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Personally I think it is lame to repost blog posts by Seth Godin. Granted he is the king. Everyone agrees you can’t go wrong reading Godin’s marketing advice but it is HIS advice, you can read it at his site.  The Working Miracles Blog is, or should be, about my POV.

So – just so you know – I am cheating:  I know it and now you know it.

Here is My Excuse

When people ask me what I do I answer, “I am an entrepreneur”. Depending on the person, I might add some clarification.  I might tell them I have rental properties. I might say I have high quality, fully automatic cappuccino/espresso machines that I put into offices and public places. I often tell them I am a business coach.  Sometimes I will add,” I also have investments that I manage”.

Getting Things Done

I have “multiple sources of income”.  Usually is diversity is not only prudent but interesting. Wearing multiple hats keeps me actively using all my skills, talents and knowledge in a way that both challenges and engages me.  Sometimes however the management responsibilities of my three or four business ventures converge to create a mini version of the perfect storm.

This week is one of those perfect storm weeks. 

• It is a short week since I spent the Memorial Day weekend at the beach.
• The rental property is newly vacant. It needs cleaning and maintenance as well as arranging showings.
• For the first time in almost three years one of my cappuccino machines needs repair. The repair process requires shipping parts over international borders. (Don’t get me started on that story.)
• I have a great new book by John Jantsch of Duck Tape Marketing about setting up a referral system for your business. I want to not only read the book and review it for you, but to set up a smooth running referral system for Working Miracles Small Business Coaching.

Time Managment - That is Why…

So, that is why I am cheating and suggesting you read this blog post by Seth Godin instead of offering brilliant exposition from my own mind.  Go ahead.  Take a look and answer the questions about “What Do You Do?”  Especially number 16.  “What does busy look like?”

I’d love to hear your vision.  What did you learn about yourself and your business (or businesses) by reflecting on what you do?

Did anyone see the PBS special on Happiness that is on air three night this week? The gist of the latest thinking on happiness is that it takes other people – relationships- to make us happy. The news here is that it is not money that makes us happy though, admittedly, money helps.

So I am in the right place. I am working to create a community of small business owners who are supporting each other as we each build a business that will share our unique value, in the form of a product or service ,with the the world.

I am excited about the process but it is taking time from my composing of my long and perhaps rather dull posts. While I marshal along my web designer and work my way through a 12 week blogging course I will share with you what I am learning and invite you all to take a look at my new web site content as it is created and posted.

Today, I will use my first new blogging skill to share a video. The intention of this well done video is to offer a direct sales opportunity for a skin care product. I am NOT endorsing the product. I haven’t tried it. But for anyone considering starting a business to negotiate their way through this down economy or searching for a neiche market, this video offer both encouragement and some interesting data.

My apologies for the commerical in the beginning. It comes with the territory. Enjoy