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Everyone loves a day off but not everyone spends the day productively. Just because it’s a no work day doesn’t mean you can’t do something exciting and productive. After all, being productive is not limited to your day job alone.

I understand that for a lot of people work is only fulfilling and enjoyable as long as it pays the bills, and as a result you may be not be thrilled at the thought of a day off.

This is absolutely relatable especially if you’ve got your hands full with kids and a side hustle or small business running aiming to thrive at all cost, then chances are you never truly get the day off because you either spend your days off checking your social media analytics, working on your accounts, or attending to emails from school teacher to suppliers.

Let’s not get into how unhealthy it is for you mentally and emotionally to not cut yourself some slacks and take a break. I’m sure you know your general wellbeing is affected when you don’t find time to relax.

So, in this piece, we’re going to explore 3 highly productive and exciting ways for you to enjoy your days off as a 9 to 5 worker.

First, do something you love. Day in day out, you are stuck with things you have to do – to survive. This time, do something you love to do, something that would be worth remembering in years to come.

If there’s a cause you’re passionate about, make enquiries about volunteering opportunities in that regard that fall on your day off and just do it. It may sound like work but if you’re really passionate about it, you’d take it as an opportunity to help the world in your own way,

You may also schedule some random acts of kindness that don’t require you to be part of any organization. For example, you may want to lend a hand in a community project, visit a children’s hospital, or care home, to read them stories or play any instrument of your choice to put a smile on their faces and yours.

Another way you can productively manage your day off is to schedule some me time. This maybe a little difficult if you have kids but with adequate preparation, you can sort that. You can start the day with scented candles, calming music, and deep meditation then take a trip to the spa for some relaxing massage – your joints and muscles will be grateful! Or, go shopping – buy yourself something that you have always wanted. You can also cook your favorite meal or try a new recipe if that’s something you’d love.

Lastly, go on a road trip. Nothing beats new sights, scenes, places, people, etc. Don’t think about it too much, just pack a bag and some groceries, get on a train or drive yourself, alone or with your family and/or friends, and go somewhere you’ve never been too.

This is a perfect way to spend your day off productively because you leave everything behind and get lost in the beauty of the roads ahead. It is re-energizing and can help you clear your head for fresh ideas.

In essence, the next time you get a day off, don’t just spend the entire day in front of the TV on the couch, do something different.

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Running a business, and managing a career, can be a burden for anyone. For most career women, their days feel filled with so many interruptions like meetings with the boards, interviews, and pitches. Besides these workloads, women constantly juggle between their commitments to their families and work, making balance difficult. Owning to the fact many women are climbing the strata of success in the corporate world, questions on work-life balance has become a major issue for women in general.

Over the years, different women across the globe have succeeded in maximizing both their personal and professional life. Some of these women are business leaders, entertainment moguls, fashionistas, athletes, and entrepreneurs. This article is focused on sharing lessons on how the 3 most influential women manage their lives.

Michelle Obama: Former First Lady of The United States of America.

Have you ever imagined what it would feel like to be the First lady of a country? The national responsibilities to shoulder. Regardless, of these roles, Michelle has proved that a work-life balance is possible. The big question is how did she achieve that?

To begin, prioritize the help of people around you. These people could be your partner, parents, or siblings. This allows room for you to keep an eye on your physical and mental health. Like Michelle once said. ‘If I am healthy and happy, then I am going to be a better support to my spouse and children'. Therefore, start by working on your physical and mental health. Create some personal rules to govern your choices, and learn to consider your kids as you climb your strides.

Sheryl Sandberg, Former COO of Facebook

Most workplaces place a disproportionate burden on female workers. Meanwhile, women are still fighting labor and salary disparity in their organizations. However, Sheryl has not only succeeded in a male-dominated industry but also managed to inspire younger women on the best ways to lean in and explore their potential.

Every woman is capable of becoming frontiers in their organization. Consequently, making child support or hiring extra staff accessible. Undoubtedly, managing the home proves to be difficult because of financial restrictions. Hence, scaling your career to increase your income makes work-life balance realistic. In the same manner, negotiate with your colleagues and bosses to provide opportunities that improve your relationship with your spouse and kids.

