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The Best Places to Work if You Work Online

If you work online, then you have the freedom to be physically located anywhere in the world and to still earn an income. This is an amazing freedom that so few people are afforded, and it’s one of the top reasons that many of us are attracted to the notion of working online in the first place.

It’s a minor tragedy then, that so many people who manage to make their income online, will not take full advantage of this. So many people who work online equate this to working ‘from home’ in a very literal sense. That means working out of a home office, or working in bed. Sure, this has its appeal too, but it’s not exactly taking full advantage of this untethered way of working.

You can go anywhere if you work online. So where should you go?

Working Abroad
Of course, the natural conclusion is that working online should mean working abroad. That way, you can see more of the world, experience other cultures and truly live a kind of life that wouldn’t be possible any other way.
I have done this a fair bit myself. One of my favorite memories was finding a friend who also worked online and travelling to Croatia. There we explored and saw the sites during the day (and had some great adventures!) but in the evenings we would work in cafes and bars.
Sure, many people would rather be out partying during the evening, but my friend and I are introverts. And we love what we do. So, the idea of being able to sip a beer and watch the world go by, immersed in the atmosphere of the nightlife… it was incredible. One evening in particular, we worked in a bar listening to some Euro music while watching rain hit the cobbled streets outside and watching people pass by on their holidays. It was a great feeling and really made us grateful that we had the opportunity to work this way. On another occasion we hired a small log cabin from AirBnB in the mountains of Switzerland. There we worked while sipping tea and enjoying a view of the mountains from our wooden balcony.

For the Non-Digital Nomads
I’d like to point out at this junction that I am not a digital nomad. That is to say that I do come home in between trips and you can do the same. You don’t have to give up all your creature comforts or your relationships in order to enjoy travelling as you work. Working online means you can just travel more.

And even in your local area, there are no doubt more exotic and exciting places you can work. Anywhere with an internet connection where you won’t get kicked out can make a great place to get work done.

Working in a coffee shop is the most popular and sensible option. As long as you spend a little on coffee, you should be able to stay there as long as you like and most will have free wifi and power. Plus you can enjoy people watching and listening to the background chatter, all while avoiding the many distractions and temptations that come from working at home. Libraries are great too!

11 October 2021
Why “Never Stop Learning” Must Become A Mantra In Business

If we’re honest, most of us get to the end of school and are so relieved to have escaped the grip of compulsory learning that we forget most of the good habits school instilled in us. Even as we move on to college, the focus that we bring to our learning is held up more than anything else by the fact that we’ve chosen the subject we’re studying, and by the time we’ve graduated, many of us are keen to put away the books and be done with the classroom.

It’s not until we’ve spent some time in the world of work that we become aware of just how important learning is, and that the phrase “never stop learning” is something more than just a folksy saying. Although it seems to get harder with every year to keep up with the learning process, the importance of ongoing education becomes clear when you look at technology. With the pace of change in our world, someone who graduated in the middle of the 2010s – and has been working since – will have seen significant changes in their job, and will have needed to stay alert to new information.

Do we stop learning at 25?

It’s commonly said that kids in school and young adults in college are primed to learn because their brains are still forming – and that after the age of 25 we lose a lot of the ability to learn. Some element of that is true – our brains do loose much of their plasticity and it becomes harder to form new neural pathways. It does not become impossible however, and the main way to ensure you can still form those pathways is to keep trying. In the business world, this can mean learning about new management techniques or software applications which will assist you in doing things more efficiently. Running online courses can help people learn through reinforcement, a method which becomes all the more important post-25.

Is it best to learn from experience, or in a formal setting?

In truth it is hard to say what the best method of learning is as you get older, and there is some evidence to suggest that the more different approaches you take, the better. Some workers favour a more autodidactic approach, while others will more readily associate a formal way of learning with greater success. For an employer, the take-home message is to research different ways to test and buy LanSchool software, while also recommending books and apps that can help more independent learners. If you think of the brain as being like the body, working out different areas requires different exercises, and education is no different.

You learn more than you realize just by paying attention

If you were to just stop doing something for a few weeks and then start up doing it again, you’d find the process a little bit odd. Things that previously came to you automatically would take some moments to come back. Even signing in to your computer can become odd if you haven’t done it in awhile. The reason for this is that we learn a lot by doing, and by paying attention to what we’re doing. Think about how easily you now talk about something like Covid-19. Across the year of 2020, people with no medical background suddenly found the ability to understand what a novel virus was, how community transmission worked, and why social distancing was important. If you pay attention, you’ll learn things without realizing.

9 August 2021
How To Write A Good WHY Statement

Once you have discovered your true calling in life you want to create a WHY statement around it. Your WHY statement needs to be compelling because you want to use it to motivate you every day to do the right things to attain fulfillment in your life.

