Power Of Intention – First Steps To Success

What are your intentions this year? If you could write the script (and you can, ya know?) for how this year would turn out, what would it include? There are many choices and I can share from personal experience, that too many choices can stop you in your tracks and put a halt on your progress. So take a minute to pause and then ask the question of what your intentions are for this year as many times as it takes before you get a few solid and clear answers.

Have you ever read something or heard something that you never paid a lot of attention to and then out of no where (or so it seems) you hear that idea over and over again? That is what happened with me around the word ‘intentions’. Sure, I know the word, I’ve read about it here or there, but in the last few weeks I have seen and heard about it more than I can count. No, not because it is a new year and the conversations are usually the same, but because I was present to it and I have been called out to look at it more closely.

So I stopped, took a look and will continue to do so in the weeks and months that are ahead. I wanted to put the idea out there for you to take a look at the word intention and what it means to you, but more so, I wanted to check in and see if you are being called to look more closely at something. A word, an idea, a business model, a relationship? Turns out there are signs and clues all around us if we pause long enough to recognize them instead of ignore them.

I have been a bit stuck. My head has been spinning with ideas about what big things I want to accomplish and what big goals I should and should not make a priority. I was looking for the first steps to success, seems normal, right? So here is what happened as a result of looking at the word intention more closely. I took all my ideas (oh, SO many!!) and made a new list called “The BIG 3”. I wrote down 3 priority projects and also listed out in what ways I could measure that I was making progress with each.

Intentions can be inspiring! Intentions can pull you in and help you focus on what matters most to you so that you can get out of your head and start taking action to make some bigger (or not so big) things happen!! How about you? What are your first steps to success this year?  Your thoughts?

Taking Action – Do Things Differently

It is a New Year and we are off to a strong start. You may be excited about what 2012 holds for you, and you also may be thinking about doing things a bit differently in the New Year in order to end up with some different results.

If you are serious about success then YOU need to Continue reading »

Welcome To November – Good Intentions vs Taking Action

Do you ever have really good intentions to do something, but it doesn’t happen? I am sure that happens to all of us at one time or another. The important thing to look at is what we do with that small defeat. Do we use it as an excuse to step back and let ourselves off the hook, or do we use it to learn and become more determined to follow through in the future? It is your choice and it can say a lot about where you are going.

More times than not, I would say I use those small defeats as a wake up call and  to step up my game.  Lately, I must admit, that has not been the case. I have had several good intentions fall through the cracks, and rather than stop what I am doing and get a handle on the situation, I have let it slip out of control. I am not excited to share this out loud, and pretty embarrassed due to the fact that I am the girl who takes action and makes things happen. I am an expert in productivity and I have not been the very best I can be when it comes to living up to my full potential.

Things can spiral out of control much easier than we may like to believe. No matter what has fallen through the cracks, there is always time and space to make it right. Last month, I did not post to my blog at all! I went from posting 2-3 times every week, to taking an unplanned and self imposed hiatus! I want to make it right and I will choose to plug away at sharing some great information, ideas and content with you this month. It won’t happen again. I now have a plan in place to hold me accountable and keep me moving forward.

Good intentions don’t always lead to good things, but taking action does! If you have let some important things fall through the cracks, take this month to get back on track and in control of what you want to be doing. Get clear, make a plan in enough detail that you can follow step by step, and then focus on that plan each and every day. When you get stuck or feel discouraged, reach out to your friends, family or online community and get back in the game as soon as possible.

Jack Canfield – Speaking On Stage

I was on stage this past weekend, in West Palm Beach, answering a question about taking action and sharing some quick productivity tips. It was a wonderful experience to confidently look out and make eye contact with the audience. As I looked through the crowd, my eyes meet with one of my idols, Jack Canfield. He was the keynote speaker at the event, and was in the room for an expert panel discussion. What an exciting moment for me to cherish, Jack Canfield watching me speak on stage!! (cool, right?)

This exhilarating event was put on by the power sisters of Women’s Prosperity Network (WPN), Nancy Matthews, Trish Carr and Susan Ronis Wiener. I was invited to Continue reading »

Personal Assessment – Inspiration From Benjamin Franklin

I read that Benjamin Franklin kept a formal, written daily assessment of himself. I also know that this was a daily ritual year after year. This idea mixed in with taking a look at what I have accomplished this past month, has me very intrigued. It is great to have a clear picture of who you most want to be and better still to list those characteristics out and look at them daily, at at least often. With such a list you could check in to see how you measure up.

The opportunity to fulfill your potential is in your hands. An idea like Ben Franklin’s allows you to set the bar higher and then work towards its attainment with vigor as time goes on. By knowing where you Continue reading »

Get More Of What You Want – Help Other People

What if you could have everything you ever wanted? What if that was not just a question, but a real possibility? Think about it, dream about it and see where your imagination takes you. Have you heard the saying that goes “If you help enough other people get what they want, you’ll get what you want”? I was thinking about that and also was thinking about all the people I know, and the people they know and a light bulb went off! Helping people get what they want is a great goal, but what does that look like?

