• 07Jun

  When creativity deficiency syndrome strikes

  Business Marketing, Business and Health 1 Comment

  How has Creativity Deficiency Syndrome effected your business?
  
  Creativity Deficiency Syndrome (CDS) is a common problem small business owners and solopreneurs face when their marketing efforts grow stale. Typically it’s because of isolation and the inability to be look at your business with fresh eyes to see the endless sea of possibilities. Isn’t it great to know the possibilities hold the cure the CDS? You’re able to rid yourself of CDS once and for all.

  Checkout the possibilities…

  Embrace the ridiculous.
  Is the fear that others may think of you as ridiculous holding you back in your marketing? It’s ok to appear ridiculous. Try something outrageous and untried. Think about what feels totally fun in your marketing and test it out. You may find your idea is actually visionary, cutting edge and wildly innovative.

  Nurture fresh perspectives.
  Remember when you were a child and you discovered something new? Recapture your childlike innocence around your business. Reminisce and evoke the memory of why you fell in love with your business in the first place. Stir up those memories and get into a space of gratitude everyday about your business. This will allow you to be more creative about your marketing.

  Break the rules.
  There are no rules when it comes to being creative. These days, the unconventional absolutely works! Wondering who you are to do it differently? You’re a different person with a different business, ready to avail yourself of all the creativity in the universe. Break the rules and watch your creativity in marketing blossom.

  Maybe we all have a little Creativity Deficiency Syndrome (CDS) at times. You don’t have to allow it to cripple your business. Cure yourself today with a healthy dose of newness and fun.

  What do you do to rid your business of CDS? I know you have many more ideas and I’d love to see your comments.

  Tags: creativity, creativity deficiency syndrom, innovation, marketing

• 04Apr

  Twitter Wisdom: A Powerful Question

  Inspiration for Business, Twitter Wisdom 1 Comment

  What makes a question powerful? Checkout Twitter wisdom and the kewl responses:

  @bloggingbetty: “I think a question is powerful when YOU know the power that is given by anyone who answers.”

  @LotusAmy: “For me a powerful question is 1 that sparks a new awareness, aha moment, or paradigm shift the audience.”

  @Myogis: “Powerful question is one that invokes thought & results in more questions. Not easily answered & sparks conversation/debate.”

  “”A powerful question is simple, clear and penetrating while it transcends traditional boundaries.” @wendyYbailey

  According to @cobwebcorner, “[A powerful question is...] One that forces the answer to be honest.”

  @sundaycosmetics: “[Questions are powerful] When the answers are solutions to problems.”

  @DynamicBusCoach: “In my world a powerful question always has a coaching purpose, it recognizes who? where are they now? and where will they go?”

  @MylesMiller: “I believe that a question should also invite those that hear it to the front of expectancy of a dynamic answer!”

  @jdavis55: “I think a powerful question is one that challenges your thoughts.”

  VAinParadise: “To me a powerful question opens the mind to discovery which could inspire action.”

  This is a mere sample of the wisdom on Twitter!

  What do you think makes a question powerful? Share your responses and show your wisdom, too.

  Tags: @bloggingbetty, @cobwebcorner, @DynamicBusCoach, @jdavis55, @lotusamy, @MylesMiller, @myogis, @sundaycosmetics, @VAinParadise, powerful questions, Twitter Wisdom, wendyybailey

• 26Mar

  Spring Inspires the Recession-Proof Mindset

  Business and Health, Inspiration for Business, Inspiration for Life 8 Comments

  Spring is here! I’m tickled about the warmer temps and eagerly awaiting the return of the beautiful flowers. They are welcome reminders of brighter times ahead, especially when I look at our country’s current economic crisis. I’ve heard from quite a few people about the many demands placed on body, mind, heart and spirit. To them, Spring seems hardly a reason for celebration in the face of all of the turbulence.
  

  Not true!!

  Spring has inspired me to adopt a Recession-Proof Mindset. As you continue reading, I challenge you to take just a few small steps to shift your mindset, too:
  
  Invest in all areas of your life: spiritual, physical, mental, emotional and financial.
  How do you do it? Plan activity in each area at minimum weekly. Work toward having a planned activity in each area on a daily basis. By investing in each area of your life, you’re building resilience to forge ahead no matter what you encounter. Do you know the difference between a speed bump and a speed hump? Your investments turn the humps into bumps, making each situation easier to face.

  Recognize what you can and cannot control.
  Consider the things you can control as directly related to you: your thoughts, your feelings, your actions, your reactions, your responses, your emotions, your behaviors, your choices…you get the idea? Focus on these areas and you’ll have a greater sense of empowerment. Approach each and every situation with a single question, “How do I choose to show up in this situation?”

  Acknowledge that everyone doesn’t deal with life the way you do.
  What does this mean for you? Stop trying to make people become who YOU want them to be. Appreciate and accept different perspectives and approaches to life…stop judging!

  These are simple yet effective ways to strengthen your quality of life with a Recession-Proof Mindset. Aaahh, Spring! Don’t you love it?!

  Share your comments. I’d love to hear how Spring is inspiring a recession-proof mindset for you.

  Tags: quality of life, recession-proof mindset, wendyybailey

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