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Ok… so this is my big Details Magazine esque blog that I had an idea to do and thought, “What the hey?  Let’s do it!”

I call it my “Small Biz Summer Essentials” for the semi-working-I-need more-income-than-the-stupid-job-is-paying-me-for-help-me-start-my-own-company professional:

1 -Treat yourself to Kevin Murphy.

I just discovered this guy and I have to say… I’m SUPER impressed.  It’s a little pricey but my hair hasn’t moved one bit (and it doesn’t even look like I have anything in it).

It also smells nice for the ladies – and they’ll love you for it.

I’m using his product called “Gritty Business,” and you can find it in select hair salons or online (for all of my retro/cool AND wanna be cool business professionals).

2 – Get some Alternative Apparel tees.

Ever since Jarod (who handles their online promo stuff over there) mistakenly sent me a few more products than I originally asked for – in his super cool free giveaway contest that I won… I’ve been supporting them and their stuff.

I’m wearing their pastel color v-neck tees and love their choice of fabric.  Great for sitting at cafe’s trying to think of a cool blog to write for people like you who enjoy the “Casual Friday’s” or “Taco Tuesdays” as I like to call it.

3 – Delegate you time-sucking tasks (enjoy the sun more).

It’s true.  If you own your business, you’re probably trying to save money left and right… but at some point you CAN’T do it all!

So what I did (as many of you may or may not know) I opened my Copywriting services to the public - after much thought and time into cultivating my own brand the past 15 years.

How cool is that?

4 – Invest in big MASSIVE headphones.

When you need to get serious work done WHEREVER you are… no one will approach you with big headphones on.

So when you’re busier than ever and visiting your favorite cafe trying to get a ton of work done, or have an idiotic person that lives above you whose annoying bass is driving you up the wall… or you just need to cram and get the report done at work…

These puppies will scare anyone away and more importantly, they communicate the obvious point that you don’t want to be disturbed (without feeling bad in telling them “I don’t want to be disturbed”).

Here are the headphones I use – not to mention the fact that it takes your music listening to another level (and make your iPod headphones look like a joke)!

5 – Enjoy your feet more.

As my girlfriend is reading this… she will admit that she was against Tom’s Shoes since day one.

But when Nordstroms started carrying them and she saw how fab I looked in them, it was a completely different story.

Get a pair – they mold to your feet AND they give a pair of shoes away to someone in need (each time you buy a pair – as I’m ALSO a big fan of “Conscious Capitalism”).

6 – Grow your client base and tell your employer to F— off!

Sorry for the lighthearted at mind, but… had to be honest with things here.  The quickest most effective way to do this is:

*Develop your innate gifts/talents.

*Form a service that helps people – and cultivates your talent.

*Offer your service to every single person you meet and get out there to network your ASS off!

So that’s about it (for now).  Anything else you would like to add?

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