Ladies Who Launch

While writing my business plan, I find it difficult to translate words into actions. Strategizing the game plan on paper is easy, but where do I go from there? For example, the first step in my business plan is to trademark my name and logo??? Easy to say but harder to do. The SBA website is useful, but still a bit overwhelming in the beginning.  I recently stumbled upon this amazing website, Ladies Who Launch. From business plans to industry connections, this resource is a one stop shop for women entrepreneurs. Simply stated ~ I think I've found my starting point!

www.ladieswholaunch.com

How Do You Compare?

At 22 years old, most people would say that I am pretty successful for my age ~ but I beg to differ. I feel there are numerous young adults more successful, intelligent, well networked, and more goal oriented than myself. I read about these success stories everyday, stories about twenty something year old entrepreneurs who change the game. These articles frighten me, I suddenly feel like I am wayyyy behind the rest. I know I am going a little overboard but what I am getting at is this ~ compare yourself to those who you aspire to mirror. I see too many individuals comparing themselves only to their immediate sphere of influence. You can easily deem yourself successful when comparing your accomplishments to those who have achieved less. I altered this quote, but like the saying goes "It will be difficult to soar with the eagles if you compare yourself to turkeys."

Your Daily Motivation

"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit."

~Conrad Hilton

Girl On Top

Girl On Top: Your Guide to Turning Dating Rules into Career Successes 

I read an expert from this book on the Forbes Woman website. Sources claim that this book skips the bullshit and provides honest advice. Nicole Williams takes 20 dating rules and shows you how to apply them to your career. Below is a excerpt from the book ~ Enjoy!

"Just like our tendency is to throw out the rule book and call, and call, and call, and call the super hot dude you can’t help but imagine is “the one,” you’re going to come across the job, the boss, the client you can’t imagine yourself living without, and it’s exactly here where you need play the game. Finding, catching, and building a relationship with a beau simply isn’t so different from finding, catching, and building a relationship with a boss... And for those of you who think you’re above playing games in love or in career, good for you... have fun in the mailroom." 

-Nicole Williams, Girl on Top

In Your Spare Time...

It is easy to fall into a routine way of living ~ school, work, weekend, repeat. Being busy does not necessarily mean being productive. We are all so diligent, but still able to spend an hour or two on facebook every night. I suggest making the most of that spare hour by learning another language. Not only will it help you in your professional career, but trips to your country of choice can be a great reward once partially fluent. Resources are pretty inexpensive, you can take a class at a community college or use a do it yourself program like Rosetta Stone. Either way, you can never go wrong with a second language!