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High Achiever’s Secret
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Dan Kennedy, in his book No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs (NO BS)
Don't reset the same goal. Don't back off to a less ambitious goal. Instead, create a similar but bigger and more exciting goal with a new, appropriate time line.
Remember, failure is normal part of success. If that doesn't make sense, just remember Babe Ruth and Thomas Edison!
Here's to your success!
Shauna
Your Biz Lady
The Power of Negative Thinking
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Yes, you read it right! I just read this incredible book: Illuminate – Harnessing the Positive Power of Negative Thinking. It was a quick read, parable style, and very (ahem) illuminating! The brief formula is…
- Face it
- Follow it
- Fix it
…. but to tell you that doesn't do justice to the formula. There are some details, some clarification behind each step. For example, "Face it" talks about acknowledging there is a problem: You can't fix a problem until you acknowledge that it exists. The real treasure in the book, for me, was the part about "Follow it."
The tag line, by the way, was "Boost profits, productivity, and morale." This book is good for business, AND good for your personal life.
Cheers!
Shauna
YourBizLady
How Successful People Spend Their Time
Monday, July 5th, 2010Dan Kennedy, in a recent newsletter, said: "It's my observation that exceptionally successful people are very deliberate and purposeful about three things…" (the following somewhat paraphrased to shorten):
- Every day they set out on a charted course… They never meander about aimlessly.
- They make things happen… and refuse to accept or make excuses for less.
- They seek association with people of this ilk… They recognize how powerful association is.
How do you rate on these three points? Are you planning and doing what you plan?
People – the most precious commodity
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Ah, people. Ya gotta luv 'em. Unless you are a hermit alone on a mountaintop, people are unavoidable. But why would you want to? (OK, there are those moments…) Without people, there would be no business – no clients, no customers, no vendors, no employees, no UPS or FedEx, no office supply stores, no shoppers, no one to produce our various forms of entertainment.
People are a GOOD thing. To live in harmony with them – and to succeed in business – we need to do more than just get along (although that's a good start!) At the very least, you can extend a kind word, a smile, or just simple courtesy to the store clerk you may never see again. For people who are in your lives on a recurring basis, perhaps just a bit more?
Find out what your employee, your vendor, your customer wants out of life; find out what interests them. Let's help each other win at whatever we are trying to achieve.
These thought inspired by today's quote:
"Tact is the language of strength." ~ R. Burg
Thanks Mr. Burg!
YourBizLady
Shauna
Antidote to Failure
Sunday, June 27th, 2010It's been said you can learn from anyone – even the failures. Find out what they are doing and DON'T do it!
Did you know that Napoleon Hill (author of the classic book – Think and Grow Rich – reread annually by countless millionaires) didn't just study the successful people? He also studied 25,000 failures. What did the failures have in common? Lack of Decision and Lack of Action.
Even making the decision to decide on something TODAY that you've been waffling on is a start.
Then take the first step; take Action.
btw, I recommend Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised. The annotations and End Notes are fascinating, providing background and insight to events of the day to those of us who did not grow up in Hill's era.
Namaste
Shauna
YourBizLady
The Slight Edge
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
I was reading from The Slight Edge (by Jeff Olson) while I had lunch today. Here's what it had to say:
"The success curve and the failure curve run parallel to each other for a long time. To pass may be so close together that it's impossible for most people you can see the distinction between them. Then, all of a sudden, they veer away from each other…
Everything is constantly changing. There are only two possibilities. Either you let go of where you are and get up to where you could be, or you hang onto where you are and give up on [what's possible]."
Olson talks about doing just one little thing each day, for one thing it might be easier not to do, the one thing that, accumulated over time, can make all the difference. That's your slight edge.
What's the one thing you've been avoiding or procrastinating about? Make a commitment take action today.
Make a commitment to your own success.
YourBizLady
Shauna
No B.S. Business Success
Monday, June 21st, 2010I've just started a New Book (which doesn't mean I've finished all the rest – I usually have a few on the go at one time).
Have you heard of Dan Kennedy? I love this guy! He's updated his classic No B.S. Business Success – already updated a few times, and this one with 50% new material. Something that didn't change is his Eternal Truth #1: "Every successful achievement begins with decision. Most unsuccessful lives are conspicuously absent of decision."
What have you decided to do this week, this month, this year… and what are you doing to make it happen?
If you want to read Dan's book, make sure you buy the latest edition: No B.S. Business Success in the New Economy [2010].
As a friend of mine is fond of saying…
Make it a great day!
YourBizLady
Shauna
Grant money and other resources
Sunday, June 13th, 2010Hi everyone
Yesterday was an informative-packed day with Sherry Watson: a woman who has raised over $130 million dollars in Grant Money. In another hour I'll meet my brother and his family for lunch (they are two hours east of here) and tomorrow starts a week with my DC client.
Right now I'm here in a hotel room in DC, catching up on email. This just in from one of my favorite marketers: Resource for Entrepreneurs. Check it out and see if there is anything there you can use.
Cheers!
Shauna
YourBizLady
How to get there from here
Friday, June 11th, 2010Are you doing things in the right sequence to achieve your dreams? If you're not, it's like trying to drive somewhere and scrambling the directions before you start out. ("Go 5 blocks and turn right" lands you in a VERY different place if you didn't first turn left at the traffic light!)
To hear some incredible business sequencing pointers from an expert in her field, click here: Business Transformation. (Yes, that's my affiliate link. 
) Listen to what Maria is offering, then sign up! You will receive her "Business Transformation Kit". It includes an Audio download of "7 Practical Steps To Create The Business Of Your Dreams."
Listen carefully and take serious notes! We all tend to try to do step 6 in our businesses way before we do 1 through 5 – but that's just crazy-making! It delays use from reaching our vision.
Go there Now, and make your business dreams a reality!
Here's to ALL of our successes!
Shauna
YourBizLady
What’s YOUR story?
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010Have you read The Power of Story: Change Your Story, Change Your Destiny in Business and in Life
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