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Conquering Home Business Loneliness: Tips for Staying Connected and Inspired

Tips From T. Marie

Be sure to include weekends, holidays and vacation time in your schedule too. Be Your Own Cheerleader: Celebrate Small Wins In the world of home business, victories might seem smaller without the office crowd’s applause. And don’t forget to schedule time for in-person meetups or attend industry events.

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5 Productivity Products and Services to Boost Company Morale

Success

If you are superstitious, go for the money tree instead, which also makes a fun boss or employee gift around the holidays. It has pages and calendar months to log events and expenses. And for every order placed through the Arbor Day Foundation Tree Nursery, you’ll support our critical efforts to green our world.”

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7 Ways to Stay Sane During the Holidays

On The Job

The list contains all the presents I have bought so far for Christmas, what I have left to buy and all the things I need to do before I take time off for the holidays. Here's a story I did for Gannett/USAToday on getting a better handle on holiday stress: Before the recession hit, work during the holiday season often slowed down a bit.

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Solopreneurs, Stop Being a Horrible Boss

Tips From T. Marie

Take a minute and really look at the expectations of the Solopreneur ‘boss’ as if it were requirements for a position: Must work nights, weekends and holidays. Since the position is from a home office you will be expected to work no matter what. In the title, she asks if the reader will be laboring through the U.S. No sick days.

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How To Create Personal Connections When You’re A Digital Business

Tips From T. Marie

Even just meeting face to face at a conference or event can make a big impact. Sending a simple birthday or anniversary card or a small holiday gift is a great way to connect with clients/customers. If you find yourself traveling in the same area, reach out to them and see if they’d like to meet for coffee or lunch.

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How To Prepare Your Digital Business for Outages

Tips From T. Marie

I celebrated the July 4 th holiday by taking 4 days off from work. A remote office location: Whether it’s your local library or nearby shared office space, having somewhere you can go and do business for the day is a key element to prepare your digital business for outages.

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Can you say “sidetracked?”

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Can you say “sidetracked?&# Or I could share my heartfelt excitement over working into the wee hours, creating homespun (handknit) holiday gifts. Happy Holidays! Or I could explain how my child’s recent health scare derailed my focus.

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