Dealing With Stress in Our Overworked Lives
As small business owners, we often take on more than we can handle. Wearing all the hats running our businesses, as well as the other commitments we have (i.e. volunteer work, family, etc.), can sometimes leave us feeling overworked, frustrated, and stressed out.
A Newsletter Is Worth A Thousand Words
There are many, many ways of marketing your business that don’t have to cost an arm and a leg. They are all great ways of ensuring that your contacts are aware of what you do and whom you can help.
Joining Industry Specific Organizations Has Many Benefits
Recently, while providing an up-and-coming Virtual Assistant (VA) with some startup information, she asked me a very interesting question, “Why do you and other VA’s join organizations?”
What’s the Big Idea?
Can’t move any products? Maybe the problem is you don’t have a BIG IDEA. What’s a BIG IDEA? A BIG IDEA is the thought, phrase and/or concept that makes your offer both UNIQUE and APPEALING.
Show Your Assistant You Care
Whether you are a corporate executive with a full administrative staff; the boss at a mid-size company with your own in-house executive assistant; or the owner of your own small business and utilize the services of a virtual assistant, you know how valuable your assistant is.
Stop Making Excuses
As we are starting 2003, I have a few questions for you: Is there something specific that you hope to accomplish this year? Is there something that you have been thinking about doing for yourself, your career or your family? Do you have an inner-passion to accomplish more in your life?
Addicted to Email: A Survivors Story.
The following is a story of a fellow ezine subscriber, Joe, who had a terrible addiction to email. Not internet porn, or gambling, or even drugs – but email. Funny, huh? Not so funny to Joe. Read his story and then I’ll describe what Joe did to overcome this problem.
Rock On Dude!
Did you know that listening to music has an amazing stress-reduction effect? And guess what? Even heavy metal music can produce the same beneficial, mind-soothing effects as other, shall we say, kindler, gentler music.
Aromatherapy and Stress
You’re probably all aware of what the aromatherapy concept is all about, but did you know that research has proven it to be effective in treating stress? But before we get to that, let’s review a bit about what aromatherapy is and does.
Take a Nap!
Take a nap at work? Try that one and you might find yourself with plenty of time on your hands to take a nap at home!