The minimum viable awesome is a concept a client and I developed to teach you how to keep your business running while you are on vacation and not running actively running it. So, how can you implement the minimum viable awesome while still being there for your clients? Well, first thing is to schedule your emails. Set them up to go out automatically in batches. Second thing is archiving your Facebook group. Take some time away from it, turn on post approval and set a time each day to approve the posts you want. This way you don’t have to worry about your page going crazy while you’re taking time off.
Another way to do the minimum viable (while being) awesome is to choose non client facing work, then you don’t have to get dressed or put on makeup, you can stay in your PJ’s and no one will ever know. There is no need to go live or make posts every day, so this would be a great time to re-purpose some old content or have a watch party of your old Facebook lives. Do the minimum viable while keeping it awesome and still being available for your clients! Give yourself the gift of time off while your business is still afloat. Now, what you can’t do is disappear for a couple weeks and then come back and wonder where all your clients are, because two weeks in the online world is a long, long time. In business there can be a 90-day cycle, the seeds that you plant today you will harvest in 90 days, so make sure you’re planting the seeds and nurturing your clients and your business is running on cruise control. Give yourself the gift of minimum viable awesome! PS: If you are not sure what your minimum viable awesome is and you are ready to create a business that is in sync with you - The Consistency Code is here!
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How do you grow your business when you don’t feel like you have the support you need? First and foremost, let’s remember, you didn’t start a business for support, you started a business to make money!
Second, you need stop thinking about IF your business is going to make money and start thinking about WHEN your business is going to make money. You are in it to win it and you will make this happen. Failure is not an option here; you need to fly your business flag high and stop worrying about external validation. Stop worrying if your partner or your friends are not supporting you the way you feel they should be. Finally, always remember you didn’t start your business for them, you started your business for yourself! You started your business to change lives, you started your business for your clients, and that is truly the only support you need. Your ideal client will support you not by telling you how amazing you are but by spending money on the services you offer. That said, I’d like to share with you something that has totally changed my life. You need to teach people how to treat you and how to support you as a business owner. Be clear, tell them exactly what kind of support you need. Whether it’s saying to a friend “I would love for you to support me by coming to my event,” or even to your partner “I would love for you to support me by picking up dinner on the way home.” It is up to you to be crystal clear and ask for the support you need, and if then they are still not supporting you, then that is on them and you move on because girlfriend, you cannot take support to the bank! PS: If you are ready for bigger and better results, book your business x-ray today! January is halfway over - how is that even possible?! I know what you are thinking, now it is too late for me to pick my word of the year, create my vision board or set my intentions. I am here to tell you that you are wrong -- it is never too late! I do want to challenge you to be thoughtful when selecting your word though, there is more to it than just picking something that will inspire you. It is important to select a word that will push you to action. Why?! Action translates to results, and the actions you take are going to change your life. Ok, lets start with some concrete examples - my word for 2020 was “disrupt.” By the way, feel free to blame me for all the disruption that took place in 2020. In truth, my concept for choosing disrupt was that I wanted to disrupt the way people thought about success, I wanted to disrupt the way people thought about themselves and the way they saw their business. I really wanted to disrupt the way people overcomplicate things and disrupt that pattern of thinking. There was a solid connection between the word I selected and the actions that I would take in relation to it. This means that if I was ever faced with a situation where I wasn't sure what was the right decision for me, I could ask myself "will this help me to disrupt?" This year I selected a combination of words for my word of the year - intentional balance. As I created my vision board and thought through how I wanted to focus my time and energy this year, I want to make sure that I am being intentional with my time, with my business, with my family, with my financial decisions. I also want to maintain levels of balance, ensuring that I am devoting time to all of the various parts of my life. Again, because my word(s) are associated with an action, when I face difficult times or am in the process of trying to make decisions I can ask myself whether I am being intentional and if it maintains balance in my life. Let’s go through one final example using the word “growth.” Growth is a great example of an action word. When you find yourself in that obstacle, you can come back to your word and ask yourself: will tackling this issue create growth? So I challenge you - sit down and start to think about your word for the year. What changes do you want to make to your life and your business and how can your word drive you to action. How will your word help you when times get tough and obstacles arise, because it isn't a matter of if but when! Do not choose a word that will only be inspiring - I want you to be able to default to your word so that you can change your pattern of behavior and your word can really have an effect on your life. Be mindful when choosing your word, it’s going to be your moto for the year, it’s going to be what you fall back on in the midst of your obstacle so really put some thought into it. Remember, it is never too late to take action, create results and change your life. And if you are ready to change your business, schedule your business x-ray today! Business Lessons from my sitter!
