Showing posts with label Linked In. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linked In. Show all posts

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Get Motivated And Take Action. What Steps Are You Taking Toward Your Goals?

As I sit here contemplating what I’m going to write. It dawns on me that I haven’t updated my goals for a little while. I have a long list that hangs by my computer. I walk past my vision board all the time, every so often stopping to look at it, to see what needs to be added or changed. I visualize for a bit, then move onto the tasks at hand that will get me closer to those goals.

When I do work on my goals, I try to work on a few at a time, making them short term. Basically I have a daily to-do list. That is always a great start. Write down what the day plans and needs are in the morning or have it written down the night before. Lately I’ve tried to section off each set of goals for the different businesses I do. Many entrepreneurs, have several streams of income. Each of mine, are very different, though they still go hand in hand. When I go to network marketing groups, I have to decide which hat I’ll be wearing. As I build relationships, many will know I have more than one thing to offer.

Is that a good thing or bad? I’ll tackle that question in my next article.

Getting back to goals and why they are important to have. If you know what you want; wouldn’t it make sense to know how to get there? What if you were to ask a bank for a business loan and the first thing the bank would ask is; can I see your prospectus? But you tell the bank, ‘well I’m just gonna wing it as I go along’. The bank will close the door on you. How many times have you seen investors on the TV show Shark Tank, laugh at the applicants who have not done any research or marketing.

Whether you have one business or several; have a set game plan. Write down those goals. As for mine; I’ve been putting what I’ve written into action. There are times I would lie in bed and almost talk myself out of working out. But I didn’t. It may have been a short workout that day, At least I did get in the gym to spark up those brain cells.

One of my newest goals is to write at least three articles per week and if I get even more inspired that number will grow. For years, I was told this is what I needed to do. I would like to thank Larry Beacham for giving me that kick start.

A few months ago I did make a goal to Blog at least two or three times a week. Are they articles? Two or three that would fall under that heading. Many of my Blogs would be a paragraph or two with photos. I’m happy to say, I even have a few followers.

Now my goal is to get bigger and wider, reaching more people in several markets. I could write articles on each of my goals. That may keep me focused, but bore you. What are your goals?


Bonnie Sprung
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

The Power of Linked In

There are many networking sites out on the web. Many for all different reasons, you have your social networks like MySpace and Facebook. There are Art sites like Etsy and there are your business sites, like Linked In.

Some of these sites are good for connecting with friends and letting everyone know what you are doing with your life. Most people know exactly what to do when you get on. Then you have something like Twitter. A site that, some people have never heard of, or don’t know what to do with when they are on. That’s the same with Linked In. Many people who have a business, create there profile, invite a few people and then stall. What do they do next is the question. I can confess that myself, when I first signed up. I followed all the steps to creating that profile to asking for some recommendations. Then, it sat there for a long time. After some time, I poked around and looked to see what others were doing and followed along.

During the week, I go to many different networking groups to pitch my business and build relationships. One group I attend is STAR Networking (Sharing Tips and Resources). The director of that group is Michelle Dettlaff and she created a Linked In Group. Another reason to join Linked In.

Going back to Twitter for a second. As I twittered, I’m also checking out some of the links that look of interest to me. I found a fantastic one, that linked me to a post that was chock full of great ideas to help build relationships and in turn build business. Alan Underkofler, twittered that link to his blog. www.followupsuccess.com and I in turn started a new discussion on the STAR Linked In board. Because one of the tips mentioned a way to contact people and ask for a meeting, to find out about each others business.

Allan’s post also led me to adding him to my friends on Facebook and connecting to him on Linked In. After I did that, he contacted me, by e-mail. Ask me the question he has on his post and we had a fantastic and very helpful conversation that same night. Not only have we connected though Twitter, FaceBook and Linked In, we now have made a more solid connection by talking on the phone. I’m in Florida and he’s in California. And that is the power of Linked In. If you use these tools that are FREE to everyone, it is a goldmine.

And you are welcome to connect with me.
http://www.facebook.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniesprung
http://www.Twitter.com/bonniesprung
http://www.myspace.com/usastudio
http://bonniesprung.etsy.com
http://www.youtube.com/myartshow

I’d love to share info with you.