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Brilliant post Paul! Still can’t stop laughing at: “I brewed a cup of tea from holy water and fed my black cat called lucky” Excellent…
I do not believe in luck either. I can’t live with the idea that, if I made everything possible to achieve a goal I would STILL depend, like you Lady on “Lady luck”. It doesn’t matter how hard you work, it would feel like asking for constant permission to get access to the good stuff in life, wouldn’t it?

Lotto tip: Paul, there’s no luck in this! It’s all about working harder on selecting the lucky, I mean winner numbers, that’s all!

Lol, Paul, great post! Very funny! I think the only type of luck that truly exists is your outlook. For instance, if everyone here changed their outlook tomorrow, the recovery would take a giant leap forward, don’t you think?

Thanks for the comments Elaine & Niall

@Niall – Yes I agree “expect good things to happen in the future” and “have a knack of transforming negative into positive”. Personally I can sense that the dark clouds are lifting for many people over the last few months. I agree that a double shot of positive outlook would get the party swinging sooner.

Hi Paul,
You are now responsible for a huge grin after reading ; 0 )

On the film Titanic, a similar phase was uttered ‘A wise man makes his own luck’. We can turn situations to our advantage if we are prepared to think about them. Life is full of up’s and down’s, but it has always been my opinion that the ‘downs’ make the ‘up’s’ that much more meaningful.

I do believe in fate (does that count?). The world has a way of leading us to certain events….maybe its a test of our beliefs and strength, or maybe we all must follow an etched path – how we follow it, who joins us and our outlook/personality/experiences are our controlling devices…

Tina

Derbhile,nnNetworking can seem like such a mystery. I would caution all of us to remember that it is not a foregone conclusion that you will walk out of every event with clients, never mind prospects. For some people, networking is a very active marketing technique that brings results consistently. For others, it’s much more passive. (Maybe these people are in Niall’s category.)nnRecognizing a certain type of person as you are meeting him/her is certainly useful but only half of the picture. Knowing why you want to develop a relationship with that person is equally important. Otherwise, we’re just operating from the WIIFM (what’s in it for me) mentality which is all self-interest.

DISC – Niall adds R. Let me add an in-between one – E for Entertainer (I am often guilty of this) I want everyone to be happy, and find me interesting / entertaining.nnI am progressing I hope.I do find with very localised groups, I am starting to use them more for supplier sourcing, education, information gathering, and mutual advisory & support systems. This may be due to the fact I work at home a LOT, especially in 2010. nnSelf-awareness is paramount, we need to keep an eye on ourselves, as well as the others in the room

lol, “We didnu2019t know much about shaping a marketing message than my cat knows how to open a tin of tuna” One of the greatest Bloggertone lines ever! Dare I say it perhaps the message is something that we here at Bloggertone need to re-address in the new year. Bloggertone was initially a business blog, now it has become something more? Great post!

Love your post Barney, message to market match & knowing who the ideal customer you are aiming your business offering at are the two linchpins in marketing; after that it is all about the communications and once you know who you want to buy what you offer, then you can talk in their language and build relationships that grow business.

Hi Frank. You’re right to do it. Sometimes it can stretch the budget but spending that little bit more with people who do the “thing” for a living makes a huge difference in the longer term. Thanks for reading

Hi Facundo. I believe that the challenge you face is similar to most smaller businesses. Getting the balance right between adapting your services but staying true to your own purpose is a tricky line to tread – particularly when revenue are on the line. Whatever you do decide to do around your service adaptation will need to be bound anyway with you “in-scope” “out of scope” definitions otherwise the same thing can/does keep happening. Thanks for the comment.

Actually going out on a Sunday (not necessarilly till late) is something that works for me Elaine. I do have to admit that I tend to fall in the traps of your point number 2

Hi Ivan, for me to suggest that would have been another clichu00e9, on top of a few above nBut yes, I would recommend planning in advance, I am a great believer in preventative, rather than cure. Do the important things before they become too urgent etc. nnMany people do not have the insight to plan their week in advance. However, letting external circumstances dictate our time is one of the great flaws of time management, I mean self management. nnThanks for sharing what works for you

Indeed Niall, often easier said than done nnAll in moderation, I say, all in moderation. Having a lazy Sunday or a late one is sometimes necessary, just to break the pattern, as we are creatures of habit. nnI feel it’s important to change one thing about our day or week on a regular basis, to ensure we do not fall into a state of “over-repetition”. But rest and fresh air are imperative for our survival, esp as Business Owners, in order to manage stress and anxiety levels nnGlad to hear you are looking after yourself well n

That’s a great idea for someone running their own business, thanks Mairead.nnI feel it is one of the obstacles to get over for those whose were used to being “employed” and becoming self-employed, to really believe they are in control of everything that happens in their business – it can be difficult to get used to for some.

I like that quote. Like you said it only takes a mindset shift to change that attitude and it gets easier with practice. Sometimes my “weekend” happens mid-week depending on my schedule.

Hi Elaine,nnGreat article. This is so true. Also it is easy to get dragged into the doom and gloom on a Monday morning (or maybe even any day at the moment). Sometime you need to stop for a moment and maybe put a little distance between your self and the “glass half empty” folks and put a smile on your face and get on with it.

 
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Hello
Great post, thanks. One simple tip is to clean your desk on Friday, right before you end your day. It takes only five minutes but makes me always happy on Monday morning, when I go back to work.
Best Regards
Lucia Mat