Archive for July, 2008
As a business owner, you are both the boss and the employee. Some people can thrive in this type of situation and achieve more than they could in a traditional work environment. For other people, this situation can spell disaster. That is why it is important to analyze yourself several times a year to make sure you are staying on track.
Are you focused on your business? This alone can throw your business into high gear or create a standstill. It can be easy to lose focus when you work at home, as there will always be other things competing for your attention. It is okay to let the laundry wait for a few hours while you work on your business. Your laundry can’t pay your bills, but those few hours you put into your business could reap you many financial rewards.
Not only is focusing on business tasks important, but it is important to be focused within your business. It is easy to get sidetracked with new business ventures and other offers. It can be hard to spread your time and energy over too many projects. It is easier to manage a select few projects that are tightly woven within your target market.
Are you being productive? At the end of the day, do you ever feel like you worked all day but accomplished nothing? Take a look at the tasks you are working on, and whether they are actually important to your success. If you find yourself getting sidetracked by surfing the web, chatting in forums, or reading blogs, try to schedule time for those activities after your “real work” is done.
On the other hand, if you feel your time is being sucked away by answering email, updating your website, or collecting research for an upcoming information product you are working on, try outsourcing those tasks to a virtual assistant. This will help you free up some time to work on business tasks that need more attention.
Are you reaching your goals? If you find that you are constantly missing your goal deadlines, you may want to take the time to revamp your goals. Create an action plan that will be easy to follow and help you get to your end result.
Would I hire myself? This is a tough question to ask yourself, but it is very important. It may sound silly, but perhaps you could write out a job description and give yourself an interview. Are you the type of employee you would want to hire?
If you answered “no” to the above question, take some time to write out the areas within yourself that you would like to improve. This can be a hard exercise to complete, but once you have analyzed yourself, you’ll be on your way to becoming a better business owner and having a better business.
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Selling yoga to India
Independent, UK - Andrew Buncombe investigates Whatever might be said of the yoga master Swami Ramdev, one cannot accuse him of being dull. Clad from head to foot in orange … |
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After Yoga, its Vodka for Shilpa Shetty!
Zee News, India - New Delhi, July 24: ‘Yoga Guru’ Shilpa Shetty is going everywhere - be it fitness tasks, promotions, perfume launch and even to a vodka launch. … |
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Bikram Choudhury to teach Chicago seminar
Chicago Tribune, United States - Bikram Choudhury, the man who invented hot, or Bikram yoga, can bite his toes without bending his knees. And he loves to help others do the same. … |
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Practising Ashtanga Yoga
Drinkwaterbedrijf, Netherlands - Yoga is a philosophy of the life, which has also the eventual to create a healthy body and vibrantly spirit. The yoga of Ashtanga vinyasa is a method of the … |
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Shilpa Shetty
Times of India, India - I remember I attended Yoga classes when I was in school itself. And used to intently watch Baba Ramdev's yoga techniques on television, and quietly try them … |
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BIGFlix.com bag broadband rights for Shilpa’s Yoga DVD
Moneycontrol.com, India - BIGFlix.com, part of Reliance ADA group and India’s largest movie rental service, now offers a unique opportunity to practice yoga from the comfort of your … |
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WSJ Secretly Quotes Editor's Own Employee In Page One Yoga Story
Gawker, NY - But their work had this added benefit: a WSJ editor owns her own yoga studio, and one of her employees gives great on-the-money quotes: Tina Gaudoin was … |
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Nude Dining and Yoga are the Latest Fads in New York!
MedIndia, India - Apart from a few restaurants, even a few yoga studios and comedy clubs are going naked. "We're just more comfortable nude," the New York Post quoted John … |
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Nevada uses hypnotism to gain edge
ESPN - Some have done ballet, yoga, and gymnastics. But how about hypnotism? Nevada running back Luke Lippincott said he is one of three or four players on the … |
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