PASSION Fuel Your Dreams January 2015
Pope Consulting, LLC Monthly Newsletter
YOU ARE AMAZING!
(April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014). "…a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist." (http://mayaangelou.com/)
PASSION KILLERS So why do you think that you can't achieve your dreams? I am guessing that you have what I call PASSION KILLERS lurking somewhere in your life. These are people who have lied to you and have caused you to experience an identity crisis. They have called you weak. They lied. You are strong. They have called you stupid. They lied. You have been created to be an intelligent, thinking human being. They have said that you are ugly. They lied. You are just not their "cup of tea" and you're good with that. They have said that you won't amount to anything in life. They lied. You were born to be great. But let's face it, greatness is a process and will come with time. Be patient. You will soon prove them wrong. They have called you peculiar, well thank them for that. After all, who wants to be like everyone else? Passion killers have a way of sucking the life out of you, draining you and attacking your selfesteem. Muzzle the passion killers by knowing you were created to SUCCEED. Hold onto your dreams and do yourself a favor...
Embrace your uniqueness.
FEATURE ARTICLE:
Dare to BE AMAZING!!
Outsourcing Administrative
Support: A Necessary Investment by Danielle N. Pope
2015 is approaching and you have been thinking of ways to improve your business operations. Ever thought about outsourcing your Administrative Support needs? Outsourcing, the act of obtaining goods or services from an outside source, is not a new concept. In fact, it is very commonplace, especially among big businesses because they know that it gives them a comparative and a competitive advantage. How? It allows them to play to their strengths while partnering with other companies to provide services they are not experienced in performing or for which they just don’t have the time to set-up and execute. Doing everything yourself is never a good idea. While it might seem like a cost-effective solution, on the contrary, it slows down your progress, especially when building your business. This is often the downfall of new or small business owners who try to work in those areas of their business that ARE NECESSARY, but for which they lack the skills or time to properly perform. For instance, let’s just say you need a website built. There are platforms out there that allow you to build your own website. However, I can tell you from personal experience that this is a very time consuming and labor intensive ongoing project. With that being said, I have a new found respect for website builders. Trust me when I tell you, they are worth every penny. Another example of outsourcing is when dealing with the financial side of running a business. If accounting is not your forte, then a wise business owner would place this specialized area in the hands of a professional. Trying to handle this yourself through trial and error can put you in hot water with the IRS and is not a good idea. Now that I’ve explained why outsourcing is no longer an option, but a NECESSARY investment, let’s look at the area of Administrative Support. This area requires a certain amount of expertise and is, without a doubt, a
NECESSITY, in running a business -- you know, all the back-office tasks that are needed to allow you to have your business organized and running smoothly like clock work on a day-to-day basis. Some businesses have come to realize the benefit of outsourcing their administrative support. For them, it is not an option. Many businesses do not think about outsourcing their administrative needs, because they assume it’s just one of those things that make sense to do on one’s own. Or, does it? Does it make sense to spend your time doing email marketing, mail-merges or sending out letters to announce your speaking engagement when you should be writing the speech for your speaking engagement? Does it make sense to manage the upkeep of your contact database when you could be making contact and meeting with the people who are in your database? Does it make sense to search the internet, researching networking opportunities when you could be preparing your presentation for a networking event? Think about it. Every business requires general as well as specific administrative support as these are NECESSARY functions that keep a business operating at top performance. Are you finally convinced yet that outsourcing administrative support is the way to go? Let’s face it. Outsourcing, in general, is no longer an option and outsourcing your administrative support needs only makes sense. It will free up your time to focus on what business owners love to do – GENERATE REVENUE. So, if you are finding that performing administrative support tasks are daunting, not your strong suit or you just don’t have the time; let Pope Consulting help you navigate the administrative waters. I specialize in assisting small businesses and nonprofits in providing off-site administrative support on an ongoing monthly basis. Access my website for more information or to fill out a free consultation form. You will be glad you did. For more information on the benefits of working with an Administrative Consultant, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oFkyLxrhzG0
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POPE CONSULTING is an administrative consulting firm whose ultimate goal is to improve our clients administrative capacity and bottomline. PC accomplishes this by partnering with our clients, offering ongoing, monthly support and consultation in the areas of behind-the-scenes administrative services support, business development consulting and marketing/networking consulting. Our services give clients the most cost-effective way of reaching their goals and objectives.
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