Ever have one of those days when you feel like it’s all about to come crashing down on top of you?  You’re moving as fast as you can – maybe you even feel like you’re productive  and in control, but you know there’s a wave that’s hanging over you.

You’re feeling overwhelmed.

I’ve had this come up with several business owners recently – in some cases they were feeling overwhelmed because they didn’t know what to do and they were stuck in a vicious cycle of indecision.  In other cases they thought they knew what to do but they were having a hard time getting any traction.  Their feet are moving really fast, but they are staying in one place!  Finally – there are some cases of overwhelm out there where they know exactly what to do…and how to do it, they just don’t know how or when they’re going to be able to get it done!

Do you fit into any of these scenarios?

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   illustration by Geek and Poke 

We have officially turned the corner on Social Media…it was only a year or two ago that Social Media, Facebook, Twitter and related stuff was almost exclusively the province of 20-somethings or technology geeks.

However the big news came out just last week…Twitter is the top word of 2009!

According to the Global Language Monitor, which examines language usage across the world, "Twitter" beat out "Obama," "H1N1," "stimulus," and "vampire" to take the crown. Interestingly, "2.0" came in at sixth place.

I’m not sure what that means for society in general (isn’t there something else to talk about?) –  however as someone who’s done more than 20 social media workshops in the last year or so, I can tell you there may be a lot of people talking about Twitter, but a lot of the conversations are along the lines of: ‘Twitter – I don’t get it, why would anyone care what I had for breakfast?’.  (hint – they don’t).

If you’d like a starting point – here’s a quick Twitter guide that can help you get started or you can check out one of my up coming workshops (always fun for the whole family).

Now that Twitter and Social Media are mainstream – what does it mean to you?  Are you using Social Media for your business?  Share your thoughts below.

Shawn Kinkade   Kansas City Business Coach

  photo by KM photography 

I’ve written before that the secret ingredient to success is confidence.  A confident approach to things will open doors in ways that can seem almost amazing – you’ve heard people talk about ‘con men’…con is short for confidence, it can be magic.

However confidence doesn’t mean that you have to know it all.  In fact someone that doesn’t know it all, but has a strong Growth mindset and the confidence to figure it out (what ever it might be) is going to always out perform the know it all (let’s face it you never completely know what’s going on).

The point is, it’s okay, even expected that you don’t know everything!

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