Writer’s Block Anyone?
Formulating a topic for today’s article isn’t easy and it isn’t a come by night thing. Many writers will tell you it’s not easy to just sit down at your PC and start typing award winning articles. In fact as a beginning blogger topics can seem redundant.
Yes it is true that even some of the greatest article writers have the case of writer’s block. However, many of the greatest
writers have taken out time in the beginning to discipline themselves to write everyday about anything. As an aspiring blogger, I can voucher for the fact that beginning stages can be difficult when it comes to forking up the topics that will feed your audience and make a difference in their lives. It has been said that if you do at least some writing everyday you will improve the right side of your brain, also known as the creative part. It doesn’t have to be a full blown out article and it doesn’t have to be perfect. I’ve learn that if you try to produce a perfect article on the first draft you will only frustrate yourself and it doesn’t help your creativity.
Just Write
When you sit down and write, do just that… WRITE! It doesn’t have to be formatted correctly or it doesn’t have to have to perfect structure. You might even have grammatical errors and spelling mistakes, don’t focus on those, yet just write about a main idea and focus on that idea. I am a musician and I remember the days when I first started playing drums, it wasn’t something that I learned over night. Making music, or any other craft for that matter, is a skill that has to be practiced. It takes time to improve on your craft.
It’s A Craft Too…
That said, blogging is something that requires practice. Writing is a craft such as being a musician, painting masterpieces or anything that takes skill. It takes practice and diligence to become a pro blogger. 
Mozart was a great genius and composer but nonetheless, for the genius that he was, he didn’t become the skilled musician that he was overnight, it took practice, discipline and diligence to achieve that level of success.
I want to encourage you and to take out sometime to write just a little everyday. Don’t feel like you have to finished the article, you can write a half article if that’s all you can fork up, just write something. Don’t attempt to publish your first draft. Come back the next day and try to improve on that first draft. As the day progresses, write down blogging topics that come to your mind. It doesn’t have to be all business oriented it could be personal topics, topics centered around politics anything. When as you get better at blogging about anything, your creativity will open up with content and topics in ways you never deemed possible.
To your success,
Jarrod Clark
5 Steps for better business development
In the hustle and bustle of the everyday business ventures, sometimes it’s easy to loose focus and get disorganized. You may find yourself getting wrapped up in one particular task and loose focus of time. Proper time management is one of the key essentials to business success.
Setting a set time or a time limit for your everyday tasks is effective time management practice. Proper time management cuts down on the stress of everyday business tasks. The following are steps to help cut down on the stress of business operation.
Give yourself a specific time to do your daily tasks.
One of the pros of being an entrepreneur is having the free time to be able to do what you want when you want to do it. However, one of the important things of being an entrepreneur and working for yourself is being able to manage yourself. When you were, or if you are still working a day job, you would wake up in the morning in an effort to get to work on time.
Why?
Because being on time indicates that you value your job. The same thing applies when you’re working for yourself and managing your own business. You have to be able to manage your time effectively. As you wake up to start you business day, make a list of the tasks that you have ahead of you for the day and the times to start those tasks and the ending times for those tasks.
Organization is key.
There is nothing worse than coming to a disorganized work space and trying to progress to the next level. The way you start your business sets the tone for the way the business will fair out. If you start out disorganized then chances are it will be a complete mess and turn out to be a very stressful venture. Organize your work space in a way to where everything you need is easily accessible. Disorganization can be an indication of lack of self discipline so make a point organize your workspace and your time better.
Do not procrastinate.
Procrastination ties in heavily with step 1. Sometimes meeting deadlines can be a stressful thing. Much of the stress that comes with meeting a deadline is procrastination. I must say once more, one of the many perks of owning your own business is the time freedom you get. I’m reminded of many times when I was younger, if I was given a particular homework assignment. Many times, if it was a big assignment, we were given ample time to complete that assignment. After weeks have gone by I would always say to myself, “I’ll get on it tomorrow or next week…” then tomorrow became the next day and next week became the week after next and… next thing I knew… the assignment was due in a couple days! I would try to make all the last minute stops to do the homework assignment.
Many times it wasn’t that the assignment was hard it was just that I tried to cram a few days worth of work down to a 1 or 2 day time frame and it was very stressful. As I got older I’ve overcome my procrastination and I’ve come to realize that spreading out my tasks evenly over the time that I’m given to complete them is so much easier. Make an effort to apply a small amount of time to your tasks daily and you will see a world of difference in the stress level of your business.
Rest, Rest, Rest!
It is often said that the body requires 8-9 hours of sleep a night to be up to full operation. It’s very easy to get caught up in taking advantage of as many hours a day as possible. Over a period of time getting a lack of sleep can take a toll on the human body. You may find yourself feeling groggy and restless during the day and you will not be able to function at your fullest potential. Make a choice every night to get to bed at a good time so that you will wake up refreshed and ready to start a new business day full of excitement.
Make good habits.
I heard a saying that everything that you do on a daily basis is centered around the habits that you make. Evaluate your habits and make a choice to become better at everything that you do, whether it’s your personal life or business life take the time out to do everything to make your life less stressful, more ethical and more fulfilling.
