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    Tips for Starting a Successful Small-Business

    1. Have a plan. You don't have to write a fancy schmancy business plan, but you do have to have an idea of who, what, where, when and how. Who is your ideal customer? What is your product or service? What is the cost of your product or services to customers? What are your business values? Where...
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    The days are long, but the years are short.

    I came across this quote when I read The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, and it stuck with me. When you have kids and you get bogged down in the everyday details (good and bad) of raising kids, it is easy to find yourself one day marveling at how fast time has slipped by without you...
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    The 12 Week Year

    As a productivity junkie, I loved the book The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran. The basic concept is to take your yearly goals and re-structure them into 12-week goals. It is the idea that a quarter becomes a year, a month becomes a quarter, and a week becomes a month (sorry if that is confusing!)...
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    Starting as a freelance writer and blogger

    Hey guys! My big goal is to get my blog up and running by August 13th. I've never created a blog before, so I'm learning from the ground up. I find myself getting stuck in the weeds and going down rabbit trails in trying to figure out how best to set up. As a freelance writer and mom, I am...
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    Handling Being Overwhelmed

    A few things that have helped me: 1. Deep breath - take in some deep breaths, that fill the stomach, and then letting them out very slowly. I usually do that about 10 times with my eyes closed. 2. Taking a walk - I will usually do this while I am listening to some sort of uplifting podcast or...

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