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Structures to Keep You on Purpose

January 8, 2013 By Jeanna Gabellini Leave a Comment

You know the importance of goals, so you make them. You know what a bad habit looks like and notice when you're doing that thing that you do that sabotages your success. But how do you stop doing those things that keep you from your goals and start doing more of the good?

Create a structure that will support you in practicing one really good habit.

Just one goal can take many structures to support it. Which structure will work best? The one that is fun and doesn't feel like a chore!

One structure that works well with exercise is a 90-day challenge. You've probably seen them before. My workout studio just did the Little Black Dress Challenge. The person who went to the most classes in the month of December won a prize. We put gold stars on a chart each day we attended a class.

What I love about this structure is that it was focused on the one thing: Increasing our attendance. We were motivated by prizes, stars on a chart and the possibility of looking "hot" in our little black dress. It worked for me! I began going to class one extra day a week. Now it's a habit. And I feeeeeel awesome after each class which moves me closer to my goal of having my best body ever!

One of my friends from the gym wants accountability with her workouts. So she either shows up for her workout or pays me $50. This is one way I prefer not to make money. And only once has she ever had to pay me money. I used this structure with a group of friends years ago in a similar way and I got to my goal weight within a couple of months. In fact, all of us met our goals!

Money Games

December 11, 2012 By Jeanna Gabellini Leave a Comment

When it comes to money, people get serious very quickly. "Put your money where your mouth is" implies that if you're serious about something, "pony up" the money and follow through.

I often watch business owners get excited about a business idea, goal or fantasy vacation and then immediately give up the thought when they think about the cost to implement. Dreams shattered merely by thinking a thought about money!

With all the seriousness and weight we put on the topic of money, it's amazing how this attitude doesn't make us any smarter about the way we spend and make money in our professional and personal life.

I've observed very intelligent people leaving money on the table by under- or over-pricing their products and services based on their emotions and thoughts born from a lack perspective about money.

So how do you balance your values, strategy and emotions so that you can profit and build your wealth? By turning it into a game!

Even if you don't like board games, card games, video games or charades, there is always an abundance of games to choose from that are fun and increase your wealth.

Getting to the Nitty Gritty of Your Solution

March 6, 2012 By Jeanna Gabellini Leave a Comment

I caught myself being insane, and yet I kept doing the same thing over and over. My web goddess has used a Facebook plug-in on my website so people could comment and ask questions once they watched one of my training videos. I promised on the page that I would be responding daily and now I couldn’t post on the page. I kept getting an error message. Argh.

I kept trying different settings on my Facebook profile and it still didn’t work. Stop the insanity, Jeanna. Finally, I let it go. I began softening my focus around finding the solution. It felt so much better than growling at my computer. I vowed that I would not push any more buttons until I got advice from the Facebook guru herself, Mari Smith, or one of the social media ninja’s in the class I’m taking with her.

The intention was set: I will easily attract my solution before the masses begin promoting the video training.

In less than an hour of posting my request for help to Mari’s group it was fixed. I’m not even sure exactly what I did to fix it. But what I do know is that the social media ninjas took me in a direction that I would’ve never focused on. They had me tweak settings on my internet browser. I was previously tweaking settings on Facebook.

Most business owners have a similar reaction to this, when something isn’t going their way. They try to dissect the problem and then turn their brain inside out pushing to find the answer … fast. There is a time and a place to get into the nitty-gritty of a problem and it’s not when you’re feeling angst.

Pushing for Profits with a Capital P

February 21, 2012 By Jeanna Gabellini Leave a Comment

I admit it. I’ve had plenty of freak out moments about money during my fifteen year adventure as a coach. It doesn’t matter that I teach and breathe the ins and outs about the Law of Attraction, I still get ticked off when I can’t produce the results I need and want.

The real kicker is when I look back on how I was feeling before the profits dwindled. It’s always so obvious how I created my underwhelming results. I was Pushing for results. I was probably somewhat aware that I didn’t feel confident about nailing my results at the time, but didn’t take any time to course-correct how I was feeling.

I just kept pushing forward.

I watch the same process happen to the business owners I coach. By the time they have an acute awareness that they’re pushing for their profits, it’s almost too late. They’re already in a cash crisis, sicker than a dog (where did that phrase come from?!), and frazzled.

