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Its The Little Things That Count

Have you ever been in the situation where you have become so focussed on achieving a goal that you have done so at the detriment of everything else in your life?

The ‘All or Nothing’ Syndrome

In a coaching session I had with one of my clients this week he realised that to complete the goal he wanted to achieve by the end of September that he has totally neglected every other area of his life.

He has fallen into the ‘all or nothing’ syndrome. He has put all his eggs in the one basket. While he’s been pursuing this goal he hasn’t paid attention to anything else. His health and wellbeing has suffered and so has his relationships.

It’s important to get some perspective and ‘balance’ in your life.You can become so focussed on achievement that you miss the little things…and before you know it the little things become major problems.

We Don’t Stumble Over Mountains

“We don’t stumble over mountains.” It seems we stumble over small things mostly.

Serious problems seem to begin with small things and often at early ages. Homes families marriages are broken often by little things annoyances small acts of thoughtlessness lack of courtesy and consideration lack of honesty in little things small falsehoods small deceptions in accounting for time or money. The breaking point may add up to something major and dramatic but leading to it are small steps: inconsideration irritations indiscretions.

Sometimes people protest their love and loyalty and offer to do almost anything to make amends but leave the little things undone. There are those who profess they would lay down their lives but who won’t serve or sacrifice in the small daytoday duties and discipline. Some have the all or nothing attitude. But life isn’t like that. Those who insist on all or nothing are likely to have little or less.

The years are made of minutes. Much of life is made of memories warm and happy memories of small kindnesses and consideration of courtesy of constancy consistency; a mother’s attentive care a father’s kindliness a child’s thankfulness; thoughtfulness each day not grand and rare and obvious outward acts not all at once but small and constant ways as each occasion comes.

If we want happiness with loved ones and peace and quiet conscience we need to learn the little lessons the small services the continuing kindnesses the habitual acts of honesty the constancy of cleanliness not just one big washing.

“We don’t stumble over mountains.” We stumble over small things mostly.

(Excerpt taken from Noel Whittaker’s Newsletter noelnewswhittakermacnaught.com.au)

The Final Word

Allocate time each day to handle some of the little things in your life. As mentioned in previous newsletters put yourself in your diary first. Plan time to action your goals…step by step day by day. As Neil Armstrong the first man to walk on the moon said “One small step for man one great leap for mankind”.

About the writer:

Lorraine specialises in working with businesspeople showing them how to dramatically boost their productivity reduce the stress and the mess in their lives and have more time for enjoying their life.

lorraineofficeorganiser.com.au

Its NOT Always About You

You’ll get many benefits from helping online business newbies. Below are eight possible benefits you could receive:

1. You will feel good knowing that you had a part in helping them build their business. You can sit back and say “I had a part in their success.”

2. They may become one of your best friends. Most people can use new friends even business owners. You may even become business partners and create a totally new business together.

3. You could end up being strategic business allies in the future. You could regularly do joint venture and cross promotion deals with each other.

4. They may help you out with your business. Maybe they will give you some testimonials or endorsements for your products or services.

5. You might gain some valuable referrals from them. They may also join your affiliate program and make sales for your business.

6. They might offer you some free advertising space on their web site or in their ezine for your help. You could also exchange advertising with them.

7. You both could end up developing a new product or service together. The product or service could be a combination of your current ones.

8. They might purchase the products you sell and become one of your best customers. You could sell them many back end products or services in the future.

There are probably many other benefits you could get from helping a new online business owner. Always remember to help them out because it’s the nice thing to do and not just to benefit your own business.

About the writer:

Dan Brown has been active in internet marketing for the past 4 years. Dan currently is working with the Zabang search engine introducing their new affiliate program which is due out Nov 2005. http://www.zabangaffiliate.com/

danapointgmail.com