Great tips for entrepreneurial success as well as fun!

Happy Monday!

There is so much to do!

The start of a new year is always such a crazy time.

I always seem to need to unbury myself  from the pile of all the added activities and "stuff" that creeps upon us during the year end holiday season.

In addition, there is that sense that the new year ALWAYS brings that urgent need to start fresh, relook, REALLY get going!

Does this sound familiar….I really hope I am not the only one!

I read an interesting note yesterday that I found on Twitter….I did "tweet" on it.  The thought was that New Year's resolutions are not necessarily good….because often we take on too much, and are our resolutions REALLY doable.

I personally believe that resolving to do something different IS good, you just need to have "bite-sized" actionable steps to do….otherwise, we can so easily become swamped, give-up and feel unsuccessful….yes, once again in doing what we WANT to do.

One of my favorite quotes is by a leader I once worked for, Jay Graf.

"If we keep doing what we've been doing, we will keep getting what we have been getting."

It's true, isn't it?

Sometimes…such as when playing a game of tennis, you WANT to keep doing what you have been doing….if it is working and you are winning.

But oftentimes, we want to do something different….try something new, implement a new strategy, grow more as a business, and yet, we can't seem to change WHAT we are doing on a daily basis. What to stop, what to change?

So, I guess it is pretty simple, if you want to GET something different, you need to DO something different.

Well, I wrote this post today because I was reminded of this principle AGAIN when I stumbled upon a neat video called the "Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun."  I thought….sounds fun….so I watched!

The 8 Principles are:

1. Stop hiding who you really are.
2. Start being intensely selfish.
3. Stop following the rules.
4. Start scaring yourself.
5. Stop taking it all so seriously.
6. Start getting rid of the crap.
7. Stop being busy.
8. Start something.

This is a great list….maybe a list to do to have fun….but how about also a great list to build personal and business success???  Then again, isn't the goal to have fun, be successful, have a sense of purpose, thrive….have it all??

I was intrigued in particular this day in particular about #7: Stop Being Busy.

The video goes on to say:

"Being busy is seductive. Just because you are going flat out doesn’t mean you’re on the right track.

If it’s in the wrong hole, you need to stop digging.

“We’re lost but we are making good time.” Yogi Berra, baseball philosopher"

Great food for thought….now for the hard part….

What am going to STOP doing today….so that I can stop being busy and START doing something that I REALLY want to do?

How about you?

Here is the link to the video….it is only 5 minutes….certainly you can stop doing SOMETHING today to take five?

Barb