There are a number of formats that you can use to write your WHY statement but at the end of the day it is up to you. There are no hard and fast rules here. The most important thing is that your WHY statement really resonates with you and that it is effective.

Four Elements of an Ideal WHY Statement

Although you don’t need to conform to any set rules there are four elements to a good WHY statement that we strongly recommend that you follow. Your WHY statement need to be very clear and as concise as possible for you and any people that you choose to share it with. So we strongly recommend that you include these 4 elements in your WHY statement:

1. Make your WHY statement clear and simple

It is really important that your WHY statement provides you with clarity about your life’s purpose. It needs to be simple to understand and as concise as you can make it. At the end of the day it needs to make sense and resonate with you.

2. Your WHY statement needs to promote action

Your WHY statement must inspire action. There is no point just writing a WHY statement and then do nothing with you. It needs to inspire you to work towards your true calling in life and motivate you to work on this every day.

3. Include your Contribution to others in your WHY statement

If you can help others then you will help yourself. Every good WHY statement needs a contribution element to it so make sure that yours does as well. Having a contribution element will inspire you to move forward each day.

4. Make your WHY statement positive and ensure it resonates with you

It will actually be pretty difficult for you to create a WHY statement that is negative but ensure that it is really positive. When you read your WHY statement it needs to resonate with you and motivate you to take action towards your life’s purpose.

How long should your WHY Statement be?

Again there are no strict rules to follow here. Your WHY statement needs to be as long as you need it to be. Having said that we recommend that you keep your WHY statement as short as you can.

The most important thing is that your WHY statement contains the 4 important elements that we discussed above. While others may be able to write their WHY statement in one sentence this may not be enough for you. This doesn’t matter at all so please do not concern yourself with this.

Aim for an Evergreen WHY Statement

An evergreen WHY statement is one that you will not have to change very often, if at all. You want to use your WHY statement in all aspects of your life both in your work and personal life.

When you are writing your WHY statement, think about it as a way to express the value that you provide to others at work and in your personal life. There is no need for you to write two WHY statements to cover this.

17 February 2021
Your Business Plan Should Never Be Ignored

A small business owner needs to understand everything – sales, marketing, finance, processes, systems, employee management, etc. It’s not for everyone and it’s fine. Before you start a business, it is important that you understand that professional understanding in the field in which you start a business is not the only thing that matters and you will need to learn more things in order to start the business.

Building a business plan

Before you start raising financing and loans from the bank for the purpose of turning your idea into a business, it is important to perform a business feasibility study. Depending on the type of business you are interested in setting up, you should check all the planned expenses such as: accountant, lawyer, salary, cost burned, fuel expenses, phone, setting up a website, etc. In this type of test it is advisable to enlist the help of business consulting firms whose specialty this is. Why is it important to take advice to start a business? Because the people who are advising you have been through it before and pointers are great, even for the most stubborn entrepreneurs. We learn as we go.

It is possible to build a successful business even without a business plan, but building a business without a business plan is like jumping into a river from a height of 10 meters without knowing if there are rocks in the bottom. You may or may not succeed. Taking precautions means that you are being thoughtful and strategic which are two main elements in business. What do you need in order to make your business succeed? Do you need special machinery? Perhaps you need vehicle fleets, in this case you may want to research a company such as Ute Van Hire.

The business plan helps you get to know your business and business environment better. A good business plan will contain, for example: Executive summary (for investors), analysis of competitors and business environment, profit statement, what is the existing need and what is the answer provided by the product/service, business strategy, business vision, financing plan, goals and objectives, work processes, branding, plan marketing and more.

It all starts with an idea!

Good ideas for a self-employed business, experience in marketing a business or managing a company as an employee does not guarantee you success in your business. In order to be successful every entrepreneur and business owner must devote time and thought to planning and execution. One of the things that allows you to be optimistic is a contingency plan in case everything goes awry. Apart from the business plan, you will often find yourself in dilemmas. The road. It is very important to take the time to plan ahead and not make improvisations along the way.

Be methodical in every aspect of business and it will serve you well. Those who have dabbled in business befores should also consider ensuring that they are still thinking rationally. We can learn new things at any age; from the older and the younger.

Missing Constancy Is Critical

Take a moment and think about the original reason you started your business. Chances are you set it up for a particular purpose or goal.

Now take a look at where your business is right now. Does it look how you originally intended it to? If it does, you can skip to the next point. But if it doesn’t, then you could be going about business growth all wrong.

Remember, growth isn’t about offering a wide variety of services or offering customers more scope. Instead, it is about increasing your client list so that you can replicate an existing business model as much as possible. Failing to do that can make your growth unsustainable.

Getting Unstuck

Getting unstuck in business often requires going back to the drawing board, thinking about your core value proposition, and then scaling it as much as you can. Don’t be afraid to pare back. Often it is essential for your long-term competitiveness.

