Are You Creating Your Own Economy……..?
I can’t believe it is already the middle of the first month of the year. A lot has happened in my neck of the woods in the past days. The country has been on a lock down literarily due to national strike action. There are various issues that have affected the economy for too long and our standard of living is on a constant down turn.
This is where you and I step in; it is said that the best economy is your own economy. The only way to have your own economy is to create one. How can you create your own economy if you do not have a goal or a plan? Have you been able to set some goals for the New Year? If not don’t waste any more time.
The goals you set are what will set the tone for you and help you enjoy a rich personal economy. These goals will give you direction and help you to channel your energy in a productive way daily.
I would like to share some of my plans with you. This year I will continue with my main message which is helping women discover and live a life of purpose in business. In line with this, I will be appearing in series of radio interviews and programs. As part of continuously creating awareness for my books I will be featured weekly in the Naijasista on air book club on www.inspirationradiong.com every Saturday. Also a radio station is requesting my up coming book content for their women’s program. I will be using every opportunity to promote my book and workbook with the aim of helping women create a new life style.
My publicist is working on school tours for my book ‘How to Raise Kids without loosing it’ published last December. The school tour is being planned with the main theme being parenting and quality family life. You would agree with me that no one can live a purposeful life without taking care of every issue that affect them as a family.
Also during the year I will be launching an online ecourse , more on that to come in my subsequent posts.
I want to re affirm that my message remains the same which is helping women discover and live their purpose and I will continue to promote this both online and offline through my posts, books, ecourse, radio interview and audios. I will be doing a lot of audios this year.
I look forward to reading your comments and contributions. And guest posts are encouraged and welcomed. Contact me on editor@ladiesnetworking.com for guest posts
To Your Success,
Pamela Evbota
[Guest Post] Finding a Work from Home Job
Today’s guest Post is from Career Step, a leading voice in online business education. Do enjoy reading and leave a comment
Just imagine how good life would be if instead of weaving your way through daily traffic to reach your office, all you needed to do was to walk a few steps to the next room.
What would it mean for your family if you had more time to spend with them? How impressed would your boss be to notice a sudden spurt in your productivity because all the time and energy you save on commute, meetings and idle office chat is now spent on actual work?
What about moms who never have it easy whether they decide to work or stay at home? What if these stay at home parents could care for their babies, while making a financial contribution and feeling mentally alive?
All the above situations may sound too good to be true, but they’re not. “Work from home” are the three magic words that can turn these dream situations into reality!
But before we go any further, it must be said that finding legitimate work from home opportunities may actually turn out to be harder than finding an office job. Why, you ask? Simply because for every genuine work at home job, there is scam waiting in the wings ready to make a meal of innocent folk.
So, here are some steps you can take to find real work from home job opportunities without falling prey to online scams:
Negotiate with your employer
The best place to start searching for home-based job opportunities is your current workplace. You may be surprised how receptive employers can be to the idea of working from home provided your profile allows telecommuting. They have as much to gain from it as you, so don’t hesitate to broach the subject with them.
Be honest about your situation and explain why you need to work from home. It’s possible that to begin with you will need to convince your employer of your trustworthiness. You can offer to telecommute for a couple of days in a week to start with and gradually move to a full-time work from home arrangement.
Change your approach to job search
Before you start looking for work at home opportunities, you should know that you may have to change your approach to job search.
Broad job search engines like Monster.com or Simplyhired.com are great for finding regular office jobs, but may not be very fruitful as far as work at home options are concerned. You should focus on websites that post work from home jobs or freelance opportunities exclusively.
You can also use keywords like “telecommuting,” “freelancing,” “consulting,” and “work from home” jobs on search engines like Google or Live to find work. However, be wary of the results that are thrown up as a lot of them could be scams.
Use the power of Internet to network
Internet is probably one of the best gifts of man to mankind! Cyber space is exploding with information and communication of all kinds and you can use it to your benefit when it comes to looking for home-based work.
Become a member of industry-specific discussion forums to network with professionals with similar backgrounds and interests. Some of these platforms may also host job listings, so that may work to your advantage.
You can also use professional networking websites like LinkedIn to connect with potential employers or recruiters. Make sure your CV is updated on such websites to harness best opportunities.
Get vocational training
At times, the field or the profile you’re in may not allow telecommuting. Does that mean you give up on your dream of working from home? Not necessarily. If you are willing to invest some time and little money into a vocational training program, it’s possible to start over.
This may work the best for people who are not the main breadwinners in the family as starting over would mean lower wages to begin with.
Some work from home options that can be explored after completing a vocational training program are in fields like medical transcription, medical billing and coding, graphic design, virtual assistance, legal transcription, technical writing, web development, etc.
