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A Photographer’s Diary, Accountability

How would it be if not only did you get do away with your to do lists, you had someone there to make sure you completed all the tasks you set yourself each week? Step forward an accountability partner.

Since the year has begun I’ve been looking for a way to help me keep on track with my goals and just give myself some extra motivation. Something to help me complete tasks on those days when, you know how it is, you just feel a little sluggish and think everything can wait until tomorrow.

A winter lane

This new process I’ve put into my life is paying dividends. I now have an accountability partner. This is a friend and business woman who was also looking for a way to keep on track with her goals for the year.

At the beginning of every week we email each other a list of tasks that we want to complete for the week. Then on Friday we either have a phone call to check how we’ve done or we email with a list of what we’ve completed. Read More→

Starting a Photograhy Business: Part 30 – Mentors

Well this past week I’ve been slowing down a little and stopped chasing my tail. I’ve reigned in my time spent on social networking, written yet another timetable for day to day tasks, which, yes, unlike new year’s resolutions I am sticking too!

The freeing up of some time, meditating more, and generally just looking after me a bit better is starting to pay off. My concentration is heightened and I’m starting to get back to working through my list of goals for the year.

Setting up a mastermind group was a big one, and if you haven’t started one yet, do consider it. Ours is working really well; the support is great between us. We come together regularly and have a catch up, brainstorm, share business products and courses we’ve found useful and also do a little bit of business with each other. Oh, yes ok then, and we have a bit of a chinwag, but building relationships is what’s it’s all about.

This week, in fact just yesterday, I set about achieving another business goal. I have contacted an international businessman to ask him to be my mentor. Like the mastermind groups, it’s straight from the book of business coach Jack Canfield. The mastermind group helps you to support each other and set goals, whereas a mentor helps you by passing on advice, probably giving you a swift kick up the backside when you dilly dally on projects, but ultimately, you have someone to talk to who has been there done it and can help you to avoid the pitfalls.

The idea of a mentor is to speak with them for around ten minutes a month, enough time to ask any questions that might be bugging you and get a reasonable response. Read More→