We have our family and closest friends, we have the people we work with, the people we have gone to school with, community connections and neighbors, local associations, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and much much more!! We are literally surrounded with millions of people! What if we Continue reading »

Overcoming Procrastination – More Productive At Work

Most people would love to have more time in their day. When I was thinking about this, I thought about the main culprit. A common question I get often is about finding a cure for procrastination. It is something that we all catch from time to time, and some have it worse than others. Getting a handle on this big time waster will do a lot for you, not only in terms of being more productive, but also for your self-confidence. Having more time in your day is about MAKING more time and also about doing what needs to get done and marking it complete.

It is so easy to get lost in a sea of projects and tasks that are calling to you. The real surprise comes when you Continue reading »

An Ideal Lifestyle – Moving Forward With Action

When you see people who are living a life that you would like to have for yourself, what thoughts come to mind. For me it is a series of questions. What do they have that I don’t have? What are they doing that I need to learn or emulate? What will it take for me to create that outcome for myself? If we want to accomplish something, particularly something that has been accomplished before, we have a great opportunity to look around and witness plenty of examples that is can be done. This is encouraging, right?

I think of business a lot like the movie and entertainment business. In the movies, actors play a part. They read the details of the character they are going to play and they start to formulate the characteristics and the mindset so they can Continue reading »

I Don’t Have Any Time!

I just heard myself complain that I don’t have enough time to do everything I need to do to wrap up my week! Shame on me, I know better! If I were my own client, my reply would have been, when you want to do something and you don’t have time, it is more a matter of making time! That’s the moment I regained control of my day! And, with that, I am ready to move forward and have an amazing, fun and productive day! I silently began to chant, “Stop being busy and start being productive!”

Have you ever caught yourself saying that you don’t HAVE enough time to do it all? That, as I just felt myself, is a sure way to feel dis-empowered and a bit defeated before you have a chance to know what hit you. After I went down that path, for about 10 seconds, I slapped my head (as in wow, I could have had a V-8) and said the trick to this challenge is to Continue reading »

Working On The Run – Be More Productive

I travel a lot and have become pretty good at taking my business on the road and working from wherever I happen to be. This past week I was away for 10 days and certain things were essential to my success. Here are a few things that I have picked up that have really made a difference for me in terms of how productive I was able to be while away from my ‘home’ office. It takes some forward thinking and planning, but if you are organized at home with what your work schedule looks like, then taking it on the road can be a breeze.

1. Have a list of your current projects and the deadlines for each and every milestone that make up those projects. How many plates are in the air for you when you Continue reading »

Make Your Surroundings “Productivity Friendly”

Most of us who are reading this article work from home.  It’s a wonderful sense of freedom that comes from not being “out there” in the rat race, but to work at home, and sometimes alone for long hours, can also pose some unique difficulties around being productive that can be avoided with careful planning.

First of all, we have to take time to really think about our surroundings.  How does it make you feel to “go to work?”  Does your space invite you to Continue reading »

Laptop Lifestyle – How To Pull It All Together

Having a home based business has many perks; you get to set your own work hours, you can avoid leaving the house during high traffic times and you can pick up and take your ‘office’ with you to any destination that you can imagine (as long as there is an Internet connection). Maybe you haven’t thought much about it, but you are able to enjoy a laptop lifestyle and keep your business more productive and running smoothly as you travel. What do you need to make it work?  Different circumstances take different ideas. Here is how you can pull it all together and create your own business in a box (as I call it).

A big thing to consider is how long you will be gone. There are a few ways to create a laptop lifestyle for yourself. One is that you may choose to Continue reading »

Business Success Tips – Keep Taking Action!

June marks the half way point of the year. This is a great month to step back and take a look at the bigger picture and get clear that you are on track and making the progress you need to in order to end the year as you envisioned back on January 1rst. What are your goals and what is it that you most want to accomplish? This is an important ritual for any entrepreneur who has their sights set on success. Take this month to step back and take a serious look at where you are and where you want to be.

By the end of the month you need to Continue reading »

Accelerate Your Business – Focus On Today

What would it take to accelerate your business in the next 30 days? Read that question again and really think about the answer. List as many ideas and resources that you can think of. If your life depended on it (or the life of someone you care deeply about), what are you capable of pulling off in a 30 day period of time that will absolutely transform your business and take you to a whole new level. Can you imagine what that would look like? If you could have that kind of breakthrough, how would that make you feel?

Here are a few ideas that came to mind when I think about Continue reading »

What To Do When You’re Not Doing What You Need To Do!

Do you have something you really want to accomplish, but you wake up and start your day by doing something completely unrelated? Do you wake up and instead open your email or you log into your favorite social media account, why? Is you mind going 100 miles a minutes with all the things that you could be doing, and most of them are not associated with your next deadline? Why is it that you have a big goal in front of you and yet find yourself avoiding it?

Avoiding what we know we need to do is something that every person who is human experiences. That is the good news, you are not alone! It has been called self-sabotage, avoidance , fear and many other things. I think that those are valid observations, but I also think Continue reading »