26 November 2020
Surefire Guidelines to Starting Your Business Consulting

Consulting is currently the best business that would give you these rewards: money and flexibility. Through consulting, the performance of the organisation and other businesses may be improved. Companies definitely trust the ideas and suggestions of their project team and staff; but most of the time, the expertise is quite limited. This leads to hiring of private consultants.

Consulting is a talent. If you have the skills and expertise about the world of business, then business consulting would be a good job for you as it promises good financial returns. Establishing a business consulting is not that easy, it is more like self-marketing. Don’t believe too much that a solid
reputation and expertise are the keys to be successful in consulting. To gain success in consulting, you need to focus on selling your product – YOURSELF.

I have provided here guidelines so you can turn your experience and knowledge into a lucrative small business consulting.

You and the client should have a good working relationship. Establish a relationship that will go beyond your first sale. Clarify the expectations from your first assignment. Describe the things that you do and identify the benefits a client will achieve. Clients hire you because of your skills and expertise so you should be able to produce a quality work for them.

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You are hired as a consultant to help the client’s problem; clearly state your proposal that is beneficial enough for the client, that way the price that you are asking them is worth the pay. From your proposal, let them feel that they really need your expertise. Always emphasise the benefits that they will obtain from your services.

Always present a professional image. The client’s perception of what you are is really important. Always show them that you have the expertise and skills that are highly based on the combination of your education and knowledge from your chosen field. Because of this, client would willingly pay you because your skills will help them improve their firms. Always keep in mind that clients expect to see an in demand and successful business consultant.

You are just establishing a consulting business, so offer free sessions. This will be the chance for you to expose yourself and gain referrals. Always keep in mind that as a starting consultant you need not bill them right away. First, think of ways you can help them, not monetise every hour you talk to them.

Charge your clients equivalent to your expertise, type of field and your contracting firms size. Also, include in your fees the overhead expenses, the time spent in marketing and other administrative endeavours.

Make an update of your client’s portfolio. It’s not bad to remove clients that generate small income. After all, you are talking about your own business here. You can get referrals from good clients and even fish for some new industries to widen your horizon. But remember; take on the assignments that you think you will enjoy and never forget to follow up for your clients.

These are the surefire guidelines to help you establish a small business consulting. Entering the business consulting arena is a very hard task but if you got the needed skills and expertise, you’ll be successful in this field. Business consulting is a win-win situation if you are a good consultant. You can help improve other firms and also improve your consulting business. So start your consulting business and move your way for a higher income.

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16 November 2020
Ways to Keep Your Business Consulting Firm Sustainable

Like every other business endeavour, business consulting has its own risks. There will always be doubts and second thoughts and lots and lots of after thoughts. Nothing in this life is sure to last forever.

In fact, nothing really will last forever. So if what you want is to have a business that would last forever, you are trying to hit the moon. However,
there is always hope, to keep your business afloat and thriving in the jungle world of entrepreneurship for a very long time.

In fact, nothing really will last forever. So if what you want is to have a business that would last

forever, you are trying to hit the moon. However, there is always hope, to keep your business afloat and thriving in the jungle world of entrepreneurship for a very long time.

Yes, there is always hope. But you have to work really hard for that hope to materialise. The best thing you can aim at is keeping your business consulting firm sustainable. If you can achieve that, then you can start working on keeping it abreast with other companies in the field.

So how do you keep your consulting business sustainable? You only have a few contacts or

connections, so what happens when you have used up your existing resources?

Simple. Create and build new resources. The only way to keep your business going is to have an ample supply of resources. So, here are a few things you could do to keep business going and growing.

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First thing to do is to firmly establish your business plan. You are going to engage in a very serious business so you have to be serious about.

Your clients should take you as a serious, no-nonsense person that would deliver them good results. So do your homework and be prepared.

Have a comprehensive business kit containing details of your services in a neatly packaged brochure, with hourly rates, project rates, retainer basis rate and whatever package you want to serve your client.

This brochure would be your salesperson in your absence, so make it the best brochure you can ever make. This is the blood of your business, keep it pulsing through your veins.

Second is finding clients. You can find clients through friends referrals but that would not last very long. Even if you have a long list of friends, that is still not enough to last your business a lifetime.

So you have to exert more effort. Try cold calling. It may sound a little to below your level, but hey, this is business! You need to do whatever it takes to get clients and cold calling is not as bad as you may think. You just have to do it right and do it nicely.

You know how irritating it is to be offered things over the phone, so try not to be irritating. Try not to do the things that those telemarketers do to irritate you.

Prepare a nice introductory script before making your first call. Try not to bombard your prospective client with the details of your business. Your goal is to get him interested enough to agree on a meeting with you for further discussion of your services.

It also pays to remember that very person you meet, great or small is a possible connection. So be nice to all people all the time. He may just be a janitor or a food attendant at a restaurant, but for all you know, you may be talking the person who could lead you to your biggest catch ever. So be nice all the time.

10 November 2020

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