Do You Love A Good Challenge? Or Would You Rather Just Not Deal?

Last week I talked about believing in yourself and being your own cheerleader. (Yeah for you! Remember?) That little pep talk — and the fact that business is still quiet — has got me in a pensive mood. But not in a bad way! I'm just using this lull to be philosophical. It's hard to do that when you're running at full steam and being pulled in 12 directions at once. And when summer's over, that's what's gonna happen. Who has time to be pensive (or even use intellectual words like that) when you're crazy busy?! So this week, I've got overcoming challenges on the brain. We all have challenges, and we all have to deal with them regularly, like it or not. Most of the time, you probably deal pretty well. Congrats to you!

But what about those other times? You know, when problems seem huge and you don't know where to begin. The days you'd rather just stay home. Or hide in your office. Maybe get to happy hour super early! (Or have happy hour super early while hiding in your office. How's that for multitasking?) Yes, those days. Well here are a few suggestions for dealing with problems and overcoming challenges when your brain doesn't want to deal.

Advice For Overcoming Challenges

• Embrace change! Often it can lead to a better end, even if it's one you don't know about yet!
• Ask for help! Surround yourself with people who can help you. You probably know lots of smart people. Pick their brains once in a while and see what good ideas they have.
• Allow yourself to make mistakes! If you're so afraid of making mistakes that you become paralyzed, you'll end up doing nothing. Don't be so afraid of failure that you can't make decisions.
• Take a step back to see the big picture — or to look at things from a different angle. This is the "You can't see the forest for the trees" analogy. Sometimes you need a new point of view and a new path to get where you're going.
• Be flexible! This one is huge. There's no one-approach-fits-all when it comes to problems. Being flexible can save you a lot of time and a ton of frustration.

Be Oh So Quotable This Week!

I hope you like the quotes I'm sharing this week about overcoming challenges. They're all words spoken by some very strong and talented women and I hope you find them inspiring. Maybe you'll even quote one of them at happy hour (not in your office). I always say running a business means the work never ends! Ain't that the truth? I bet your to-do list is a mile long! Make sure that the items at the top of your list are the things that relate to being more profitable. Everyone is so proud of being so "busy"...But Are You Making Any Money? Don't be too busy to focus!

Check out the summary of last week's business tips and motivational quotes from my Instagram page which you hopefully got to see in real time! If not, let's make sure we're following each other on Instagram!! So...here is this week's roundup of Instagram images of My Top Business Tips and Motivational Quotes.

Overcoming Challenges – Tip #1:

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"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do." – Georgia O'Keeffe

Overcoming Challenges – Tip #2:

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"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living." – Gail Sheehy

Overcoming Challenges – Tip #3:

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"Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states." – Carol Welch

Overcoming Challenges – Tip #4:

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"Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand." – Oprah Winfrey

Overcoming Challenges – Tip #5:

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"Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom." – Sandra Day O'Connor

Let's talk! I'd love to hear if you have any favorite quotes to share about overcoming challenges!

Do you have any favorite quotes about overcoming challenges? What advice would you share with your fellow business owners? Which tips above did you find helpful? I would LOVE to hear from you!

Anyhoo...I publish these business tips and motivational quotes to get you fired up for your work week! And, if you want more business tips, get my book, But Are You Making Any Money? or contact me to really take your business to the next level!

xoxo M

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