So How Was It For You? Part Deux

Posted on 22 May 2013 by

You may remember two weeks ago we posted the winning entry of our FREE YEAR OF JIGSAWBOX competition.

As promised because we LOVE to hear all your success stories on how you have been using JigsawBox in your quest for a better quality work/life balance, we have our second piece coming up.

This week we’d like to introduce you to Geraldine Brown.

So we asked Geraldine “how has JigsawBox worked for you?”

I work with women in corporate organisations at all levels. I have done this for 27 years and realised that I could not continue to fly across the globe delivering seminars and workshops. So I looked for ways to package my expertise online and still work with women across the world – but from my haven in Connemara, Galway. Then I found Jigsawbox!

So now I can support women struggling with work/life management (‘balance’ is a myth!) with an audio package, and women preparing for leadership with my OPAL online mentoring and coaching package – all via JSB.

My motto is “Reach and Teach’”. My clients are still corporate ones who buy my packages to offer to their women. So I support organisations who want to support their women but who wouldn’t be able to fly me across the world to help them.

Jigsawbox has provided the opportunity for me to package my expertise and offer it to far more women than I could have reached personally. More importantly, JSB has enabled organisations to use my package to empower their future women leaders – THESE are the leaders who will change our organisations, our communities, our societies and ultimately the world – yes – it’s as big as that!

Thank you JSB!

Geraldine has spent 27 years working in the areas of women’s development, diversity and spirituality. A former President of the European Women’s Management Development Network, she specialises in empowerment and leadership programmes for women. In 2011 she was recognised for a World of Difference 100 award given by the International Alliance of Women (TIAW). The awards recognise 100 achievers from 27 countries for their efforts in advancing the economic empowerment of women locally, regionally or worldwide.
www.powerfulwoman.net

We think you will agree that Geraldine’s work is pretty inspiring and we are so pleased that JigsawBox has helped her so much in so many ways.

We will be publishing more of these wonderful insights in the next few weeks to come so keep those eyes peeled!

Until next time…….have a wonderful week!

The JigsawBox Team

Want to Be an Entrepreneur? Follow These Steps to NEVER Giving Up

Posted on 21 May 2013 by

Thinking of giving up?  Want to throw the towel in when it gets a bit tough?

Stop right there!

We love to inspire our JigsawBoxer’s so thought we’d share our take on an article by Anna Vital at www.fundersandfounders.com on her strategy for never giving up on becoming an entrepreneur.  We think you will find it invaluable and the illustration is great for those times when you need a lift!

Step one: Keep breathing

Sounds simple but this is the first step for as long as you are still breathing, in and out, anything is within your reach.

Step two: Rein back those expectations

Strangely enough, most accomplishments are not overnight.  It’s the newspaper headlines that like to glamorise such successes to make them appear as an overnight job!

Some are true but for the most part it is just a guessing game.  If you are wasting your time wondering how someone else did it then don’t.  By all means keep at it and work hard but these expectations should be curtailed you will only put undue stress on yourself.

Step Three: Your mind will tell you that you aren’t as strong as you think you are

Sadly this is where most people fall by the wayside. They listen to their inner voice saying ‘the pressure is too much’.  Just breathe.  Use this as a reason to persist. If you say you can’t do something then you stand no chance out in the big wide world!   Try different things if you find that something is not working. Even if it means you are on your 50th idea will you try number 51? They are not all related so each new failure is the next step to a success!  A bit like the sales man who gets a 100 no’s, he has faith that there is a yes just round the corner!

Step Four: Fake it.

Today everyone tries to be something they are not, so what do they do? They fake it!  It’s the same with you. Follow their example by acting like you have made it already. It’ll make a difference to how you feel inside which will keep pushing you forward.  Just don’t lie that’s the golden rule.

Step Five: Making comparisons

If you focus too much on what others are doing you’ll end up a mess! You never know what’s happening behind closed doors, if they are doing really well at faking it that is!

You’ll then find yourself falling into a dip as right before success this will happen.  It’ll feel pretty low and you will feel like giving in.  This is where you do the stuff that no one else does, you take risks because you have absolutely nothing to lose. Don’t be afraid just do it, success will most probably be just around the corner.

Here’s the best bit! And remember we are right behind you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to Grow Your Business as a Published Author… and Impact More Lives With Your Message

Posted on 18 May 2013 by

Have you dreamed of writing a book or becoming a successful published author?

Do you have a valuable message that – if put in print – will help grow your business and transform more lives?

If you answered yes, but don’t have your book written yet… keep reading!

There has never been a better time to write your book and become an author. The opportunities available for authors in the 21st Century are endless. Yet, the majority of entrepreneurs who say they want to write a book don’t actually do it. Why? Based on more than 900 responses to a recent survey by Transformational Book Coach, Christine Kloser, aspiring authors revealed what holds them back.

