Are your developing habits of success? Your habits determine how successful you will be.
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5 Surefire Strategies to Prepare You for Success
I remember watching the Oprah Show one day when she had featured a product that she fell in love with. I believe it was a type of soap if I recall. The company was featured another time to share what happened after the show. Phone calls started pouring in and the product sold like crazy. The owners stated it was welcomed, however, it was challenging to keep up. Nice problem to have.
The lesson here is…
Are you READY for your success to arrive?
What do you need to do to get ready for the success that you wish to achieve?
- Get Super Clear. Your success starts with knowing exactly what you wish to achieve. Otherwise, you will not recognize your desired results.
- Develop Your Plan. Write out your plan, systems and processes. This is your “Operations” manual – the strategy of achievers. Do you need to outsource to a virtual assistant? Can you accept a credit card? Do you have a return policy? You may need to build your team so that you have the infrastructure in place to be ready for the influx of sales!!!
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- Build Your Network. Business growth begins in your backyard but you need to start thinking on a global scale. Do you have a website? Guess what you are global? Use social media to build relationships – you never know what opportunities will come your way.
- Read great books. I can tell if someone is on the road to success by looking at the type of books and magazines they read. Some people have not picked up a book in a very long time. Try reading a biography of someone like Mary Kay Ash, Steve Jobs, or Henry Ford not only will they inspire you with their stories but success leaves clues! Look for them. Better yet, download audiobooks or play CDs in your vehicle during your commute times or transition times (like when you are sitting in a doctor’s office or waiting during your child’s music lesson.) Not only are you utilizing your time more effectively, you are growing and learning. Make sure you take at least one lesson from each book that you will apply to your life or business.
You need to be PREPARED to reap the rewards! What if Oprah called tomorrow? Would you be ready?
Shift Your Thinking and Choose Your Attitude
Choosing your attitude during difficult times can be tough but it most important to do during these times. Watch the video to discover 4 tools you can use starting today.
5 Top Entrepreneur Summer Reads
In the heat of summer, you do not want to lose the sizzle of your business! This is a great time to catch up reading, take a few notes, and think about how you can implement what you learn into business. When do you get the time to catch up on some of your reading?
Books that will make your summer sizzle include:
POP!: Create the Perfect Pitch, Tagline, and Title for Anything by Sam Horn
I love this book! It is an easy read chalked full of tips and brainstorming ideas to create ideas that literally POP! and grab people’s attention and leaving wanting to find out MORE!
The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
I highly recommend this book as I was a graduate of The Success Principles Coaching program. Simply sectioned reads that can get you onto the road to success in no time flat. This is literally the self-help bible of books!
Start with Why by Simon Sinek
Sinek’s thought provoking style really help you self reflect on where you are going and whether or not you are doing what you doing intentionally. Great reminder to align with your values and beliefs and ultimately your – WHY!
The 4 Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
Imagine if you could have more play time in your life – what would that be like? Tim Ferriss has a unique approach to streamline the clutter of life and getting down to the heart of the matter so you can live more and LOVE it!
Okay …maybe I am just a little bias…. The Entrepreneurial Mom’s Guide to Growing a Business, Raising a Family, and Creating a Life You Love by Debra Kasowski
Life can get crazy as mom! I get it. Many mom’s wonder how the can achieve their dreams without compromising the dream or vision they have for their family. Society send us so many messages but you must ultimately decide who’s life are you living! I share tons of tips and techniques that have worked for me in growing my business and raising my family. But just waiting I am just in the beginning of the teens years so their can be a sequel!
Let us know what your favorite reads are! Boost business and innovation everywhere!
Success Starts with the Power of Your Mind
The power of our minds is amazing yet we have more negative that positive thoughts going through our minds at any moment in time. I came across this message in Tough Times Don’t Last, Tough People Do by Dr. Robert H. Schuller that reinforces the mindset you must have to achieve success. I love this message:
” Success all starts in your head, and every person has the freedom to choose to be a success or not.
Choose to succeed. See yourself as a successful person, and you will be a successful person.”
You have the power to filter the thoughts that run through your head. You can chose which one will win out. The story you tell yourself and the attention and belief that you bring to that story will become your truth.
The one you feed – WINS!
I have studied success for nearly 20 years and true success comes to those who:
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Work harder than the others.
- Work smarter than the others, because they know how to delegate and know their priorities.
- Dress for the success they believe themselves to be.
- Watch what they eat and do not just go for convenience – convenience costs more! Waistline included!
- Track their numbers and allocate their funds to what matters most to them.
- Develop systems and processes to keep them on track.
- Deep trust and faith that everything that shows up in their lives was meant for a season or a reason.
- People come first before anything! Build the know, like, and trust – not just the transaction.
- Control the messages in their head about self-limiting beliefs and doubt by focusing on the positive.
Empower yourself by listening to audiobooks and reading books and magazines about your industry or that motivate you to be your best. You have so much potential trapped inside your mind. It is time for you to use all you gifts and create the life you imagine. For the power of the mind can create what some view as impossible but I think you can start telling yourself – I AM possible!!!
I would love to hear how you made things possible in your life by making a CHOICE!