What does due diligence mean? It’s a term that most people use in relation to buying a business. But that’s not the only time it’s important. Here’s what you need to know about doing due diligence.
Month: October 2016
12 Ways to Start A Business – Find the real opportunities
Looking for ways to start a business? Want to avoid scams? Here are 12 time-tested ways to find good business ideas on your own.
6 Simple Ways to Build Your Confidence
Confidence is vital in business. This article explains 6 simple tips to boost your confidence and help you achieve your goals.
How to Use Meetups to Grow Your Business
How can meetups help your business? Meetups are an effective networking technique. Here’s how a 7-figure income entrepreneur uses it in his business.
Consulting 101: 4 Ways to Get Consulting Prospects to Buy
Sometimes consulting prospects just need an extra push to get them to sign on. Here are four things you can try to turn prospects into paying customers.
Consulting 101: Working Around an Unreasonable Deadline
What do you do when a client expects your project to be finished much sooner than possible? Here are 4 steps for handling an unrealistic deadline.
Consulting 101: 5 Suggestions for Managing Client Emergencies
Client emergencies pull you away from other work that should have your focus and uses time you didn’t have to spare. Here are 5 tips for managing them.
8 Steps to Conquering Your Fear
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Fear is a killer of hopes, dreams, souls, and lives wanting to be lived.
Once upon a time I was a very fearful person. I was afraid of my own shadow and if anyone said anything to me I would cower off into a corner, paralyzed. I was afraid to even acknowledge I existed for fear of ridicule or criticism.
I attribute my being a fearful person to my childhood, where I grew up in a house with a father who was a violent alcoholic, and a mother who was emotionally unavailable. We were made fun of, criticized, told to shut up and made to feel stupid almost every day of our lives.
I carried the impact of my childhood into my adult life. My childhood fears became the adult fear of not showing my true self for fear of being unloved because of who I really was.
It wasn’t until I turned 50 that I met my fears head on. I had done a few fearless things before that, but they were usually what others wanted me to do. The real movement with facing my fears was when my fear of forever being lost overcame my fear of moving forward.
What is the impact of fear on your life? Fear keeps you from living your life. Period. New experiences, new adventures, new people are all aspects of life that keep us moving forward and creating a life we love.
What are you afraid of? There are many reasons you may be afraid to pursue something. Fear of rejection, ridicule, criticism, failure, and even success. Getting the root of this issue will help you develop techniques to work through these fears.
Figuring out what is at the root of your fear may take some time. Look back to your past to see what incidents might have caused this fear. Were you shamed or rejected as a child or adolescent? Have you failed at something once before and just can’t face failing again?
Visualize the absolute worst that can happen. My absolute worst is always ending up as a homeless bag lady. However, that has never happened.
Also, what is the absolute best that can happen? This is a way to reframe the conversation and be positive. I always look at the positive outcomes of a new experience now, before considering the negative. (If I do at all.)
Start small. When you succeed at one thing, you can confidence and are more likely to move forward.
See “failure” as the path to success. When you take a look at the reasons for failure you can make better decisions on moving forward. Also, it keeps you from tossing all plans out the window because you failed once.
However, the only way to really conquer the fear is to face it. Get off the couch and do that thing you are afraid of. I have found when I do face the fear, it’s not as scary on the other side. You can plan, surmise what may or may not happen, and write a book on why you are fearful, but none of it is worth anything, until you actually face that fear.
Shelly is a personal development strategist and founder of The Rescue Yourself Project helping women over 40 step into their unique selves so they can create a life they love! A few years ago, she found herself living a life that wasn’t of her making. Deciding that wasn’t what she wanted she ran away from home and spent eight months “re-branding” herself. Today Shelly helps women find their unique selves by becoming experts about their values, strengths, passions, goals and purpose so they can design a life they love.
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MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum / all(zone)
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- Architects: all(zone)
- Location: Chiang Mai, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Architect In Charge: Rachaporn Choochuey, Sorawit Klaimak, Asrin Sanguanwongwan, Aroonrod Supreeyaporn in collaboration with Sarin Nilsonthi
- Area: 3330.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Soopakorn Srisakul
- Client: MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum
- Engineer: Next Innovation
- Lighting Designer: Kris Manopimok
- Daylight Designer: Narongwit Areemit
- Landscape Architect: Rachaniporn Tiempayotorn
- Environmental Graphic Designer: Cookies Dynamo
- Contractor: Urban Form
- Total Site Area: 3700 sqm
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The MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, located in the northern Thai city of Chiangmai, a thriving art and cultural center, has been created to house an important private collection of Thai and regional art.
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To present the collection, an old warehouse was dramatically transformed into a dynamic space that provides a well-facilitated platform for a wide range of activities. While the industrial spirit of the warehouse has been maintained, light wells that brighten and illuminate the interior space have been created with the use of local materials. In addition to the gallery space, a front section of the building was designed for support activities.
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Plan 1
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Plan 2
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From the exterior, the museum immediately draws attention because the main façade is clad with thousands of small, decorative mirror tiles that reflect light, a decorative technique inspired by traditional Thai temple architecture. However, here new techniques of installation have been applied to create tile patterns that explore contemporary art expressions. The reflections help to dissolve the wall into the surroundings and vice versa, while at the same time, calling the attention of passersby with the lightness of the architecture.
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