You may be thinking that you don’t push for results. Maybe you call it something else, but I’d bet money that you do it. Whatever you call it, it doesn’t feel good when you’re doing it. And it always can be boiled down to one thing…disbelief.

The White Noise Phenomenon

February 14, 2012 By Jeanna Gabellini 3 Comments

If you’re a deliberate creator on any level, you know that your thoughts and emotions produce the results you experience in your life. Yes, you create it all. And often you co-create with the many people that surround you.

Consciously making choices in your business to use the Law of Attraction to help you do the “hard” work can be a very satisfying game.

Clarify what you want in your business
Line up your emotions and thoughts with the desire
Fully trust the process

It really is that simple. So why aren’t more business owners experiencing growth, enjoyment and massive profitability? It’s very challenging to believe that what you want can be handed over on a silver platter without working your tail off. There are many other reasons, and I’ve seen them all, but I want to address one in particular that most people aren’t aware they’re even doing.

The White Noise Phenomenon.

Practices for a Peace-Filled Business

November 3, 2011 By Jeanna Gabellini Leave a Comment

In the last week alone I’ve heard these statements from business owners:

I feel like a 1/2 ton of rocks are piled on my head by day end.
I need an intervention.
My customers act like their hair is on fire and it’s my job to put it out.
I have a million excuses why I'm not taking action.
I’m constantly dodging bullets.
I've been all twisted up lately.

I don’t know about you, but at one time or another I’ve definitely felt similar things.

You feel like burying your head in the sand and telling everyone to go away. If you were bolder and, in particular, more profitable, you'd book a flight to Fiji and stay there for a month or two.

Before you slide deeper into the muck, take a step back from the craziness of your business. I know you may feel out of control or that you can't pinpoint an ideal solution, but it may be simpler than you think to find some peace.

Back in 1998, I created my very first product. The Art of Practice audio is utterly simple, yet a life changer. A practice is anything that you do over and over. It’s such a deep-seated pattern you may not even see it as a pattern but “just the way it is.”

High achievers and entrepreneurs have a tendency to blame their team, economy, lack of knowledge, time and/or money for the problems they experience in their business. You never do that, right? I’m going to assert that you change the entire mode of your business operation if you adjust your practices.

I recently worked with a client who felt like his head was going to explode due to lack of competent people on his team, long hours and no time to work on the business and make adjustments.

We came up with two solutions. One was a short action list to eliminate a few of the immediate problems and then two, was to create a Peaceful Practice List. This is a common solution for almost every powerful client I've ever had. It seems like the more they achieve, the less happy they become because their practices revolve around getting more stuff done and never being present in the moment.

Save your health, sanity and relationships by creating your own Peace Rules. If you knew that you were going to die in the next year if you didn't restructure the way you do business, what would be your new practices?

Here are some examples:

Exercise before going to the office
Hire ideal team members or don’t hire at all
Leave white space on your calendar
Increase the money you put in your savings monthly or bi-weekly
Take no appointments on Monday, Friday or both
Set regular business hours and honor them
Create daily goals based on your yearly business plan
Create daily goals the night before
Take a lunch break
Check email no more than three times a day
Close your office door for specified periods of time with no phone calls, emails, or texts
Clean your desk daily or weekly
Do a daily appreciation journal or Speed Dial the Universe Journal
Never lower your rates or prices
Only accept ideal clients who are thrilled to work with you

Creating peaceful practices in your life will support your business. There is no way you can create more profits and life balance if you’re practices support chaos. Be honest with yourself. Are you accepting less than ideal anything in your business?

Clarifying the new practices won't be difficult. The struggle for business owners is in the implementation. The things you must do for peace might seem counterintuitive for success. They're not. It's the only way to achieve real success.

‘Having it all’ means that you get to have flow, efficiency, fun, joy and profits. Would you settle for anything less? Ever?

