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Hi there,

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it's Sue and thanks for joining me for Tips and Talk

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Day. These are bite-sized topics that I pull from community questions

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and things that I'm observing in the world of handmade small

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business. If you'd like to submit a topic,

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DM e over on Instagram at Gift Biz Unwrapped.

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Before we get started,

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I'm gonna share a secret with you.

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One of my superpowers is the ability to get an enormous

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number of tasks and projects done each and every week.

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I easily meet deadlines,

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rarely forget to do something,

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and know at the start of each day what needs priority,

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attention and action type A personality.

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Yes, and a follow through on the Kobe assessment,

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which should have given me the clue,

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but it wasn't until people started commenting to me that I

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realized not everyone naturally knows how to do this.

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It's the biggest single contributor to the growth I always see

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in my businesses without spending hours and hours working either.

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It's about focus and doing the right things efficiently.

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Prompted by all the questions on how I do this,

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I went about finding a way to help you perform at

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a higher level too.

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I analyzed my methods and formalized my process,

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which is one many of my coaching clients.

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Now, also follow.

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You can use it too.

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It's all part of a tool called the Inspired Daily Planner

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made specifically for gifters,

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bakers, crafters,

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and makers.

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Make no mistake,

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this is not your ordinary planner.

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First off,

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it comes with a video explaining my productivity strategy and the

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or business building tip and plenty of space to capture and

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You can watch the video for free and then get your

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Getting your dreams on paper makes them more likely to come

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true. Setting intentions is the direct path to manifesting what you

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want. Journaling,

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creating a vision board or closing your eyes and imagining yourself

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achieving what you've set out to do are various actions to

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take as you let your dreams swirl around in your mind.

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All of these are worthwhile activities to bring your desires into

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reality, but there's more to it than that,

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and this is where our wishes for what could be remain.

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That just dreams.

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I'm sure you've had someone in your life who repeats over

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and over again how they're going to take that vacation to

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Italy, write a book or change careers.

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You've heard it so much,

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you can repeat the exact words right along with her,

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and it's a great idea.

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It just never goes anywhere.

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What's missing is setting specific action steps underneath the goal to

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be used as a path to get to the desired result.

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When you break a goal down into small parts,

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not only can you see clearly how you can get from

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point A to point B,

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your goal becomes less overwhelming and it gets exciting because it's

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easier to believe in its possibility.

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Here's an example.

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Emma is stuck in a boring job.

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There's no room for advancement and the tasks aren't fulfilling at

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all, but it pays the bills.

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She's relatively secure in her position.

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She's been there forever and has a solid performance every month,

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but she's long thought about adding excitement into her life by

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starting a dog treat business.

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Who knows,

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maybe it could grow into something bigger someday.

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Emma's dreamt about this,

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shared it with others and gotten positive reactions to her idea.

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Yet still it remains talk why?

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It's because there's no tangible plan to move it forward,

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and for Emma,

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thinking of where she is now to really having a dog

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biscuit business of her own is too big a gap.

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How does she get there?

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Her next step should be filling in the smaller actions to

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move the ball forward.

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She could hand out samples of her biscuits to friends with

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pets to get feedback and possible testimonials for her products that

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would prove to be great credibility for the future,

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and its initial validation for her right now that her doggy

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customers like her biscuits.

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She could start researching what's necessary in her state to be

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able to legally sell dog biscuits,

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and if she's all set with those regulations,

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Emma can even begin selling to unknown customers on a small

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level by participating in a farmer's market or a church bazaar.

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You may note that I'm not mentioning creating a name for

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a business yet or even officially registering herself as a business.

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That comes shortly,

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but not first.

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This is a common mistake new business owners make,

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and as an aside,

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if you wanna learn more about starting up,

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watch my free video called Five Not So Obvious Mistakes that

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Get In Your Way When Starting a Handmade Product Business.

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To watch this at your convenience,

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go to gift biz unwrapped.com/five

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mistakes. Now,

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the example I just gave you with Emma is a huge

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goal, but there are many smaller goals that don't ever have

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a chance for the exact same reason.

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The gap between the statement to reality is too big or

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it's too vague.

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When something's too vague,

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the chance that it will actually happen is almost nil.

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Every Monday in Gift Biz Breeze,

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my Facebook group,

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there's a post addressing this issue.

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Here you can tell us what one thing is that you

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want to accomplish during the week.

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Of course you'll do lots of things besides this one thing,

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but if you can identify and complete a significant step in

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moving the ball forward towards your big goal by Friday,

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imagine how this can build on itself week after week.

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That's my intention of having this post prompt.

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There are a few other things also to keep in mind

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when you're creating this one thing each Monday,

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it has to be formed in such a way that by

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Friday it's a clear yes or no in terms of whether

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it's been achieved or not.

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Let's say your overall goal is that you want to start

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selling your products at local craft fairs.

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A Momentum Monday comment would not be,

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I wanna start selling my products at a local show.

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That's not gonna happen by Friday,

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and continuing with that thought will never get you to a

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show. Instead,

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a weekly goal could be,

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I'm gonna identify five local craft shows that are potential options

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for me,

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and then the following week's goal can build on this.

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Of the five shows I've identified,

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I'm gonna research and select one and commit to attend.

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By registering for that show the following week could build further

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with something like,

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I'm gonna make a list of all the things I need

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to do,

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so I'm ready for the craft show next month.

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Then week after week could be tackling groups of these activities

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in preparation for the show.

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As you can see with each one by the end of

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the week,

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it's either been done or not clear and obvious.

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Here's another one.

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Let's say your goal is to make more sales.

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I actually get this one a lot in Momentum Mondays.

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How about instead,

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week one,

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I'm going to take multis seen photos of 10 best selling

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products of mine in preparation for my online presence.

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Week two,

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I'm going to sign up and open my shop On Etsy,

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week three,

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I'm going to research Etsy tutorials on how to optimize my

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products to get seen by potential customers on Etsy,

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and week four,

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I'm going to integrate Etsy into my regular social media postings

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and in-person show materials so people know they can order for

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me online.

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Get it?

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This is the true way to advance your dreams.

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Of course,

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we're talking business here,

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but it applies with anything that you want to accomplish in

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life. Break it down.

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It can be the littlest step forward.

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Think about it,

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52 little steps in a year.

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That's a lot of advancement,

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and before you know it,

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you'll be wowed by what you can accomplish.

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Let's start now.

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Come Monday,

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I want you to think about decide on and commit.

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What are you gonna accomplish by the end of the week?

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That's a wrap.

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I'm a get to the point kind of girl,

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and this is what you can expect from these quick midweek

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sessions. Now it's your turn.

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Go out and fulfill that dream of yours.

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Share your handmade products with us.

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We want them and they bring us both so much happiness.