I am inspired today by Brendon Burchard!

I thought I would share one of his latest videos, Success & Winning Streaks. As you know success is my favorite topic in the whole world. My passion lies with helping women achieve success in their new business from start up to launch and beyond.

Today I hope you know that YOU ARE ENOUGH and YES YOU CAN!!

But just in case you need a little pick me up, consider these 10 “ways of being,” to find your winning streak of success!

Your Assignment: Your life, your journey…get excited!! Enjoy the Video.

Are you ready to experience a greater sense of fulfillment, and feel untrapped in your business?

Use systems!

This is the only way your business can run on autopilot, and provide you a sense of renewal, and joy.

Top 10 Reasons Why You Need Systems

1. You can stop reinventing the wheel.
2. Your business can run on it’s own without you.
3. You can conserve your energy and efforts with rote operational tasks.
4. You can appear more professional to prospective clients.
5. You can provide more perceived added value to existing clients by communicating better and consistently without fail.
6. You can feel more confident in your ability to deliver to your clients
7. Reduce overwhelm and stress.
8. Make more money for your business, because you will be able to focus on marketing and other revenue generating activities, than administrative tasks.
9. You can have a lifestyle of freedom and live in purpose.
10. You can create passive and residual streams of income more easily.

Bonus: You can fall in love with your business all over again

In order to experience true prosperity, and freedom in your life and business, systems are not a luxury – it’s a must.

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I am currently reading a book, “Becoming a Millionnaire God’s Way,” by Dr. C. Thomas Anderson. I just finished chapter two. I liked his summation of the key points about having a good attitude.

We’ve all heard the expression, your attitude detemines your altitude (e.g. just how far you go or become). Chance are, this is the premise you’ve grown up with, and what you communicate to your kids on an ongoing basis.

I am wondering if you are approaching your business in the same light.

As a parent you desire to see your kids succeed, without question or hesitation. You are willing to do what needs to be done (by any means necessary) so that your kids can have more, can be the best, achieve anything their heart desires.

Imagine if you exhibited this same deep rooted passion for success toward your business?

You would be unstoppable!! However, this will be hard to come by without the right attitude about life, and what you believe is possible.

I wish to share the key points I read this morning that were a powerful reminder of where I need to focus my energies today:

So in a nutshell, your attitude reflects what’s in your heart, dictates your thoughts, your behaviors and your actions.

I am wondering how many of us are in need of an attitude check this morning? Make today a great day!!

At some point in time in your business you will reach a place where:

Most likely when this happens it means it’s time to start thinking about expanding. A big part of expansion is outsourcing.

Although, you are still in the early stages of your business, it’s never too soon to begin thinking about expansion. Actually the best time to think about it is before it happens. This way when the time is right, you can move with action more quickly and seamlessly.

Outsourcing is an intentional focused activity that will provide better leverage and achievement of expected results more quickly and easily over time.

Here are 5 quick strategies to get you started:

1. Get clear on what you need to outsource – many wait until overwhelm sets in. When you get to that saturation place, it’s hard to figure out what needs to be outsourced first. Suddently everything presents itself as a priority. To start, focus your attention on revenue generating activities that aren’t getting done, and that which takes up too much time or energy.

2. Identify the skills needed to get tasks done – once you know what need to get done, then you need to think about how. This is, figuring out what skills are needed to get you from point A to point B. For example, if you find yourself hitting a wall with technical tasks (e.g. web development, shopping cart set up, setting up a blog, use of an autoresponder, etc), you will need to find someone with this skill set to fill the void.

3. Know first what outcomes you are looking for – often times people get upset when they hire someone and they just aren’t producing the results that they want. To avoid this from happening, get clear in your mind first what “criteria” you need for a job well done. Essentially, think about what finished projects should look and feel like.

4. Articulate clearly how you want things done – the idea here is delegation, not abdication. This means YOU need to provide direction as opposed to leaving your hiree to figure out the what and how on their own. In so doing, you will have a way to measure whether outcomes are being met as expected.

5. Hire subcontractors vs. employees- subcontractors or freelancers are the way to go because it’s easier, more convenient, and overall cheaper than an employee. They work on a hourly or project basis, and are responsible for their own taxes and insurance. The only thing you would have to provide is a 1099-MISC form that specifies what you pay them, so that they can use it to file their taxes.

Hope these suggestions helped: See you in a couple weeks…it’s my kid’s spring break!!

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Take a look around your home. What do you see? Clutter? Disorder? Untidiness?

How about your home office? Can you see the bottom of your desk? When was the last time you filed away important papers and folders?

I don’t know about you ladies, but house keeping is one of my least favorite things to do around the house. However, in order to make consistent progress and reach expected results, you’ve got to learn how to manage your home environment effectively.

This is not always easy when juggling multiple responsibilities, and trying to launch & grow while you work.

However, an unkept, disorganized home and office are signs of personal and business ineffectiveness. Effectiveness is about being efficient and optimizing the time you have to simply get things done and achieve desired results.

