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Over at Assential Scrapbooking, Jenny shared how she is scrapbooking a business vision board for her business. It has a combination of photos, images from magazines and inspiring words and she is planning to mount it somewhere to remind her of what she wants her business to be.

This is a great idea - not only does it get your vision out of your head, but it is somewhere to remind you about it. This is something I definately want to do Now, to start collecting magazines to cut up to create a board.

All profits from the sale of their water goes to help people who need it most. They have worked out that the profit from one bottle of water can provide clean water to one person for a month!!!

So, help change the world with Thankyou Water.

Katrina over at Joliv regularly shares natural skin care tips. These fit in well with her products, which are all natural, and they don’t take away from her core business.

Tash from Word Constructions has a blog with communication tips and regularly writes articles. You can find many of these articles for free reprint on The RepOZitory. These showcase her writing as well as her expertise in a variety of topics. She will also be presenting at the Business Mums Conference.

These are just a few ideas of how business mums are sharing their expertise. What do you do?

Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined. - Deepak Chopra

For anyone who knows my story, you will know that my business and life haven’t exactly turned out the way I imagined, however, there are many things and opportunities that I couldn’t have imagined that have been amazing and exactly what I needed.

I’m starting to wonder how I’m going to handle having a full 6 hours without kids around each day!

Are you doing anything to breath new life into your business? If so, share it with us by leaving a comment.

A smile is a curved line that sets things straight.
Anon

The response on the forums from this quote was a lot of smiles.

It’s amazing how powerful a smile can be - just try looking at a smiling baby and try not to smile yourself. Even when you’re feeling down, a smile has amazing powers to pick you up!

So, smile to someone today and see how smiles set things straight.

They have included:

• highlighting Australian Made products
• stocking Australiana (ie Aussie flags, animals, etc)
• offering free reports with Aussie recipe’s
• offering free tips on having a fantastic Australia Day BBQ
• instructions on how to play beach/backyard cricket
• creating and promoting Australia Day gift and picnic/BBQ hampers

Many sites are also putting an Australia Day message on their sites.

Have you done any promotions for Australia Day this year or in past years? Please share them with us.

Written as a diary, I found this book very easy to read, especially as I was frequently interrupted by young kids on holidays! Lara shares an honest account of her first few years in business, including her feelings on what is going on, her bank balance and the number of Mocks sold.

Through the story, she shares business lessons and tips. This is the sort of book that is worth a second read with a pen and paper to write down anything you’ve learned along the way. Some tips are not relevant to every business, however any business will be able to get something out of this inspiring story.

Click here to purchase your copy today.