I just finished reading some great information on the cycle of creativity by Mary Jaksch on her blog, Write to Done. Click here to read it. She’s shortened Paul Plsek’s process on Directed Creativity and presented some highlights I hadn’t remembered.
I’d like to add something to her discussion…
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As an entrepreneur for a long time now, I’ve learned that trying to handle everything yourself isn’t a smart business practice.
The question to ask is, “How do you bring others onboard when you’re on a tight budget?”
Just recently I went through this process. Since I hadn’t did this in a long time, I had to start from the beginning. One part to the answer was to find a few summer interns and maybe ones for the fall as well. I wanted to focus on this process, not just because of the financial savings, but because I find interns bright, eager, have less fear of voicing their ideas and opinions, and come up with creative solutions. Plus their energy is catchy if harnessed correctly. This goal also matched my strength of being an excellent mentor and teacher. And handles my weakness – not enough time to accomplished all that I want to do.
Let me share my strategy.
Step 1. I named my goal. To attract three interns for the summer. One for strategic development and planning. Another for marketing campaign development. And a third to support me with editing and info product development.
Step 2: Next I created task list. Afterward I place in priority order.
Example of my list.
Step 3: After completing the list, I added the estimated time I thought it would take to accomplish the task. From this I was able to create a start date and end date for the project. I wasn’t happy with how much time it was requiring so I made adjustments and looked for tasks that could be delegated to my virtual assistant. I was able to cut my time requirements in half and the completion date move up almost a week.
Step 3: Next, I shared my goal and list with my VA in an overview email. Then set up the delegated tasks in OneNote with connections to task assignments in Outlook and forwarded them to my VA. Then I began my tasks.
Continue the attraction . . .
Maybe you have used interns in the past, please share your experience, or things you’ve learned in the comment section.
How would you like to get an answer to your problem from a leading expert who normally wouldn't give you the time of day?
Well there's one possible way…no guarantees though…each expert is different.
Imagine, getting a response from Brian Tracy (http://twitter.com/BrianTracy_).
Look up the expert on twitter.com. Find people like Brian Tracy on twitter.
Here's the page to find others http://twitter.com/invitations/find_on_twitter
1. Get a good nights sleep. 2. Dump all your thoughts, ideas suggestions, worries and anything else onto the page before you go to sleep. 3. Do three things during the day that honor you and your life. 4. Meditate, even for a few minutes, your daily outcome and desires. 5. Hold an attitude of gratitude throughout the day. 6. Perception is key -- it's not what comes at you during the day, it's how you perceive it. If a negative perception appears, tell it, "I don't understand this, and until there's a lesson from it, I'm letting it go." This will let it go until it matters. 7. Know and set your intentions before the day begins. 8. Vibrate positive energy. Say, "cancel" three times for anything that isn't. 9. Eat for productivity. Allow food to leave it's mark on your accomplishments. 10. Set your priorities and stick to them. Say no often, so you can say yes to more. (c) Copyright 2009, Catherine Franz
I had a coaching session this morning with an over 40 man looking for a job in the HR field or human services field.
Tying this in with a few other experiences yesterday, I began to notice a pattern.
I speak in general terms here, however, you may see yourself in what I'm about to discuss.
Many people spend more time in having the right tools for a successful job than they do having the right tools for a successful life.
For instance…
Continue reading "Change Your Thinking, Change Your Happiness" »
Since there aren't any coincidences…I'd like to share today's experience.
It's Sunday and raining in Arlington, Virginia right now. Normally, not a day I would venture out to the grocery store. But I had. I wanted to have a strawberry bash …myself, strawberries and some Cool Whip…so bad.
Continue reading "Just a Regular Trip to the Grocery Store, Right?" »
Since 1854, there have been 28 recessions. This means an average of one every 4/5 years. During this time, the longest was 16 months. The shortest seven. Each recession lasted 11 months. However, in every case, consumer spending was higher after each recession than before a recession.
What this means is in every case, recessionary periods are not periods of loss, but actually periods of cumulative gain.
Continue reading "A Myth About Consumer Spending During a Recession" »
To read the introduction and previous posts in this series, click here.
Happy Birthday – Day 3
Yesterday was an interesting day – I took most of the day off…played in the snow making angels, snowball tossing, etc. In the afternoon, I went ice-skating in the outdoor rink in the afternoon in Washington. Met some new people—they kept picking me up off the ice. This was something I haven't done in 20 years. My ankles were quite wobbly. It took a while but eventually I began enjoying it. Wow, it sure was exhausting though.
Later in the day, I had to buckle down and get some client work done. It felt good then to just sit and work. I felt the muscle soreness creeping in. Thought I'd ward them off with a good soak, Advil, and a Bengay massage before bed. This morning I'm feeling a little sore but I'm sure not as bad if I hadn't done this process.
On a slightly different note…
To read the introduction post to this series.
It's day one of my Birthday Week – Sunday. I didn't want to get out of bed, which is very unusual for me. Normally I pop right out at 5 am. I laid there in twilight zone for a few hours. I just knew it was snowing, I felt the barometer change in the room, even before I looked out the window. March 1 and snow.
Yesterday was an interesting day. I called Angela for a tarot card reading. No answer, no voice mail.
As I sat in my meditation wondering what did I really desire for today the word clutter appeared and then was quickly over-ridden with "letting go of past possibilities."
Here is a list of four very good possibilities keeping you there:
1. Under earning gives feelings of moral superiority
2. Under earning is caused by low self-esteem / low-confidence in who you are and your value
3. Under earners believe unconsciously someone is going to resume them
4. Under earners believe there's virtue in not having money
Exercise to begin the change:
List every way you are under earning in your life.
(No matter how hair brain what you write down, what appears is there. Because it can not appear if it isn't there.)
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