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There Are Days When I Don’t Want to Answer Another Question!

I have written here in the Home Business blog about how important it is to focus on being “helpful” and structuring our business and marketing in such a way that we hone in on what we can do to improve the lives of our customers and clients. While I definitely subscribe to that approach to business, I thought it would be only fair for me to confess that are those days when the last thing I want to do is be helpful to anyone! There are those days when I don’t feel like I have any answers and I don’t … Continue reading →

“Don’t You Know Who I Am?!”

I have a personal theory that any time a customer, client or other individual says something like “Don’t you know who I am?” or “Surely, you’ve heard of me”—the situation or communication cannot go well. I think when you are up against that much Ego (with a capital “E”), it can be really tough to find common ground when it comes to business relations. But, maybe that is just my ego getting in the way! Why is it that this sets me off in work and business situations? First, unless you’re the president of the United States or Elizabeth Taylor, … Continue reading →

Personal Pet Peeve—Repetition and Having to do Things Over

I can often be found writing about all the things I love about working from home and running my own home business working for myself. I thought that in order to provide a bit of balance, I might share one of my big work pet peeves—having to do things over, wasting time, or too much repetition with things! As a solo worker here in my home office there isn’t anyone to catch my mistakes for me or anyone who I can pawn off the work I don’t want to do over, so I get stuck with it myself (even if … Continue reading →

I am Not So Good at Pampering and Stroking Egos

I think a little self-awareness can be a good thing. I have definitely learned some things about myself since embarking on this home business adventure and the more I learn about myself, the more I can work out some of the kinks in my work. One thing I have learned is that I am not particularly gifted when it comes to stroking big egos or pampering and making accommodations for difficult, egotistical people… I have written about coping with difficult people and challenging customers, but I also wanted to confess that it doesn’t always come easily for me. Like anyone … Continue reading →