by Chuck Bartok | Jan 28, 2019 | BLOG, Mindset Development
Looking For Business Growth? Get a Dog or a Cat!
Yes, surround yourself with the responsibility of a dog or a cat.
We all know that the vagaries of being in business, regardless of the venue can be stressful and in the beginning, it can be a challenge to stay the course.
I have always since childhood accepted the responsibility of a pet and found that responsibility to be a benefit in keeping a focus on other important aspects of my Entrepreneurial lifestyle.
Pets are a great way to beat the blues. Not only are they known to they offer unconditional love, but they may also give their owners a sense of purpose, which can be crucial for those feeling down in the dumps. Pets also combat feelings of loneliness by providing companionship, which can boost your overall mood and even bring you feelings of joy and happiness.
And a Happy Entrepreneur seems to get the Job done more easily.
The health of the entrepreneur and growing an effective business mindset is critical for a less bumpy Journey to Abundance and your pet can provide assurance to better health according to a couple of studies.
A study, written by Dr. Deborah Wells of Queen’s University, Belfast, for the British Journal of Health Psychiatry, found that dog owners tend to suffer less from ill health, have lower cholesterol, and lower blood pressure.
Citing a 1995 study, Dr. Wells stated that dog owners who had suffered heart attacks were 8.6 percent more likely to be alive one year following their heart attacks than patients that did not own dogs. “It is possible that dogs can directly promote our well-being by buffering us from stress,” said Dr. Wells. “The ownership of a dog can also lead to increases in physical activity and psychological human health in a more indirect manner.”
There are literally hundreds of substantiated article regarding this topic.
Just Search: “benefits of owning a pet”
In a non-scientific observation, my successful friends and colleagues in the business world seem to have strong relationships with a pet. A very close friend James Strauss and associate recently lost his cat, Harvey, I had the privilege of meeting Harvey several times and saw the power of the relationship which was beneficial in Jim’s ability to write so vividly. Harvey was the catalyst to keep Jim’s publishing business on track. When Harvey passed away earlier this year Jim was devastated, could not write, and felt he was losing touch with his business.
We are both convinced Harvey was instrumental in directing him to Bentley. As the new “pet” settled Jim felt a surge of creative juices flowing and his ability to focus on his myriad of Businesses increased.
That same experience was played out in our home 3 years ago. Our 11-year relationship with the wonder dog, Flo, ended with her death and that led to my quitting my business focus for short time. Routines were difficult to follow. But as soon we rescued Lacy and she immediately took over the house and showed us her demands the ability to follow the routine was revived, and business success of course followed.
 Flo, our Schnauzer, Border Collie, Basenji cross. 11 years of faithfully keeping my Business Mindset on track |
 Lacy our rescued Parson Russell Terrier. We believe we were directed to her by Flo and she took over the CEO responsibilities very quick |
Get Your Pet Today
by Bob Bly | May 31, 2018 | Mindset Development
I subscribe to very informative Newsletter by Robert Bly.
I am never disappointed and the Content is superior. Bob possesses a serious Business Mindset!
Enjoy this read,
take it to heart if you are Blogging with the intent of growing a business
Bob’s Newsletter May 31, 2018
This kind of blogging is for dummies
An article in a PR e-newsletter suggested that the way to write great blog posts is to research online what topics you should
write about.
For instance:
- write on blog topics suggested by Google …
- get post ideas from the Google Keyword Planner …
- jump on a topic that’s trending or being shared a lot …
- write on the same topics the big blogs are writing about or your competitors are ranking for …
- get topic ideas from FAQs on other sites.
To me, this is a terrible idea, because it’s a major source of
“content pollution.”
Specifically, it’s a surefire way to create almost nothing but
link bait.
“Link-bait” refers to content written for the primary, or even
the sole purpose, of getting high search engine rankings.
Link-bait posts and articles, which is what the PR newsletter’s
suggestions will produce, are usually generic, boring, useless,
and devoid of wisdom, new information, or actionable ideas.
Often, link-bait marketers hire dirt-cheap writers on Upwork,
fiverr, or freelancer.com to write these thin posts for a few
bucks a pop.
These hack writers go on Google, find a few articles on the
topic, and cobble them together into a new post or article that
contributes absolutely nothing original to the subject.
I call these articles “Google goulash.”
If you are a good writer and care about what you do, stay away
from link bait, Google goulash, and content pollution.
But how do you avoid this kind of bottom-of-the-barrel
scribbling? Here are 3 suggestions:
>> First, don’t write for peanuts for cheap, second-rate clients.