If your surroundings do nothing more than distract you from focus on tasks at hand, and drain your energy levels, you will move no where fast.

How you operate in your home should align and reflect your ideals for personal and business success.

Here are strategies you can implement immediately to maintain your home simply & get you well on your way to reducing overwhelm, stress & ultimately, profits for your business:

1. Clean daily

2. Avoid Clutter – this is one of the main reasons why it’s hard to find what you need, when you need it.

3. Know When to Hire a Professional – simplify life by knowing when something is too time consuming, or complicated for you to handle.

If your husband is like mine, he probably thinks he can fix anything Encourage him to get professionals for the big and messy jobs (e.g. plumbing and wiring). This way there’s less for you to help clean up.

4. Make cleaning a family project - your family members are part of your team; therefore, you shouldn’t be the only cleaning.

5. Know where things belong- inadequate space for storing things, or lack of mutual understanding of where things go, is an invitation for disorder.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT:
1. I’ve brainstormed some ways to maintain home – now it’s your turn! What else comes to mind.

2. Start now! Think about what areas of the house stay unkept or uncluttered most often and start there.

The important thing is commitment and consistency . Try these new tactics for the next month and see what difference it makes in how your house looks, and how you feel.

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There is no question that you will experience challenges when trying to reach goals…it’s very much a part of the journey as an entrepreneur. So given the unpredicability of life, it’s not a matter of “if” obstacles will come your way, it’s a question of “when.” The best way to get through these times is to be prepared for any situation that may be thrown your way.

Here are some tips to help you overcome challenges and achieve your goals:

1. Take a step back – this requires looking at the issue from an outsider point of view. Sometimes when you’re close and emotionally invested in the situation, it’s hard to think with a clear head. In many cases taking a broader view, reveals answers to the challenge.

2. Search for the silver lining – it’s easy to focus on what’s broken. Instead try seeking out the good that has come out of the situation. However, you have to be willing to look for it, as it’s not always present. If there’s only a speck of hopeful light in a grim situation, focus your attention on that hope.

3. Look for a new path – sometimes challenges will show you a new path or option to get you from where you are to where you want to be. Leave these doors open and see where life takes you… this “detour” may bring you to a better place than you ever expected

4. Stay flexible – although it’s important with any venture to begin with the end in mind, sometimes the best made plans or deadlines have to be altered in some way. Additionally give yourself adequate time to implement. This will help minimize pressure and frustration when confronted with the unexpected.

5. Seek solutions and take action -look at challenges as opportunities to take bold action toward your goal. The faster you jump into finding a solution, the faster you’ll be back on track to reaching your goals.

6. Allow yourself to make mistakes – if you are a recovering perfectionist like me, this tip may be hard to embrace. But give yourself permission to be human. So often, a great deal of learning comes about from mistakes.

7. Ask for help – hopefully you are not running your business as a one woman operation. If so, it’s time to retire the super women cape and recognize you can’t jump hurdles alone. You must have a support network in place so that you are not carrying the weight of “what goes wrong” on your shoulders. Asking for help and trusting others to help are critical.

8. Avoid blaming yourself or others – in many cases it’s not important whose at fault. The only thing that really matters is finding a beneficial solution to the problem, quickly and efficiently. Allow your network to brainstorm solutions with you so that resolve can be reached more quickly.

TODAY’S AFFIRMATION:

- I accept my limitations and celebrate what I can do.

- I am determined to turn any event that happens to me into a lesson learned.

- I continue to run the race even when others around me give up.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

Think about and answer these questions:

How can I turn a recent disappointment into useful learning experience?

Is there an old commitment I’ve abandoned?

What distractions can I eliminate in order to refocus my goals?

One of the challenges when starting a business is freeing up money to afford start up business expenses and costs.

It’s a bit easier to accomplish this if you are launching your business while you work. This way you still have the security of regular income to help you segway into business ownership.

The good news is coaching, consulting, and other service and information type businesses have no overhead and low start up costs. However, whether you are looking to create part time income, or a lifestyle change as a full time entrepreneur, you will need to trim household expenses to gain money for your business.

I have brainstormed some ideas for you to uncover more money with income you already have:

Stay out of the mall

What are some other cost cutting measures that come to mind?

No matter what strategies you choose, remember the key is discipline, commitment, AND consistency, if you are serious about financing your business, and doing more with less in the household. Soon these cost cutting habits will become a new way of being and everyday living.

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On Tuesday we discussed the reasons why solitude is beneficial.

Here’s a list of things you can do while taking advantage of solitude:

-Write in your journal.

-Promote healing with classical, meditative, or some other music to calm the senses and reduce stress.

- Sleep

- Meditate

- Do Yoga

- Cultivate a Hobby

- Gardening

- Read a Good Book

- Exercise

- Break from the daily grind and focus on something you LOVE to do & FUN

What else comes to mind?

