Professional Wordpress Theme

Another Wordpress Theme released for you. This one is not free though and will be sold for the very small amount of $10. For these $10 you get to use the theme unlimited on your own blogs but can not sell or give it away to anyone.

Professional Wordpress Theme | Order Wordpress theme | Demo

This Wordpress theme is prepared for widgets and Adsense. Just install and run. The simple design of the theme gives you the possibility to do any changes you want and need to the design.

November 27, 2007 | Filed Under Premium Wordpress Themes | 9 Comments

Free Wordpress Themes

I will release a number of different Wordpress Themes that wull be available for download for free. Below is the first one. Download, use and enjoy.

Andreas Bard Wordpress Theme 1.0 | Download | Demo

Andreas Bard Wordpress Theme 1.0

November 23, 2007 | Filed Under Free Wordpress Themes | 7 Comments

Leadership skills

As an entrepreneur you need to have at least some amount of leadership skills. Even if you do not have any actual employees you are probably working with freelancers, partners and managing a lot of different projects. If a project get a big brake you are most likely to become a leader of the company and will then be leading and managing a group employees. Would you not want to be ready for that?

The following guide does not make you a good leader itself but what I want is to open your eyes and help you start to take action to become a good leader. Read, enjoy and take action.

Leading yourself
To motivate and lead others you have to be motivated and lead yourself to show the group you lead a good example on how the work should be done. Practice what you preach. If you are not motivated why would your team be motivated?

You are the guide
Guide your employees do not be their ruler. Dictating a group and seeing the business as a hierarchy is very dangerous and is a no no.

A tyrant can only inspire fear and resentment – at first, you might find that things are getting done faster than before, but in the long run, the people around you and the people who work for you will grow to hate you

Influence them and set a good example and they will do the same.

Build up a trust
The team of co-workers you are working with as a leader needs someone that they can trust. You have to work hard with building up that trust. Work for them, yourself and the organization. Make them want to follow you where you are leading them rather than feeling that they have too.

This is a situation where not only they have to trust you. You have to trust them too. It is first then you have a winning team that can accomplish anything.

Do not get stuck
As a leader you have to be the one that dares to take decisions that makes you and your co-workers leave the safe path to walk on a much more risky road. As a leader you should recognize that there are always ways to do things better.

Communicate
Direct interaction with your team members are a vital part of your work as a team leader. Let them be a part of the team and take decisions together with them. Even if it is you that makes the final decision let everybody have their say.

Why would they listen to you?
When having discussions with your employees there are a loot of things you have to take in consideration here are a few pointers:

1. Where? Is this the right place to talk about this. Is it to noisy? Too much distractions?
2. Comfort level. Should other employees hear this? Could anyone be hurt by this conversation?
3. When? Do not wait to take up important issues when a staff member is heading home or is just taking a break. Make a plan for meetings and discussions.
4. Do not be a leader nagging about the same thing over and over again. Problems are not solved that way. If the information does not get taken in the first time you have to find another way to express the idea or plan.
5. If you are giving negative feedback make sure that it is constuctive feedback.

Motivate and appreciate
If your employees show results of good performance you have to reward them. By giving them an response like a raise, bonuses or any other reward they feel appreciation and willk most definitely keep on working hard for you as the leader and your company.

During hard times when goals are not met and motivation might be low the same principle applies. Offer rewards and incentives. Make the team work together.

Not all incentives must be money. Sometimes the best incentives are those that demonstrate creativity and thoughtfulness on the employer’s part. Offer concert tickets or restaurant gift certificates for employees who demonstrate outstanding performance and service.

I hope this short but still content rich article have helped you some. It is far from complete because there are so much to write about leadership. What I hope is, like I wrote above is that it has woken up your interest and made you want to develop your leadership skills.

November 22, 2007 | Filed Under Leadership | Leave a Comment

Belief is power

Positive thinking

All great accomplishments starts with a small seed of belief. That is a great statement. Today I talk about the power of belief.

Make it grow
Do not let the seed die. Take care of the seed so that it grows. In other words after the belief in something has come up in your head do not let yourself or someone else kill it by saying that what you believe in is nothing to believe in.

Generate enthusiasm
Belief is a really strong tool. By using it you generate all the ingredients needed to fuel your mind and are then able go for your goals full speed. With the right attitude and mindset you load your body with power and energy needed to achieve your goals.

Belief is one of the most powerful forces in this world.

I can win. I can do it.
If you believe you can do it. You can do it. Decide to make it and you will. Three words can describe it all, Never give up. You might not make it the first time you try, but if you belive that you will and keep on trying eventually you will. Your beliefs are running the show and you can help them in the right direction.

How to do it
Let your mind show you the way. When you believe in something your mind will help you to find the way.

The other way around
On another note if you belive you can not do something your mind will show you why you can not do it. Do you see where I am going? Negative thinking shows you the way to a negative life where you have not accomplished a thing. The outcome of your actions are controlled by your belief or non-belief. How do you want it?

Get rid of the negative thoughts. Think success and success will come.

Some wise words to end this article

“Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.”
Henry Ford