Other work from home jobs like customer support, data entry, sales and telemarketing may not require specific training, but generic skills like communication, problem-solving, convincing power, typing speed, etc.
And if you’re lucky enough to have a talent for something like painting, photography, cooking, or music, you can turn your craft into a full time home-based business!
Just bear in mind that if you go out looking for home-based careers without any vocational trainingor experience, all you will find is trash!
About Career Step
Career Step is a leading vocational school with almost 20 years of experience in providing online career training specifically designed to help students acquire knowledge and skills needed to quickly transition to a successful career after graduation.
4 Steps to Achieve Success in the New Year
The Energy and zeal to achieve success in the New Year is still up in the air, why not cash in on this and hit the road running. When we set goals and don’t achieve them we move the due date forward until it is achieved or forgotten. As an entrepreneur and a business owner let this trend not be your line of action in the New Year.
It is easy to dream up ideas and see possibilities but the most important part is moving these wonderful ideas that could make a world of difference in our lives and business to the realities we desire to see. No matter how wonderful the ideas may seem there are four things that could hold us back from succeeding in the New Year
Running without a Goal – There are people who still believe they don’t need to have goals to achieve a purpose in business. Without a goal there can be no plan and without a plan all we have is busyness. Just because you engage daily in various task doesn’t mean you have a goal. With a goal you have a plan and how to achieve your plan. A goal gives direction and meaning to your activities.
A simple scenario is a football game. Without a goal post the players just roll the ball round the field and so there is really no purpose to the game and nothing to measure the players. If you measure with how often player posses the ball it is the same thing as saying how busy an entrepreneur looks in his business. But then you ask busy with what? How do these activities affect the business and how do you ascertain when you have achieved a purpose or goal when none was set in the first place. The importance of having a written goal and plan cannot be over emphasised. Without a goal there cannot be a yard stick to measure success.
Lack of Focus – Another factor that can hold back your success in the New Year is lack of focus. Without focus the best goals and plans in the world cannot be full accomplished. Find out what time of the day you are most productive and build your most important activities around this period. Make sure you are able to make maximum use of it. I have a friend whose product time is the midnight period. She is a blogger so when everyone is off to bed she is most productive. But the down side here is the fact that, she a wife as well as a mother. She cannot possibly go on for 7days in a roll to work at this period of the night with other aspect of her life having to pay for it. The best thing here is to be flexible. When your productive period is not realistically possible for you to put in the required work it is important you work on getting a time that will work better as a result of other factors in your life. The idea here is for you not to allow room for excuses to hold you back from achieving your business and personal goals.
Leaks and Time Drainers – Every one of us has got habits that take productive time from our already crowded schedules. Until you look closely you never really notice theses time drainer and leaks in your business. They are; continuous BB chat, email checking, unnecessary phone calls and chats. These activities alone can take at least 3 productive hrs off your day. The way to know for sure what your time drainers are is to list your hourly activities for at least a 3 hour period. What activities do you engage in? How often do you check your Smartphone for email or chats. Make a written list of these activities. You will be shocked how your time is spent. The first step is turning off the sound of the BB alert sound that way you are not tempted by every sound. When engaged in your productive hour, turn the face of the phone and take only important calls. This is a habit you need to develop. Set specific time of the day when you check your mails and social media accounts. Every mail is important I understand but you will succeed in distracting the flow of work when you are interrupted by every new mail and chat alert on your phone or on your computer. Turn off the email when using the computer. Learn to achieve maximum result for the time you are work on your business. When you manage your time wisely it shows you value your time and productive. To achieve your desired business success this year, it is important you eliminate all time drainers and leaks especially caused by technology gadgets.
Lack of Commitment – Without commitment from the first day you start to work on your plan, there may not be a celebration of achievement. Commitment leads to achievement. To show commitment write out your goals and achievement timeline and paste on the wall somewhere you can see it daily. This serves as a remainder of what you are committed to achieving in your business and Life.
Commitment is the glue that holds all our planning and visioning. Show up daily with commitment to achieve the activities you have lined up in your business.
To Your Success,
Pamela Evbota
A New Year and A New You
The New Year is a symbolic time for anyone to have a fresh start. It is the time when we can all literally wipe our slates irrespective of how our past has been and key into the energy, season and time to wish for a better start. It is quite important that we take time to write down what we want to achieve at this time. Do not be tempted to have it all in your head that, is actually the first step to non achievement and unsustainable progress and growth in a New Year. Remember that what is not written does not exist. The Vision, Plan or Goal you want to achieve for yourself this year must be written and well articulated to be achieved.
