The Savvy Entrepreneur

Reprinted with permission from C.J. Hayden’s Get Clients Now! Answer Center
Year-End Review
To set yourself up right for the new year, it’s time to celebrate your successes, acknowledge your failures, and assess where you are right now. Follow the steps below to wrap up 2008 and move into 2009 with a clear vision.

Make a list [...]

Time to be honest with you. I’m being totally open here, which is really embarrassing… But enough is enough already. Despite repeated attempts, I just haven’t got a handle on the whole “office organization” thing on my own.
Here’s what my office looks like today:

Part of the problem is I’m running out of space (don’t ask [...]

It seems with February nearing the half-way point, people all over are thinking about goals and reevaluating goals they’ve set for 2008.
It’s what inspired me (and others) to write articles about goal-setting. My colleague and friend, Mark Ford, is no exception. If you’re not subscribed to his monthly newsletter, here’s what you missed yesterday:
The Top [...]

Which Road Do I Take? Setting a Goal Will Show You the Way

One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. “Which road do I take?” she asked. “Where do you want to go?” was his response. “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then,” said the cat, [...]

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. — Lily Tomlin

If you like this quote, don’t miss this month’s newsletter, coming out on Wednesday. It’s all about asking for what you want and creating a plan to achieve it.
You can subscribe to my monthly newsletter, The Journey [...]

Remember that song…? Now I’ll have it in my head all day. Anyways, here’s this week’s quote:
The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it — as long as you really believe 100 percent. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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I don’t mean to be cliché, but where did 2007 go?? It feels weird knowing tomorrow (and probably when you’ll read this) will be 2008.
Have you taken the time to look back on your accomplishments in 2007? I like to review my agenda to see what I’ve done.
2007 was a very busy and productive year:

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Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal. — E. Joseph Cossman

Here are a 2 interesting figures I dug up as I was researching today’s Anti-Procrastination Month post.
Most people agree that goals are important, but less than five percent of people write down goals or have action plans for attaining them. — Source: Business Edge, Set Goals For Your Business
A popular Harvard Business School study once [...]

After going through my hundreds of emails upon my return last week, I ran into the kitchen and said to my husband “I should go on vacation more often!”
Here’s why:

First was my weekly newsletter report — 12 new people had subscribed in one week! It may not sound like a lot to you, but for [...]

“Marketing is telling people what you do, over and over.” – CJ Hayden, author of Get Clients Now!(TM)
The #1 question I get asked is “How can I get clients?” What most of these people don’t realize is that marketing your business doesn’t have to be difficult and it certainly doesn’t mean being a pushy salesperson.
The [...]

What’s most important to you in your life? What are your core values? What are your top 3 values?
Going through the Unstoppable Goals Method program, I’m realizing how important it is to answer the above questions, in a very clear and concise manner — and putting them in writing. The entire USG program is focused [...]