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Find Fulfillment Until You Can Live Your Dream |
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Written by Ashley Laine
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Thursday, 20 December 2007 00:05 |
 Find Fulfillment Until You Can Live Your Dream
By: Ashley LaineFor so long I did what I was supposed to do with my life. I was doing what everyone else wanted me to do and I was miserable. I was adequate, yet I did not shine at anything I did. I have always worked hard as I am sure most of you have, yet at the end of the day I was still tired and unfulfilled.
One day I sat and spoke to a friend named Judy. She told me that I would already be successful if I would just focus and find something I loved to do. I was dabbling in this and that and not really giving any of it my all. I felt torn, because I did not want to give up on one thing because I wanted to keep my options open. I was taught at a young age that if you quit you fail.
My family needed my income, so quitting was not an option. So I found fulfillment in what I was doing, until I could find and do what I loved. Fist, I sat down and made a list of everything I was good at and everything I hated to do. Once I had these two lists then I was able to hire an assistant to do those things that I did not like to do and I was able to focus on my talents and strengths.
I started succeeding more consistently and my income started increasing as well. I could easily afford the $12 per hour my assistant cost and I as able to focus. Judy was right, I just had to find my own way to define and use her advice. Stay true to your talents and delegate out those things you are not good at or those things you do not like to do.
Unfortunately, there will still be days you want to hit the snooze alarm ten times because you have to do something that you hate to do, yet as a whole my life improved significantly because I was living my talents until I could find and live my dreams. I hope this helps you find a bit of joy in your own life.Recommend this article... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 20 December 2007 11:48 )
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How To Grow Your Sales In a Down Economy |
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Written by Ashley Laine
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Tuesday, 18 December 2007 00:33 |
 How To Grow Your Sales In a Down Economy
By Ashley Laine
So the Economists tell us that we are not in a recession and that large companies are doing better than ever, yet so many of my small business friends are struggling to build their business right now. I do small business consulting at times and I find the same mistakes over and over again that is keeping people from really taking off in their business no matter what the economy is.
You have two things that matter in building a business, one is how you build revenue and the other is how you control expense. Many of us as small business owners focus on the control expense part, yet we often do it at the expense of truly creating the revenue we could if we did a couple of key things.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 18 December 2007 20:51 )
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Fear of Failure, How I Succeed In Spite of It |
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Written by Ashley Laine
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Thursday, 29 November 2007 23:09 |
 Fear of Failure, How I Succeed In Spite of It
By Ashley LaineFear of Failure is one of the most common reasons people do not go into business. My family and I went to the pool this summer and my husband was taking, Blake my son into the deeper water and I frantically called out for him to stay in the shallow end of the pool.
I am not sure what caused me to do such a thing. There was a lifeguard on duty, my Husband is a good swimmer, and my son had his floats on. For some reason I came back to that episode in my mind when my mother told me that I should not move forward with my passion and my business because I might get disappointed or fail.
I heard myself in her voice and cringed inside. How often had I done this? Now I am not one to outright say no to my husband or my kids, I am much better at being passive aggressive. It still comes down to my fear of failing. Recommend this article... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 18 December 2007 20:02 )
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A Way To Pay For Christmas This Year |
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Written by Ashley Laine
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 08:19 |
 A Way To Pay For Christmas This Year
By: Ashley LaineThere are so many money making schemes online. It was refreshing to see a way to make a few extra bucks legitimately. You just have to take an online survey and you get paid for it. Clean and simple. A little extra money this time of year is always a helpful thing. Many of us have extra time and instead of watching videos, or getting on MySpace, you can actually make some real money by taking online surveys. Like anything else it does take a little bit of time. Give it a try. You could actually pay for your kids Christmas gifts in just a few short hours. Things are tough for many of us and a way to pay the gas bill or light bill can go a long way. I hope this helps. I take the surveys while I am watching TV. I have made thirty dollars in an hour. That is better than many of us make on our jobs. It is free so give it a try. Recommend this article... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 November 2007 23:20 )
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