Bad Habits

April 2, 2008

I’ve been going through a lot of life changes recently, and this state of flux has created some bad habits for me. I get like this when my life gets too busy or I have a lot of projects going on that are particularly draining.

So what do you do when this happens? I’ve basically come up with a plan to get myself out of this productivity funk. It’s worked before in the past, so I’m hoping it works again. (I’ll let you know in another month if it worked this time!)

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Let’s (Not) Make Goals in 2008

January 4, 2008

We are now into the third January of my business, which will mark the third year in a row that I did not sit down to establish business goals. I will tell you exactly why: I am a big giant chicken. (Cluck! Cluck!) In my perfectionist brain, I just tell myself that if I don’t write down any goals, I won’t have to deal with disappointment and failure for the next 12 months. I then round out my justification by telling myself that I run a lifestyle business anyway, and it would be impossible to meet projected goals when I feel free to take off work any time my child needs me or the holidays get me too busy.

What I am doing, in reality, is hurting my business.

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Mentally Stuck? 5 Tips to Melt that Brainfreeze

December 19, 2007

Everyone has those brain fart moments, when you need to complete something but your mind is just drawing a blank. To help you through those times, I’ve come up with this list of ideas for getting unstuck:

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