A while ago our on call sitter couldn’t watch our kids so I posted in my community FB group asking for a back up. I was immediately connected with a sweet girl who was very flexible since she was homeschooled. My kids loved her! She always brought new games from her house and played with them the whole time. The kids were so happy, she didn’t mind staying extra when needed and every single time she got home she sent me a text telling me how thankful she was and how much she loved watching our children. She would check in just for the sake of checking in! Seeing her name on my screen always made me stop and make some plans for a date night. And just last week she got us to meet her and her dog at the park for a play date because she has missed us since we moved! 🎯 She has taught me that she is always ready to step in for my highest good - even when the busyness of life clouds my priorities. 🎯 She has taught me that great marketing is not about fake promises - but about being in the forefront of your ideal clients frequent enough so when they need or want what you offer there is no doubt in their mind of whom to call. 🎯 She has taught me that you don’t have to be all things to all people. She never once asked me to clean my car, do my laundry or anything that didn’t involve my kids. If she had I would have second guessed the attention she was giving her most important job and what made her stand out from the rest - which was giving John and Julia her undivided attention. And this is the top reason why the kids LOVE her - she is never on her phone - and focused 100% on them. You might be right at that 6 figures but scaling from there might be feeling like you will have to become all things for all people. You see others who seem to have successful mastered the same skills as my amazing sitter and scaling to 7 figures in their industry and you keep chasing the next strategy only to be left feeling underwhelmed by what you see. If you are ready to get yourself out of the equation, showing your clients how you show up for THEIR highest good, stand out in your industry while staying in your zone of genius I would love to chat! I have helped clients reach multiple 6 and 7 figures by implementing the same systems that gets our sitter Katie constant booking at our house! You might be thinking that for you to make more you need to work more and there just isn’t enough hours in the day. And the reason you think that way is because becoming the CEO with a managers mindset is exhausting. CEOs work less and make more because they don’t busy themselves with all of the things. They only pull up their sleeves for things that truly move the needle. And that’s what we will do! #CEOModeOn If you are ready to take y our business to the next level, book your business x-ray today! Times are super hard these days.
And lots of entrepreneurs are feeling from all sides. Not getting the assistance we need during crises and the backlash for those of us who decide to do business anyways. The thing is that no one is forcing anyone to purchase and I don't see how those who are still prospering during the crises are being selfish and the ones who are still making money in this situation are the ones who will seek this economy through. They are still employing their house cleaners, virtual assistants, contractors, and many times getting groceries not only for themselves but for their neighbors who are in need at times like this. No one is mad at target for being open. Actually - I am VERY grateful for them to stay open! So if you were made to feel guilty for keep business going as usual don't let other people's lack mindset affect your abundance mindset. Keep selling, keep shining and let's carry this economy on! And if you want to have my eyes and expertise in your business, book your business x-ray call today! Today when picking up the kiddos from school one of their sweet teachers mentioned how busy I must be since we are friends in FB! I was so happy telling her what a dream come true it is!
Many years ago as a working mom I dreamt of days, where I could pick up my kids from school. Most of all I dreamt of being able to snuggle on sick days. 😭 I had to go back to work when my kiddos were 7 weeks old. I worked full time and went to college at night. I didn’t graduate til Julia was 6 months old! Those were hard times. College work and processing payroll while nursing 🤱 my babies. It was mountains and mountains of paper and it felt like the work would never be done - and I would never be there for sick days. Julia was only 3 years old in this picture. She had a 103 fever and I had to bring her to the office with me so I could finish my work. She laid down on chairs against the wall on a bunch of napkins we had put down. I used a package of diapers as a little pillow for her. I can’t even begin to describe the amount of guilt, overwhelm and how stuck I felt. Many years later looking at this picture still makes me cry. 😭 Tomorrow might be a snow day. It might not. We won’t know til 5am. But it no longer matters because I’m here. I’m here for sick days. For imaginary sick days (or mental health days). I’m here for drop offs, pick ups, field trips and everything in between. Because I invested in myself my kids have a better quality of life! Because I took risks they now can be home when they are not feeling well. Because I expanded my horizons - my life looks very very different today! And for that I’m beyond grateful! ❤️ So make an investment in yourself, take risks, and expand your horizons. Do it for you! Do it for them! Do it to pave the way! And if you want to have my eyes on your business, book your business x-ray today! 💫🔥💫 The reason that you haven't manifested your vision board is that you are doing it wrong.
I know, I know - How can you do something so simple - wrong? Without going all nerdy on you there is a science behind a vision board. It's a 3 step process and most of us go straight to the third step cutting up the pictures of the car, the house and places we want to see and are left frustrated after looking at that thing for 365 days that none of it happened. The right steps to create a vision board are: 1) BE 2) DO 3) HAVE 1) Our vision needs to be created based on who we will BE in every area of our lives. We need to compartmentalize the areas where we have to literally become the best versions of ourselves. 2) Then we need to DO what that best version of ourselves does. We need to establish those habits that will take us to that next level. 3) And finally after we BECOME that person by DOING those things we will get to HAVE all of the things we want to. Starting Jan 6th inside The Millionaire In The Making For Ambitious Entrepreneurs we will have a FREE 5 DAY CHALLENGE to create that 2020 vision! See you inside! And if you want my eyes on your business, book your Business X-Ray Today! Your self worth does not equal your net worth.
