Business

  • How to Add a Call to Action on Facebook

    Hi! Today, in this quick little video, we are learning how to add a Call to Action button on our Facebook business page. This is a great way to get people to click on over to your website, sign up for your email list, go shopping on your site, or contact you. Have questions? Leave them in the comments and I will be happy to answer you.

     

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  • The time Lucille Ball made me get right with life.

    A couple of days ago, I wrote a post giving yourself permission to put in the time to pursue your passion – even if it meant others weren’t so keen on the idea. (You can read it here. And do so if you need a permission slip because I have one just for you).

    As a mama of three kids, two dogs, and two ducks, knowing what all I can fit it in my time can be a bit of a challenge for me. But it became a lot less of a challenge when I decided to do the most dreaded thing in the history of mothers. (This is a safe space so I am going to share and trust here. Don’t judge). So, I decided I was going to put myself first. (O.M.G. Did she just say what I think she said?!). Yes, I decided each day, I was going to put myself first. Okay. I have to admit I am a smallish bit selfish by nature so this wasn’t some dramatic ‘1950s housewife ditches her family in pursuit of her own happiness moment’.   I just made the decision that I wasn’t going to waste time doing things I really hated if I could outsource it, I was going to start doing things I really felt inspired to do (because why not?), and I wasn’t wasting time working for other people’s dreams anymore.

    So, in short, I quit my stable job with the long, life sucking 12 hour shifts at the hospital , I started painting for my own amusement, started a business that I infinitely love, and I hired a housekeeper. No crime there. But the thing I learned is this: I am capable of making some really good decisions when I listen to my heart AND I am a better, happier mom, sister, daughter, and human being overall when I am doing what makes my soul feel alive – and when I put those things first.

    I remember reading a quote years ago by Lucille Ball that said, “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world”.  My first raw reaction to this quote was ‘that sounds amazing’ which was quickly followed by thoughts of how moms can’t be that selfish and how we have to put everything else first and love ourselves last, if there is anything left over at the end of the day.  I kept thinking about this quote and honestly felt like a kid sneaking cookies when he was supposed to be asleep. The idea behind that quote sounded so good, and warm, and sweet but it wasn’t something I could actually do in the light of day. Or could I? Well, apparently I could because I do, and let me tell you, sister, if you aren’t living your life that way then what are you waiting for?

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    So – maybe you aren’t ready to eat cookies while sitting in the middle of your front yard with chocolate all over your face. That’s okay. But I am going to challenge you to take a little bite of the cookie that will cause you to rethink how you use your time. What do you want out of your life? What is it that you would want to do that you might be not doing now?

    As the saying (or quote by someone) goes ‘the days go slow but the years go fast’. It does go by way too fast and I vow to not end this life without knowing I had fun, I did things that made my heart so happy, and I, in turn, was rejuvenated by doing those things so that I could love more deeply and appreciate those around me with a higher standard of appreciation. And I got a housekeeper out of it. 😉

    I better go do my dishes now before she gets here so she won’t see *exactly* see how we live.

    XO-kelli2
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  • Your Permission Slip Has Been Signed.

     

    Here is the sucky thing about starting or running a business: it takes time. You probably know that is no secret. Sometimes it takes time to actually make money, to get all your systems in place and make sense of it all. And when you are investing this time into your business chances are there are people around you trying to bide for that time. Maybe that time that you are putting into your dream used to be time that went toward them. And they don’t get it. And you don’t know how to make more hours in a day. And it sometimes becomes a messy jumbled mess with feelings left hurt and you beating yourself up for not being super woman.

    But here is what I can offer in this situation: Don’t give up. As cliche as that is there is so much truth in those 3 little words. Here is something else I want to give you because I have been in this very situation (and came through it with a better, shinier life with my family still in tact). Today I am giving you a permission slip. It has been signed. And now you can carry on with pursuing your dreams and making your business all that it can be.

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    The truth of the matter is that those around you may not understand what you are doing, what you are working for, and this is especially true if you are working on an online business. That “silly cyber fantasy” (I *might* have personal experience with this little phrase) probably doesn’t look like much to them because they don’t see the value in it. And that’s okay. But here’s the thing: You do your thing. Do your thing loud, happy, and unapologetically. Am I telling you to drop your family, get a divorce, cut all ties with any nay-sayers? No. Of course not. I am just saying that if you love your little dream, and you want to cultivate it into something bigger, by all means, do your thing.

    I decided to start my business at the worst possible time as far as timing goes. I was raising three small kiddos, going back to school, going through a divorce, among other chaos, and I decided to launch PLC in the middle of the circus. I don’t think everyone around me thought it was a particularly smart move but I didn’t ask what they thought and, frankly, I didn’t care. Because I believed in myself, and I believed in what I was doing, even though I wasn’t sure exactly what that was yet. I am happy to say my silly cyber fantasy puts food on the table, a roof over our heads, and puts life into my soul. I truly feel alive when I am working on new projects, new ideas, and see my little business reach new heights.

    So, please, if this is what you want (more days than not), and you are doing something that sets your soul afire, keep going. Don’t give up. They will understand in time. And if the whole thing blows up in your face, well, you will have learned a lot and you can start a new dream anytime. That’s okay, too. But the worst possible thing you can do for yourself is to stop because someone doesn’t understand, or quit because you don’t believe in yourself. Life is too short not to be doing something that you love. From one business owner to another, please take your permission slip and use it. Use it until the edges are tattered, there a rips in the creases and the words are faded beyond recognition.

    Until next time,

    kelli2

     

     

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