Happiness Project - Work

March is the week that we focus on Work in the Happiness Project. I need to expand my business to make money, not huge money mind you but enough to supplement the family income so that I feel financially secure.

What I need to do is move out of my comfort zone which means growth.
William Butler Yeats, "Happiness, is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth.  We are happy when we are growing."
I need to grow and personal and professional growth is combined really when you think about out, our lives are not siloed, they are not insular no matter how much we like to try to compartmentalize.  The whole idea of starting a business is crazy and there are so many ideas and things that need to be done but I am going follow the advice that an advisor to Gretchen gave her.
"...keep it simple - you can add features later, as you figure out what you're doing." (pg 72 kindle location 1484)

With that thought in mind, I am creating a list of things that I need to do and am doing my best to structure them so that I can tick them off one by one and build on those things.  Within the chapter for work the bullet points are:
  • Launch a blog.
  • Enjoy the fun of failure.
  • Ask for help.
  • Work smart.
  • Enjoy now.
I actually like those bullet points and quite frankly there is no reason to reinvent the wheel if it is already there right?  That is all about working smart, look at that check one off the list!  And yes I know that I need to continue that and not just say it is checked off and time to move on.  In this vein, I am also learning and trying to take advantage of scheduling posts on Facebook to save time and ensure I have content.

I do plan on adding a blog to my business site, but I want to keep it simple and start with an easy posting schedule.  My customers are busy they are not going to have the time or patience to read a lot of posts, so I don't want to overwhelm them, I can always increase my frequency as needed.

I am asking for help in my own way.  I am going to networking meetings with the Tuesdays Together group and I just had coffee with Kevin and signed up to go to a small networking breakfast he is coordinating.  I will continue to ask for help by checking out new tutorials on marketing and keeping up to date on my skills.

I know I will have trouble with the fun of failure but I will try to embrace it because I get it not everyone will notice my mistakes as much as I do.  So I just need to try.  I do need to enjoy now, enjoy the process of growing this business enjoy the fact that I can spend more time on the family the fun parts and the necessary maintenance of running a household.

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