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BUSINESS
Creating a Business That Brings
You Joy
I bet that even established
businesses can pick up some "tools" from the article below!
Create a business that your heart
desires, and have fun, too!
Imagine that you've just won the
lottery and in order to receive your check, you must have a full
time job. What would you be doing? Would it be what you are doing
now? If not, ask yourself why. Do you just need to add a little
fun to your career or business, or are you not happy with your
current position and feel ready to go for what you REALLY want to
do?
Here are some ideas on how you can
make the most of where you are, or take the steps to get to where
you want to be.
--Choose a career that "makes your
heart smile." It's your desire level and commitment that will keep
you going during any rough times.
--Make sure that your end product -
your business - has a market. You need people who need your
product and will pay for it, too.
--Know what helps you maintain your
integrity -- your top 5 values, needs and wants. Base your
decisions on what's important to you. Tony Robbins' book, "Awaken
The Giant Within" has an excellent chapter on values. You'll find
the book at http://www.coachmaria.com/books/ Values, needs and
wants are also part of the "101 Things To Work On With Your
Coach", too. Download the report, free, at
http://www.coachmaria.com/ebooks/
--Be prepared financially when
transitioning into your business by making sure that you have a
reserve of money in the bank or another income.
--Even with the best planning
strategies, things do occur that end up costing us more money than
we had planned to spend.
--Build a strong support system,
including a business and volunteer network as well as friends.
Join a success group or a networking group, and hire a coach or
consultant to assist you in your business evolution.
--Recognize your strengths and work
from them. Acknowledge your weaknesses and failures, life's way of
providing feedback, and grow from them. Read The E-Myth Revisited
by Michael Gerber... it's a "must have" business book.
--Create a strong business
foundation: a business plan, marketing plan, pricing packages,
elevator speech, ideal client profile, and operations manual.
Follow them. Create forms and processes to keep you on track, etc.
Moreover, choose to be organized and consistent-- Your clients and
employees will appreciate it!
--Develop your boundaries and
standards. They affect your business too!
--There are some wonderful Top Ten
Lists on both topics at
http://www.topten.org
When business is no longer fun,
it's time to reassess what you're doing. Even better, step back
and assess your "fun quotient" every six months. Hey-- maybe it's
time now!
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RECIPES
Apple Raisin Rum Cake
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup evaporated milk
4 tablespoons rum or rum extract
2 1/2 cups peeled and chopped tart apples
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Method:
Grease a 9 x 13-inch
baking pan. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl,
cream together the butter, sugar and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat
in the eggs one at a time.
In a separate mixing
bowl, sift the flour with the baking powder, salt, baking soda,
cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add the flour mixture alternately with the
milk and rum or rum extract to the sugar mixture. Add the apples,
raisins and nuts. Pour the batter into prepared baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for
40 minutes or until a toothpick or butter knife inserted in the
center comes out clean.
GARDENING
September Planting Tips
1. Plant and transplant
broad-leaved and needle-leaved evergreens through October 15
2. Continue to propagate herbs from
new growth and transplant into pots for winter use
3. Continue to divide and
transplant early-blooming perennials
4. Divide daylilies after flowering
5. Plant lilies
6. Sow hardy annuals in prepared
planting beds
7. If weather is cool, begin
planting spring- flowering bulbs but wait until late October to
plant tulips
8. Plant late season annuals like
ornamental kale and cabbage for fall color
9. Sow parsley, radish, lettuce,
carrot and onion
10. Complete planting out seedling
biennials
BEAUTY
Herbal Hair Rinse
1/2 cup Dried rosemary
1/2 cup Dried red clover
1/2 cup Dried nettle
1/2 cup Dried sage (for dark hair)
1/2 cup Dried chamomile (for light -hair)
1/2 cup Dried witch hazel, leaf OR -bark (for oily hair)
1/2 cup Dried marigold (for dry -hair)
Mix together herbs and store in a covered, light-proof container.
Before you shampoo, take 1/4 to 1/2 cup herbs and add to 2 cups
water
in an enamel pot. Cover pot, bring to slow boil, simmer a few
minutes,
remove from heat and proceed to shampoo your hair.
After last rinse, strain herbs from pot, add enough cold water to
herbal brew to rub into scalp and proceed to rinse hair. Catch
drippings in pot and keep pouring them through your hair until all
are
used. You may now either rinse your hair with clear water or omit
water rinse.
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