If you are already running or considering starting up your first blog then get ready for problems.

They are part of the blogging life-style and it really depends on you for the out-come. Lets start with a little story, so I had been working on the new IBB theme for a couple of days and I was finally ready to go live with it. I went live with it only to find out that the cool featured posts was not working, it simply displayed them all in one long row instead of with the javascript fade in and out like its suppose to.

Now I could have easily lost my cool and gone berserk and kicked some furniture but that simply would not solve my problem. Instead I took the advice of one of my favorite vloggers on the net Gary Var-Ner-Chuk and instead of pouting I dealt with it and continued on with my day after I sent an email asking the co-developer of the theme what was wrong.

That brings me to the point of this post, we need to have our priorities straight if we want to run a successful business that is sure to work. Remember, sugar works better then salt in business and you can certainly take that to the bank!

Cool Off – When a problem arises, instead of dealing with it right then wait 30 minutes and think about what you want to say. If your still REALLY mad after 30 minutes you may have good cause but remember, people respond better to a kind email or phone-call then they do to the all guns blazing approach!

Be Courteous – If you really want someone to respond when a problem arises that should have been avoided then being courteous is like Gold. If you respect someone enough to be patient with them while they fix a problem they have caused they will not only get the job done quicker but they will be more willing to continue working with you and possibly get more people to know about you because word of mouth is powerful and it only takes 1 tweet to thousands of people to grow readerships in the blink of an eye!

Limit Your Words – If you are mad about something I find it best to limit my words and sentences to people and they get the message that they need to help me right now or I won’t be satisfied. This can be a bit brutal but I still think its better then cussing someone out because they made a mistake on something they did for you.

Forgive & Forget – Once the problem is solved its time to forget it and move on, that does not mean you have to use that person again for work but it does mean that you never go around bad mouthing them because they made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes and just think what you would feel like if someone went around telling people about your mistakes. My guess is you would not be to happy so do the right thing and forgive and forget!

Remember – Lastly guys remember, when it comes to people no matter the age they will always remember what you do to them, so if that’s the case wouldn’t you rather leave them with a smile then a frown? I want to know that I treated every person I could with respect no matter what they have done to me. Its all about your mind-set and how you deal with things, it may not seem important right now but just wait, in a few years you all will get it!

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