Setting goals has been huge for my business. I plan on doing more results focused blogs in 2018, but am giving you a glimpse into how November went and what's in store for December!
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One thing I heard (and still hear) so much from entrepreneurs was that they had family and friends who were NOT supportive of their business ventures. I did not (and have not) ever experience this when I started my business. As I look back over this last year I wanted to figure out why. Most of it has to do with my family being so entrepreneurial in general, and how my parents raised us, but I think there are some other things that I've done that have played into this as well. This post gets real honest towards the end, but I hope you also find it encouraging.
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Here's the thing that I think trips up most entrepreneurs...or should I say the ones who work from home - our schedules. Most of us had to be at school by at least 8:15am for years (1st-12th grade), then some of us went to college and got to choose our own schedule, and then we may have started out working a 9-5. My last job started each week with staff meetings and had 2 monthly large office meetings. I had bosses I reported to and clear objectives for each week. But then all that changed.
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September was a crazy busy month! Maybe in 2018, I'll start adding some financial & client breakdowns. You know how I always say "what you do now impacts your business in 3 months", well I invested in a 6 month marketing plan (since I ask others to invest in me, I figured I needed to do the same) and the end of August, I started seeing the results big time. That was a Thursday and the Monday before, I wrote in my journal "Lord, I will trust you with the finances of my business" and knew I needed to truly trust Him and keep working the plan. September was my biggest month, and October is slowing down a bit, but it is still rocking and rolling!
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When you’re starting your new business, there are so many things out there to buy, learn, and start and all of that can get quite overwhelming. How do you know which systems you actually need and which ones you can get by with the free version of? I’m giving you a list of my most used tools to-date in my business and which ones you need ASAP. None of these are affiliates because I have no clue how to do that so #nopressure to sign up for any of these!
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When my first client hired me in March of 2016, I had no idea that in August I would be handing in my two weeks notice and be running The Social Walker Agency full time that September. No idea. What started as a way to learn the world of online business (after my first attempt in 2015 failed), quickly became something altogether different. In the video at the bottom of this post you’ll find the first three things I recommend doing in order to start your business. But today, I want to break down a few other areas to help you kick-start your business.
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It's that time of the month for a #powersheets goals checkin! Come find out how I did on my August goals and see what's brewing for September.
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Have you ever wondered how all those entrepreneurs in Facebook groups just seem to know each other already, like really well too? Does it feel like they’re getting all of the comments from each other on their Instagram or even hanging out online together without you? I used to feel way that myself, and so today I’m diving into 3 ways you can build these types of relationships too!
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It's been a year since I left my full time job to pursue this business full time...which is crazy to me. A lot of things have changed since last year, and that's exactly what should happen as a business grows. You should always have goals and take steps to move you forward, which means that there may come a time when you drop or add products and services that you offer. After over a year in business, I've come to realize what I love most about my little business and have chosen to focus my energy on that.
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Creating a work-life balance as entrepreneur is hard. Creating that balance when you work from home is even harder. But it IS possible. It takes a few strategies and some determination to get you there. Let's get started!
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Social media is also one of the BEST things you can do for your business because you can build a true community, one that is mutually supportive and encouraging, one where your audience can get to know you and trust you and ultimately buy from you. But in order to get the very best out of social media I’ve discovered that you need to cut back to move forward. Let me share 3 ways I have cut back on my own social media and in turn have moved forward in my business. | The Social Walker Agency
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I need to admit that I didn’t even write these goals until the 13th or 14th of the month. I was on vacation the first week and had every intention of doing my Powersheets in the mountains like in months past, but that just didn’t happen. There was a large part of me that wanted to just skip July’s pages, and jump to August. I’ve got a lot of ideas for August, but I also believe in laying a solid foundation, so I gave myself some grace (which I’m learning a lot about on multiple levels), got my favorite take-out, and started working through the July Powersheets.
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I had already planned on writing this post with the overall same idea, and then Nicole from Nicole in Bold gave me the idea to focus more on the personal trainer side of it than just the OTF color zones. The video is a brief overview of today's blog, and the blog goes more in-depth with strategies and ways you can implement them. For me, accountability plays a huge role in my life and in my business.
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Today's post is all about how I'm implementing my Momma's laundry schedule into my business. Seems a bit odd, right? Well, my Momma was the queen of organization - with 4 kids 3 and under, she had to put systems into place in order not to go crazy. Her laundry system is just one of the many that we implemented to relieve the stress and overwhelm in our busy household. I want to share it with you so you can do the same in your business!
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I see people asking for VA recommendations in Facebook groups all the time. And it is so fun to watch businesses grow to the point where the solopreneur is ready to bring on help! But I also see these hundreds of responses to the initial post.
I get it - you need help in your business, right? Your first thought may be "I see a lot of people hiring Virtual Assistants, maybe that's who I need to hire." But I don't think a VA should always be your first hire.
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When I first left my 9-5 (only 6 months after launching my biz), I wondered how I would fill my days and if I would just always end up on Facebook or Instagram. For all of my client work, I used Toggl to track my time so I could see how long things took me and if I was undercharging for my services. The first week, I looked back at my tracker and wondered what I did with my other time not on client work.
You see, I was under the impression I still needed to be working 8 hours a day and have something to prove that I did. So I began time tracking myself as I wrote newsletters, hung out in Facebook groups, commented on Instagram, created blog content and graphics. I truly thought I would need to show my parents that I was still hustling just as hard as I had been and not just slacking off. But wasn't the whole point not to be working 40 hours a week or staying up late after the day job?
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Someone told me once that the goal of Chick-fil-A is for you to spend 30 seconds or less in the drive-through once you’ve placed your order. Now we all know (well if you live in the South) there certain times a day, like breakfast and lunch, Chick-fil-A's line can get out the wahzoo crazy. They have implemented several changes to make the drive-through even faster at their busy times - they have someone take your order & take payment before you even get to the normal ordering station, or you can order on your phone - but I'm not getting into that all that detail today. What I want talk about is do you run your business like Chick-fil-A or Starbucks?
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Well I suppose as much as I talk about my Powersheets on Instagram, it was finally about time to write about them! I won't make the commitment to go back and do January - March, but it is a possibility. I use Powersheets for personal & business. But for this post, I'm mainly focusing on my business goals.
They are currently sold out of the full 2017 Planners and are taking pre-orders for 6 month planners.
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Social media is a great tool to help us grow our business and following. But I know it can also be a huge detriment to my work if I don't handle it appropriately. How often do you get sidetracked by watching what others are doing in their businesses? I know I do several times a week and it can cause me to become discouraged in my own business.
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