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Warning for Entrepreneurs: Avoid The Trap of Idea Overwhelm

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Today, we are going to tackle the most common problem for any entrepreneur or a business owner. You have way too many ideas and don’t know which one to pursue so you do what every well-meaning smart person would do: You put all of them on hold until further research and analysis.

You have enthusiasm, you have determination, you have guts, and you want to do great things. Your heart is in the right place, and you embrace entrepreneurship with open arms. Except you are a little stuck.

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Is Finding a Blog Niche Necessary for Success?

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Do you need a niche to be a successful blogger?

The short answer is no, you most certainly do not. But it’s a complicated question so let’s dig in deeper, shall we?

Before we get to digging though, can I just put a disclaimer here saying I happen to love the idea of a niche as long as it does not limit you.

I also love niche blogs – the bloggers focus on a specific subject of interest and become a voice of authority in that and so as a reader, I feel safe learning from them while indulging in their expertise and attention.

To top it all off, I am enjoying emotional and monetary rewards of an accidental niche myself so all in all, niches can be very good, but there is a bigger question I want you to explore first before you go running to find your perfect niche. [Read more…] about Is Finding a Blog Niche Necessary for Success?

The Moral Obligation to Market and Promote Your Brilliance

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I just don’t get it. People create brilliant businesses everyday. I mean, they struggle for months or years to put their precious ideas and dreams into a successful product or service and then don’t want to spread the word about it for fear of being self-promotional and heavens forbid, for offending someone along the way by doing so!

My yoga teacher rocks.

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The Rapture with New Zealand Plus 2011 Year-End Wrap

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What have you done with your year and are you pleased with your outcomes?

I ask this question of myself every year during December. I swing back and forth between reflecting on the outgoing year and planning for the incoming year. I get obsessed with doing both well. I write out my plans, I analyze the year’s successes and failures, major decisions and challenges, my own growth and evolution, and my shortcomings along with it too, and I constantly re-evaluate the master plan until the dawn of the new year. [Read more…] about The Rapture with New Zealand Plus 2011 Year-End Wrap