How do you determine success?

May 17th, 2012

Are you ready for a whole new way of looking at success?

My business coach, Mark LeBlanc, has a favorite saying: Your success is not determined by your results, your success is determined by your momentum, your momentum is fueled by how you feel on a daily basis, and how you feel on a daily basis is determined by the consistent daily application of the best you have within you.
Please read it again!  Your success is not determined by your results.

The high we feel from a success tied to a result fades pretty quickly. That is why we need a new paradigm shift and have our success be determined by our momentum.

Do no wait until you get a new client to feel successful, do not wait until you get your next speaking event to feel successful, and do not wait until someone takes you up on your latest promotion to feel successful.

Feel successful because every day you get up and do your best.

Which bring me to a question for you?  Are you doing your best every day?  Really?

How much time are you spending?

  • Hanging out in Facebook
  • Surfing the web aimlessly
  • Reorganizing our desk drawer
  • Thinking about making phone calls but none get made
  • Redoing your to-do list over and over
  • Taking another teleclass on your area of expertise when you know enough right now to help others – but you’re waiting until you learn ‘one more thing’

What if you:

  • Made one busienss development phone call every day
  • Started and published a monthly newsletter
  • Consistently posted a tip every 3 times a week on Facebook
  • Developed a workshop to give in your community in the next 2 months
  • Wrote an eBook in the next 30 days
  • Wrote a blog post once a week
  • Researched and visited a new networking group
  • Sent 100 postcards this month to prospects
  • Signed up for a trade show booth

These are examples of taking action consistently every day to grow your business.  Doing this will make you feel great, when you feel great you have momentum, and when you have momentum you are a success. Do not base your success on whether or not you have results with these actions – you are a success because you took action.

The biggest difference between entrepreneurs who make it and those who don’t is their confidence.  Build your confidence by taking consistent action every day to market your business and let people know that you can’t wait to help them have a better life.

Now is your time. 2012 IS YOUR YEAR.

 

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Confidence Tip of the Day

May 11th, 2012

When you start to compare yourself with someone else try and catch yourself right away and tell your brain “STOP!” Then remind yourself of 3 things that you are grateful for and I promise you that the urge to compare will vanish!

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Organization Tip of the Day

May 9th, 2012

Would you like to really, I mean really, have this be the year you are more productive and feel less stressed?

It’s easier than you think. I feel that somewhere along the way we got the misconception that we’re not worthy unless we are doing a bunch of things at once and feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. It tires me just to read that sentence.

The main reason I can get so much done during the day is that I first prioritize my work by what is the most important use of my time to what is the least. And then I start at the top of the list and focus on one thing at a time.

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Confidence Tip of the Day

May 7th, 2012

One of my strengths is that I quickly decide when things aren’t working and try something new. This hasn’t always been easy but it has shaped my life. Do I always want to try something new? Of course not, there is comfort in staying the same but definitely not forward movement when something isn’t working.

I’m all about moving forward! I feel that you can achieve all you desire in life if you are open to honestly looking at your life and making changes where needed.

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Recalculate…recalculate

May 3rd, 2012

I love my GPS.  My kids gave it to me as a gift and it’s one of my favorites. In a my kids were making fun of me because they know how horribly directional illiterate I am, but I don’t care – I love her. I love her so much I gave her the name of GiniPoo.  I’m thinking of buying her a necklace.

No matter how many times I take a wrong turn GiniPoo never gets angry. She just says in a very calm voice “Recalculate…recalculate”. And then tells me how to get back on track. She helps me see that it’s not the end of the world when I mess up.

This is true in our life, not just on the road.  Look back at your life and think about the mistakes you’ve made.  Didn’t you learn amazing lessons with each one?  I can’t even count the mistakes I’ve made as a wife, a mom, a business owner but as long as I learn from each one and then move forward – it’s not the end of the world.

Is it time for you to forgive past mistakes and look ahead?

Every time you fail, look on it as a learning tool. What can you do different next time? How can you improve? Life will just keep getting better and better.

Let me know below how you are going to leave past mistakes behind and look ahead to the future.

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