Melinda Gates, Cofounder Gates Foundation

Career advancement is a big deal, especially for women with younger children. Sometimes, these women are trying to fit into an aggressive environment and intense work. On a contrary, you can experience a great career push without an aggressive-toxic environment. Moreover, you must discover where you fit in. Ask questions about your industry, explore options and make the right choices. Learn to trust your instincts, find your way and develop your leadership style. Do not be scared of leaving when you don’t fit in.

In summary, it is refreshing to see women leading. Thus, I believe finding work-life balance is possible with a handful of successful women across the globe.

Children are more vulnerable to diseases than adults because of their growing immune systems. Infants and preschool children cannot fully control what they touch or put in their mouths, which could expose them to many bacteria.

This is why their growing immune system must stay strong to fight against infection. You don't have to worry about what happens on the playground or at school.

With so many things to be mindful of when parenting preschool children, getting the right vitamins and nutrients for your child's diet is essential to their growth and health. Due to the rapid development and growth between 0-15 years, kids require a variety of vitamins and minerals. These nutrients are critical for energy, attention, learning, memory, and growth. When it comes to boosting a child's immune system, supplementing food with vitamins contributes significantly to your health.

If you are looking for the best way to boost your kid's immunity, here are 4 vitamins that are scientifically proven to support immunity.

Vitamin C

Have you ever considered the benefits of vitamin C? Besides its primary role in supporting the body's immune system, vitamin C also helps fight allergies. Certain foods contain vitamin C, such as Chili peppers, guavas, strawberries, and oranges. If your kids are lovers of oranges, you are on the right path to a healthy life.

Vitamin D

Are you looking for the best ways to build your kid's immunity against infections? Vitamin D is another critical nutrient needed for your kid's immune system to function properly. While children can get vitamin D by soaking up early sunshine during summer, it is harder during winter. Hence, you must feed your children with vitamin D foods, such as salmon, sardines, cod liver oil, egg yolks, and canned tuna. In most cases, mothers can also include a daily Vitamin D supplement to obtain enough nutrients.

Zinc

Growth and development are an integral part of every child’s life, and every parent desires to raise healthy and smart children. It has been scientifically proven that children with inadequate zinc experience poor physical and mental development. Foods containing zinc play a significant role in improving memory span and healthy immune systems. Feeding your school children with dried beans, cereals, seafood, and whole grains will enhance their learning abilities.

Multivitamins

Imagine having a wide array of vitamins in one pack. You don't have to feed your kids with multiple vitamin supplements. Multivitamins contain varieties of vitamins and minerals that the body needs. Vitamins such as Vitamin A, C, D, and B complex will keep your kid's immune system healthy. In most cases, multivitamins come handy if a child is on a restrictive diet or is a picky eater.

Moreover, many kids do not eat enough veggies and healthy foods to maintain strong immune systems. Hence, the most efficient way to guard your kid's health is to provide them with essential nutrients to stay healthy. What other ways can mothers promote their children's immune system? Drop your answers in the comment section.

Goals differ from business to business, but over time, conversations have been about the actual amount of sleep business owners should have if they want to succeed. In some gatherings, especially on the internet, if you mention that you wake up anywhere after 4 am, you’d be roasted, toasted, grilled, whatever, name it! And, eventually, you’d be considered “unserious.”

All over the internet, there are stories of successful business owners who do not stay in bed. A lot of folks can’t wait to see the day break so that they can be up before the cock crows doing yoga, and checking emails.

The first step to figuring out how much sleep you need to smash your goal is to break down your goals. Although depriving yourself of sleep sounds like the ideal thing to do, how much work you get done while you are awake is what matters in the end.

Defining your goals should not be limited to only your entrepreneurship goals; you should also define your personal goals. How much of your life do you want to be in control of? Do you want to work round the clock with no time for yourself or your family? Do you want to suffer health issues related to sleep deprivation later on in life, or do you want to avoid that by ensuring you get enough sleep to reduce the chances?