Jeanna Gabellini, is a Master Business Coach who assists high achieving entrepreneurs, corporate leaders & their teams to leverage fun, systems and intentionality for high-octane results. An entrepreneur for 20 years she has a treasure trove of kick-butt tools to give you peace & profits. A Gift For You! Get your complimentary Business Building Audio CD “Transforming from Chaotic Entrepreneur to Conscious Leader” for the entrepreneur who wants to be a SUPERpreneur: http://www.masterpeacecoaching.com/freecd

Filed Under: Business, Manifesting Desires, Personal Growth, Success Strategies Tagged With: achieve, business, Jeanna Gabellini, Peace, practice, solutions, success

Strategy Spin Cycle

April 6, 2011 By Jeanna Gabellini 1 Comment

Men aren’t the only ones who like to fix the problem and dive straight into the solution. When it comes to business, sooner or later we all fall into the trap of searching for the formula that will fix our latest crisis fast.

On the other hand, there can be the problem of so many solutions swirling around in your head that you find it hard to nail one down. Anytime you search for a strategy that can potentially impact your business in a profound way, it can be a recipe for disaster.

Here’s what happens:

You get a juicy idea you want to implement or decide to correct an ongoing pain in the bum problem.
You think of possible ways to get it to work.
You stumble on one or more parts of the best solution and get stuck.
You work your brain harder to figure it out.
You get irritated from thinking too hard or putting the solution into place only to find out it still isn’t working.
You complain about the issue and begin to make assumptions about how things work based on this unsuccessful solution.
The cycle begins again.

Here’s what needs to happen:

You get a juicy idea you want to implement or decide to correct an ongoing pain in the bum problem.
Get very specific about what the ideal solution will provide. What does it need to address, cut out, make simpler, etc. And when you find the ideal solution what will be different in your business as a result? If you have team members or a coach/mentor, ask them to assist you in this step.
If you have any resistance (fear, frustration, low self-confidence, attachment) to this issue, find a way to diffuse your energy before moving on.
Check out any limiting beliefs you may have about what is possible regarding this problem or idea working out in an ideal way. Challenge your thinking by deciding that you will ONLY settle for the ideal outcome.
Ask for help. Who can make this easy or show you how to best implement your solution?
Take your time. I don’t care how big the fire is, if you aimlessly throw water on it, you’ll be wasting your energy. Let go of any pressure to fix it fast. You must move forward with a level head and do it right the first time. Don’t compromise the quality of the desired outcome.
Chunk down the action items into bite size pieces.
Trust that if you feel good about what you’ve decided and done, you’ll have a great outcome.

Remember, mindset trumps any strategy. If you put all of your emphasis on the perfect strategy and don’t change the way you relate to your business, you’ll have ongoing setbacks. Mindset is key. Then you’ll move forward plucking your ideal solution out of the thousands available to you. Trust your choice or don’t do it.

Can you think of ways your mindset may have an advatage over your strategies?

Filed Under: Business, Manifesting Desires, Personal Growth, Success Strategies Tagged With: Jeanna Gabellini, mindset, problems, solutions, spin cycle, strategy

Outrageously Wicked Thinking

March 1, 2011 By Jeanna Gabellini Leave a Comment

Have you ever vacillated between solutions only to make no decision at all? Or how about making a choice so fast that you don’t even look at more ideal options because you just want to move forward with your project or business?

The truth is, solutions abound on all topics. And within that buffet of choices lies the most ideal choice ever…for you. The catch? You have to be willing to push your chair back from your desk and take a time out. Solutions will bubble up at a rapid pace if you allow them.

Daniel Burrus who wrote “Flash Foresight” puts it this way, “When you look in the opposite direction from where everyone else is looking, you see things nobody else is seeing.” I like this perspective because often you think you’re thinking outside the box but you’re still trying to create a solution from inside the problem.

Another reason why it can be challenging to nail down your ideal solution or a super fab idea is that you are trying to attack the symptom. You have to go way beyond that.

Susan wanted to upgrade her website. It was outdated and pieced together in a haphazard fashion. Her focus was to generate extra income so that she could hire someone to make the changes. She began to think of ways to make money fast…$3000 to be exact.

If she had kept that focus, she would’ve eventually saved up her money and her new website would be up for public viewing. But is that what she really wanted? No. Not really.

As Susan took a pause for the cause, she got to the real desire. She wanted to remodel her website, hire someone to make the changes and do the day-to-day maintenance. She also wanted to generate more than an extra $3000. She needed to up level her yearly income by $50,000. The solution to that desire would be very different than a solution for creating an extra few thousand.

