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Good Morning High Achievers!! We are at the mid-point of this year 2023. When I say running a business is hard, I mean that with everything I know. This year we've had so many changes. We've acquired a new business to increase our media presence and it comes with so many new components. New lessons to learn, new systems to be created, etc. The D.S. WOODARD brand is expanding, we are still a baby among industry giants. I say all of this to say, don't give up on your dream or your business desires. Everything worth having is worth the effort. The year 2023 is about AI and learning to use technology like a boss! I wish we had the technology 15 years ago at the level that we have now, it makes creating processes so much easier. Your only challenge is to learn the different facets of the multitude of technical systems available find what is valuable to your business and utilize it to the fullest. Marketing in 2023 is relatively simple. All of the social media is cost effective, often free. The cost to you is time that it takes to learn how to operate each platform to your advantage. I was listening to a mentor on a podcast and he brought something to my attention, "Social Media" is that a media platform where people want to engage with you socially. We have been separated socially over the last several years, so now is an optimum time to get active. I had to learn this, not that I'm not social, I am an extrovert, but I am more of an introvert with those I don't know. We call that being private. Most of us are that way, so we fail to utilize the free platforms to create more business and social opportunities. Today I'm at the airport waiting to board my flight to D.C. and as I'm writing this I noticed I have not engaged with anyone sitting here. We all do it, we go inward onto our cellular devices or our IPads, Notebooks, etc. After I make this post it will reach thousands of people in more than 15 countries instantly. My point, yes I can have a conversation with the person sitting next to me for twenty or thirty minutes or I can have multiple conversations with thousands and then possibly millions of people regarding my business opportunity and how what I offer can be the solution to their problem.
I know that was a long intro, here is a business professional , mentor that I admire and watch she is a part of the Entrepreneur Social Scene here in Atlanta. She and her business partner David Shands are making big moves and taking us along for the journey. I present Donni Wiggins
My flight is boarding so I will close here for today. Remember to be great, today!
Great Evening High Achievers!! There are 3 days left in this last quarter of 2023. We made it, and we are going to be even greater in 2024. This was a trying and a wonderful year for our business. We have cried and laughed as we learned from trial and error how to get things done. There are more lessons to learn and more opportunities to take advantage of. I want to share with you a few things about getting your business out of the rat race and into the government contracting place. Do you know what M.B.E.'s, W.B.E.'s, V.B.E.'s, D.B.E.'s, and A.C.D.B.E's are? No this is not Sesame Street. These letters stand for Minority Business Entity, Women Business Entity, Disadvantaged Business Entity, and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Entity. This is how the government classifies different types of businesses for their sponsored programs. The statistics for the amount of contracts awarded to these entities ar...
Good Morning High Achievers! The holiday season is here and spending time is so important especially now. Happiness is an inside job. The main reason for being great and creating a legacy is so that you leave great memories and traditions to pass from generation to generation. This year my family and I began a new tradition for what others call Thanksgiving. We haven't celebrated in a few years, since finding out that what we thought was the reason was not true, but we still continued to gather, now we have decided that what we would like to do is travel for this holiday, since the rest of society is closed at the same time. As a business owner and a person who works in corporate America I've found that we can get so caught up in the everyday hustle and bustle routine that we forget to pause, relax and enjoy the fun parts in life. We don't know how much time we have and it doesn't matter what our age is. These are my gra...
From my I-Phone Greetings High Achievers!! It is the middle of the summer season. It has been such a hot summer, yet I still find time to get out and walk daily. The photo to the left is of a flock of geese crossing the lake that we walk across. I wanted to share this for two reasons, one it's beautiful and two every photo on the internet costs money. I understand that people like to get paid, but there was a time I could get quality photos with a few clicks. Well what's been going on in your business world? I have been building a few things as usual. Many times I think I'm doing too much. Often I think I'm not doing enough. As soon as I think that one of my business partners decides that they want to be so active and push the business along for five minutes, and then I'm on my own again. Have you had times of discouragement in your business endeavors? I'm sure we all have. This past year I have fo...
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