> being too comfortable! :o
> .... (GASP) ...

> Question is ... how to bring oneself out
> that "TOO COMFORTABLE ZONE" to the
> realm of endless possibilities? How did you
> manage to come out from yours, Bobette? Mind
> to share? :o

Ah, yes, I know about the "Too Comfortable Zone". I struggle with it now. I purposefully dropped out of Corporate life to go it on my own a little over two years ago. When moved back to our home town area of St. Louis, MO, we made it so we did not have to rely on my income.

So, my comfort zone right now is that we don't need my income to pay the bills. Another comfort zone is that I have only to answer to myself (Career-wise, that is. :-)).

So, how do I stay motivated? For one, I am naturally a business person, so my conscious nags at me if I do not do "business stuff". Here are some other things I do to stay productive...

1) Just recently, I have joined a couple of business discussion groups. In one, each of us are posting our 2003 goals this week. Somehow, if I tell other people, it is "official" and the above-mentioned conscious kicks in if I get lazy.

2) My rule is if I do not work on business, I must do other things - like cooking and cleaning (ick.).

3) I have a marketing plan. A one-page summary is taped to my desk, staring at me. I try to make sure everything I do somehow relates to one of my strategies. This helps keep me focused.

4) I also keep a "to-do"-type list. The summary page in #3 helps me choose which projects I work on. The to-do list helps me get them done.

Well, that's what I can think of now. Hope I've answered your question :-).


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