Greasing the Path to Success: Finding the Confidence to Step Up to Key MomentsWritten by Nina Ham
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Don’t let being awkward stop you Create a temporary “no fault” zone, where you goal is to do it, not do it right. Remember: pool of potential contacts is infinite. There’s plenty of room for practice. Let timing help Capitalize on confident or successful moments to create more of them. There will be days when you’re under a cloud. Don’t try then. Letting yourself off hook today breeds confidence that tomorrow will be better. Tough love Act “as if” Just do it Protect your environment from negativity: call a temporary moratorium on friends or family who may be envious or skeptical of your endeavor Seek inspiration Rub shoulders with someone who has exuberant confidence in you Read some inspiring quotations Read testimonials from your own clients Watch a squirrel leap through space from a secure branch to an untested one Quit being mean Make a quick list on paper of 5 confidence-sabotaging voices in your head. Quote them verbatim, and give each one a name. Send them all out for a beer, and while they’re gone, make call All of these suggestions are simple and even simple-minded. They’re ways to develop internal muscles that in turn will support success we’re reaching for. After all, if you’re to grow into a new level of success, you will need more than good ideas and hard work. You’ll need internal muscles to support it. Confidence is one of those qualities that can seem to vary with weather. Very few of us are born for success any more than we’re born to bench press three hundred pounds. For most, daily work-outs, coupled with an attitude that gives generous credit for perseverance, are what qualify us to have that golden ring. I’m cheering for you!
Nina Ham, certified coach and licensed psychotherapist, is principal of Success from the Inside Out, providing individual coaching and teleseminars to build the skills, attitudes and habits for sustainable success in your career or business. Mail to: Nina@womenssuccesscoach.com, subscribe in subject line, for free monthly e-zine, or visit http://www.SuccessfromtheInsideOut.com.
| | What is an Investor Ready Business PlanWritten by Howard Schwartz
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Marketing Plan One of most important sections of your business plan is your marketing plan. This section will outline your sustainable competitive advantage to your investors. In a way assure them why you will succeed where others have failed. This section is where you include a definitive description of your customers, market size, demographics, characteristics, growth prospects, trends and sales potential per product / service category. Here is where pricing strategies are outlined and how they can directly influence growth potential of each product /service. It is also important to include future growth, market share and trend influences. Barriers to Entry Along with giving details of what your product / service is and who your customers are, you also have to inform your investors how you will you prevent your competitors from taking away your customers. The barriers to entry section outlines your business strategy to keep your competitors at bay and grow in market. Investors need to feel comfortable about soundness of your strategy before they invest in your venture. Click here to contact us to learn more about writing an investor ready business plan: http://www.investorbusinessplan.com/writing-business-plan.html For more in-depth information on Business Plans, you can visit our site at: http://www.investorbusinessplan.com Howard Schwartz is a business plan consultant and a partner in investorbusinessplan.com. He is based in Stanford, Connecticut, and has helped many young entrepreneurs start out on their business careers by working on business plans with them.
Howard Schwartz is a business plan consultant and a partner in investorbusinessplan.com. He is based in Stanford, Connecticut, and has helped many young entrepreneurs start out on their business careers by working on business plans with them.
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