After answering those questions, another thing to consider is how you will determine that YOU are having enough sleep. It’s all about you, and depending on your obligations within and outside of work, you can measure the worth of your sleep by how much fuel it gives you to go about your day.

Picture a mom who needs to drop off the kids at school in the morning and has clients in a different time zone. Now, imagine there’s another mom whose children are all in college and whose customers operate within the same time zone. Do you think their sleep patterns would be the same?

This is to say that the activities you need to carry out will determine how much sleep you need to get. If you have to drive a far distance in the morning to meet up with a client, you may need to get up earlier to make the meeting in time while also getting enough sleep to drive safely on the road.

It’s up to you to balance it all out, and this could mean going to bed an hour or two earlier than usual so you can rise early to do some chores around the house, make breakfast for your kids, walk your dog, or do some exercises before getting on the road.

How much sleep you need to smash your entrepreneurial goals depends on you. While you are awake, are you putting in quality work to achieve better business results? If your answer is yes, you don’t have to focus on getting up as early as others. But, if you think you can make do with less sleep than you’re currently having, by all means, go for it.

Every business owner desires to build a successful business; however, what most entrepreneurs do out of a high level of entrepreneurial enthusiasm, is hop on every potential opportunity for sales and visibility that comes their way instead of finding their focus.

A few years ago, I met up with a guy just starting a consulting business. He just wanted to ensure that he had something to offer every time there was a chance to make money. When I asked him about his offerings, he took his time to read me a long list of the services he intended to provide. Still, by the time he was done, I was as clueless about the focus of his business as I had been before he began his explanation.

After all these years, I still see that guy in many entrepreneurs today.

Although it is not a bad idea to seize opportunities, most business owners mix it up to make sales and keep the business running. They wander all over the place with different offerings and strategies that end up confusing customers as to what the company offers.

To truly succeed in business, you have to set clearly defined goals and achieve – if not all – a significant amount of them. These goals are the key metrics that indicate when you’re on the path to excellent performance and top-notch execution of your business or otherwise. And, one sure way to achieve your goals is by being consistent. But, consistency can be an extreme sport, so the focus is essential. Inconsistency thrives in the absence of focus, but focus helps you keep track of your successes and failures, another important aspect of building your business. One major benefit of being focused is that it ensures that you efficiently exert your entrepreneurial energy. It allows you to invest all your energy and concentration into getting things right before moving to the next phase instead of focusing on multiple things and delivering average results.

At different stages of your entrepreneurial journey, you’d have different things to focus on. For instance, before launching your business, you should focus on defining your niche, your audience, the products or services you are offering, your marketing strategy, and so on. After launching, you can focus on monitoring your leads, managing cash flow, controlling prices, building customer loyalty, and so much more, depending on the scale of your business. Focus is important because it helps you move on to other goals after achieving the set ones. It also helps you to optimize the tasks you're working on and get the best results from them before moving on.

Summarily, paying attention to one thing at a time helps you deliver great value through your business and enhance the growth of your business which ultimately enables you to generate a steady income and have a foothold in the marketplace. If you’re not familiar with doing one thing at a time, my advice for you is to try it for a day, a week, one month, etc., and compare the results you have with what you used to have before you read this post.

Need help finding focus in your business? You’re on the right track! Book an appointment with me today to get started

It is the year 2022, and everyone is looking for the best opportunity for financial freedom. Questions like:

What does the future of work hold?
Can my current job give me the financial security I desire?
What opportunities can improve my income?

If you have been asking any of these questions, you are on the right blog. Many opportunities exist today; however, I consider network marketing a great industry. I have worked as a network marketer for many years, helped others start their business, and believe network marketing is the future.

The network marketing industry generated $189 billion in sales in 2017, and there are countless success stories of network marketers. The direct selling and network marketing industry in the United Kingdom is worth £2bn. Considering the circumstances existing in the corporate sector in the UK, 57% of people want to work remotely. There is an increasing demand for remote jobs like network marketing.

Here’s why Network Marketing Is The Best Business Model For The Future

#1 Time Flexibility: You are your boss as a network marketer. Hence, the amount of time you choose to spend on your business daily is your choice. Although time flexibility is relative depending on your commitments and responsibilities.