Most authors don’t know where to start or what to do first. They are overwhelmed with too much information and not enough action. Sometimes things like fear and doubt creep in. Other times, its confusion, lack of clarity or confidence that can stop an author in their tracks. Another big challenge for authors is feeling like their book has already been written… by somebody else.

Not to mention the maze of information out there about writing and publishing a book. Is it best to self-publish or try to get an agent and sell your manuscript? How important is it to build your platform? What are the first things to do to start writing your book? How can you leverage your book to grow your business? What do you do about “writer’s block?” How much will it cost to publish?

The questions facing an aspiring author can be endless and the answers are often times confusing. But, it doesn’t have to be that way. There are great people out there who want to help you write your BEST book, who are interested in your message and your success more than they’re interested in your money.

And it’s absolutely possible to write your book in a way that is easy, joyful and fun – without wasting your precious time, money or energy going in circles. It’s also possible your book will bring about profound personal, professional, and even planetary transformation. Consider this…

Throughout history; books have played a critical role in impacting readers to create positive changes in their lives. Seeing that individual transformation impacts global transformation – it can be said the books truly do have the power to transform the world. And YOUR book can be one of those books that transforms lives forever.

So, if you’re ready to take the next step with your book (even just a little bit interested in writing a book someday) you’ll want to join me for Christine Kloser’s Transformational Author Experience®. Christine is a transformational book coach and is offering one of the best trainings I’ve ever seen for authors. Her faculty includes Bestselling authors like Lisa Nichols, SARK, and Marianne Williamson, as well as publishing industry leaders like Reid Tracy (CEO and President of Hay House), Marc Allen (Publisher of Eckhart Tolle’s Power of Now), and Bill Gladstone (Neale Donald Walsch’s literary agent). And that’s just the beginning of what’s in store for you at her f-r-e-e Transformational Author Experience®.

I hope you’ll take a look at what she’s put together for you and join us. It truly is a phenomenal program that has the power to transform your life if you let it…

http://bitly.com/authorexperience

Christine Kloser, “The Transformation Catalyst” is a transformational book coach, spiritual guide and award-winning author whose spot-on guidance transforms the lives of visionary entrepreneurs and authors around the world. Her life-changing work is endorsed by many of today’s leading transformational authors, including: Neale Donald Walsch, Lisa Nichols, Sonia Choquette, Gay Hendricks, and more – and has appeared in media such as the Los Angeles Times, Entrepreneur, FOX News, Forbes.com, and PUBLISHED! Magazine. Her books and publications have also received numerous awards including the Nautilus Book Silver Award, Pinnacle Book Award, eLit Award, National Best Books Award, and the Apex Award for Publication Excellence.

JigsawBox Tip: Help! I Can’t Log In!

Posted on 17 May 2013 by

Happy Friday JigsawBoxer’s!

We love you guys and because of this we want to help you as efficiently as we can, which is why we have these helpful tips!

As a frequent visitor to our wonderful JigsawBox Support, one of the most popular questions is ‘How do I log in?’ or ‘Help I can’t log in!’.  So this weeks JigsawBox Tip is going to show you how to do just that and hopefully iron out any issues that come along with that.

Believe me when we say that it’s really very simple, if we can do it so can you.

Where do I log in?

Firstly when you receive your log in details from the very start make sure you keep them safe so you know when they are at all times.

Secondly, if you are a coach and you are trying to log in make sure you log in under www.jigsawbox.com/login or if your client is trying to log in make sure they are using your company log in eg. https://www.jigsawbox.com/login/yourcompany name.

This is located in My Packages with the following info: Link for client login: https://www.jigsawbox.com/login/yourcompanyname

How do I log in?

Ok, so you’ve found where you should log in but your log in details aren’t working. What do you do next? Nope, not panic.  Lets try this.

If you are copying and pasting your log in details make sure you do not add a spare space at the end or beginning of your username and password (this can happen without you knowing!). So to save yourself any time type them directly into the boxes otherwise double check what you are pasting in.

Also if you have log in usernames/passwords for multiple sites there is the possibility that your internet browser will remember them without you knowing. So ALWAYS remember to clear your cache/cookie history prior to logging in.  If you are not sure how to do this, you can simply Google ‘How to clear (cookies/cache) in (enter browser)’.

And lastly but by no means least!

If you have forgotten your username or password, click on the FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD? link and this will ask you to enter the email address associated with your account.  This will then email you options to update the password/s on your account/s.

If you have tried the above, and cannot log in, then please do email us at support@jigsawbox.com and we will look into your account for you.

We are all nice here at JigsawBox so never be worried about what questions you have to ask no matter how silly you think it might be!

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