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July 2006 Newsletter
DSLC Business Tips
July 13, 2006
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In this issue:
-- Where Does the Time Go?
-- Great Resource for Your Business
If you've ever felt like a juggler with too many balls in the air, then you will want to read this: Stop Juggling and Start Enjoying!
Vicki Miller, our founder, has written this month's article. Read on and learn how to reclaim your time!
Where Does the Time Go?
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Did you get into direct selling thinking you would have more time for the really important things in life? Isn't that what we hear so often and also what we tell others? "You'll be working out of your home and have more time to relax and more time to spend with family and friends. That's the best part about this business!"
But is that the reality you've actually experienced? Probably not, if you're like most people in business for themselves. Maybe you started with high hopes of a calendar with plenty of room for personal activities. But somewhere along the way of building your business, the personal activities you crave never happened - or at least not as frequently as you imagined. Why does this occur? Here's why:
- Believing that others control your calendar
- Believing that taking time for yourself is robbing your business
- Believing that self-care is counter productive
- Believing that if you are not "busy" constantly, you're lazy
- Believing that you have to be like everyone else
- Believing that packing more in will eventually lead to success
- Believing that you can't take the time
- Believing that you have to do it all yourself
So what's the answer?
Get out your calendar, appointment book, or PDA and block out time for what's important first. Every day reserve the time for your self-care and for the special people in your life. Maybe it seems backwards to do this first. Yet this is the very time that refuels you and provides the energy that helps you sail through the rest of your to-do list. Don't worry, there will still be plenty of blank space in your calendar to devote to your business and other essential activities. The difference is now you will feel more motivated to do them!
And finally, hold yourself accountable for your schedule. Remember you are the one in control of your time!
If you would like to know more tips relating to success with balance click here: Stop Juggling and Start Enjoying!
Vicki Miller CUCG, PCC
Great Resource for Your Business
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One of the points I always stress with my clients is picturing abundance in their business and their lives on a daily basis. Here's a fun resource that I discovered several weeks ago to help you do just that: Get Big Check. If you've ever imagined receiving a huge commission check from your company, this is a fun way to have such an authentic check in your hands. One you can look at every day and live the feeling of joyful abundance. You can make the "Payor" of the check be your company's name and in the "Message to seller" section you can give them the address of your company's office to make the check be even more authentic. I have my check sitting where I can see it each morning and it brings a big smile to my face when I pick it up and look at the amount!
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Would you like to contribute to the success of others? There are several ways to do that...
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