Online entrepreneurs who live in rural areas don't have access to many tools that "regular" business owners take for granted: from networking lunches and coworking spaces to local friends who "get it"... we're on our own. Or are we? Sign up for tips and tools straight from our off-grid olive farm in Spain - and join us for virtual coworking, planing workshops, and other online events.
[Smart Alpaca] Tis the season of all-over-the-place
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​ Hi Reader, ​ December just sneaked up on us. Seems like yesterday, it was full summer (literally for some of us, as temperatures have been a rollercoaster in some places). And this morning, I did a quick count: here at SmartAlpaca, we have exactly less than 3 weeks to go before we close for the holidays 😮 Technically, we all know the end of the year doesn't need to impact our businesses in any way - but somehow, whether we're taking time off or not, it always does. If it's not us working less or being distracted, it's our readers/clients/customers who become unresponsive and sometimes close for weeks on end. So yes, December is a month unlike any other. ​ Join us for the last planning session of 2024 Not everybody approaches December in the same way.
Free up the time to get things done in December and set things up to smoothly slide into January. Only miss the beats you want to miss, and give yourself some breathing space!
​ Come work with us Virtual coworking sessions take place on Tuesdays again this month; they're 1-hour "power sessions" where we mute ourselves and just get things done. It's hard to explain how efficient this actually is - so if you've never tried it, come and join us for a session.
​ Celebrate 2024 and kickstart 2025 We've got a couple more things planned for the busy season:
​ Thank you for joining me on this journey of accountability and community - I really couldn't (wouldn't) do this without you. P.S. Know a friend who could use some planning and accountability help? Please forward them this email or give them one of the links above - we love to welcome newbies to our little community! |
Working online + living off the beaten path
Online entrepreneurs who live in rural areas don't have access to many tools that "regular" business owners take for granted: from networking lunches and coworking spaces to local friends who "get it"... we're on our own. Or are we? Sign up for tips and tools straight from our off-grid olive farm in Spain - and join us for virtual coworking, planing workshops, and other online events.
Hi Reader, Whether you worked through the holidays or took some well-deserved time off, I hope you had a great start to 2025. As you may know by now, I strongly believe that when we stick together and help each other out, we can each be better at what we do. And I don't mean just producing better results - but also being better at setting priorities, balancing work vs personal time, and generally feeling better about ourselves and our work. To that end, I'm hosting 3 different types of calls...
Hi Reader, Summer is out of control. I just spent a couple of weeks in Belgium where it rained almost every single day - and I'm now back in Spain, where it's scorching hot and there's no real rain in sight, no matter how often we check the forecast. And I admit, I'm not great at working in the heat. On the bright side, it's almost September. Usually, that means people get back to business - there's some networking to be done, courses to be launched, new offers to be promoted. For me,...
Hi Reader, I can't be the only one this happens to - when life gets busy (usually with client work), everything that's not on my calendar falls of my radar. My blog? "I'm sure I've got enough scheduled in advance still". Which is usually the case for a couple of weeks... until it's not. Social media? "Not essential". And before I know it, I haven't kept up-to-date with what others were up to for months. Which means I've missed out on big life events no one thought to tell me about because it...