cut back on it progressively over the weeks and months).
- Focus anew on your dream. What is your ‘why’? What is it? Leave it in the comments if you like. Get really focused on it.
Freshen Up!
Actually bring in some flowers. Go for a walk and smell the spring. Listen to the birds. Feel the warmth on your face. Experience life. That’s what you’re doing all this for, isn’t it? Don’t you just want to live more, and bigger, and better? So, do it.
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Hi Rebecca,
Spring is definitely in the air and why not apply all things spring to your online business.
Very clever and creative blog post. I especially love your graphics!
Thanks for this refreshing read!
Tonya Stephens
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You’re welcome. Thank you for commenting.
Did you draw the graphics yourself? They are very fitting for this blog post!
Rasheed
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Good old non-attributable clip art, Rasheed. Gotta love it! Thank you.
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Good read Rebecca.. I enjoyed it. Simple habits can definitely hinder one’s progress.
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Thank you.
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Hey Rebecka
Thank you for sharing this breath of fresh air, reminding us to do the little but so important things.
“When One Teaches, Two Learn”
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Thank you. I love that expression, too.
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Thanks for this post, Rebecca.
You are so right. You have to focus on yourself and be happy in order for the other things to come to you that you deserve.
Focus and focusing on your dream is the shortest distance to the prize.
Monna
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How did you get to be so wise?
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Hi Rebecca,
Spring is in the air! Thanks for the reminder of things to be cleaned besides our homes. I’ve already started cleaning out my friend wardrobe and my mindset. My business is next!
Jamella Biegel recently posted..Step Into the Spotlight And Promote You!
Fabulous news! Let me know how it goes.
Rebecca Woodhead recently posted..Business Tool Box
Thanks Rebecca. Really great tips and you have a very well designed blog!
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Thank you very much. Glad you like the blog. Just something I threw together myself.
I’d like to have more money and more suitable friends although not necessarily in that order.