Quote of the week

"What is important is to keep learning, to enjoy challenge, and to tolerate ambiguity. In the end there are no certain answers." - Martin Horner

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Reggie Waller is the president of RWJ Consulting Group a provider of business and personal coaching, consulting and training services to individuals and businesses. For additional information call 267-254-6800 or visit RWJ Consulting Group

Quote of the week

"Motivation is like food for the brain. You cannot get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular top ups." - Peter Davies

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Reggie Waller is the president of RWJ Consulting Group a provider of business and personal coaching, consulting and training services to individuals and businesses. For additional information call 267-254-6800 or visit RWJ Consulting Group

If you've never failed, you've never lived!

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Reggie Waller is the president of RWJ Consulting Group a provider of business and personal coaching, consulting and training services to individuals and businesses. For additional information call 267-254-6800 or visit
RWJ Consulting Group

Using Web 2.0 to promote your business

Technology has changed the way businesses interact with clients and prospects. We are now moving into a Web 2.0 era. As research shows, Web 2.0 allows users to participate in the web through applications like social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, and blogs. If you are not using Web 2.0 to enhance your presence, you may want to consider adding this to your business model.

Let’s take a look at some of the applications that are being used by various businesses.

Skype
An up and coming piece of software is Skype. Skype is a Voice over the Internet (VoIP) software application and service individuals can use to communicate via computer. Businesses are relying more on this software to conduct video calls with staff in various locations. Some businesses and entrepreneurs are also using Skype to provide music lessons, cooking lessons, and information sharing just to name a few ways.

YouTube
Another great piece of software businesses are using to leverage their visibility is YouTube. Playing for Change Foundation is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world. They visited countries like Bethlehem, Palestine, Barcelona, Spain, and Dublin, Ireland. Using multimedia technology, they pieced various video of musicians playing several songs (one being a famous Ben A. King classic “Stand By Me”). This organization has captured a new and captive audience using multimedia technology.

The company YouTube did something similar earlier this year. They conducted the first ever auditions through YouTube for individuals around the world to be a part of the YouTube Symphony in April 2009. There were 3,000 musicians who auditioned and 96 winning players were selected to perform at Carnegie Hall.

Research indicates:
- The average user spends about 30 minutes viewing videos.
- 20 – 30% of usage is within the U.S.

Facebook
Facebook is another forum businesses are using to establish a presence with clients and prospects around the world. Here are some prime examples of how businesses are using this social network to capture clients:

- Photographers share pictures from their portfolios.
- Nonprofit organizations promote various causes and events.
- Fashion designers share their designs.
- Graphic designers promote projects from their portfolios.

Many companies are starting to incorporate some of these Web 2.0 applications into their business model. As you can see, technology can enhance the visibility of your business.

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Reggie Waller is the president of RWJ Consulting Group a provider of business and personal coaching, consulting and training services to individuals and businesses. For additional information call 267-254-6800 or visit RWJ Consulting Group

Regain Focus To Achieve Your Goals

Are you on track to accomplish the goals that you set at the beginning of the year? If so, you are doing great. If not, you still have time to regain focus and get back on track. As times change, there are factors (economic, social, political, etc.) that can cause someone to fall behind and sometimes not be able to reach their goals. Let’s look at a few things that you have control over that will assist putting you back on track.

First, where are you now within your plan of action? At the beginning of the year, you identified a set of key goals that you wanted to accomplish. Did you keep a written list of your goals and did you revisit this list on a periodic basis? Locate your list and if you lost it, recreate a new one. Make sure you put it in a spot where you can easily access it to keep you on track for accomplishing these set of goals. Whether they are business or personal goals, keep the list visible.

Now that you located or recreated your list of goals you wanted to accomplish, let’s focus on when you wanted to accomplish them by. Has the target date already past? Did you set out to accomplish this by a certain quarter within the year? Maybe you need to readjust the timing based on certain circumstances. Where possible, try to break a bigger goal into a more manageable goal based on time and size. Breaking a goal down can sometimes assist on when you achieve it.

Finally, do you still need the assistance of someone else to help you accomplish these goals? Whom do you need to partner with to put you back on track? Maybe it is a business colleague or mentor. You’re not in this alone. Having the support of others, helps you keep focused and motivated to accomplish your goals.

Getting back on track to accomplish some or all of your goals by the end of the year can still be accomplished. Remember to identify what it is you want to accomplish and keep your list visible. Check the timing to make sure you are hitting the key dates you need to accomplish the bigger goal. Enlist the help of others if needed as they want you to succeed and accomplish your goals.

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Reggie Waller is the president of RWJ Consulting Group a provider of business and personal coaching, consulting and training services to individuals and businesses. For additional information call 267-254-6800 or visit RWJ Consulting Group