by Kandace Friesen on February 2, 2012
This is quite possibly the perfect question. In business there are so many things to consider; niche marketing, demographics, industry needs, etc. But, what would you do if you knew you wouldn’t fail? You couldn’t fail? The sky’s the limit, right? You could take a chance on that photography career and travel the world in search of exotic locations, learn to fly and open up your own skydiving business, move to the Bahamas and teach guitar on the beach.
How can you most achieve success? Doing what you have a passion for. If you are truly passionate about your chosen career you will not fail. You will be happy to go into work every day, you will be anxious to keep up with industry standards, your passion will come through in your work.
People are drawn to other people who have passion for their work. Whatever your passion is you should do it. So I end this blog post with the same question I started it with; what would you do if you knew you wouldn’t fail? Comment below. I love to be inspired by your responses.
by Kandace Friesen on July 14, 2011
It took me a while to jump on the Twitter band wagon, but I’m glad I did. I was resistant because I thought it was a glamorized form of stalking. And initially, I did just that. I opened a personal Twitter account and followed celebrities. Before too long I was up to date on all the trends, I knew who was dating whom, what Hugh Jackman had for lunch, and who was where.
Then it hit me! Perhaps my colleagues, clients, and potential clients would like to know the same thing about me and my business.
Okay, so I don’t tweet about where I am, what I am eating, and whom I’m dating, but I do tweet on popular trends in my industry, quotes that I find inspirational, and successes I have that I think others would benefit from. I also use it as a platform to get the word out about new products, industry standards, and chatting up my fellow virtual assistants.
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Think of your industry; what are some things you could Tweet about? Think of your clients; what do you want them to know? Think of industry standards; do you know something others could benefit from? Get it out there. Share your knowledge. Build your brand.