"A good solution applied with vigor now is better
than a perfect solutionapplied ten minutes later."
-George S. Patton, Jr.
Or never getting it done at all! If you're working on a project and don't ever get it completed, you've wasted your time. Just get it done the best you can now, then make improvements to it later. But get it done and out there in the world so others can benefit from your work!
As always, I'd love your comments!
I've never been one to make new year resolutions. But the beginning of a new year seems a perfect time to resolve to keep trying and never give up.
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."
– Thomas A. Edison
I'd love to have your thoughts. Comment below about not giving up, and about the new year in general.
Walt Disney persevered against naysayers and financial difficulties to see his vision come true. How cool is that?
“I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true.”
– Walt Disney
This is the second in my series of free tools you can use to save time and effort, which will help you grow your business and make more money. Today I want to let you know about a tool I don’t know how I ever lived without before I got it.
Do you have lots of passwords you need to keep track of? Are you constantly forgetting the password for a particular site? In my business as virtual administrator, I have to keep track of not only my own passwords, but those of my clients as well, since I work on their behalf on their accounts. Saving passwords in an Excel spreadsheet is not only cumbersome, it isn’t safe; the file could become corrupted, lost or hacked. Continue reading
While salesmanship and your knowledge of your company’s products or services are important, success also relies on some far more basic fundamental principles which will determine your success or failure at anything you do in life.
They are your A,B,C’s: Attitude, Belief and Consistency. Continue reading
I’m reading Loral Langemeier‘s inspiring book Yes! Energy. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their outlook on life and business. Loral talks about “changing the conversation,” meaning don’t just accept the norms society has established and the inner voice telling you that you can’t do something. Here’s a quote from the book I love:
“Life is a field of opportunity open to planting seed, cultivating, and harvesting. We need to live it big.”
If you have read Yes! Energy or followed Loral (or if you haven’t!), I’d love to hear your comments.
I was fortunate enough to attend a live seminar with Eric Lofholm, a leading expert in sales script writing and coaching. I thought you would enjoy reading some of the”golden nuggets” he presented.
Breakthrough Ideas
The #1 way to grow your business is collaboration; being laser focused on it helped Eric grow his business.
Think how much you can earn in a month, and what is your potential to achieve that, now double it. Continue reading
Here’s a quote from a lady who was a real role model for women entrepreneurs:
One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.
-Lucille Ball
I know sometimes it doesn’t feel like it, but you can choose to be happy or not, or to give up or not. You have the power in you to just decide you’re not going to let discouraging situations get the better of you.
I’d love to hear your comments on this!
I’m pleased to present a guest blog by Donna Toothaker, a highly sought after virtual administrator coach. Much of what she teaches applies to all entrepreneurs who have clients so I thought this article would be helpful to all my readers.
When you think about marketing your business, are you excited and energized, or do you feel a sense of impending doom? Many business owners know they need to do marketing, yet the thought of promoting themselves can be uncomfortable… and even scary.
If you’re ready to do more marketing in your business, but don’t have a lot of experience, there are a few things that will make it more comfortable and effective. In addition, for business owners who’ve tried many marketing methods, yet haven’t had great results, there is change in mindset that can make it easier. Continue reading
I was asked why I named my company Magic Wing Administration, so I thought it might be fun to write a blog about it.
I started business with the name Creative Virtual Assistant to be very clear about what I did and that since creativity is part of who I am, I bring it to my business too. But this year I felt I needed it to expand to something more broad to express that I’m actually a business partner, not an assistant.
The new name started with the rainbow wing logo I designed to denote a growing, thriving business soaring like a bird, free and beautiful.
The “Magic” part was mainly to honor Walt Disney, who was such an inspiring entrepreneur. Even through the naysayers who said it couldn’t be done and risking everything, he persevered to bring his vision to life – creating family entertainment that was like nothing that had been done before. And when you think Walt Disney, of course you think magic.
The “Administration” part describes what I do, providing administrative services to entrepreneurs so they can focus on revenue-generating activities, as well as strategic tips that will help them grow their business.
The name carries a double aspiration for my business. I hope to emulate Walt’s entrepreneur savvy to the best of my ability and to learn from his example, thereby creating some magic in my business and allowing it to soar. And it extends to my passion to help other entrepreneurs create soaring and magic in their business!