At the beginning of the year there are so many distractions, political and personal issues that compete for our attention. And if we are not careful we are blind sided for the better part of the year due to the fact that we did not strike our plans while the year was new.
Let the excitement that you feel or have about the New Year motivated you to acting on the vision that you have concerning the year.
Vision, Plan, Goals – What plans do you have that you will like to achieve in the coming year? How strong are they? Are the plans capable of moving you from where you are right now to a place you would like to be in a year, two or three years? Does this plan or Goal encompass all areas of your life – Your Spirituality, Business, Family and your personal growth? If the goal is too small and narrow it will not challenge/ motivate you. Make sure your Goal can stretch you. Let it be a Goal you look forward to working on with a bit of fear but excitement at it outcome and what it will do in your life.
Don’t Work Alone – There are always live events as well as online events and free resources available at this time that can help you plan your goals. Make plans to either attend an event and key into some free or paid ones online. What ever you do, don’t work in isolation. You may have done the same thing in the past year and did not achieve any meaningful result. Why not do it differently this year? If your goal/plan is that important to the success of your life it will be worth it to work with someone who take you to where you want to be. And most importantly, get an accountability partner.
The time to act is now – Do not waste any more time. If you are yet to write your plans for the year, now is the time to do so. Take a new note book and a pen. Choose a time and a place where you can be alone and start to write. The best place to start is where you would like to be in 12months, two years or three years. This is a Vision style. Work on a plan and how you will achieve this Vision. Break it down to things you can do in a month, weekly or daily. You will need to invest some quality time on this so you can have a clear plan from the very beginning. You can go the extra length and create a Vision Board out of it. I remember creating a simple Vision Board about a year and a half ago and I have achieved at least 80% of what I have on my board. The human mind is stimulated by Visuals. Take out pictures that speak to you and represent the Vision you have in mind.
Stay Committed – To achieve your goals this year and even surpass your plans, you must remain committed to your plans. In the next 3 weeks, the excitement and energy in the New Year will start to wear out and everyone will be back to business as usual. This is when commitment is most required. You must remember your big WHY and REASON to succeed. This is why it is important that you create a Vision Board. Your Vision Board will serve as a reminder of what need to be achieved.
Start making plans for your success in 2012 and beyond and if you do require any assistance I am just an email away. Do share your opinions; I look forward to reading your comments.
To Your Success,
Pamela Evbota
My first Virtual Book Tour
Join me on my Virtual Book Tour for my new book ‘How to Raise Kids without Loosing it’.
Dec 14 – http://www.businessplusbaby.com - Helen Lindop
Dec 15 – http://www.mynewhitman.com - Myne Whitman
Dec 16 – http://www.diaryofadesperatenaijawoman.blogspot.com/ – Bola Essien-Nelson
Dec 19 – http://www.abimboladare.com - Abimbola Dare Bimbyladsblog
Being a mother or a wife is loaded enough. Just top that with having a job or a business. All these roles can be pretty demanding and we are always expected to perform each task at 100%. The first step in keeping it altogether is knowing your strenght and when to ask for support.
‘How to Raise kids without Loosing it’ is written in an everyday story related manner where every reader can relate with the various situations as the writer herself.
Mothers !!! what is your identity outside of being a mother do you know what your identity is?
The book will be available online for purchase this week as well as on Kindle.
The physical books will be available for purchase in Nigeria Dec 16.
For advance purchase or request, please drop me a mail.
If you would like to have me and my book on your blog please drop me a mail as well
To Your Success,
Pamela
[Repost] 8 Productivity Tips to Move your Business Forward
I recently attended a Teleseminar on productivity organised by Helen Raptoplous aka the productivity lady. Helen has been running the 30 days productivity challenge since January. It is quite challenging and motivating.
I would like to share with you some of the tips; I took away from the Teleseminar.
The simple definition of productivity is – Taking control of your schedule. If you don’t plan your day according to the activities you want to get done for the day you just get busy and not really achieve anything.
• To be productive you must be focused on your plan or activity for the day.
• When you make a list of what needs to get done always give priority to those things that will make you achieve your get goal for the day. Don’t get distracted by projects that you haven’t scheduled for the day.
• Start your day with a list of at least 4 things you want to get done. Make the list before you go to bed the previous night. This way you start the day with a strong intention
• Break down your tasks to byte sizes. Then make a list of the action that will accomplish each task. As I write this piece my alarm is set for a specific time within which I will get this piece done and I can either take a break or do something else. No task should take more than 60 minutes to get done on your list.
• Don’t start a new project in the middle of an existing project. Get one done first.
• Do those tasks that take less time to get done.
• Take time to make a list of your regular activities like social networking, mailing your list and writing articles. Determine the time and day for each activity.
