We all listen to music many times throughout the day. The walk or drive to work, working out and even doing the housework. The one place that most people don’t listen to music is work. You might have been told in the past that it’s a distraction but this simply isn’t true. Find out which Genre of music scientists recommend you listen to to improve work productivity.
It happens to all of us through all stages of our life. We have to do something we don’t want to do. It can happen during exams, at home for housework, and at work. It can also happen if you decide to make the plunge and become self employed. Our brain won’t get the work done during a tedious task because it wants to seek excitement and reward. Boredom is a punishment, a mental pain, and our brain doesn’t like it. We try to avoid the boring tasks and push them to one side, but sometimes we just have to get our heads down and get it done. Here are 6 of our tips on how you can stop putting the work off and just get the work done.
When you start a business it’s difficult to get funding. Even if you do manage to secure some money you can often spend it all before you think. Few new businesses will even consider putting any of their money into marketing as it’s can be quite expensive. The unfortunate truth is that creating a brand new business without a marketing budget is almost impossible to do. Marketing covers a lot of areas of your business, not just advertising. The benefits of marketing are well documented and if you create a strong marketing plan you will benefit from a return on investment.
Everyone at some point in their life has had their own idea and desire to do something big. We have all had that ‘I wonder if I could make…’ idea but only some of us act on it. The frightening prospect of trying to start a business and losing your comfortable monthly pay cheque will kill your business before it is born.
Going self-employed is a hard time for anyone, especially if it this is your first business. The long hours, constant worry and regular stress can take it out of the toughest of people. There are many reasons why you can fall into a depression when you go self-employed, but don’t give up because it does get better. In a few years you will look back at this and feel a great sense of achievement and joy, but if you give up you will never know what could have been. If you are struggling with depression due to self-employment here are 5 tips you could try to give that much needed boost.