Find Strength and Success With Support

July 28th, 2010
Find Strength and Success With Support

This week, I want to continue the conversation I had started months ago, when I discussed the importance of Surrounding Yourself With Excellence.

Isn’t it wonderful having your own business? You are free to pursue your passion. You set the rules and run your business your way.

Somewhere along the way though, you need to have some show of support, some validation of what you are doing. This will ultimately help you to stay motivated, and focused.

Having a strong support environment is one of the most important elements to consider when you start your business. This will carry you through countless situations that you can’t even foresee when you’re first starting out. A supportive environment is what will save you when you want to give up. The people who are part of your support remind you of your talents and strengths; they remind you why you’re in your business to begin with. They also guide and advises you when you need it. Read the rest of this entry »

Clean Up Your Action List to Increase Your Productivity

July 21st, 2010
Clean Up Your Action List to Increase Your Productivity

(Before you read this week’s blog post, if you have not already, I highly recommend you to read the past 2 post, which also focused on list! Turn Your To-Do List into a Positive Business Tool and Mastering Your Goals & Actions Listl).

As a business owner, you know that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the number of things you need to accomplish in any given day or week. Sometimes the list seems unbearably long, and you become frustrated trying to find the time to get everything done.

I’m going to teach you a trick that will absolutely help you to trim your Action List into a manageable group of activities that you will want to accomplish. You are going to do this by weeding out those things that actually shouldn’t be on your list in the first place. Read the rest of this entry »

Mastering Your Goals & Actions List

July 7th, 2010
Mastering Your Goals & Actions List

(Before you read this week’s post, if you have not already, I highly recommend you to read last week’s one: Turn Your To-Do List into a Positive Business Tool).

I’m sure that you are familiar with the feeling that sometimes, there just aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish all the things that you want to do. It’s overwhelming, and it’s not pleasant.

There are techniques that you can use when you feel overwhelmed in this way. I’m going to share my strategy, and please feel free to copy it, to model it, and to apply it to your business. It has worked very well for me. Read the rest of this entry »

2010 Best Coaching Blog Contest NEWS!

July 2nd, 2010
2010 Best Coaching Blog Contest NEWS!

As you probably know, my blog was in the 2010 Best Coaching Blog Contest.

And, the results are in…!

Not only, has my blog made it into the Top 10, but I have actually won 2nd place!!!

Here is what I said when I heard the news ;-) Read the rest of this entry »

Turn Your To-Do List into a Positive Business Tool

June 30th, 2010
Turn Your To-Do List into a Positive Business Tool

Getting outstanding business results requires organisation. Not necessarily the cleaning-up-your-desk kind (although that can’t hurt, either ;-) , but organisation within yourself that will help you to better manage your business and the great results you will achieve.

What’s one of the first things that come to mind when you think of organising your business? Chances are, it’s your to-do list. It doesn’t matter whether you keep your list on a Blackberry, on an iPhone, on your laptop, or on good old-fashioned paper, the point is that you have one. Maybe you even just keep it in your head. For business owners, lists in one form or another are virtually inescapable. Read the rest of this entry »

Your Attitude is Your Choice

June 23rd, 2010
Your Attitude is Your Choice

Your attitude is a huge factor in the kind of business results that you achieve. It plays a vital role in setting the tone for your business success because it affects everything that you do.

Let’s face it. You can only have one of two attitudes. Positive or negative. There aren’t any other options; there isn’t any middle ground.

Think right now about two people you know, one with a positive attitude and one with a negative attitude. Think about what generally happens to both of them. Frankly, negative things seem to happen to the negative person, again and again. Read the rest of this entry »

BONUS Posts => Inspiration, Inspiration, Inspiration!!!

June 18th, 2010
BONUS Posts => Inspiration, Inspiration, Inspiration!!!

Starting a new thing this week, BONUS posts! These additional posts will include 1 question asked on Twitter and all of the received answers.

Check out these questions and more importantly, scroll down to read the answers!

• What do you do when someone tells you that what you want to do is not possible?
• What is that song that you listen to & feel energised & ready to achieve it all?
• What would you do if you knew you could not fail? (using the words of R. Schuller!)
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How do you motivate yourself? Read the rest of this entry »

Your way to an M3 Mindset: the ABCs to your states!

June 16th, 2010
Your way to an M3 Mindset: the ABCs to your states!

You know it by now ;-) There is one thing that sets you apart from everyone else; one thing that is the key to your success. Surprisingly, it has nothing to do with your business. By that, I mean that it has nothing to do with your skills and expertise. Because I know, that you would not have launch your own business if you did not have the appropriate set of skills and expertise. So, really, when you think about it, what is it that makes the difference and allow you to get the results you want in your business, and in your life. Your mindset!

Your mindset is the factor that will determine how outstanding – or how average – your business results are. You’ve heard me say that before: when you master your mindset, you free yourself to achieve the level of business success that you actually deserve.

There are several components to a strong and positive, aka M3, mindset. Once you apply them, you will be on your way to achieving outstanding results.

So, this week, let’s focus on one component of your mindset: your positive and empowering states. Read the rest of this entry »

The BIGGEST Key in your business is…

June 9th, 2010
The BIGGEST Key in your business is…

This week I want to write about a BIG key; it is very close to my heart, since it is thanks to this realisation that my life and my business have drastically transformed ;-)

This key applies to all of us, whether you are just starting out or are already a 7-figure business.

And, I’d like to encourage you to not only read this post and nod your head along, but decide that this is a true key and one that deserves for you to embrace it wholeheartedly. Do this shift TODAY and control your results TOMORROW.

We all face challenges and obstacles. It’s an inevitable part of business, and of life. And the single most important tool that helps us to overcome those obstacles is a strong and powerful mindset.

Think back on some challenges you’ve faced. How did you overcome them? Why did you make the particular decisions that you made, rather than doing things differently? Read the rest of this entry »

Shift Your Focus and Enjoy the Trip to the Top

June 2nd, 2010
Shift Your Focus and Enjoy the Trip to the Top

This week I want to share with you, something SO critical; making this shift TODAY, will propel, even higher, your ability to get results.

As a business owner, you want – and need – to get results. That is, after all, the reason you went into business. You want your products or services to help clients achieve the results they need, which in turn will give you the result of a successful, profitable business.

There’s a very important step that you need to take in order to get the results that you want: Stop focusing on the results. Read the rest of this entry »