No 62 July 2005 The Secret of Making Money With Your Small BusinessIt was Scott Fitzgerald who observed, "The rich are different from us." It was Ernest Hemingway who then shot back, "Yes. They have more money." But money isn't all that the rich have more of, they also have more worries... ...so before you accept this invitation to move up higher financially, you may want to consider some of the pros and cons:
Peak PerformerOne of the wonderful by-products of high self-esteem is that you become a "Peak Performer." Every day you become more aware of your abilities and recognise that opportunities to stretch your capabilities are limitless. You desire change, growth, and challenge, and a healthy self-esteem provides the energy. Peak performers have more than goals, they have a vision of what their life will mean to themselves and others. Peak performers do not live in the future. Peak performers make sure each step taken in the present keeps them on the road toward their life goal. Peak Performers Can Say:
Business Card IdeaA recent perusal of Saturday newspapers at the library, there was a business card of a restaurant in that Food section of the paper. Looking back through previous weekends, the card was in three out of the four papers. So What? If the person who took the card from the paper then made a booking at the restaurant and paid for a meal, what a return that is. 4 cards at say 2 cents each for a meal at $30 per person. The Library might not think much of the idea but ..... Working 24/7The following is from a US source : Herman Trend Alert: March 23, 2005 We expect to see a significant increase in the number of people working non- traditional hours---evenings and nights---in the next few years. As employers respond to global relationships, where people in other parts of the world are working at times that require night work by local employees, this trend will grow. More night work will be seen as companies, particularly manufacturing facilities, seek to utilize their equipment more hours each day. Extended hours generate a greater return on investment, but require people to work during those extended hours. At this time, an estimated 24 million Americans work in jobs that require non- traditional working hours. We do not have reliable data to fully understand and appreciate the impact of round-the-clock employment on a global basis. We do know, however, that there is a growing number of jobs in countries like India that provide telemarketing and call center support services to the United States, Canada, and other countries. People who work at night, living a different schedule than those who sleep when it is dark, experience a lifestyle that is often incompatible with others in their families or in their community. Going to the dentist, for example, is difficult for someone who is awake when the dentist is asleep…and is asleep when the dentist is seeing patients. Going for a walk in the park may not be a good idea at night, and exercise facilities like gyms have not traditionally been open 24 hours. Concerns for shift workers include hypertension, meal and snack management, caring for pets, and maintaining family relationships. Their social life is different, as is shopping, banking, and enjoying quality sleep. The science of lifestyle and body changes is called "circadian rhythm." Circadian Technologies (www.circadian.com) conducts important research on the way people function in time-alternative lives, even publishing a helpful calendar "Working Nights" for families. This information will be valuable to the growing number of families affected by members working in shifts. Engineers, factory workers, helpdesk personnel, healthcare and public safety workers, logistics specialists, and even retailers will be affected by these workplace changes in the years ahead. Light and/or DarknessThe movement of small business owners throughout their day is a constant transition from darkness to light. When something good happens, our world seems newly illuminated. Every struggle, every setback, seems to cause darkness to return. But we know every dark moment is an opportunity for light. The only question is, will our efforts produce a flicker or a beam? And isn't not knowing what makes the anticipation sweeter? Should we long for a life without struggle? Wouldn't constant light become boring? Remember, the enemy of vision is not darkness, it's glare. In the book, Anam Cara, John O'Donohue, writes, "We are the sons and daughters of the darkness AND the light." Indeed. Light and darkness, success and failure - what would be the value of one without the other? |
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