Tweet I have been rereading The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan and was inspired to share my thoughts on the concepts they are sharing with you here. From the first day I started my online business back in 2006 I knew that my goal would […]
Introverts and Entrepreneurship
Tweet Introverts and Entrepreneurship: Is This a Good Fit? Many of us are surprised to find later in life that we are introverts. This is particularly confusing for those who are outgoing and socially skilled. Some of the greatest leaders and contributors to society have been identified as introverts, including Bill Gates, Meryl Streep, Steven […]
Take Full Responsibility for Your Situation to Grow Exponentially
Tweet Take Full Responsibility for Your Situation to Grow Exponentially It is impossible to be perfect (whatever that means) all the time. We all make mistakes because we simply cannot always know what the right thing to do is. Admitting that you make mistakes will increase your resilience. Sometimes even powerful leaders are unable or […]
Impossible Goal of Perfection
Tweet The Impossible Goal of Perfection Every week I have calls with people who are caught up with the impossible goal of perfection. Many have waited for years to start their online businesses because they wanted everything to be done right, with no mistakes or flaws before they shared it with the world. “Right” is […]
How to Enhance Your Emotional Regulation Skills
Tweet Enhance Your Emotional Regulation Skills I’ve been writing about the 8 skills involved in understanding resilience, inner strength, and mental toughness. Our emotions play a bigger part in this than you may have imagined, so it makes sense to enhance your emotional regulation skills to be the best “you” that you can be. ***Scroll […]
Too Busy to Create the Lifestyle You Want?
Tweet Are You Too Busy to Create the Lifestyle You Want and Deserve? Life is messy and complicated and busy. As I ponder this concept of being too busy to create the lifestyle you want I am reminded of this quote: “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” ~ Socrates, 400s BC I mentor about […]
Importance of Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
Tweet The Importance of Getting a Good Night’s Sleep I never understood insomnia and the devastating effect the lack of sleep could have on our lives until I experienced it myself. No longer do I joke that “I was going to have insomnia but I slept right through it” because that is not funny at […]
These 3 Words Broke My Heart That Day
Tweet Happy Father’s Day! I’m sharing a story with you from my teaching days… It was the first day of school and my new 5th graders were excited and nervous and talkative all at once. By the end of the week it was obvious that Freddy was going to be my challenging student that school […]
Building Confidence for Entrepreneurs
Tweet Why Building Confidence for Entrepreneurs Makes a Difference I have gone from living a life that was not serving me to creating one that is more than I could ever imagined, simply by boosting my confidence and taking action on a daily basis to shift my thinking and mindset. I speak and write on […]
Simple Action Habits
Tweet Simple Action Habits: Embrace Them to Create a Life You Love Marissa had dreamed of becoming a speaker since she was in high school. But she always told herself that she couldn’t pursue her dream because she was too shy. When she shared this with a friend, her bestie challenged her to look at […]
Teaching Kids About Money
Tweet Teaching Kids About Money and Financial Values I became interested in the topic of how to raise kids who are smart about money while I was a classroom teacher. I even created a mathematics unit I used with my fifth and sixth grade students I called “teaching kids about money” and it was well […]
Learning How to Say “No”!