And your journey to self love might have to make a quick stop at self respect before your self love destination. My journey started at a young age when adults would look at me with petty. I remember not words but their looks of feeling sorry for me. I remember feeling sorry for myself too at times, like when my school uniforms where too dirty or when I didn’t have money for books. Being young and poor I made the assumption that they looked at me that way because I didn’t have much. So I made the decision then that if I had more I would be more. I subconsciously decided that my net worth would equal my self worth. So I worked really hard to get that net worth going for me. I started juggling school and work at 13. I was 17 working in an administrative position in a federal bank and at 19 as an administrator of a multi million dollar business. I had the apartment. The brand new car.The “power” position at work. Was going to college at night. Felt at the top of the world. But inside I was a disaster. My prince charming turned out to be a frog and was also financially and emotionally abusive. He often made a point to tell me that sacrificing sleep to go to college was a mistake because as an immigrant I wouldn’t sum to anything other than to stay home and have babies and that amazing position I had was pure luck. I was so busy having it all that I forgot to be something. I completely lost track of who I was. My aspirations and my own identity. I was too busy proving to the world that I could have it all and woke up alone and lonely. It was Christmas Day when I gave myself the gift of self respect by walking out of that marriage with just the clothes I had on. By respecting myself enough to walk away I gained one of the biggest life lessons til that point. My net worth had nothing to do with my self worth. Without much of a support system I slept in my car. I promised myself then that I would never be that broke or broken again. My life looks very different now! ❤️ And now I get to fulfill my promise of helping other entrepreneurs have more but most importantly BE more! If you are ready to take your business to be everything is mean to be, book your business x-ray today! There's a lot of talk about loving what you do and walking in alignment with your vision, but what many mentors forget to mention is the unspoken currency you create when you're absolutely crazy about your business: JOY!
There's nothing worse than doing business with someone who isn't passionate about what they do. While you may not love every single part of your business, you can work to outsource those tasks so that you're doing less and less of the stuff you don't love as you grow. A big part of this is stepping into that CEO mindset and out of the "get it done" mode. There's a significant difference between working ON your business and IN your business. It's easier to walk in alignment with your big vision when you're loving every minute of it. Many people self-sabotage when they start disliking parts of their business by overthinking their growth or assuming that expansion is the only way to make more money, ending up frustrated and short-changed. Chasing clients or customers puts you out of alignment. While you need an audience to sell to, it doesn't have to feel like a constant battle. If it does, you're operating from a place of scarcity, not abundance. Operating from an abundance mindset brings flow, ease, and fun—all joyful feelings. When you enjoy what you're doing, you're also much more productive, crossing things off your list seamlessly. When you truly love your business, you become a magnet for what you're selling. Client acquisition doesn't end with a sale; it ends when you create true fans! Are you ready to love your business again? Let's get on a call and see if my signature program the Six Figure Society®️ is right for you! I want to offer a different kind of encouragement today. My usual message is that you can have it all, just not all at the same time, especially when it comes to money. Lately, I've been seeing more clients living below their highest calling because they're trying to be all things to everyone.
As women, we're naturally nurturing, often getting lost in our roles as wife, mother, sister, friend, daughter, and entrepreneur. But what about the role of ME? Being ourselves can feel inadequate, even selfish. We make time for everyone else, but when we finally have time for ourselves, we don't know what to do with it. Many high-achieving women experience cross-generational coalition, where there's a role reversal in our lives. We end up mothering our parents or grandparents, or performing at a higher capacity than our pay scale originally indicated, without the reward. Eventually, we wake up feeling as though this is expected of us. The truth is, this expectation was created by us. We haven't taught people how to treat us, nor have we shown them. It's only a matter of time before we start feeling resentful, lonely, sad, trapped, broke, or even sick. The only way to change this is to stop trying to be superwoman. Vulnerability is the key to leveling up. Being vulnerable with those around you and having tough conversations about what you want out of life is crucial. Stepping into these roles caps out your emotional and physical bandwidth. Give it time for everyone to adjust to the new you and the new version of themselves. Stop, say NO (NO is a complete sentence), let go, and get vulnerable! If I can help you trade in your cape for self-fulfillment, just reach out! Watch the FB live I did on this here! And if you are ready to ask for help and have my eyes on your business, book your Business X-Ray today! |
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