The 5 Minute Bulletin Board
Issue # 14
February 2010
Tools for a more efficient SOHO (small office/home office) in 5 minutes or less
 
 In this Issue
 
- Dates to Remember:
  February & March
 
- Baby Steps Yield Giant Rewards:
 Three Simple Action Steps
You Should Take Today
 
 - Inspiring Business Quotation
 
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Dear Tiiu,
 
Thanks for joining me again; let's spend five minutes together over a cup of coffee; I've got some great tips for streamlining your business.
 
We solopreneurs need all the help we can get to get things done more efficiently, don't we?
 
Let's go!
Upcoming Dates to Remember 
FEBRUARY 2010
2 - Groundhog Day
14 - Valentine's Day
15 - Presidents' Day 
15 - Lent Begins
17 - Ash Wednesday
 
MARCH 2010
14 - Daylight Savings begins
From Baby Steps to Giant Rewards
 
 
 
Three Action Steps To Do Today - and Every Day!
 
 
Do you ever feel like you've been working hard at it all day, but don't have any business success to show for it?
Or like you're drowning in a sea of email and other means of contact?
 
Maybe you just don't know where to begin each day.
 
Today, I've got a daily action plan that addresses those three problems, with a solution that's practical and straightforward.
 
Try these three today and incorporate them into your routine:
 
  • Although I would suggest this first thing in the day for many reasons, at some point every day do at least one thing to market your business. Whether it's as large a project as developing an ad campaign - or as simple as tweeting and including a link - do one thing today toward that end. The promotion of your goods or service should never be on the back burner.
     
  • Next, to help keep 'communication clutter' to a minimum, delete or file every email that's been dealt with, respond or post on every social networking site you need to, and address any phone messages that you can. They seem to multiply exponentially and it's almost therapeutic to clear out that excess. You'll begin the next morning with a somewhat cleaner slate.
     
  • Finally, before finishing up for the day, pull out your to-do list, and write out a new one based on what was left undone. Add to  it as needed. Straighten your desk and leave your to-do list smack in the middle, ensuring you'll see it first thing. Even if you think you remember what you put on that list, scan it over the following morning before diving into your first project.
     
    I've found that when I follow the plan every day, I feel less anxious about what I've done or not done - and am much clearer on what I need to do.
     
    Try it today. Why not shoot me a quick post on the blog to let me know how it's working out for you?
  • Inspiring Business Quote

     

    The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.             

                                                                         -Duguet 
    Thanks For Visiting - See You Next Month!
     
     
     

     

    Bye for now - It's ALWAYS a pleasure spending time with you!

    I love sharing my own solopreneurship journey with you and hope that you might benefit from some of the lessons I learn along the way.
     
    Be on the lookout for the mid-monthly tips. I'll be posting them on the website's blog, but I'll send you an email just to let you know they're there.
     
    Please be sure to visit the website to read articles of interest by a variety of professionals on all matters related to your home office at the website - www.the5minutebulletinboard.com
     
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    See you next month with the next issue of the T5MBB.
     
    Here's to your own small business success, 
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     Tiiu K Garrett
     
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