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They don’t know when to quit

by EvieBurke, posted in schedule, Self Care

Nate (my husband) and I spent Saturday at my parent’s house. And my sister was staying there for the weekend with her dog.

My parent’s got their dog right before Christmas. As you can tell from the picture, they both have Boston Terriers (and I love them both to pieces!).

When we arrived Saturday morning we were immediately greeted by the dogs. They were so excited to have more people to pay attention to them!

However, they quickly grew bored with us and started playing with each other.

After a few minutes, they were separated and I said something to the effect of, “Let them play! They were being good.” And my sister said, “they’ve been playing all morning—and they’re Boston’s.”

I immediately understood.

Boston’s don’t know when to quit.

You want to throw the ball 50 more times, they’ll run and get it until they literally make themselves sick.

Another dog wants to play, LET’S GO! And then keep going.

It reminded me of us entrepreneurs and our businesses. There’s work to be done, so I’m going to KEEP ON DOING IT!

Something unexpected has happened in my personal life, but I’m still worrying about ALL THE BUSINESS THINGS!

Sometimes we’re like those little Bostons and we don’t know when to quit, when to take a break.

Which brings me to this week’s Wednesday LIVE with Evie topic: Work/Life Balance.

Let’s talk about what it means and how to “achieve” it (catch the replay to see why that’s in quotes).

​​​​​​​What are your thoughts or frustrations with work/life balance?
Comment below and let me know.

And you can see the Wednesday LIVE with Evie here.

PS. The photo credit goes to my sister, Cindy. It was taken Sunday morning on one of the super rare times they were calm in each other’s company.

Ins and outs of successful accountability buddies

by EvieBurke, posted in video

Wednesday LIVE with Evie #13

Is an accountability buddy part of your success plan?
Here’s a quick outline of what I share:
  • Why accountability buddies should be part of your success plan
  • Different types of accountability buddies
  • How to find a good accountability buddy match
  • Setting it up for success
  • Keys to being a good accountability buddy

Why did I pick that to-do?

by EvieBurke, posted in accountability, planning

Friday afternoon I was looking at my remaining list of to-do’s. I had two items that were going to require an hour-ish of time and that was all the time I had for the day.

I picked the one that I told my Facebook group was my most important task for the week.

Why? because I told them I’d complete it.

Have you ever noticed the same thing?

When you tell someone that you’ll complete something, and you know they’ll notice if you don’t, then you feel compelled to complete it.

Some of the members say that sharing their most important to-do for the week in the group has helped them get more done than anything else they’ve tried – and it creates momentum to get other things accomplished too!

Accountability is this week’s topic for Wednesday LIVE with Evie. Specifically, successful accountability buddies – whether it’s in a Facebook group or with someone you connect with daily or weekly.

Do you have an accountability buddy? Why or why not?
What’s worked really well for you or what didn’t work at all?
Let me know in the comments below.

 

I gave them a challenge

by EvieBurke, posted in clients

Last week we talked about the important vs urgent part of “accomplishing a lot, but not making money” and this week we’re looking at another aspect of that.

Your ideal client.

What does your ideal client have to do with productivity?

EVERYTHING.

This afternoon over at the Productivity for Women Entrepreneurs private Facebook group, I gave the members a challenge to tell me about their ideal client. I shared some questions to answer for themselves and then a format to share it in.

But WHY would I ask a group about productivity to think about their ideal client?

Because your ideal client has a significant say in the success of your business.

They touch everything.

  • How you communicate with them
  • The language you use
  • Where you hang out online (the social media places)
  • Where you network
  • The marketing you do
  • How you introduce yourself

So, if you aren’t super clear who your ideal client is, you could be spinning your wheels doing things that really don’t matter or just keep you busy (I know I’ve done it!).

What happens when you’re clear about your ideal client and complete the challenge that I shared with the Facebook group today?

  • When you’re thinking about changing a product/service or offering something new you can refer back to your ideal client and think about what would best serve them
  • When you’re writing an email or a social media post, you’re clear about who you’re talking to and what they want/need to hear
  • You know what needs to be in your elevator pitch to connect with your ideal client

If you want to participate in the challenge, head over here and request to join.

For this week’s Wednesday LIVE with Evie, we’ll be talking more about identifying your ideal client and how it’s helpful.

What questions do you have about identifying your ideal client or how to use your ideal client for your business?

Wednesday Live with Evie is Wednesday at 1pm CST from my Facebook page here.