Are You In A Business Rut?

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Picture this: You are a new business owner. You are filled with excitement at the idea that you are going to be your own boss and call the shots. You have so many creative thoughts that you are ready to put into action. Your customers are great and they pay you well. You are making more money & experiencing more freedom.

Life is beautiful~

Well, that was your first few years in business and now it is year 4 or 5 or even more and you have hit the wall. The ideas are not there like they used to be and you are overwhelmed with all the work that you have to do to keep up with demand.

Life is not so great~

You are in a business rut my friend. That is the bad news. But the good news is that you can climb out of that hole and get back to living the good business owner life. Check out some tips below to see how:

Go back to the basics - Revisit “your why” which is the reason you began your business journey in the first place. If you are looking for more insight into “your why” check out this TED Talk here by Simon Sinek.

Maybe it is time to rebrand your business - If your brand is outdated or just needs a little bit of sprucing up then this could be just the thing to get you reinvigorated. Check out this article to learn how to do it.

Take a vacation - You might just need a break to collect your thoughts, rediscover yourself and chill out.

We all get into a funk from time to time and that’s OKAY. Just don’t live there for too long. Check out some of the tips above to get the pep back into your step.

Keep It Sunny~

Welcome To The Month Of February!

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The month of love. Do you love your business right now?

If not do not fret.

This month we will take a look at how to get out of the business ownership funk and how to get better organized so that everything flows nicely. I hope you will come along for the journey.

Keep IT Sunny!

Tools You Can Use To Create More Peace!

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I am so busy these days and I am sure you are too. I am always looking for apps and life hacks to make things more manageable. Here are a few that I stumbled upon that I use:

The Calm App - I use this app faithfully at night to help wind down my mind and body. It really works.

Teamwork PM - This is my go-to project management tool for running my business in the cloud.

Chill Background Music - I love listening to Aura Relax on Youtube and Hawaiian Cafe. It keeps me calm and focused on the task at hand.

I hope these tools help you to create more balance in your business and life.

Keep IT Sunny!

Be Quiet

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Growing up we probably all were told by our parents to go to our room if we disobeyed them or to just be quiet if we were talking too much. The ultimate punishment was to have all your toys taken away for a period of time and to be grounded. What might seem like a form of punishment in those childhood years now appears to be just the thing we need to do as grown-ups and more so as entrepreneurs to get reenergized. Today I was listening to a sermon by Pastor Charles Stanley about how to be quiet and still. He made a lot of good points and observations that resonated with me. He described the different methods we use to try to get quiet which I think are very useful to implement as we seek to regain our energy and focus toward being successful entrepreneurs. Here are a few ideas:

• Go for a walk

• Go to the woods and be still

• Go to the beach

These are not new ideas but gentle reminders that it is necessary to seek out quiet time daily to calm our minds down, slow our breathing, and to take capture any thoughts that are negative. When we do this a burst of renewed energy and enthusiasm for life will appear. This will filter down into our businesses and help us to get back to doing what we love with a new purpose.

Keep IT Sunny!

Are You Burning The Candle At Both Ends?

Now that tax time is over it is time to breathe in and out:)

It’s also time to take a pulse check to see if you are still on course for reaching your goals in your business?

If you need a little motivation check out a previous post I wrote about this very topic.

I also want to invite you to go have some fun. All work and no play well we all know how that story ends…lol

If you need a little motivation in this area check out what I wrote about this a few blog posts ago.

Keep It Sunny!