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Love What You Do

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Ray Kroc once said ‘When you find something you love to do you’ll never work another day in your life.’ I don’t know about you but that sounds pretty good to me.

So how do you find that dream job that doesn’t feel like work…

Firstly, chances are that it won’t just find you – you have to actively look for it. Unless you have already reached this nirvana then doing the same old thing day in and day out hoping for a different result will not only be fruitless, but is, by its very definition, INSANITY. Get active and start looking.

Don’t know where to look for it? Try looking in lots of different places, really different places. Talk to people, try a new hobby, read anything and everything. Your inspiration may just come from a place you never imagined.

Once you find something, remember that you may not completely love it straight away. Most of the time we don’t have the exact skills required for our dream job. We may need to train or study in order to become good at something. Then we won’t be able to stop doing it!

Once you have found it, devote yourself to it… and help everyone else who is still searching!!

Good luck on your quest.

What is a BAS agent? And why would you use one?

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BAS agents are registered with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) to legally prepare and submit your Business Activity Statement (BAS) to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) if you are registered for GST. In other words, BAS agents will assist you in looking after your day to day accounts. On the other hand there are Tax agents who are registered to lodge your tax returns at the end of each financial year, whether it be for your business or for your personal records.

The benefits of using a BAS agent go back to the primary purpose of why Better Your Business came about; so that business owners can focus on the areas of their business that they are really good at, and allow us to fill the gap in the areas they are not so good at or don’t enjoy. As a registered BAS agent, we will be actively engaged in the reconciliation of you accounts and payroll, and the preparation of all that is involved in lodging your BAS with the ATO, outlining your GST and PAYG for the period.

If you are tired of coming around to BAS time and feeling overwhelmed with the idea of lodging your own BAS, then why not consider engaging your very own BAS agent? Freedom of time and mind is what we’re all about. How can we help you?

Xero vs. The Rest

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Finding the best accounting software for your business can be a scary place. There are so many options and price points that you can come away from your research feeling very daunted. I know, I’ve done it myself.

Why do I prefer to use Xero?

The ease of having all the information online to be accessed anywhere, the ability to collaborate online with my clients, live bank data feeds, pay by the month subscription… What more can I say? Xero really is leading the way in online accounting technology. Be a part of the online phenomenon and try Xero out for yourself. Better Your Business can then act as your external accounts manager by providing a range of different services with Xero as the platform. Why not check out how Better Your Business in partnership with Xero can help move you and your business forward?

New Beginnings – YOU CAN!

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It’s a new year! How exciting! An opportunity to start a fresh and start well!

You can apply this mentality to everything in your life. Absolutely everything! If your relationships, business or health started waning towards the end of 2012, then get a hold of them, give them a shakeup, and decide to change!

Take your health for example. A lot of people choose the new year to decide to go on a health kick. Don’t make it just a fad. Make it a lifestyle! Once you start, use your momentum to keep you on the right track and dedicated to healthy eating and exercise. It CAN be done and you CAN do it!

This goes back to the principle that if you do something enough times then you will form a habit. Habits are hard to break. Create good habits in your life! It might be hard to stay dedicated in the first place but get EXCITED about the fact that you CAN change!

Look forward to it. Get excited about it. It’s going to be a great year!

Welcome to Better Your Business

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Welcome to the Better Your Business blog. On these pages you will experience a holistic approach to improving your business and your life.

Being organised, focused, setting plans and being goal oriented will get you on the right path to Better Your Business. If it sounds like hard work to you, bear with me. It doesn’t have to be. You might not do it all yourself though. That’s one thing I have learnt over the years. You just can’t be all things to all men, no matter how hard you try. We are just not designed to be good at everything! But every single one of us, yes everyone, has something we excel in, and funnily enough, it’s probably the thing we enjoy doing the most! Focus on that, and let other people take care of the rest. This will definitely lead to a much happier and healthier you.

Join me as we walk through what it means to have a Better Business and a Better Life.