Write for marketers and publishers who care about the quality of
the copy and content they hire you to produce.
In my opinion, firms that use direct marketing are the best
clients, because they measure everything and live and die by
results.
So are big corporations and also those producing blog posts on
technical topics.
>> Second, write what you know and care about.
When you don’t know a subject and write a Google goulash piece,
all you are giving the reader is recycled information he can
easily get elsewhere.
When you care about your subject and have deep knowledge of and
experience with it, you can deliver much more — insight,
analysis, wisdom, empathy, strategies, experience-based
expertise, and new ideas and case studies that can make real
a difference in the reader’s life.
Email marketing whiz Ben Settle advises,
“Open your computer and start writing.
Soon a story or theme will emerge.
Send it to your
list.
“Do that day after day and you will be successful — even if
you’re not the most talented copywriter or salesman in the room.”
>> Third, especially with blog posts and articles, let your
personality shine through in the writing.
Link-bait articles read like they were written by automatons,
which in fact is increasingly the case as software can now
generate this kind of mindless, simple article.
But when you have a personality that comes across in your posts
and articles, you engage readers and keep them reading.
Also, if you do #2 and #3 above, write what you know and care
about, and have a distinctive voice, you gain a loyal following
that comes to view you as a trusted source advisor on your topic.
Your readers see you as an expert, and those readers who are in a
position to retain your services are more likely to do so, because
they see you as a recognized authority in your field.
Sincerely,
Bob Bly
Copywriter / Consultant
31 Cheyenne Dr.
Montville, NJ 07045
Phone 973-263-0562
Fax 973-263-0613
www.bly.com
by Ryan Biddulf | Nov 18, 2017 | BLOG, Mindset Development
4 Tips for Becoming a Successful Solopreneur
Do you ever do anything business-wise from a solo perspective?
Yes.
And no.
Yes, because sometimes you will choose to go into a business solo, meaning you have no company or corporation behind you. If you run a blog you tend to be in this crowd.
No, because no venture is ever truly a solo venture, meaning you partially rely on others to make your business go.
Solopreneurs are individuals who run their own businesses but without the help of a corporation, company or full staff. Being a solo entrepreneur feels challenging at times. Learning how to build a thriving business without a complete staff or company behind you may seem daunting but if you follow a few tips you will become a successful solopreneur.
1: Double Down on Mindset Work
- Double down on mindset work.
- Do the inner clearing to see outer success.
- Foolish solopreneurs attempt to work on outside conditions without doing the inner clearing
- Since you will face your deepest fears on this solopreneur journey, the wise thing to do is to jump full bore into mindset work.
- Raise your energy level. Consider meditating, doing yoga, exercising and building a gratitude list regularly to purge fears. Feeling your fears allows you to release your fears. Releasing your fears allows you to do things from a place of love.
- Loving, generous, patient, persistent solopreneurs build thriving ventures over the long haul.
- Do the inner work. Align your energy to follow the remaining 3 tips.
2: Study Successful Solopreneurs
The happiest, most successful solopreneurs are studies in time and energy management. These dynamos teach you how to succeed despite not having a full workforce at your disposal.
If you don’t have a secretary, human resources guy, tech gal or other specific resources you can succeed business-wise by following the top solopreneur pros. Tap into their creativity. Feast on their ingenuity.
These folks will point you in directions you had not foreseen if you feel lost and hopeless as a newbie or struggling solopreneur.
3: Master the Art of Delegating Tasks
Micromanaging is the enemy of any solopreneur. You only have 24 hours to work with today. Make every second count by hiring people and using free and premium tools to hand off specific tasks.
Either you have no knowledge or passion for certain work or you simply despise boring repetitive tasks. Either way, hiring someone or using tools to do the work frees up your energy for more important, pressing work. Master the art of delegating work to qualified parties. Build your solopreneur venture by handing off non-critical tasks to virtual assistants. Pay people to free up your schedule and to focus on your passions.
If you love writing hand off other duties to focus exclusively on writing blog posts, guest posts and eBooks to render service and to grow your solopreneur business.
Invest in premium tools to handle non-essential tasks. Is your time best spent creating content and building bonds with other bloggers or tweeting updates every 45 minutes?
Outsource to people and tools. Spend all of your business day engaging in business-building activities. Practice the art of release. Think and act like a successful solopreneur.
4: Master the Art of Leveraging Your Presence
- Guest post on top blogs in your niche.
- Comment effectively on top blogs in your niche.
- Leverage your presence quickly.
- Reach large, targeted audiences to grow your solopreneur venture.