#2 Proven System: Several people have explored the network marketing industry and built a solid financial structure over the years. People like Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki, and many others have invested in network marketing. Moreso, it is quite easy to start a business in MLM because of its teachable and easy system. The company programs include training and tools to help you develop an effective structure that will help you recruit team members and make sales.

#3 Low Risk: Often, lack of funds is a major limitation for people looking to start a business. When I started my business, I didn’t break the bank. I leveraged my relationships with people around me. Just this month, I have made a lot of money from my business. Unlike other businesses, you stand a chance to be indebted because of the capital that it demands. This is why I always tell people that network marketing is a no-risk business. There are no financial limitations, and it is a low-risk business. If you’re are a conservative individual, network marketing could be the best business plan for you. You have just got to invest your time and enjoy the benefits for a lifetime.

#4 Demand for quality products: Millions of people seek sustainable, organic, and quality products to enhance a healthy and wealthy lifestyle. Considering how powerful social media is, you can enjoy several recommendations from your consumers. Network marketing boosts confidence in the mind of the consumers, so they trust you. Moreover, studies have shown that consumers appreciate honesty and transparency and promote transparency with your products. Finally, a network marketing business is built on the model of people helping people. Put, the more you help others, the more income you will achieve.

Ready For A Game Changer?

There is no better time to invest in network marketing. Here is an opportunity to empower yourself and improve your financial power. Embrace the golden opportunity network marketing offers and create your future.

Are you interested in starting a network marketing business? Please feel free to ask me questions in the comments or email me.

The network marketing coaching industry is exponentially growing. The estimated market size of the general coaching industry was $15 billion in 2019, and the market value is expected to reach $20 billion by 2022. According to PwC, the coaching industry is the second-fastest-growing sector globally.

Network marketing coaching includes team building, professional development training, recruitment training, and product selling. Moreover, becoming a network marketing coach is a great way to increase your cash flow. Over the years, I have successfully coached network marketers from newbies to global leaders. This blog post will give you a simple and effective guide to becoming a network marketing coach.

Here is a Guide:

Have an understanding of network marketing: Network marketing is a business model that requires you to build a network of business partners or sales representatives to assist with closing sales and lead generation. There are different types of network marketing, and it is crucial that you understand how each of these types works.
Choose your niche: There are hundreds of network marketing companies globally, with each of these companies selling different products. There are also different aspects of network marketing business, including product distribution and lead generation. It is important that you choose your specific niche. If you want to be focused on lead generation, keep yourself abreast with the notable challenges network marketers face when prospecting people.
Brand yourself: There are hundreds of network marketing trainers in the world today, and it is essential that you brand yourself. What is your unique selling point? Why is your offer different from your competitors? Seth Godin defined a brand as a set of expectations, stories, and relationships that account for a consumer’s decision to choose your product and services over another. Your brand determines your style, content, and every other element of business.
Create an online course: Skill development and virtual learning have become a norm in today’s world. Coaches are transitioning from physical classes, seminars to online courses and webinars. Interestingly, you can create your online course from the comfort of your home. Depending on your desires, you can create a course that is always readily available for people or a live course where you get to meet your students frequently. Each type has downsides; however, having a ready-made course is ideal if you intend to use this coaching business as a part-time job.

If you are considering having another stream of income, then this is for you. If you need any help, contact me to get started.

Competition in business is essential because it gives customers choice and forces businesses to provide better services. Both the big giant and startups in your industry are competing to be the only choice of their target market. This is a pointer that the marketplace is also a battlefield, and only smart businesses remain in the spotlight and are your target audience’s choice. Network marketing is a highly competitive market, and understanding your marketplace and target audience is important.

Company rivalry is overwhelming, but it pushes entrepreneurs to innovate and serve their customers better. Despite the driving force, many entrepreneurs are yet to figure out ways to win the market wars.

