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This blog is slowly evolving into the epitome of entrepreneurial information sharing. Various qualified experts frequently write about tried and tested topics in their respective fields.
You can learn from these experts and establish your own success as well, but how much do you know about money to ensure you are not only able to make it, but also … Read the rest of this entry »
Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Matt Belcher. Most of the interviews I do focus on making money with blogs, however Matt’s area of interest is personal development and as a result he wanted to have a conversation more on mindset.
In the video interview you will discover…
At a recent college reunion, twenty-five years after we first entered medical school, I met many old classmates and re-learned one important lesson.
Being Time Efficient Is HIGHLY Profitable!
One theme kept popping up over and over again in our conversations.
“Our kids rarely get to see their dad, he’s so busy!”
“I go to work at 6 a.m.
We’re up to the last of our three part article on “How To Be Creative At Work“, looking at the Artist/Creator and Storyteller, these last two play personalities are my highest scoring ones…but they can shuffle around, none are fixed Obviously, when we’re seeing creativity touted as the most sought after characteristic in business leaders today, … Read the rest of this entry »
It is one thing having an awesome product or service, but if nobody knows about it, how do you expect to sell it?
This realization usually happens just before business owners start to consider self promotion and exposure opportunities. There are a number of ways to go about getting your name out there, and forming relationships and connections with … Read the rest of this entry »
I’m not going to lie – living the freelance life is pretty awesome.
I make my own schedule, work where I want, and can make things like exercising, spending time with my family, and meditation a part of my daily life without issue (all things that I struggled with while commuting two hours a day to a 9-5!).
Sourcing is finding and evaluating the components and parts needed for goods and services. With a product based company such as my handbag company, sourcing materials would consume a lot of time, energy and funds. Raw materials would account for almost 50-70% of our costs. We spent a lot of time searching for our materials, especially leather. Because of … Read the rest of this entry »
“Know what you want – and get it”
- Sushmita Sen, Miss.Universe, 1994
‘Take what you want, and pay for it’ says God
- Old Spanish proverb
I’m going to tell you a little story.
It’s about a man who wanted to know the secret of success, and decided to find out from a Guru.… Read the rest of this entry »
I like to use my time and the space Yaro gives me here at Entrepreneurs-Journey to base my articles on questions I often receive and this one will be no different as I am going to discuss how “Mitch’s Blog” became a company with 18 current writers.
While the building a company part I have talked about in … Read the rest of this entry »
Hey everyone! Apparently it’s World Creativity Week, 15th – 21st April, I have no idea who made this up, but it’s a great excuse to go and do something FUN to celebrate I’m spending most of my World Creativity Week at the Gallery Of Modern Art facilitating crazy art programs for even crazier children. (Actually, they’re lovely and I … Read the rest of this entry »
Tell me how familiar this scenario is.
You come up with a great idea. You research it in great depth. You write a fantastic ebook on the topic. You edit, proofread and revise it several times. You even get a designer to create a lovely graphic for the cover.
You excitedly set up a website to sell the ebook, … Read the rest of this entry »
Last article I said we would look at the way the final four play personalities engage their creativity but we’re going exploring and excavating instead. We will come back to those final four later. The big question right now is, where did our creative mojo go? If we’re born creative, and we’re highly creative as children, then what happened … Read the rest of this entry »
I recorded this video for you from the Botanic Gardens in the Brisbane CBD for a change of scenery.
The video starts with a brief chat about how I can easily pack up my video recording equipment and head to the park to record a video like this, all thanks to Gideon’s Rapid Video Blogging set-up, which you can … Read the rest of this entry »
In business, as with all of the most important parts of life, sometimes it’s difficult to know what to do when faced with a challenging situation. Your usual guides and helpers – your mind, gut, intuition, faith, environment, peers, mentors, family, study resources, etc, don’t always point out a clear direction.
Sometimes what you come to rely upon may … Read the rest of this entry »
I started freelance writing in May of 2008 with no professional portfolio or credentials to speak of. All I had in my freelancer’s toolkit were decent writing skills, a love of the written word, and a burning passion to make it as a self-employed professional.
Yet within four months, I had built up a strong enough client base to … Read the rest of this entry »
Every morning, we wake up and get ready to do some things. Often those things revolve around our job, our business or our hobbies.
Day after day, week after week, year after year, we do them. Why? What drives you to do what you do?
Sometimes it is necessity. Sometimes it is passion. Even curiosity, compulsion or coercion. But … Read the rest of this entry »
There is no doubt that to build your profile and earn attention (rather than buy it or beg for it), part of your job is going to be writing. Writing your book, your blog, writing articles, Facebook and Twitter updates. This requires knowledge and commitment, so I decided to interview Grant McDuling, best-selling author and respected journalist, for … Read the rest of this entry »
In this article, we’re looking at how each of our play personalities can be utilized in our work environment to access our creativity. If you are familiar with the two articles posted recently on creativity enhancing techniques, you will find that some of these techniques are included here, but looking at some which specifically suit each play personality. There’s … Read the rest of this entry »
In my first post titled, Why Leave A Six Figure Corporate Job For Internet Entrepreneurship?, I provided a brief background on who I am, what I do, why I know what I know and so forth. In my next two posts, I discussed just one of the several gigs mentioned in the initial post, which discussed how I … Read the rest of this entry »