If you go into business solo learn how to render service to big, interested audiences. Guest posting is one of the best ways to help people through the art of leveraging.
Example; if you write and place a guest post on a niche blog with 30,000 community members you just reached an extra 30,000 people interested in your niche. Some of these people will dig your content, click through to your blog and learn more about your business.
The eBook
If you want to navigate the sometimes crazy solopreneur experience
buy my eBook:
6 Tips to Embrace the Solopreneur Rollercoaster Ride
Your Turn
What successful ‘solopreneur’ tips can you add to this list?
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by Chuck Bartok | Feb 23, 2017 | BLOG, Mindset Development
Should a Business Mindset focus more on Blogging Content or Social Media Content?
This question has been the topic of webinars, group narratives, forums and social dialog for a few years.
It is true that Social Dialog seems to dominate,especially with the move toward more mobile web access. But so much of that has a short lifespan and in some cases, not much depth.
Blogging on the other hand allows the writer time to fine tune the content and, if they are self-hosted, to know there is an Never Ending Story. Plus the opportunity for comments to build and , in many cases become a substantive source of relevant content to the initial article.
In a discussing web/blog commenting with good friend and SEO Guru, Jack Humphrey of Brick Road Media, he mentioned that commenting has seemed to decline because it was easier to post to Social Media. I tended to agree until we studied the remarkable and seemingly contrary results seen on a site we are both vested in, James Strauss
Jim Strauss finally decided to publish a story about his ‘Thirty Days Has September’ Vietnam experiences, almost 50 years ago, and sought ideas on how to generate interest because the traditional publishing business is truly a “den of thieves”. I suggested posting the chapters as written on his website and using social media the announce the updates of new chapters.
His Facebook page, James Strauss Writer, has 7,900 fans but when he posts each post receives about 600 shares creating an organic audience of 15,000 to 20,000 per post. That is impressive BUT the website receives 4,000 to 6,000 page views daily and MOST IMPORTANT in depth comments of serious readers salivating for the print and kindle versions not yet published.
To date in the past 4 months there have been over 3,800 comments.
Example of some the 3,800+ comments:
From Ray: Jim—Not going to tell you your doing a good Job as that is a given. l check a couple of time a day to see if there is a new episode and if there is I make myself wait maybe the rest of the day before reading, that way do not have to wait as long for the next one. I’m not too bright but think it works for me. You may have answered the before,but is this 30 days a ruff draft and will be turned into book form with more text or just turned into a book? Either way I have to get book to pass around to others. Semper Fi
From Roy.. I once read a series of 6 books; only the first was written when I read it. It took eight years and as each book came out I reread each of the others again before the new book. I think waiting the two to three days between installments of “30 Days” is as bad if not worse. I see little mistakes you make but I hope they’ll be found by a good proof reader before publishing (I won’t critique). An engrossing tale so different from the war I fought. But then war is a very personal experience no matter how similar or dissimilar each’s experience happens to be. Keep up the great work…works like yours should be required reading…and service should be mandatory!
What James Strauss has done through blogging the content and directing referrals from Social Media is to create an eager to buy audience and we feel that is an excellent Business Mindset strategy
Social media does direct a lot of traffic traffic, but our Business Mindsets are convinced the quality of CONTENT, and the lively input and dialog in the comment section, is what is building the loyal customer base. Some major websites have quit allowing comments. We feel that may prove to be a mistake?
The crew at Best Business Mindset Alliance are still convinced a Business,large or small, and regardless the venue will still benefit form delivering quality content to their targeted audience through the time and capital investment in a blogging website.
P.S. if you would to discuss your direction and have a desire to increase results, give us a call
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by Chuck Bartok | Feb 19, 2017 | BLOG, Mindset Development
Self Esteem, if you believe all the media, seems to be lacking in Society today and that may be the reason for aspiring Businesses to be suffering in growth.
Personally, I feel it is the emphasis on becoming a societal clone is why Self Esteem may be a diminishing personality trait.
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by Sam Camerano | Dec 3, 2014 | Mindset Development
I have a question for you.
Before you answer it, I must ask you to not think of your answer, but feel your answer, or envision your answer .
Question:
Why do you do the job your doing?
Write down the first thing that comes to mind, then the second and the third and so on until you finish your list.
It should take about 30 to 60 seconds to answer that question.
If it takes longer you are lost in fear of why your being asked that question.
There is no right or wrong answer, BUT it will just give you a sense of who you are and what your doing.
Hopefully we all make it to the point where we are not “LABORING” and EVENTUALLY DO what we want and EARN SUFFICIENT MONEY
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