When I am willing to put action steps on paper, I continually am AMAZED at the results! I am always amazed-as this is the 3rd business I have had the opportunity to create and watch grow and evolve. I feel blessed beyond words!
For years and years I have wanted to help businesses, however I did not have a clear path of how to go about doing that. So I would dabble. I would help out a friend here and there with writing a business plan or marketing ideas. In my heart I knew helping businesses develop, grow and succeed is where my heart was. I did not know how to start or where to go with a business. I do know that every business has helped me to get to where I am today and that the businesses I own today will push me to the next.
I always have to be in enough FEAR to move forward! I also have always had a mentor/coach through all my business endeavors. So in January I was STUCK in FEAR and again I reached out to a mentor/coach to help me move FORWARD. She gave me specific tasks. Simplified my crazy thoughts. Helped me outline a path.
I started putting on paper what the business would look like. The clients I would like to attract, the money I would like to make. ALL on paper.
It was only a week later when a twitter referral came along. She asked me to teach Social Media at a conference this summer. I again was asked to put in writing a syllabus for the class, resume, and price. I (painfully) did it and sent it off. I then got a call for a referral from another business friend. The door has been open I am moving forward!!!
My fears are still there, however I have turned them over GOD-or as my coach says, check them in at the airport and let them travel to another country!
My advice to you this Monday, if you want to move thru your fear, put the action steps on paper and discuss them with a coach or mentor. Then stand back and watch your dreams come true!!!
Happy Monday~ Alaska Tracy ~ 'follow me'... here to help ALL your dreams come true!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Communicate and GROW your Social Community!
Are you communicating and providing topics that interests your social media community?
You are not sure you say-"I have hundreds of fans on my biz page", my response, are they commenting on your posts? Are you interacting with them? When you post something-do you get feedback? If the answer is NO, you are not providing content that interests your community. Sorry, this is the TRUTH!
Helpful tips: 1. Change your community. Start adding businesses that may be interested in your content.
2. Start adding content that intriques your community. This is the strategy part...the thinking part. Where you have to 'do the work'.
Maybe this is the part of your business that you dislike. Maybe you are terrific at implementing all the other details of your business. You do NOT have to be good at all parts of your business. Why not focus your skills on what you are good at and hire someone to do the creative marketing work?
Alaska Tracy ~ follow me... is an expert in this area and is happy to help you. As a previous and current business owner and years of marketing experience, I know how to market a business inexpensively and creatively. I have implemented these skills into social media and would love to share my thoughts and ideas with you.
There is nothing more exciting than to help a business owner grow and succeed beyond their wildest expectations! The sky is the LIMIT!!!! I am passionate about what I get to do and am here to help you~
Dream Big-take action-live a full rich life! Alaskatracy@gmail.com
You are not sure you say-"I have hundreds of fans on my biz page", my response, are they commenting on your posts? Are you interacting with them? When you post something-do you get feedback? If the answer is NO, you are not providing content that interests your community. Sorry, this is the TRUTH!
Helpful tips: 1. Change your community. Start adding businesses that may be interested in your content.
2. Start adding content that intriques your community. This is the strategy part...the thinking part. Where you have to 'do the work'.
Maybe this is the part of your business that you dislike. Maybe you are terrific at implementing all the other details of your business. You do NOT have to be good at all parts of your business. Why not focus your skills on what you are good at and hire someone to do the creative marketing work?
Alaska Tracy ~ follow me... is an expert in this area and is happy to help you. As a previous and current business owner and years of marketing experience, I know how to market a business inexpensively and creatively. I have implemented these skills into social media and would love to share my thoughts and ideas with you.
There is nothing more exciting than to help a business owner grow and succeed beyond their wildest expectations! The sky is the LIMIT!!!! I am passionate about what I get to do and am here to help you~
Dream Big-take action-live a full rich life! Alaskatracy@gmail.com
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Action & then MORE Action!
My 2012 goals are written! Now the implementation of them-this is the part I usually find 'other' things to do...laundry, shopping, eating..anything but creating the action steps to obtain the goals. I like to think I am unique and no one else does this, however I think I am not alone in this area.
For today, I will do just a small amount of work on this area. Just to get started. That is the hard part. The beginning. I will spend 10 minutes on implementing my business plan. I will then go about my evening and let it go!
How do you motivate when all you want to do is procrastinate? I would be curious to hear others answers. I have no distractions for the next 10 minutes. So...I am going to quit blogging and go do 10 minutes of work.
For today, I will do just a small amount of work on this area. Just to get started. That is the hard part. The beginning. I will spend 10 minutes on implementing my business plan. I will then go about my evening and let it go!
How do you motivate when all you want to do is procrastinate? I would be curious to hear others answers. I have no distractions for the next 10 minutes. So...I am going to quit blogging and go do 10 minutes of work.
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