Do you know someone who is always annoying you? Do you ever feel like yelling at them? We know God wants us to get along and love each other. Then why then did he make people who annoy us and make us mad?  This month Carol and I chat about how we each handle these types of people and the situations we find ourselves in, with them.

There are a lot of annoying people who whinge and complain for no reason. When you whinge nothing really happens other than you annoy others, and your problems don’t get solved because you’re spending all your time whinging instead of fixing. Life is not perfect and we all whinge about things at some time or another, but you’re more likely to succeed if you think about things from a logical perspective, instead of an emotional whinging perspective. In this podcast Carol and I discuss how we each deal with whinging people.

Last month Carol and I chatted about embracing change and this month is an extension of that topic with us discussing how it’s not a matter of being a good or bad choice to go with the times, but an essential decision if you want to stay in business.

Whether the change you embrace is taking your business online as well as offline, or engaging fully in social media, staying put really isn’t an option.

Adapting to new situations is an important mechanism for both personal and professional survival. Individuals and groups that do it well, seem to be more successful than those that resist and accept the inevitable slowly. But change is difficult and is almost always resisted.

Many ingredients are required to move from the present to your desired change. The process takes time, vision, patience and acceptance.

In this podcast we chat about the importance of change and its impact on our success, especially as small business owners.

Are you still doing what you started out doing? Same job, same industry, same career path? Or are you someone who has changed directions several times as situations and opportunities arise.

Our lives are spent gaining experience, and experience as they say is a teacher. Therefore in order to grow we must learn and apply.
 
Have you been prepared to change when things don't work, or do you just go with the flow of the tide?

Today Carol and I chat about reinventing ourselves and the pros and cons of doing so, in both our personal and professional lives.

Today Carol and I will be chatting about focus and how it can open doors to opportunities you didn’t even know were there and doing work for free, or pro bono and how to ascertain what you will and won’t do for free and why you should consider it as part of your business plan.

Today Carol and I will be chatting about focus and how it can open doors to opportunities you didn’t even know were there and doing work for free, or pro bono and how to ascertain what you will and won’t do for free and why you should consider it as part of your business plan.

Maintaining the drive necessary to get your own business off the ground, especially if you work alone from home, is not easy and the inability to maintain it is one of the reasons so few people succeed. For some, it’s just impossible. They can only perform when they have a boss or a system managing them.

So how does one maintain the drive and more importantly, how do you do it when you’re not getting any feedback from a boss, a colleague or a customer.

The individual who decides to establish his or her own small business stands on the cusp of an exciting and potentially rewarding period of life. As well as all the fundamental business decisions they must make, they will also need to assess various aspects of their lives that will likely have a considerable impact on the ultimate success of the entrepreneurial venture. Of these considerations, perhaps none is more significant than enlisting and ensuring support from family, and friends. This support will come in all forms depending on the individual’s needs and expectations, but one thing is for sure, without it, the potential for failure increases dramatically.

Got a great idea for a new business? Thinking of branching out on your own but not sure where to start? We’ve got the low-down on all you need to get started in establishing a small business, particularly a home based business. After all, a great idea isn’t all it takes, think careful planning, research and execution — it’s vital you get the basics right before you start.

Listen to Carol Jones and Victoria Hansen chat about how they both got started and how they got to where they are today. This podcast is the first in a series so subscribe today to hear them all.