The SmallBizLady Buzz - Issue 9

Self-Care is Important!

We are all working from home and our kids are doing online school and running amuck. It is easy to get stressed as if you are not already facing daily cash flow worries, staff issues, and increasing client demands. It’s not easy running a small business in the worst economy ever. But the people who use this time to plan, build new skills and innovate will win. While we are busy being business owners, we are people too. No matter how well you think you are handling everything, remember your self-care is important.

Create a Daily Schedule and Stick to it. Staying in your pajamas all day is not ok. It’s a sign of depression. Take a shower and get dressed so you can start figuring out what you need to do next to reinvent your business. Being disorganized fuels anxiety and chaos.

Have Honest Conversations. This is not the time to fake it until you make it. Bottling everything up inside is dangerous. Your body is internalizing your angst. Tell your family, spouse, vendors and staff if you are scared. They certainly are feeling uncertainty too. While you are the leader of your business, you don’t need to have all the answers. Engage everyone in trying to fix or innovate the next best solution for your customers.

Walk it Out. Don't just send your kids outside to take a break, you need to talk it to the street too to clear your head. The fresh air and sunshine will do you some good. Your next brilliant idea to reinvent your business could easily come to your during a good brisk walk.   

Keep Healthy Snacks Nearby. Keep water close. Prep your lunch and your healthy snacks and keep them on your desk so you won't be making mindless trips to the fridge looking for things to eat and avoiding what you need to be doing in your business.

Speaking of innovation……This week’s feature article is Do You Need to Reinvent Your Business in These Uncertain Times? There will be winners and losers out of this recession, so take action to the suggestions in this post and develop a new an improved business model.

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If your business was on shaky ground before COVID-19, you are probably sitting back trying to figure out if your business is worth trying to save or if you need to blow it up and reinvent. No matter what decision you make, you will need a framework to evaluate what you even have, so you can formulate a plan for how to reinvent your business to be successful.  Continue reading....

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Checkout my recent podcast interview, The Freedom Formula, with David Finkel, former Olympic-level athlete turned business multi-millionaire. He is CEO and founder of the business coaching company, Maui Mastermind?. David has written twelve business books, including his latest, The Freedom Formula: How to Succeed In Business Without Sacrificing Your Family, Health or Life.

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Melinda F. Emerson, “SmallBizLady” is America’s #1 Small Business Expert. She is an internationally renowned keynote speaker on small business development, marketing and social selling. Melinda is also the president of the Quintessence Group, an award-winning marketing consulting firm based in Philadelphia, PA, serving Fortune 500 brands who target small business market. LinkedIn named her a Top Voice for 2019 in Small Business and Entrepreneurship. In addition to being a former NY Times columnist, she is frequently quoted by media organizations including The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, MSNBC, CNBC and Fox News. She is the host of #Smallbizchat LIVE and The SmallBizChat Podcast. A prolific writer, Melinda has published more than 5000 articles on her blog www.succeedasyourownboss.com. Her small business advice is widely read reaching more than 3 million entrepreneurs each week online. She is the bestselling author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, 2nd Edition. Her latest book is Fix Your Business, a 90 Day Plan to Get Back Your Life and Reduce Chaos in Your Business.