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Kawania Wooten Geomyra Pollard and Terri Baskin at Engage 2020. Photo by Banga Studios. The Enlightened Creative

6 Straightforward Ways to Inject Joy Into Your Business Day

Right now, my business life is in a flux because of a combination of crazy circumstances beyond my control. I’m not sure when these challenges are going to end, so my mood is a little tense and even a little emotional right now, but I’m on a mission to inject some joy back in my business life. I know I am not the only business owner experiencing feeling this right now, so I have noted below six (6) straightforward ways to inject some joy into your business day.

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6 Tips to Help You Combat that “Alone Feeling” as an Entrepreneur

Recently, I felt quite alone. — Not that “alone feeling” you get because you are in the house by yourself. — I’m talking about the “I feel like I am walking this entrepreneurship journey by myself and no one understands what I’m going through.” Do you know what I’m talking about? I think everyone does. So, here are some recommendations for combatting that feeling.

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Entrepreneur Lessons from the “Like-Ability Factor”

As you may or may not know, I keep a journal of the notes I take at various conference presentations. Approximately 15 years ago, I heard the author of the “LikeAbility Factor . . .,” Tim Sanders, speak at a conference. He mentioned ways to ensure that your day begins and ends on a positive note. Given all of the negativity swirling in our world right now, I thought these notes might be beneficial to someone. Personally, I swear by these three (3) thoughts.

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5 Things Entrepreneurs Ought To Give Up for Lent

We often hear about people giving up sweets or TV or (gasp) coffee for Lent. The sacrifice is important, but lent is also a time of self reflection. This time of year, I find myself asking, “What can I do to live a better life or better yet, what can I do to make this world a better place?”

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5 Personal Tasks to Complete When Business is Slow

If your business is like mine, your workload slows down during the last two weeks of December. So, you may have a little extra time to get your personal life back on track. Check out these five personal tasks or projects that you can complete while your business is slow.

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5 Tips to Help You Stop Taking Things Personally

You try to keep a positive outlook and a “stiff upper lip” when your work is criticized or you don’t book a job or you don’t win an award. But, it’s hard! So, here are five practical tips to help you stop taking things personally at work and in life.

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Seven Healthy Habits for Entrepreneurs to Follow as They Manage Holiday Stress. The Enlightened Creative.

7 Healthy Habits for Managing Holiday Stress

Being an entrepreneur is a pretty taxing lifestyle filled with long hours and stress. With the holiday season quickly approaching, now is a great time to pick up some health habits for managing the stress of the holiday season.

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5 Tips to Help You Slay the “I’m An Imposter” Monster

In the spring of 1995, I had the honor of leading the conference and meetings department for a small non-profit association. It was a pretty big deal and an exciting time for me, but it was an incredibly stressful time for me too. You see, I started to quietly believe that I didn’t deserve this new job — I became afraid that my new boss was going to see my work and start to think she made a mistake by hiring an “imposter” or a “fraud.”

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