Tweet Learning How to Say No for Personal Empowerment and Greater Vision Have you ever heard yourself saying yes to someone and agreeing to do something, when inside you honestly wanted to say “no”? It happens to everyone and learning to say no can be a crucial step to independence, confidence, and success. It will […]
Word and Theme for 2019
Tweet My Word and Theme for 2019 For years I have chosen a word and theme for the coming year, and I am continuing this tradition for 2019. I won’t leave you in suspense; my one word for 2019 is ENERGY and my theme is ENERGETIC, STRATEGIC ENTHUSIASM. First, what do we mean by a […]
Seven Figure Entrepreneurs
Tweet What’s the Difference Between Six and Seven Figure Entrepreneurs? Besides the obvious extra zeros and comma, there’s the not as obvious mindset and manner of accomplishing goals when it comes to understanding the difference between six and seven figure entrepreneurs. Mindset: It’s About Two Things: Confidence and Strategies As a classroom teacher in the […]
Get Started with Journaling
Tweet How to Get Started with Journaling Making the decision to journal is usually far easier than actually beginning to journal. There is no right or wrong way to get started with journaling. Once you begin, you can shift your style or abandon your style for another that makes more sense or is a better […]
Stop Overanalyzing Everything and Achieve Your Goals
Tweet Stop Overanalyzing Everything and Make It Happen! I’d like to share four strategies to help you stop overanalyzing everything in your personal and business life. I believe these will help you to stay focused and to achieve your goals in record time. What is the one thing that holds people back from accomplishing things […]
Marketing and Confidence: The Connection
Tweet Marketing and Confidence for Entrepreneurs One of my greatest joys is observing human behavior and how it relates to marketing and confidence. This weekend I watched some of the baseball series between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and was held captive by how the players on each team presented themselves […]
Keep Your Eye on the Ball
Tweet Keep Your Eye on the Ball It’s all about focus and confidence. When you play a sport involving a ball, an early directive is to “keep your eye on the ball.” This makes sense if you think about it. Everything in life demands this type of single focus if you are to succeed. Stop […]
The Zeigarnik Effect and Its Connection to Procrastination
Tweet The Zeigarnik Effect and Your Business There is a principle I learned about when I first came online and started writing my own sales copy called the “Zeigarnik Effect.”It was named after Bluma Zeigarnik, a highly respected Russian psychologist and psychiatrist. It all began while she was in a restaurant in Vienna. The waiters […]
Sports and Self-Confidence for the Win!
Tweet Sports and Self-Confidence: How Softball Can Change Your Life While I was a classroom teacher I was always looking for opportunities to make my students feel successful. Many times this occurred as a result of something I presented to them as a challenge, and out of just pure fun for everyone. Softball came under […]
How Do You Show Up in Your Life?
Tweet How Do You Show Up in Your Life? Are you making great efforts in your life? It’s no longer possible to achieve great success in any area of your life by simply doing what is required of you and putting in your time. We are now eighteen years into the new millennium and you […]
How to Harness Creativity as an Entrepreneur
Tweet Harness Creativity and Be More Creative Who knows when that creative spark will strike? It can happen at any time. It often happens in a place where you can’t capture it. However, it is possible to set up yourself for optimal creativity and learn how to harness creativity as an entrepreneur. Until I came […]
Mental Toughness
Tweet Do You Possess the Mental Toughness Required to Succeed as an Entrepreneur? Perhaps I’m suffering from “Olympics Fever”, but I see a lot of similarities between the athletes and entrepreneurs. In order to be a contender, they must practice daily, endure unpredictable conditions, and maintain mental toughness at all times. As an online entrepreneur […]
Living the Mentored Life: What to Expect
Tweet Are You Living the Mentored Life? Having mentors in your life gives you an entirely different perspective on everything you do, as well as opportunities you may not have realized were available to you. My best friend growing up was named “Mentor”, so I knew from an early age this word meant teacher and […]
Embrace Your Fear and Prosper as an Entrepreneur
Tweet Why You Must Embrace Your Fear Franklin Delano Roosevelt was quoted as saying, “…the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” He said these words as a way of comforting a country devastated by a harsh depression. This was part of his inaugural speech for his first term. If you are willing […]
Product Bonuses – Are You a Generous Marketer?
Tweet Where Do You Stand on Product Bonuses? I’ve been online for twelve years now – starting in 2006 – and have learned a thing or two during this time as an online marketing strategist and entrepreneur. One thing that stuck with me from the very beginning and continues to be effective for me today […]
Lizard Brain Syndrome – Do You Care What Others Say?
Tweet Is Your Lizard Brain Holding You Back in Life? At some point or another, we’ve all worried about what someone else is going to think of something we do or say. It’s natural, and in part, it stems from our “lizard brain”—that part of the brain we all have that is primitive and is […]
Sleep and Productivity: The Entrepreneur’s Connection
Tweet The Connection Between Sleep And Productivity Getting the proper amount of sleep each night results in you being more alert and productive each day. Just look at the ways that getting enough sleep can improve your performance. Entrepreneurs tend to burn the candle at both ends on a regular basis, so sleep and productivity […]