• Take time weekly to have an extreme focus session for your business. Helen recommends 2 – 3 sessions. This is where you decide on what you need to focus on to move your business forward.
Finally when you are working, remove all distraction like your email and social network page. Try not to take calls except it is important. This way you are able to focus on your activity and get it done on time and not spend the whole day doing so many things that will not add to the progress of your business.
I really like the idea of getting your list of the day done before lunch time so you can do other things and have a sense of accomplishment for the day. You are sure to have a productive day if you follow these tips I promise you.
To Your Success,
Pamela
[Re Post] 7 Benefits of Journaling
The power and ability to achieve greatness lies in everyone because, God has created us with the power to achieve greatness. Our imaginative minds cannot be fathomed. Every limiting factor that we might possess is as a result of our fears and mindsets.
I have discovered that journaling which is an act of writing down our thoughts freely is a great tool in helping individuals to harness their inner thoughts to an outward reality.
Journaling is a powerful tool of self discovery. While journaling, I would advise that you allow yourself to freely write your thoughts and ideas as they come to you. Take some time at the end of the each day or week to reflect on all that you have written in your journal.
The following are some of the benefits of journaling
1. Journaling helps you to build a relationship with yourself – It helps you to discover who you are. It makes you observant of certain patterns and qualities that are unique to you which you take for granted.
2. Journaling helps to reduce any stress that you might be feeling – Writing about your inner most thoughts and experiences helps to bring out things from your sub consciousness that you might not even know was there in the first place.
3. Journaling has healing effects – When you are able to put your thoughts and pains to paper, this is the first step in moving your self from what ever emotional pains that you might have as a result of issues that had taken place in you life or might be ongoing.
4. Journaling helps to identify inherent God given characteristics, qualities and strengths that you might possess.
5. Journaling helps to organise your thoughts and any ideas that you might have.
6. Journaling helps you to focus on what matters the most in your life and how to over come things that might be holding you down.
7. Journaling helps to develop any entrepreneurial qualities that you might possess – Ideas might come to you during the course of your daily activities that could lead to a viable business for you.
Journaling is a wonderful instrument that everyone should embrace. Be honest with your journal entries write just how you feel at that moment and reflect on it later.
You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed – Anita Broonkner.
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To Your Journaling Success
Pamela Evbota
[Mid Week Inspiration] Teresa Morgan-Jones
Starting this week i will be featuring women in different Multi Level Marketing business and have made a success of their business. If you would like to be featured, just leave a comment.
My name is Teresa Morgan-Jones.
I was first introduced to Forever Living Products 5 years ago.
I’d been a hairdresser for 20 years.
I loved my job but at the time we had just been told that my husband Craig, could be in a wheelchair by the time he was 50, if he didn’t change his career, he’d had an accident in his early 20’s which left him with the bottom 4 vertebrae in his back totally crushed, he had been in the building industry for 25 years.
We had an amazing lifestyle, if Craig couldn’t work then I didn’t know how I was going to keep us in the lifestyle we’d become accustomed to – Forever came along at the right time.
I worked Forever 10 hours a week, very part-time alongside my 50 hours a week in hairdressing.
The support structure and training is second to none, even though you are in business for yourself you are definitely not by yourself, which is why Forever has the Investors In People Gold & Champion Awards.
After 10 months I was earning the same in 10 hours with Forever as I was in 50 hours in my hairdressing job, I was also having more fun with Forever, so I gave up my job.
The amazing thing was that Craig had such great results by taking Forever products, he came off his pain killers, his mobility is great which has allowed him to exercise, lose weight and he has a much better quality of life, he’s not cured but will never stop taking the products, which has also been a great advert.
Since then we haven’t looked back, we slowly cut Craig’s hours down, within 3 years he gave up the building industry completely and to my delight he now works Forever with me.
We both come from a self-employed background, whenever we took time off we didn’t get paid, now we do, neither of us had a pension; we now don’t need to worry about that as Forever is our pension.
Forever has given us the gift of good health, some incredible friend-ships, we now have an International business,
car-plan, international travel, a royalty income that gives us a secure future which allows us to look after our families.
It has given us total peace of mind, we have achieved so much already, but there is so much more to come, it will be the vehicle to allow me to do the charity work I’ve always wanted to do which in the past I have never had the time or money to do, the future is very, very exciting.
For me the most important thing is the fact that I am helping people with their health through our amazing products but also helping people develop a really secure income for them selves & their families, what could be better, the natural act of sharing what you love builds your independent Forever business.
E-mail: teresa@morgan-jones.info
Website: www.makeadifference.myforever.biz
Online shop: www.makeadifference.myforever.biz/store
To Your Success,
Pamela Evbota
