What is Blue Label up to?

Blue Label Holdings...

Was set up to co-own companies that show promise with the core focus of upliftment.

Blue Label has a letting company, construction company and is currently setting up a catering and cleaning company.

There are a number of important goals that we are attempting to keep in the foreground.

• Integrity
• Great Service
• Inovation

Join us as we take you through the Making of Blue Label......

Breaking the Wall!

Business and life in general are very similar to building a dam, letting it fill with water till the wall breaks, rushing down stream till the next dam and starting all over again.

Building the dam is getting the basics in place and deciding which river you want to attempt, trying to decide the best strategy to get into the river with out sinking;

the filling up takes a long time, plenty of patience and is the period where you work yourself to the bone, long hours and plenty of effort with seemingly little progress or reward. You are chasing opportunities and knocking on closed doors;

but as the dam fills up the wall takes strain and begins to crack, this is the period when you start to see you efforts pay off and all of a sudden the wall breaks and you rush forward with enormous speed and power. Your rewards are plentiful and your obstacles don't stand a chance;

then you enter another dam, another level of business, and you start chipping away at the dam wall again, knowing what awaits when you break through.

As you flow down stream, you collect more and more water therefore making the dam walls easier and easier to break until you don't even realise they are there and you are constantly rushing over obstacles and reaping rewards.

This is very important to remember when you are just starting to fill your first dam and the wall seems too rise for eternity.

Keep Going!!

The one who can handle the rising water the longest will survive.

The nine signposts of the work you were born to do

Question: What do you know in your heart you are here to do and be, even if this presently exists only as an idea or thought?

So what are the characteristics of a renaissance soul?

A renaissance soul delights in variety and learns to honour that desire for variety - rather than seeing it as a problem or suffering from the belief that such an approach is in some way dysfunctional.

Other characteristics of renaissance souls include the following:

A renaissance soul enjoys variety and likes to focus on different interests consecutively and sequentially.

A renaissance soul is inspired by possibilities, by learning and growing. He or she likes branching out, evolving and opening up options rather than closing them down..

A renaissance soul frequently wants to move onto something new once she gets good at something, rather than stick with the same old thing.
But you don’t have to be a genius to be a renaissance soul!

In pursuing a variety of passions, you may become good enough at them to generate income from one or all of them; or you may simply express your many interests through a range of activities, volunteering your time and talents in various ways that are meaningful to you.

However, being a renaissance soul is not just about pursuing a diverse set of activities; it is also about recognising and acknowledging the many facets of your identity.

Modern work can often demand a lot of a little of us – we use few of our skills and express the same aspects of ourselves over and over again, while the rest of our potential and ability goes unutilised. A renaissance soul enjoys finding ways of expressing all aspects of themselves.

For example, I know that within me there are many aspects of myself I enjoy expressing. In me, there is an artist, an entrepreneur, a deal maker, a mystic, a poet, a friend and a teacher. I like bringing all those aspects – and more – to my work.

A renaissance soul doesn’t want to leave any aspect of themselves out of their life!

... Now it's time to turn our attention to the nine signposts of the work you were born to do.



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Are you a Renaissance Soul? Life as a 'portfolio' of work and interests

Here are some examples of this way of thinking that you can affirm for yourself:

1. I want to be more creatively engaged and fulfilled.
2. I want to feel more appreciated.
3. I want more excitement and to feel that my own talents are more fully utilised.
4. I want to keep learning and growing and developing my skills and talents.
5. I want to feel free to set my own goals and to be in charge of my own time.

The characteristics of the work you were born to do

Here are the main characteristics that will help you to recognise the potential of the work you were born to do:

1. 
   It doesn’t feel like work in any traditional sense.


2. 
   You work for love AND money: you generate income in a joyful way.


3. 
   You contribute what you uniquely have to share


4. 
   You experience a deep sense of fulfilment.


5. 
   You develop an equality of head and heart.

‘Resistance’ – the tendency we all have to self-sabotage

Discover The Work You Were Born To Do and Become an Inspired Entrepreneur

SA business upbeat on 2010

There are many reasons South Africa is such a great place, Business is definitely one of them

Seventy-five percent of South African companies believe that the 2010 Fifa World Cup will benefit them financially, and are taking steps to capitalise on the country's hosting of the event, according to the latest International Business Report by consultants Grant Thornton.
Releasing the 2007 International Business Report - previously known as the International Business Owners Survey - on Wednesday, Grant Thornton said in a statement that the build-up to the World Cup would boost business sentiment in South Africa.
Three-quarters of the medium to large privately held businesses surveyed in SA were looking forward to "some level of financial benefit" from the World Cup, Grant Thornton said.
"The majority of these respondents (47%) believe that the greatest benefit will be gained in the build-up to the event, while only 14% expect to benefit during the event itself."
According to the survey, 60% of SA companies are considering diversifying their product or service in order to maximise their returns from the tournament, 53% are increasing their workforce, and 46% are making additional capital investments in their businesses.
A third (33%) of the businesses surveyed said they were increasing their geographic spread in preparation for the event and its build-up, while a quarter (25%) said they would be importing more goods from abroad.
Grant Thornton chairman Leonard Brehm commented: "If our country is to meet the growth targets that have been set, all those working in South African business must be able to operate in a safe environment.
"This can only be achieved through strong and sustained action by government security agencies at all levels, supported by a culture of community participation in assisting with the detection and control of crime."
Grant Thornton's 2007 International Business Report is based on research conducted among medium to large privately held businesses in 32 countries, covering more than 7 200 respondents. In South Africa, research was conducted by Research Surveys among 200 privately held businesses employing between 100 and 400 staff.
South Africa.info reporter

Sales

Often people worry about nice business card, letter heads and computers, although these things become important to the business. For your start up

Sales – Sales – Sales

This is what you need to focus on it the beginning, without sales you don’t have a business. You will need to spend most of the day and your energy getting sales.

The best Ideas come from imagination and creativity. Think out the box, open you mind and come up with ways that will suits your market,

We have added a few thoughts to get you going

1. Right after the first sale, make sure you follow-up with your client. 2. You could try upselling to your clients. 3. Inform your clients of new product and services.4. Give your new customers the option to join an affiliate program. 5. Offer the customer the rights to your product. Within the package you offer, you could include information on other products you have for sale. 6. You could create a package deal where you cross promote your products with another businesses' product.