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE: It is easy in the world, to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after one’s own; but the great man is he who in the midst of a crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance

YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

Think about the following:

- Have I spent some time completely by myself today without being glue to my phone, computer, or television? What did I choose to do?

- Have I considered transforming myself by getting rid of my bad habits and negative ways of thinking? What would I like to change?

- Have I looked within today and tried to nurture my spiritual self? How can I make time for prayer or meditation every day?

- Have I used my solitude to do something fulfilling such as: listening to classical music, gardening, or reading a good book?

- Have I written in my journal? Have I spent time engaging in my hobby? Why or why not?

What has been revealed today?

Next week March Madness begins.

For all my non-sports types out there, it’s the time when college men basketball players across the country compete for the national championship. It is very intense, but also exciting! I wonder which two teams my husband will place his bets to win all.

However, March doesn’t have to be a month of “madness” for us, it can be a time of solitude instead.

Chances are you are doing what you typically do – be all things to all people, at all times, at your own expense. You haven’t taken time out for number one in a while, and your energy levels and momentum in your business has shifted because of it.

I am officially declaring March as “Solitude Month!”

What exactly is solitude?

Simply put, it’s enjoyable time spent in your own company! It’s about quality “ME” time. However, this does not include staying glued to your cell phone, or browsing your Facebook or Twitter account. So put aside all your gadgets and other distractions, and just focus on you.

Instead solitude is an opportunity to understand, reflect, and manifest in the following ways:

Put Your Life in Perspective – spending time each day looking back at the previous day and analyzing how you lived it, will open up insights personally, and in your business.

Get the Creative Juices Flowing Again – creating private space free from distractions, friends and loved ones, will help you get unclogged, increase the flow of new ideas, and illuminate what’s possible.

Enrich Relationships (both business & personal) – maintaining healthy relationships is key. When you’re in quiet reflection, you can decide which ones are worth keeping and nurturing, and which should be placed on the back burner. Remember, life’s a theatre…not everyone can be on the front row.

Contemplate & Grow Spiritually – being alone shows you any “clouds of doubt” and negativity that obscure your TRUE self, patiently waiting to manifest itself. You will discover the way to dissolve these clouds, and then your bright core will shine through.

Transform Yourself - being alone helps you see clearly bad habits and negative emotions. When this is revealed, acknowledge it, forgive yourself, and move forward to usher in change. Ladies it’s empowering to be able to figure things out for yourself. You’ll also feel more confident in your own competence and resourcefulness.

I think you would agree with me these things are CRITICAL to your success as an entrepreneur. The pace of life is rapid and non stop. Making a conscious effort to spend time in solitude will prove to be most beneficial in your life and business.

Tune in Thursday for some quick tips on what specific activities you can do in solitude that will bring about a shift in the areas noted above.

Disappointment. Hinderances. Set backs. Overwhelm. Confusion. Lost of investment. I know you’ve experienced these in some shape form or fashion in your personal life and in your business.

These “thorny” places can be debilitating at times. Psychologically, it makes you feel weak and that which gets in your way of “being” and “becoming,” as an entrepreneur – so you think….

However, what if you reframed for a moment and looked at these places as opportunities to learn more and become a better person, mom, wife, business owner?

I once heard someone say, “You’ve got to go through to get to.” What I like about that statement is that it forces each of us to tap into a place of complete faith, belief and knowing that these places of discomfort are all for our greater good.

In the end, these “thorny places” will be your ultimate source of strength, and mold and shape you into your extraordinary purpose: an entrepreneur.

I know this way of thinking is easier said than done, especially when you’re feeling worn down by the demands of life and your business.

Here a few quick strategies that will assist you in maintaining a more victorious mindset:

1. Rely on a Higher Power – that is, complete dependence on the grace that is given to you by the Divine to pull you through. Trust that this source of power is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all, if you tap into it. Choose to rest in this assurance and persevere.

2. Focus on What’s Working – what you focus on expands. As you focus on making what’s good, even better, the areas that aren’t as strong have less power. This can be done by think about the things that will create greater increase in already existing strength areas. As a result, your energy levels will be better maintained, and your thoughts will be that of possibilities more readily, instead of defeat.

3. Seek Support from Others- it’s about maximizing efforts and return on your investment of your time, energy and money. As a solopreneur you must remember it’s not about working on your business singlehandedly. You must trust others to do what you despise. This way you will see better, quicker returns on your investment.

4. Learn from Others – you must be willing to learn from others who have already been where you are and know where you trying to go. This makes the journey much more sustainable over time.

AFFIRMATIONS:
Today, I choose to have faith and trust that there is a plan for my life bigger than what my eyes can see.

By moving forward instead of giving up, I give myself the gift of a new opportunity to fulfill my purpose.

SELF REFLECTION: Ask yourself: What lessons have I learned from a recent failure? How has disappointment helped me redirect my dreams and focus?