The problem was that if she knew how to create the additional $50,000 she would already be doing it, right?! Susan and I began the brainstorming process with one of my favorite games, “What If UP”. We threw out logic and her history.

What if she…

Could get a single big contract vs. dozens of smaller ones?
Doubled or tripled her current fee structure?
Made friends with some BIG dogs in her industry and they promoted her work to their fans?
Created a whole new program in an area of her expertise and generated $100,000?
Let go of her past struggles and considered herself the rock star of her industry, what would she do differently?

Do you see how this line of thinking opens up Susan to completely new territory? You have to get wild and crazy in your mind. Go beyond your immediate needs and focus on ideal targets, not what will just get you relief. Go beyond what you have experienced or are familiar with in your business. Have some fun and be outrageous. You will leave your head with some very real and strategic answers. Trust the process and trust yourself to carry out the ideas.

How can outrageously wicked thinking help you to grow your business?

Filed Under: Business, Manifesting Desires, Personal Growth, Success Strategies Tagged With: decision, focus, ideas, Jeanna Gabellini, options, solutions, strategy

Yeah, But’s

October 12, 2010 By Jeanna Gabellini Leave a Comment

We all know someone who consistently does the “Yeah, but…” thing. They complain about something in their life and when solutions are offered they tell you why each one won’t work. It’s maddening to listen to them and yet you want to show them what’s possible.

Of course, it’s easy to see when someone else is committed to being stuck in the “Yeah, but’s...”, but what about when it’s YOU?! It’s very easy to miss the signs that you, too, are more committed to your suffering than moving forward to win. In fact, you get used to your pain and it becomes quite normal. You accept that you don’t have enough money and refer to yourself as financially hurt. You think, act, make decisions and talk like a person who is broke.

It’s easy to fall into this trap in any area of your life. The doctor tells you that you officially have a “condition” and you say okay, I’m stuck with this. Your business hits a plateau and you stay there for life thinking “these are just the cards I was dealt in life.”

You may put off vacations, leaving a mate, leaving a job, exercising, learning something new, moving or a host of other things because you are committed to all the reasons it is not possible for you to have what you want. You’re not alone. I catch myself doing it, too! I’ll think about a home improvement project and come up with why it can’t be done now.

Guess what? As long as you and I keep telling ourselves why it’s not possible, ain’t NOTHING gonna be different! I remember watching this phenomenon happen to me with some business debt I had acquired with my partner, Eva Gregory. We funded our live radio show out of San Francisco (before internet radio was big) and we ended with more debt than we could handle in a few months. So, we got used to the debt sitting there, barely going down.

Shortly after I had paid off ALL debt in my personal life within nine months, I made a decision about the business debt. It was time for it to go bye-bye. Three months later it was gone. It only took three months after sitting there for YEARS! We paid a ton of money in interest rates during those years simply because we were bogged down in thinking we had to be stuck with the debt and hadn’t decided it could be different.

If you stop with the excuses and get your focus off of “what-is” you will have a different experience. Things will shift fast. I’ve witnessed this time after time with clients who have no movement in their business and finances and then a month later everything changes drastically for the better.

They stopped feeling sorry for themselves and took charge. They bit the bullet and invested in themselves. Stop accepting the discomfort in your life. Get up, move forward and invest in a solution. If it doesn’t work try something else. Use your inner guidance and the support of others to find a new reality in which you win.

Jeanna Gabellini, is a Master Business Coach who assists high achieving entrepreneurs, corporate leaders & their teams to leverage fun, systems and intentionality for high-octane results. Jeanna co-authored Life Lessons for Mastering the Law of Attraction with Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Eva Gregory. Get a FREE subscription to her weekly ezine to go BIG, with less effort here: http://www.MasterPeaceCoaching.com/ezine

Filed Under: Business, Manifesting Desires, Personal Growth, Success Strategies Tagged With: belief, But, excuses, Inner Guidance, Jeanna Gabellini, solutions

Structures to Keep You on Purpose

Money Games

Getting to the Nitty Gritty of Your Solution

Pushing for Profits with a Capital P

The White Noise Phenomenon

Practices for a Peace-Filled Business

Strategy Spin Cycle

Outrageously Wicked Thinking

Yeah, But’s

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