The Savvy Entrepreneur

“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember- the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.” — Zig Ziglar

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. [...]

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. — Baltasar Gracián
You won’t be successful by accepting to do tasks you don’t enjoy (no matter how good you are at them), and you certainly won’t be any happier.
Keep growing your natural strengths and abilities by choosing to do only those things [...]

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful that the risk it took to blossom. — Anaïs Nin
This metaphor can be applied for so many different aspects of our lives. I use it as a powerful image for change in my business.
Holding yourself back hurts you more [...]

Words I need to keep repeating to myself:
The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won’t keep. Something must be done about them. — Alfred North Whitehead

If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think. — Clarence Darrow
Laugh a little… No wait, let me rephrase that… Laugh a LOT! Your brain will thank you!

Not everything that counts can be counted; and not everything that can be counted counts. — Albert Einstein
Your business is so much more than just about how much money is coming in or how many clients you have.
Think about everything else that can’t be quantified, things that make being a home-based business [...]

Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. — Plato
I tend to get discouraged with my own slow pace. There’s so much I want to accomplish and so little time.
What I’ve come to appreciate is that I AM taking small steps. I AM making progress. I AM making things happen. Maybe not [...]

To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act. — Anatole France
If you’re an idea generator like me, it’s easy to get stuck in ‘dream’ mode. But the longer I do this, the more I realize all my ideas are completely worthless if I don’t DO anything about them!
What will you do today [...]

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. — Carlos Casteneda
If your business is making you miserable, spend your energy into making yourself strong instead of wasting it on trying NOT to be miserable!
Ain’t it funny how one small word changes everything?

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. — Samuel Johnson (aka Dr. Johnson)
Are you being overly cautious? What objections are keeping you stuck? What objections, if  released, would free you to finally move forward?

Getting fired is nature’s way of telling you that you had the wrong job in the first place. — Hal Lancaster
OK, so as a VA you’re not going to get fired. Here are your signs that you’re in “the wrong job”

You have no clients, despite your concerted efforts at marketing
Clients ‘break up’ with you after [...]