New Business Development

The Future For k

I’m closing client k
AND
my romance novel writing business
AND
all my other blogs.

This will free up
a LOT of my time.

Doers do.

We aren’t sit on the couch
and watch TV
types of people.

You can bet
your startup funds
I will continue
to do.

In the short term,
I’ll be working on my plan
to deal with Project 2025.
(Closing client k was a step
in that plan.)

In the longer term,
I will likely start a new project.

I manage projects.
That’s who I am.

I suspect that’s
part of who
you are too.

And there are ALWAYS
projects that need to be managed.
ALWAYS.

Look for them.

Deliver On Your Promises

In a previous post,
I suggested
arranging
dedicated ‘fun’ times
with loved ones
scheduled after
the busy holiday season
is over.

This is ONLY effective
if we KEEP
our promises
and MAKE those precious appointments.

That ‘meeting’ with loved ones
is unbreakable.
Our building could be on fire
and we should still show up
at that appointment.

Because the moment
we break that promise,
our promises become worthless,
any future arrangements
mean nothing,
and
the trust is gone.

As it should be.

If we make arrangements
with loved ones,
we have to
KEEP those appointments.

We should treat our loved ones
as the priority they are.

Give Yourself Treats

Yes, for many of us,
this is our busiest time.

And yes, it is tempting
to work 24/7
without breaks,
without rewards.

But we NEED rewards.
We need,
at the very least,
5 minute breaks.
We need sleep.

Or we’ll break down.
We’ll quit.
We’ll become ill.

Reward yourself today.

This could be a bowl of berries
or
a 5 minute walk outside
or
a nap
or
something else.

Rewards will keep you
going.

One Month To Go

There is one month
left
until Christmas.

Many of us,
myself included,
do most of their sales
in this specific month.

That is exciting
but all the work
associated with those sales
can also be tiring.

Know that
this busy time lasts
for only a short time
and that short time
is almost over.

Know that
you can do this.

Know that
I’m cheering for you,
for all of us.

This is the home stretch.
We’ve got this!

Haters Will Turn Their Hate On You…Eventually

I don’t respond to
haters
and yes,
I get a LOT of them

I used to get
about 20 hate-filled messages
a day,
some of them death threats,
simply for posting
here on client k
(before I disabled
all contact information).

I don’t respond to haters.

They get off
from responses.
And if I don’t respond to them,
they usually go away
and bother someone else.

I certainly don’t try
to convert them
to fans or customers.

And I don’t try
to convert haters
of other bloggers or writers
or business people
to fans or customers.

Why?

Because haters hate.
That’s what they LOVE to do
– spread misery and negativity.
And eventually
they will turn that hate on me.

Ain’t nobody got time
for that sh*t.

If someone tells you,
unprompted,
they hate something,
walk…no, RUN far away
from them.

You don’t want to
be around them.

While The Program Exists

I got my first dose
of a shingles vaccine
recently.

If I had waited
for over a decade,
the cost would have been
free.

But I don’t think
the medical system
will be functioning fully
in over a decade.

I paid the money
and got the first dose
now.

Don’t assume
programs and systems
will be around forever.

Use them now
if they benefit you
or your business
at all.

Pulling Yourself Up By The Bootstraps

That saying
– Pull yourself up
by the bootstraps?

That originally refers
to an impossible feat.

A person literally CAN’T
pull themselves up
by the bootstraps.
That isn’t possible.

We can’t pull
ourselves up
by our bootstraps
figuratively either.

We need help.
We all need help.

All successful people
have had help,
whether they admit
that truth
or not.

So ask for help.
ACCEPT help.

There’s no shame
in it.
And it is the ONLY way
we’ll be successful.

The Quiet Signs Of Expertise

I met someone lately
who had very rough hands
and short fingernails.

I asked her
if she was a gardener.

She was surprised
I knew that.

Most dedicated gardeners
I know
have very rough hands
and short fingernails.
Those are signs
of dedication
to that role.

A food lover buddy
tells me
when he sees an immaculate home kitchen
with worn and/or stained
kitchen towels,
he knows someone in that home
loves to cook or bake.

There are often
quiet signs of expertise.

Know them.
Look for them.
Don’t be ashamed
if you sport them.

Emergency Alternate Locations

We’ve been informed
that our electricity
will be shut down
from 8 am to 8 pm
a couple days this month.

I run my Romance Writing Business
from home.
I can’t go multiple days
with no electricity
during prime promotion/selling hours.

So I’m going to
an unimpacted library
to run my business.

Things happen.
Power goes out.
Flooding occurs.
Wildcat strikes
surprise us.

We all need
to be able to
run our businesses
from alternate locations.

Have one in mind
and ready.

Making Hay While The Sun Shines

My Farming Grandpa
would often say,
“Ya gotta make hay
while the sun shines.”

When the conditions are right
to do something,
do that something.

For many of us,
the time is currently right
to make sales.

People are looking
for gift ideas.
They’re looking to make
their lives easier
during the busy holiday season.
They’re looking
to treat themselves.

Suggest your product/service.
Put it in front of them.
Be where they are.
Market your face off.

Make hay
while the sun shines.