Robbi Hess

Is Perfection Holding You Back?

In a conversation with Mary Cravets. the Business Speed Networker, she mentioned that many people don't kick projects off because of: Perfection Stagnation. Bottom line... you feel your every word, your every project, your every webpage has to be perfect before you release it to the public. 

Are you being held back by your own fears of perfection? Do you have blog post ideas that you simply haven't put down on paper yet because you're not certain if they're good enough?

Have you attended a networking event and been too nervous to give your elevator speech because you aren't sure if the exact wording? What about starting a newsletter to reach out to your followers and friends? Have you thought of starting one but never kicked the project off because you weren't sure what to write in it, how to design it, what newsletter program to use, etc. etc. 

Are you letting your ideals of perfection get in the way of doing... well... anything? What is making your projects stagnate? How can you move past it? 

Pinterest Grows Your Blogging Reach

Pinterest is a great place to, well spend a lot of time procrastinating on the items on your to-do list. Picture this scenario, you log in then start looking at the boards of those whom you follow... and then... you get lost in the pictures of cute puppies and book covers, delicious recipes and yummy photos... and then... all of a sudden you're hungry and darn it, you forgot why you logged into Pinterest in the first place, right? It is a social media landscape filled with distractions, to be sure, but it is also a social media landscape that is a perfect platform for your pet blogging. 

After attending a Greece Chamber of Commerce meeting at which a florist and an event planner shared a lot of hints, tips and tricks for making the most of Pinterest -- even for those businesses that may not seem to lend themselves to "visuals" (think accountants or insurance agents), I decided I needed to harness the power of this social media site. 

April 9, 2012 was a turning point in my life. I was diagnosed with breast cancer, faced fears of my mortaility and of the unknown as it related to surgeries and treatments.

As a business owner I was accustomed to living by schedules and having a plan for the day; breast cancer took all of that away. I went from being "whelmed" to being overwhelmed and feeling I was trapped in a cyclone. It took a few months, but I was able to regain control, get back on track, deal with oncologists, surgeons and the life-altering consequences of my diagnosis.

Drawing on my time management and productivity skills along with my need to take back control of my life and I started Conquering The Overwhelm. 

Tips To Get Your Press Release Read

I've worked both sides of the public relations desk -- as a public relations manager for a hospital and as a journalist that received press releases. There are ways to get your news printed and ways to get your news ignored.

Avoid these top three public relations mishaps and set yourself apart from the competition: