Increasing your revenue or spendable income is a common desire. Hey, I’m right there with you. I want to invest more into my business, personal growth, learning technologies, home improvements, retirement funds, college funds, bigger and better car and airplane, not to mention clothes, vacations, dinners, gifts, and charities. I could keep going but you know what I’m talking about.
Many of you know the usual advice on attracting more money into your life. Right now, I want to focus on the thoughts and actions that you want to avoid in your journey to more money.
- Stop looking at your past reality unless you have achieved financial abundance. If you have, then look at what was different during that time. What were you mentally focusing on? How did you treat your money? Were you doing something different strategically?
- Don’t beat yourself up about the current state of your financial affairs. Logically, how does that help you? You can’t get new ideas, solutions or more money when you’re down on yourself, your business or someone else that you think caused this misfortune. Get your head into creating what you want, not what is. [Read more...]
Have you ever pushed for "The Really Big Idea" You know, the one that will tap into that vein of gold that increases customers and revenue? Or maybe you were looking for "The Perfect Way" to cure the headaches of dealing with your team? 
My mom and I, along with my boys, drove down to Southern California to visit Disneyland. I, therefore, had six hours in the passenger seat to try to figure out the best way to navigate the Alice-in-Wonderland-like mazes that define the innards of the park. I opened my iPad and researched show times in the park, how to avoid the ride lines and which Disneyland apps were going to rock my world.
Most entrepreneurs have an abundance of ideas but have a difficult time determining which one is worthy of their time. Who wants to pour a bunch of energy and money into a project, company or product that may give little return on investment? Nobody.
A majority of mankind bumbles through life doing things they think are good for them. But most never ask a simple question, "Is this action or behavior getting me the results I most desire?"
When your main focus is on increasing profits and expanding the reach of your marketing it's incredibly easy to be taken down a dozen rabbit holes each day. There are so many marketing, leadership and small business experts giving abundant strategies to grow your business that it creates an obstacle course of to-dos for the average entrepreneur.
I recently posted on Facebook that I lost 15 pounds in six weeks. Of all the topics I've covered before, this one received the most "likes" and comments. I was shocked. Naturally, people really wanted to know my secret.
I was never a fan of the Star Wars movies when they first came out. I didn't get what all the hype was about…until a decade ago. A friend told me I had to watch all of them, because I would become a fan. He was right. It was actually the character of Yoda I fell in love with and his lessons about "The Force".
Everybody wants to know how they can get on track. They want alignment with their business, health, money and relationship goals. I've heard more than once, "Is there a magic pill I can take to get instant results?" There is a way to turn things around fast, although most folks believe it has to do with some magic strategy or actions steps.
5 Keys to Pinpointing the Right Prescription for What Ails Your Business.
