Bringing it All Back to that One Thing

Alright I know I know, I've skipped a few days, mainly due to the weekends.  I don't blog on the weekends anymore.  Would rather spend that time with my family, so I'm getting caught back up today.  Also I really want to mention that this challenge isn't just on the dates listed above in the graphic, this is a challenge that can be joined anytime of the year.  For more information about this challenge...CLICK HERE! 

Day 7 Challenge: What one thing will you focus on in 2015?

Ever wondered why you don't achieve as much as you want to? Are you spreading yourself too thin? Distracted by too many ideas?

 

Ever considered just ONE singular focus? 

Honestly, I hadn't thought of that at all, with how busy my life gets with family, blogging, reading and work it gets a bit crazy from time to time.  Hard to just focus on one thing, but I'm willing to try it. 

So, my one thing is to be more organized with this blog, my business and my life. I honestly think if I do this then I will have more free time opened up to spend more time with my family. This isn't something I can do overnight though of course.  It will take some time, but I think if I take each small item and then after awhile it wont be so hard to stay organized.  

That is the plan, what is the one thing you want to work on for the rest of 2015? 

 

15 Week Freedom Blog Challenge: Day 6

So it's day 6 already, wow this is actually going faster than I thought it would.  Today we are talking about business model's, I'm going to break it down and fit it into my blog and then maybe add it to my business practice as well.  If you would like more information about this challenge, CLICK HERE.

Today's mission, so to speak,  was really easy for me to answer.  My ideal business model is a mixture of the two, active revenue and residual revenue.  I love being the face of this blog plus I love doing affiliate marketing and writing.  So both types are what I love.  I'm also love talking to others about blogging and the books that I write about.  

When it comes to my business, Justice Literary and Justice PR, I handle both of these the same way, it's a combination of the two.  I'm not the type to do just one thing.  So a combination of the two works perfectly for me. 

Here soon I'm going to be teaching classes on blogging, reviewing, literary topics and marketing topics on Udemy as well.  So there will be those classes for me to teach. 

What is your ideal business model? 

15 Day Freedom Blogging Challenge: Day 5

Today is already day five of this fantastic challenge, I can't believe it.  We are talking about letting go of habits and or people that don't serve you.  Yeah that did sound harsh, but there is a reason.  We don't want those people around who are so negative or the ones that tell you that you can't do what it is that you want to do.  

I do have a few people that do just that, no I'm not going to sit here and name them.  But I plan on having that little chat with each one of them and see if maybe we can fix these things.  

People that I want to keep: 

• Family
• Clients (With boundaries) 
• Fiance 

I'm also going to cut some of the blogs that I have on my reading list.  Some of them are turning out very negative and I'm not having a good time reading them.  So that's another thing I'm going to be cutting. 
 

Habits I want to Change

• Going to be even more organized 
• Going to do a 20 minute on a task and 10 minute break technique.  Think I need to work on focus.  
• Going to start blogging every morning as soon as my kids get on the bus, instead of going back to bed and forgetting about the blog posts. 

 

 

 

15 Day Blogging Freedom Challenge: Day 4

Alright, since I don't blog on weekends, I'm going ahead and saying that today is my day 4 of this Freedom Blog Challenge.  If you would like to know more about this challenge, you can CLICK HERE for more details. 

So today's task is to look at what distracts you and pick one of those items and set a boundary or get rid of it all together for a certain amount of time.  I will say that getting rid of something is really hard for me and especially social media seeing as I work in Marketing and the Publishing world, I need social media.  So what I'm going to do is set up a few boundaries instead.  

• My first boundary is that I will not look at Facebook as soon as I get up anymore, I will get everything else done first. 
• Second boundary for me will be that I will only check emails at noon, two o'clock and at six o'clock. 
• (This one is for my business) Clients will only be able to reach me from noon till six PM EST. 

So that's my plan, hopefully I can stick to it and as always...

 

15 Days to Freedom Blog Challenge: Day 2

So it's day two and it's time for another post.  Today we are taking a look at that one item that will get us the furthest in our to do list.  So it's what is called our Most Important Action.  As I sat here at my desk wondering what it would be for the blog and for me as the blogger, I was having a hard time coming up with that one item that would get me the furthest.  I mean it could be a number of things, writing reviews (which yes I really need to do), fixing my review list, going through my Goodreads shelf, etc. Then it hit me, there is one thing that I've been wanting to do for awhile now and just haven't taken the time to do it.  So that is the item I am putting on my list for the next week.  

MOST IMPORTANT ACTION: 

Alright so this is what I'm going to start working on today, if I get it done today, but if not I will work on it again tomorrow.  I'm going to re-write my About Page.  A lot has changed since I wrote that page and honestly it needs a good update.  After I get this finished, I will be writing those reviews, I promise! 

So there we go another great post for the blog challenge, I'm actually really enjoying posting every day again.    Hope you all have a great day and as always....

 

15 Day Blog Challenge: Day 1

 

As I stated earlier, I really want to get back to blogging every day and since my kids are back in school, (totally doing my happy dance,) I think it's time to get back into that routine. With that being said, I'm signed up for this 15 day blog challenge to get me back in the swing of things.  Now this isn't a book challenge, this is a blogging challenge.  Really think that's the reason I wanted to sign up for it. For more information about this challenge, CLICK HERE.

Day 1 – Setting yourself up for daily success

 Today I'm supposed to post about my daily plan that I use to get up and get moving.  So what I'm going to do, is tell you what I normally do and what I'm going to do to change it up a bit.  

My Normal Morning

• Wake up, stretch, and get out of bed
• Go wash my face
• Get my kids up and ready to go 
• Eat something fast and easy 
• Check my email and Facebook really quick
• Head out to work
  

Not really a great way to start my day, so now let's talk about what I'm planning on changing.

New Plan

• Get up, stretch, and make my bed
• Wash my face
• Go make something for breakfast for my kids and myself 
• Get kids dressed to head off to school and walk them out to the bus
• Sit down at my desk and look at my to do list for the day
• Go over that list and add or take away things that can be done at a later time
• Check my Facebook for 10 Minutes 
• Check and go through Email for 15 Minutes 
• Write up today's blog posts for Ali's Bookshelf and my Business Blog 
• Get my stuff ready for work, along with my to do lists for the day
• Then head off to work

Going to start this new plan tomorrow and see how it works out.  Might have to tweek it a bit, but we shall see.  I have an hour and a half after the kids head off to school before I have to leave for work, so that should be enough time to get dressed and post at least one blog post for the day.  My Business blog post might have to be put off till I get to the office, but we shall see tomorrow and I'll let you know how it works out.