http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care.shtml Expert Articles on Self-care covering health tips for busy business owners, stress reduction, work habits, change and burnout, inspiration and motivation, family-work balance, and personal success and happiness. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:56:23 -0400 en-us http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/get-quiet-before-you-get-bigger-5196.shtml Articles Giving out online visibility and social media tips to someone who’s NOT READY for the business is like handing a highly charged 16 year old the keys to a Corvette. Not always the right mix… gas pedals tend to be engaged before brains. What happens? For some it’s a thrill ride to be remembered, but for many others it brings on anxiety and the risk of crashing. Here are 3 things you can start doing RIGHT NOW to recharge your Profitable Essence so you can step into the spotlight full, whole, and powerful when it's time. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:25:21 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/get-quiet-before-you-get-bigger-5196.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/are-you-tending-your-garden-5-tips-to-sustain-your-energy-and-growth-5186.shtml Articles One of the most important ways to prepare for stepping into the spotlight is to take really good care of yourself. It is essential that you carve out some time just for YOU. We tend to focus first on taking care of everyone else in our lives, and we are last on the list! I want you to start making yourself a PRIORITY. Schedule time for Essential Self-Care on your calendar – just like you schedule time for everything else. Here are 5 of my favorite Essential Self-Care tips. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:09:45 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/are-you-tending-your-garden-5-tips-to-sustain-your-energy-and-growth-5186.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/creative-bagel-time-gets-your-day-off-to-a-productive-start-2865.shtml Articles Here it is, a morning ritual to get your creative juices flowing ...Creative Bagel Time! Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:23:15 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/creative-bagel-time-gets-your-day-off-to-a-productive-start-2865.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/get-it-all-done-without-the-stress-1764.shtml Articles Learn 3 terrific ways to 'chunk down' the load so you can get it done - with less stress! Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:08:40 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/get-it-all-done-without-the-stress-1764.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/your-business-or-your-life-800-800.shtml Articles If you are or intend to become a business owner, you will need to steer a course between extremes in order to have a business and have a life. This is Part 1 of 3 Emotional Intelligence In Action articles. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:07:23 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/your-business-or-your-life-800-800.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/the-secret-to-my-creativity-even-my-husband-doesn-t-know-5033.shtml Articles As a creative person I can tell you sometimes a complete disconnect is the only way to stoke those innovative fires. A nap can be the best thing you do to increase your creativity and productivity. Sounds crazy, I know. So how do you incorporate naps into your workday? Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:07:06 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/the-secret-to-my-creativity-even-my-husband-doesn-t-know-5033.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/how-your-habits-control-your-business-success-143-143.shtml Articles Habits are essential to our very existence; however, sometimes behaviors form into habits that are no longer necessary. With awareness and a strong reason or motivation to change the habit we can initiate and sustain change and rid ourselves of habits that no longer serve a purpose. Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:37:13 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/how-your-habits-control-your-business-success-143-143.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/solo-success-stories--interviewing-marnie-pehrson-689.shtml Articles Marnie has been a Solo-Entrepreneur for over 15 years. She is self-taught, she is raising six wonderful children, and she takes time to enjoy life (either reading, writing, or walking in her fields). She takes time for family regularly through up-building spiritual study, and movie nights, her numerous websites which she designed and updates herself . She is a novelist having written and published nearly 10 books and collections of business and inspirational articles, and get this=manages to have "date nights" with her husband every Friday night! So, if you are like me and beg the question - how does she do that? Read on! Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:56:37 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/solo-success-stories--interviewing-marnie-pehrson-689.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/rejuvenate-and-re-fuel-your-inner-drive-78.shtml Articles Solo Entrepreneurs have unique needs as they build their small businesses. Here are three key ways that Solo-E's motivate themselves to success: by maintaining a focused marketing approach, finding the support they need in alliances that fuel their creativity and personal vision, and honing in on their assets to create personal expertise. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:28:54 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/rejuvenate-and-re-fuel-your-inner-drive-78.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/small-children--small-home-based-business-732.shtml Articles Learn some tricks from solo entrepreneur, Amy Hogg, to make your small home-based business work with children. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:25:29 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/small-children--small-home-based-business-732.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/are-you-soaring-or-snoring-4036.shtml Articles Are you greeting each new day with optimism and energy or are you feeling a bit lackluster? Are you dragging in the morning, slogging through mental, physical, and emotional quicksand throughout your work day, when school lets out, or any of those other times you want - and need - to be bright, cheery, energetic? Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:11:53 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/are-you-soaring-or-snoring-4036.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/strong-boundaries-the-cornerstone-of-every-profitable-business-4658.shtml Articles When was the last time a client called your cell phone after hours or sent you an email at 8pm and expected an answer by 9pm or didn't pay you per your agreement? Or a vendor or coach took a week to answer an email? Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:03 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/strong-boundaries-the-cornerstone-of-every-profitable-business-4658.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/create-a-personal-sanctuary-with-solitude-4472.shtml Articles Time management tips can help you shape your quality of life. Ultimately, you determine how to use each moment of your life to promote your balance, your satisfaction, and your productivity. Perhaps you are so busy now that it's hard to assess just how well your time choices are working for you! Maybe you are tired, rundown, frantic, or simply out of sync with yourself. Now is the time to create a personal sanctuary with solitude. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:03:22 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/create-a-personal-sanctuary-with-solitude-4472.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/extreme-self-care-3334.shtml Articles What does extreme self-care mean and how do we accomplish it? Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:21:33 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/extreme-self-care-3334.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/a-well-balanced-life-3333.shtml Articles Are you in balance? Find out with the wheel of balance and learn how to change it. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:21:18 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/a-well-balanced-life-3333.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/meeting-your-personal-needs-3422.shtml Articles We all have unique needs that are important to us and that need to be met. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:20:26 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/meeting-your-personal-needs-3422.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/tapinto-your-potential-3331.shtml Articles What does the expression "unlimited potential” mean to you? What image does it bring to mind? Is it of someone holding a globe over their head, or of someone relaxed and at ease? 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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:15:53 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/vision-goals-plans/how-to-push-the-easy-button-with-your-business-getting-into-the-spiritual-flow-of-content-delivery-4114.shtml http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/how-to-live-a-guilt-free-life-4110.shtml Articles For many working moms, the biggest challenge is achieving work/life balance. We feel pressure from unseen forces to be at the top of our field professionally and to make ourselves worthy of Mother of the Year. Why are we constantly chasing unrealistic expectations, both at home and at work? Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:55:15 -0400 http://www.solo-e.com/library/articles/personal-development/self-care/how-to-live-a-guilt-free-life-4110.shtml