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TAKE ACTION

Karen Demmery — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:13:40 +0000

Ah yes we know it, we really do. We understand that some sort of action is better than no action at all. If that is the case, then why don’t we up and take action? Is it fear? If so of what? What is the worst possible thing that could happen from taking action? Maybe we might make a mistake, maybe we might not be as successful as we would like, maybe, just maybe, we might be successful.

You dont need to know everything about everything to get started on your dreams, visions or projects. You could start by asking people who do know and work from there. Nothing is going to change if something doesnt change and that change must come from you.

Now i feel your pain, i really do. I am the queen of thinking of great ideas and business plans, but following through on action is something i have to really push myself with. Maybe i have a slight case of ADHD and my attention span is not as it could be. Im not sure, what i am sure of is that some days, it takes all the effort i can muster to get moving on my business tasks. But the funny thing is that once i start, i always feel better. Once i have completed a task, i feel on top of the world. I start small, baby steps. You have to force yourself sometimes. Its a habit.

Start today by taking baby steps and do something. trust me you will feel so much better for it. Email me and let me know how it goes.

Mentoring

Karen Demmery — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:28:04 +0000

Mentoring is certainly the buzz word at the moment. Everywhere you turn, someone has come up with a new mentoring program that is better than the last and guarantees that your results will be amazing.

So what sets each one apart? What id like to do is find out which are the best ones, and which ones really aren’t worth the time and effort.

Now we all get mentoring in some shape or form, although usually its not structured and its not called mentoring. When you sit and chat with your girlfriends over coffee and talk through your work issues and then you get a couple of choices being made clearer to you, well thats mentoring. Grant it, its not structured but it can usually help. You also usually have different people who give you advice and support you through your work issues, family issues, marriage issues, financial issues.

Now im not downplaying how great mentoring can be. Im just really wondering what the difference is with each of them and why there is usually an extremely big difference in price depending on who is doing the mentoring.

I have spoken to people who pay $50 an hour for a mentor. At the other end of the scale, ive spoken to people who have paid $500 an hour for a mentor? Is the difference really worth the price? Is the advice that much better? Or different or life changing? Well that is what i plan to find out, so stay tuned.