Take time out for yourself and evaluate what you do on a daily basis. Continue to keep a positive mind set and have a “CAN DO” mentality. By applying these steps you will not only see a difference in the way you function but you will see much improvement in your business. Remember to keep the big picture in mind and always strive to do your best.
To your success,
Jarrod Clark
Running Out of Your Warm market?
If you are involved in network marketing, and you are just getting started, you have probably become discouraged after targeting your warm market.
However, there are some individuals who haven’t been as successful targeting their warm market. They get rebuttal after rebuttal and they have yet to be able to achieve much success in the area of your warm market. If this sounds like you and you are running out of your warm market, do not be discouraged.
There are many plentiful sources and ways to market your network marketing business online. One of the best ways to market your business is by focusing on your target audience. Your opportunity may have a typical product or a distinguished product, it doesn’t matter, what matters is how you market it.
By taping into search engine optimization, and focusing on people who are your target audience, you will acquire prospects who are calling you and not the other way around. Below you will find an intuitive outline of helpful tools of marketing online:
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Posting blogs online. - Blogging is a derivative of the word "web log" which essentially means logging your thoughts on the web. Blogging is effective because it’s a great way for search engines to pick up your message. Search engines will then give your blog a ranking. Based on your keywords, the search engines will place your blog in order of it’s ranking throughout the search engine’s listings. This will, in turn, draw targeted traffic to your blog based on your blog tags or keywords. Do a google search on blog resources and you will find a number of blogging resources. One resource that has been helpful for me is www.blogger.com
- Posting your articles online.
- Marketing on Myspace.com
- Marketing using video blog web technology.
There are many other ways for you to market your business opportunity and gather prospects that are looking for what you have to offer. I would like to add that I am not bashing the outside marketing ideas. It is a great way in addition to online marketing to achieve the level of marketing that you would like to achieve. I’m simply elaborating on the fact that there are some people who have a struggle with putting out flyers and walking up to people in the mall and pitching your presentation.
If this sounds like you then I would like to encourage you and enlighten you. There are more ways of marketing your opportunity than just approaching your warm market and approaching people on the streets. Explore and study ways of marketing online through google and other search engines. There you will find results and ideas that suit you in discovering your niche in online marketing.
To Your Success,
Jarrod Clark
Find Your Passion…It Will Change Your Life
I often write about achieving your dreams. In fact, in my previous blog "Is Your Dream Alive?" I talk about examining your priorities and not letting your dreams go to waste. Part of achieving your goal is having a passion for what it takes to achieve your goal. You have to love what you do not only because it makes you money but because of the pure thrill that you get from doing it. There are many people who earn a massive income but don’t like what they do. In my blog "Is Your Dream Alive?" I ask the question: What are you passionate about? Think about it for a moment. What do you like to do? I do believe if you focus on what you’re passionate about before you focus on the money, the money will come.
I think about when I was younger, and many of you who know a little about me know that I am a drummer. I love making music because it is a great outlet for me. Music is good for the soul. Henceforth, knowing that, it gives me a sense of fulfillment to make music because I know that I have the ability to effect people’s lives and make them feel good. I played drums in the church when I was younger and for many years I didn’t get paid to play drums. Neither was I playing drums looking to get paid, I was playing drums because I loved to play drums, PERIOD! It wasn’t until I got older that I started to get paid to play and it was offered to me I didn’t ask to get paid to play.
I wanted to tell that story because the law of attraction
basically says that the things that you focus your thoughts and time on are the things that will manifest themselves into your life. Many will ask themselves "well if I just focus on making money then the money will come… right?" In response to that I will say "sure, yes the money will come." However, I must say that that is such a general statement. The fact is, yes everyone focuses on making money all the time. Most of the population gets up everyday and works a 9-5. Why? Because making money is a way of life, you have to make money to make a living. By changing your focus and asking yourself, what am I passionate about that makes me happy? It is what you like to do, that makes you money, that will give you a sense of freedom. Statistics say that only 2% of the population is financially free. Many artist/painters make good money but they didn’t wake up one morning and say, "…gee I think I will go and take a class and learn how to paint masterpieces because that will make me good money." No, most artists, who are successful, were sincerely passionate about drawing and painting long before they started making money doing it. It was something that gave them a sense of fulfillment because it’s an art of expression.
I urge you to search deep
down inside inside of yourself today. Find out what makes you happy. If you are a writer, and you wake up in the morning and you can’t think about anything else other than writing, then you should become a writer. Explore that passion and find out how you can make writing your "Niche." Perhaps you can become an author and write many books that will inspire the world. I must say I am a Christian and I don’t promote books of witchcraft, however I think of the author Joanne K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series, one of the number 1 book series in the world, and I think about how she has effected the lives of so many people in the world with her style of writing. She has a passion and her passion has manifested itself in a way that no other can, she has a unique style of writing. Find your passion and not only will it change your life but you can effect the lives of others around you and you will benefit from it in return.
To your success,
Jarrod Clark
