The Cynsational Entrepreneur — habits

How to Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset, Habits and Qualities My last post was about developing a mindset that supports being your own boss. Making the jump to business owner, requires an entrepreneurial mindset. Developing this mindset is a game-changer. Learn the entrepreneur habits and qualities of success.

Planning Helps Reduce Unneeded Stress

 It is amazing how much stress is lifted once you start using a planner. Whether you just use the basic calendar pages, have complex to-do lists, or plan out your goals, your planner shows keeps you on track and shows your accomplishments.

Your planner and the time you spend working with it minimizes the stress:

"Every habit abides by a set of rules, and when you understand those codes you gain influence over them. Any habit can be changed."  - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg   Throughout the day, every day, we all take actions that we don't consciously think about. Does this ever happen to you? You are sitting at your desk, drinking a cup of coffee, thinking about your day. Suddenly you wonder if you closed the garage door. You think back to your morning. You realize that you don't remember getting dressed, driving to work, or even pouring yourself a...

I stayed up way past my bedtime watching the drama of the voting results of the recent presidential election. Watching the percentages of vote totals change for the candidates every few minutes was like watching a high scoring football game. “Yea! We’re ahead.” “Uh oh, we’re behind” Back and forth. Up and down. As the path to victory became clear for one candidate, time seemed to be running out for the other. The result was surprising. Unexpected. Change was elected. Uncertainty dawned. I remain humbled and awed that I live in a time, and in a country, where elections and the...

  Here in Big D, kids went back to school this week. Back in my day, we didn’t start school until after Labor Day. The calendar, and the hot weather, still say summer. But backpacks were stuffed with school supplies, lunches were packed and the school doors were opened. Despite the continuing summer weather, the unofficial start to fall has arrived. The energy changes, the traffic changes, the mood changes. The relaxed and laid back atmosphere we enjoyed the last few months disappears to be replaced with the frenetic pace of school days. When I was growing up, I loved...