Spring Forward in May – 3 Ideas For Action

I was thinking about what information would help you most to set May up as your most successful month this year. I have set that intention for myself and here is the simple outline that I have created for myself that I feel will help you as well.

1. Get tuned into the basics. What have you done consistently to get where you are today? Have you kept it up with the same passion and excitement or have you let that habit dwindle down? Choose a few basic habits that worked well whenyou were working them and put them back in your schedule.

2. Set a big ‘results’ goal and put your focus on achieving that goal every single working day for at least 60 minutes. Get others involved as much as possible. Declare what you will Continue reading »

Stop Being Overwhelmed – Small Business Success

Do you ever feel overwhelmed in your business? There are so many things to do in order to maintain what you have accomplished up until now. You also have many new ideas and opportunities that you’d like to experiment with. Between all you need to do, all that you want to do, and all the information you have access to, what are you to do next? Well first, don’t panic, you are not alone. Take a few deep breaths, take a step back and get ready to get yourself back on track and moving forward.

Where do you want to be at the end of this year with your business? Get very clear about Continue reading »

Business Productivity – Improve Your Habits

What new habits can help you improve the productivity for your business? Everyday people are executing ideas that will move their business forward and we can learn a lot by watching them. Some of these habits may work for you or even spur off new ideas of your own. The habit of taking action is more important then the action itself. Experiment with some things that you can incorporate into your daily and weekly routine. Here are a few ideas to get you thinking.

You could begin spending just a few minutes a day reaching out to someone new in your Social Media circles. Something I do weekly is Continue reading »

Making The Right Choices – Discipline For Success

We often go into business for ourselves so we can have more freedom, flexibility and because there is no glass ceiling for the income we can bring in. The sky is the limit for what we can create and it is very easy to get excited about what is possible. Yet the idea of thinking big, is enough for most people. This must be true or more people would be taking action to create the business and the life that they dream about. The business and the life they talk about.

I was that person for most of my life and I am not pointing any fingers, because I know from looking back at my own experience that I didn’t even know I was in my own way. Success stories are Continue reading »

Become More Productive – Extreme Focus!

One of my biggest productivity success secrets is the idea of setting up 1-3 extreme focus sessions each week. These blocks of time will allow you to work on some of your fun ideas or bigger projects. It can really make a difference if you schedule in time to play with and explore these possibilities.

When you schedule in a period of extreme focus the most important factor is that you shut out all possible distractions. You discipline yourself to not answer the phone, you turn off your email alerts, you shut down your Twitter and facebook accounts (because you know your curiosity will take over) and you just FOCUS!!

You will want to Continue reading »

Become More Productive – Create A Victory Log

I want to share one of my favorite productivity ideas with you and that is to keep a victory log of all your accomplishments. We can lose track of many of the small details that allow us to see that we are making progress and accomplishing a great deal toward growing our business. We do a large number of things that we fail to remember or even notice. Keeping track of these things is just great for building our confidence and increasing our energy. Don’t believe me, try it out.

Here is the best way to find out, test yourself. Write out a list of every little thing that you have accomplished in the past 90 days. You will probably have Continue reading »

Welcome To April – Take 100% Responsibility

A big April Welcome! If you are new to my blog, I’d like to welcome you! Have a look around and I hope you find some information that supports you in moving your business forward. If you are a return reader, welcome back! I am honored that you are here and that you support my work.

The theme this month is about responsibility. We are in the start of Continue reading »

Business Success – Full Steam Ahead

Full Steam Ahead.. it has a nice ring to it don’t you think? An expression from back in the day of the steam engine trains. It meant that the train was fully powered up and ready to go at full speed ahead. I was thinking about how that could apply to us in our businesses. Are we in a state of mind where we feel we are powered up or do we feel like we are lacking energy. On any given day we can feel either of these options, but what do we need to do if powered up and full steam ahead is our preference?

It starts with a vision. A vision so clear that we can easily describe what it is to others. What do you want to create and Continue reading »

Keeping Your Customers – Acts Of Appreciation

I had just landed a new customer and immediately this line from “Pretty Women” roared loudly in my head, “Baby I am gonna treat you SO good, you’re never gonna let me go!” Never mind that he said , “$500, one week, and Vivian I will let you go!” I have had that line in my head for a week now and it has become my affirmation chant each time I get a new customer. I am on a mission to treat my customers so good that they will be customers for a very very long time!

I wonder what that looks like exactly? I had the idea, but I didn’t say I had the answer. Here is what I have come up with so far:

1.Thank them in as many ways as possible. Facebook message, email, Twitter and even a personal note in the mail. I want them Continue reading »

Move Your Business Forward – Stop And Get Clear Why

What will it take for you to make a commitment to yourself that you will take action each and every day toward accomplishing your goals and moving your business forward? We all know how important it is yet we don’t all implement that knowledge. How badly do you want to create business success for yourself? What exactly does that look like and are you truly willing to do whatever it takes?

No, it is not always easy. You get the strength and resolve to take action regardless because you Continue reading »

Your Business Success – 2 Choices

I want to talk about success. I want to talk about how many of us want a better lifestyle and want to reach the next big milestone. I think everyone wants something that they can get really excited about. It is always easy to start the process, to set the goal and to make a promise to ourselves that we will go for it and see what happens. Once the goal is there it is as simple as putting one foot in front of the other, or is it?

Why do we get in our own way? What stops us from moving forward? There are any number of things that jump out on our path that try to distract us and throw us off track. At these moments we have 2 choices and those are to Continue reading »

Goal Setting – Set Yourself Up To Win

Many of us have full lives that include wearing several different hats. We don’t only have our business to contend with, but much more. When we are building a business along side of having a ‘job’ and spending quality time with our families it can be hard to fit in everything that we need to do to move our business forward. It is great to be ambitious and certainly a necessary quality, but it is more important to set yourself up to win. It is even more important to build the momentum you need to sustain yourself for the long haul.

Your vision is what you what to accomplish and where you want to go. Your goals are Continue reading »

March Is A Great Time To Be Unstoppable! Welcome!!

March is here! Yippee! This is the last month of the first quarter and a chance for us to make sure that are goals for the year are aligned with how we are spending our time. We start the year with some big ideas about what we would like to create and then before you know what hits you the end of the year is near. The way I work around that is to reflect and plan each month so that I can be fully present to what I want to accomplish and where I am on that journey.
 
Here are some of the things I look at each month that help me to be more productive. These ideas Continue reading »

Your Potential – Define What You Are Really Capable Of

What does giving 100% look like for you? If you were going to play hard,   play big and win, what would that mean in your business? I was thinking about what I most love to do and that is provoking the potential out of people. I know that most people are not demonstrating all that they are truly capable of, and at the same time those same people daydream about a better lifestyle, a more successful business and stronger personal relationships. What is it that holds us back? What stops us from being all we can be?

There is a wide gap between what we want and what we do about it. What actions Continue reading »

I’ve Been Stuck In The Mud!

I have not posted to my blog for a week! That is very unlike me. Three posts a week have been my average since the start. I want to share a personal post with you today. This past week I have not been feeling well… and by that I mean I have had a few mental blocks. I have been overwhelmed and not moving forward. I have felt extra low about that because this is my niche. I take action and move forward, I help people focus and get out of overwhelm, and here I am swimming in that pool instead of being a life guard!!

I want to share what I learned. It is better to Continue reading »