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Get a life!
Unfortunately far too many people sacrifice their personal life in order to be successful in business.
Burn-out, stress, tiredness, lethargy, poor eating habits, lack of exercise, relationship problems and being 'time poor' are just some of the many symptoms of making your business an all-consuming affair.
But with the right strategies in place, there is no reason why you can't have both a successful business and an enjoyable life as well!
That's the message that comes through strongly in the new book '101 Ways to Have a Business and a Life'.
International best selling author, Andrew Griffiths, who also owns one of Australia's leading marketing companies, was inspired to write the book because he himself had struggled in the past to find the right balance in his own life.
After successfully managing to restore that balance, and also as a result of talking to countless other business owners facing the same problem, Griffiths decided to 'put pen to paper' and write a book that shows exactly what's needed to get things back on track.
The manner in which the book is structured – where each of the 101 ways only takes up a few physical pages – means that even the busiest person can pick the book up and, in a short matter of time, implement a strategy that has the potential to be life-changing.
Here's just a small selection of practical examples of how this book can be of enormous help to any person who is currently overwhelmed by the toll that their business is having on their personal life:
• Unearth the bad habits that you have let develop and replace them with healthier and more productive ones.
• Learn how to start each day in a proactive way that will allow you to get more done than you thought was previously possible.
• Rid yourself of those limiting beliefs that are preventing you from enjoying a happier and more successful life.
• Learn to stop moaning and groaning and instead divert the energy previously spent in that way into more fruitful endeavours.
• Take charge of your eating and your health so that you not only shed excess weight but that you also minimize the amount of mental stress you're exposed to.
• Find out how to put some fun back into your life and into your business as well.
• Master the art of saying no.
• Learn techniques for becoming more energetic.
• Find out how to stop being a perfectionist.
• Discover how to terminate those personal and business relationships that are poisoning your outlook on life.
• Tap into advice that shows you how to balance business demands with family life.
Two gender specific sections have also been included in the book. The titles of those sections are as follows:
1. Balancing tips specifically for men.
2. Balancing tips specifically for women.
And towards the end of the book, you will find a section that contains 20 bonus tips that have been written to help you right now.
For instance, one of these bonus tips explains what you need to do with your diary in order to get back on top of things while another one of the tips discusses how to set priorities so that your most important and outstanding task is completed first.
The final two sections of the book are firstly an appendix that is full of forms and templates that can be of great assistance in restoring balance in your life, and secondly, a recommended reading list plus a small selection of Web sites.
The significance of these site, according to Andrew, is that they 'provide you with ideas and suggestions to improve your business as well as meet the challenge of balancing your business and your life'.
So if your business and your life are out of kilter, I recommend that you grab a copy of Andrew's book, and as you read through it, discipline yourself to act on the practical and common sense advice that it contains.
By doing so, you can positively change your attitudes to both your business and your life, and consequently, be happier and more successful than you are now.
'101 Ways to Have a Business and a Life' is available at all good bookstores.
Here's a list of other books that Andrew has written:
• '101 Ways to Market Your Business'
• '101 Ways to Advertise Your Business'
• '101 Ways to Really Satisfy Your Customers'
• '101 Ways to Boost Your Business'
• 'Secrets to Building a Winning Business'
For more information about '101 Ways to Have a Business and a Life', or to purchase a copy of it, pay a visit to the Web site of the book's publisher 'Allen & Unwin'. To do so now, click here
To visit the Web site of Andrew Griffiths' company, 'The Marketing Professionals', click here