This article will reveal 4-strategies to deal with your competition:

Understand your competition: The business world is quite complicated, and it is pivotal for business owners to understand their business. Many entrepreneurs view competition with a myopic lens and pay attention to their immediate competitor. Every business in your specialized field is your competitor, whether they are established brands or startups. Underestimating the number of competitions is a risk every entrepreneur must avoid. Take a critical look at the brands in your industry and analyze their products and services. Through competitive analysis, you will discover innovative ways to lead your business in the marketplace.
Think Long-term: Competition is a constant factor in the marketplace, and it is sometimes a misplaced priority to react each time your competitors make a new move. Your target audience and problems are constant factors, rather than being too quick to be in the spotlight, think strategically. Understand your customers' needs and offer innovative solutions.
Target new markets: As your business expands, you may experience growth limitations of your original target market. Expanding your business to a new market is a great way to handle competition in your industry. Perhaps, your original target audience is women between ages 20-45; explore other age groups. New markets can lead to better growth and expansion if they are properly examined.
Keep Innovating: Entrepreneurs must iterate their products and services. Today’s marketplace has transitioned into the digital world, and innovation is crucial to business expansion. Innovation and rebranding keep older customers interested in your company while it attracts new customers. Older companies are often great examples to learn innovation and rebranding in business. Older companies are established, and they have managed to survived different financial times and seasons.

As an entrepreneur, leverage different competitive analysis tools to help you understand your competition and market. Finally, beating your competition is a process. Take it slowly, understand your market, your competition, and improve your products and services.

It's settled! I found that a lot of people want to know fast roadmaps to success. It's why I wrote this blog. The fastest way to succeed is to improve the people that you’re spending time with. Hang around and associate with people who are a positive influence and can help you go where you want to go in life.

If you are hanging around lazy, unmotivated, negative people, they will drag you down with them. So find people who are a positive influence on you and will help you grow your business. - Eric Worre

Who are you spending time with? Who are you hanging around?

Sometimes when you're in a dark place you think you've been buried but actually, you've been planted.

You need motivation and the support of your circle to break forth. The seed never looks like the harvest, right? So the person you are right now is not the YOU that is about to sprout, spring forth and bloom. That new person needs nurturing and nutrition. Stay in the place where you will find that.

Remember this always, it is YOUR season! You are about to break forth. And your light is about to shine. My God! Eyes have not seen, ears have not heard. No man or woman has a clue as to what God is about to do with you. You've been planted, not buried. Let this knowledge guide your every move. There is a time and a season for everything. There's also a time for certain people.

Some things just have to happen in their own time. There's a process to go through. No matter how good, smart or skilled you are, you're still going to need 9 months to make a baby. You can't shorten the process to 9 days or 9 weeks.

Sometimes the length of the process determines the quality of the outcome.

My people would say "Apeje o gbodo je ibaje"(Someone help me translate to English)

"Delay is not denial"..is a close meaning but does not capture the meaning fully.

Trust the process my people.

Respect the process.

Enjoy the wait. You're building Q.U.A.L.I.T.Y. You're being prepared for the BEST! I prayed and wished for this day for years, I imagined what it would feel like and I visualised it.

I asked, When will we have 1000 people join our team in a month?

It looked so far away. I didn't know when it will happen but I knew someday it will if we just continue to put in the work.

Today, all the things I saw happen in the organisations of top leaders years ago, the success I prayed for, the numbers I wanted to have too, they are all happening for me.

1,701 people joined our team in the last 30 days.

The team is now 13,244 strong, for the FIRST time in my 10 year career in this amazing profession and it's only been 2 years & 2 months with this company!

WOW. Won't he do it?

I did the work though and I am still doing the work. When I tell people I did 3 back to back Zoom sessions on Sunday, they look at me like I'm weird. Or when I say we now run 4 presentations daily on my team, people are like what???

Well, I learned a while ago "Success is never owned, it is rented and rent is due every day". Yup!

Truly, when you put in the work, when you serve your team in love and even those outside your team when you remain humble...great results are inevitable.

Now looking forward to the next milestone ~1000 people to join our team in 1 day!!!

Yessssss we can do it! Impossible is nothing!

Super grateful for my tribe the DREAM BUILDERS. Building dreams is what we do.

UBUNTU - I am, because we are!

Here’s why Network Marketing Is The Best Business Model For The Future

Here is a Guide:

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