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Working to Visualise Your Life Goal

15 July, 2008 - General Business, Motivation - 9 Comments

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Goals. So important in life. Without them, our life is without direction. Without purpose.

They are a powerful motivator. They’re there to keep us focused. To help us believe and achieve.

But what happens when your goal never seems real? What happens when you’re unable to effectively visualise your goal? What happens when your goal, no matter how dedicated and passionate you are about it, no longer sends you the energy you need?

My Life Long Battle

I have many dreams. Many goals. Many aspirations. But my ability to achieve them is hindered in my lack of ability to visualise them.

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Posted on 15 July, 2008 by Jamie Harrop
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It’s Official! I’m Resigning and Going Travelling!

7 July, 2008 - General Business - 20 Comments

So here it begins. 30 seconds ago I sent an email to my entire customer base to tell them of my departure from my business and ultimately, my impending 12 month working holiday in Australia.

I can’t express how mixed my emotions were when I clicked the “send” button. I knew that once I pressed that button, there was no going back. This is a business I’ve built from scratch for the past six years, since I was 14 years old. And suddenly, with one simple click of a mouse button, I would be changing the course of my life.

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Posted on 7 July, 2008 by Jamie Harrop
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How to Ensure Working from Home is Not Boring

13 May, 2008 - General Business - 11 Comments

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Yesterday, we discussed the reasons why we shouldn’t aspire to work from home. Today, I’m going to share my tips for improving the work from home experience, to avoid your 10 second commute becoming a boring, less-than-inspiring experience.

Often, here is how a typical day of working from home may evolve:

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Posted on 13 May, 2008 by Jamie Harrop
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We Shouldn’t Aspire to Work from Home

12 May, 2008 - General Business - 18 Comments

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Like most people, my days used to be spent dreaming of the time I could work from home full time. My own computer. My own schedule. My own garden. My own TV. My own family around me. It all seemed so wonderful.

And wonderful it was. For a year.

Then I got bored.

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Posted on 12 May, 2008 by Jamie Harrop
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The Excitement of a Business First

2 November, 2007 - General Business - No Comments

Can you remember the first visitor to your Web site? The first customer through your doors? The first Web site visitor to contact you? The first person to use your live chat feature, or the first person to comment on your blog?

Elaine Ramos wrote a post over at Blogging Tips about blogging firsts. It got me thinking about all the ‘first moments’ in our lives as entrepreneurs, and sometimes, how those moments pass by without us even giving them a thought. I know some people who can tell me the date, time, full name, address and phone number of their very first client. It was that exciting for them! Now, my first customer was exciting, but it wasn’t *that* exciting.

I want to share with you some

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Posted on 2 November, 2007 by Jamie Harrop
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