Sophie here, and this week I will be talking about obstacles of working from home. When it can be mentally hard to switch gears, the boundaries of running a household and running a business can blur. This time of year boundaries can also come into play if you give up our home office when family or friends come to stay with you.
Here are some suggestions to help you set healthily boundaries working from home, and how to adapt to change over the summer without it affecting your productivity and consequently your income.
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Sophie here, doing a quick into: In last week’s How To Achieve A Killer Headshot Part 1, I explained how it plays a major role in the way you and your business are perceived online. In Part 2 one of our Prim’d Partners Jacquelyn Warner Photography is sharing some tips oh how to get a killer headshot. Jacquelyn is a Bay Area photographer capturing portraiture, commercial and fine art. You can read more about her or connect with her in her bio below. Today, she's explaining how to prep for your shoot, and how to get the best results on shoot day. Spending a little time rushing around on the day will allow for a little prep time and a lot less stress.
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Our business, Prim’d Marketing, launched last year during the Chinese Year of the Horse. According to the Chinese Calendar this meant making decisive actions in a fast paced year.
The Chinese New Year is today (February 19th) and we are moving into the Year Of The Sheep. What does that mean for you and your business? For Prim'd, we're closing out the fiscal year and starting to think about growth and scalability as we move into our second year of business. With that on my mind, here are some "Year of the Sheep" predictions from the experts, along with my take on what that could for you and your business:
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Jenni here, and over the last couple of weeks, I have heard myself saying a similar phrase to three or four different clients: What is going to be the shortest route to success? My goal in asking this is to stop and perform a simple gut check. Are we standing in our own way? Proposing this question can compel our entire team to re-examine our goals, to identify what success looks like, and to focus on the key components that have impact?
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As a business owner, motivating yourself is probably one of the hardest parts to running your own business. Whether you are trying to get a business idea off the ground or trying to move things forward to grow your business, when you find yourself stuck at a roadblock or what feels like a dead end, it can be challenging and sometimes makes you want to give up.
The good news is, there are many ways you can help yourself in these situations, and most of them involve taking the time to be around other people in similar situations to you. Its amazing how talking about the everyday problems you face, and exchanging stories can be so helpful and rewarding.
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This past week we've met with a bunch of entrepreneurs and business owners, and we've started hearing a common theme: I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MANAGE THE TIME. Maybe it's that we're rolling into fall where everyone's calendar's get a little crazy, and battling that killer combo of "calendar + to do list" seems to be on the top of everyone's mind. Which is why we've called in our resident expert: Emily Holmes is an office management guru who rocks at doing 15 things at once, and looking fabulous while doing it. Check out more of her rad credentials in her bio at the bottom of this post.
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