Time to Spring Clean!
February 25, 2010 by cindyrushton
Filed under Check This Out!, Disciplines of the Writer, Getting Started, Making It Great, Newest Posts, Organizing for Success, Secrets to Success, What's New
Hello Dear Friends! We are days away from spring. Can you believe it? How is your year going? Are you reaching your goals, resolutions, and dreams? Have you been getting those projects done? Or… Do you need a friend to help you troubleshoot, problem- solve, organize, and get out of your rut? Could it be [...]
Think Positive Live Positive
September 17, 2009 by cindyrushton
Filed under Disciplines of the Writer, From the Archives, Making It Great, Newest Posts, Organizing for Success, Secrets to Success
Positive thinking may sound like mumbo-jumbo to some people, but other people firmly believe in it. Positive thinking is the act of staying optimistic, even when faced with difficulties or challenges. Staying positive, even in the face of adversity, can help you conquer challenges. When you think positively, you are envisioning your success. Failure will [...]
Ready for a Business Coach???
September 3, 2009 by cindyrushton
Filed under From the Archives, Keep Learning!, Making It Great, Newest Posts, Organizing for Success, Secrets to Success
Often times we actually know the steps we need to take with our business, but systemizing those steps into “do-able” chunks can be a lot more difficult. There are also many “small” questions that come up as we build our business, and having someone to turn to can be a great help. Even just having [...]
Steps toward Effective Time Management
July 26, 2009 by cindyrushton
Filed under Disciplines of the Writer, From the Archives, Newest Posts, Organizing for Success, Secrets to Success, Time Management
Does it always seem like you are under the gun to get things done? Time seems to get away from you and you don’t know why. Maybe what you need is a way to effectively manage your time. Time management is an age-old problem. Remember Wimpy in the old Popeye cartoons? He’d pay on Tuesday [...]
Five Tips to Beat Procrastination
March 19, 2009 by cindyrushton
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Why do it today if you can do it tomorrow? Thinking like that is the beginning of the end when it comes to getting anything done — work or home chores. The key to being more productive at work is to stop procrastinating before it gets a foothold in your thinking process. Why do you [...]
Auto Responders: Work Smarter Not Harder
February 26, 2009 by cindyrushton
Filed under Essential Tools, From the Archives, Newest Posts, Organizing for Success
Auto responders…wondering “What ARE they?” Heard about them, but have no idea what they are and how they are used? Auto responders are great “assistants” for the busy writer. The use of auto responders is quickly becoming standard. Given the digital age we have come into at full speed, it is becoming more and more [...]
Phones, Phones, Phones – Essentials or Distractions???
February 19, 2009 by cindyrushton
Filed under Disciplines of the Writer, From the Archives, Newest Posts, Organizing for Success, Time Management
No matter what type of online business you are in, or how you communicate, you will find there are a number of reasons that you will need to use a telephone. You may need to soothe clients who need to hear a real human voice or you might need to find a way to communicate [...]
Easy How-to's: Give Google Notebook a Try!
February 13, 2009 by cindyrushton
Filed under From the Archives, Newest Posts, Organizing for Success, Tip of the Week
Google Notebook is a tool which makes it easy to clip and organize online information. When you’re browsing online Google Notebook makes it easy to clip and paste you’re your notebook. You can even categorize them by vacation, business research, pet training, and recipes – whatever you want. To get started you’ll want to get [...]
Secrets to Productivity: WRITE IT DOWN!
January 13, 2009 by cindyrushton
Filed under Disciplines of the Writer, From the Archives, Idea Notebooks, Newest Posts, Organizing for Success, Secrets to Success
What do you want for this year? Think for a moment with me… Next year, this time, what do you want to see different in your life? What would you like to see finished? What would you like to see accomplished this year? Dear friend, this year is the year of fullness. I have committed [...]
Secrets to Help You Stay Focused in 2009 by Cindy Rushton
January 6, 2009 by cindyrushton
Filed under Disciplines of the Writer, From the Archives, Newest Posts, Organizing for Success, Secrets to Success
Anybody else battle with distractions and interruptions? Do you want to stick to the things that are on your heart, yet realistically battle with staying focused? Oh! I TOTALLY relate! In fact, the past few months, my heart-cry has been to stay focused. Everywhere I have turned, I have heard messages on staying focused…saw articles [...]