2 Powerful Leaders to Learn From

A favorite speaker at the Wealth Masters Int’l conferences and one of the alliance members is Jeff Combs of Golden Mastermind Seminars .  He’s always spirited, energetic, and shares multiple nuggets to increase your ability to become a leader and grow.  This past week he touched on:

• Learning to ask the right questions and responding quicker
• How to REALLY learn from “the process” as we become successful
• Goal setting can be both under-rated and over-rated (& why)
• How to have a healthy dialogue with yourself and learn to decide

Another favorite within the WMI community is Ellie Drake of Braveheart Productions .  She shared exactly that too ~ why it’s so important today to build a community (or tribe as she calls it).  Ladies you will love this…..

From her experiences, the audience was riveted as she shared continue reading »

Workaholics Anonymous

January seems to always be the month we tend to take a good look at our business and ourselves to set goals for the upcoming year.  As with most of you, I too have been undertaking that endeavor.  I also enjoy reading others tips and what types of actions they are finding to be helpful in being more productive.

Darren Hardy of Success is one individual I enjoy following.  He has recently started what he calls a 12-step program for those of us who are qualified "workaholics".  I’m making a big assumption here, but I bet there are some of you who could benefit from the article as well.  I especially like the part about continue reading »

Make 2009 Your Best Year Ever – Take a Good Hard Look Behind You

It’s not uncommon for this time of year to focus on goal setting and strategy implementation for the beginning of the next year. This article by Rich Schefren touches on the process of how to come up with those items. I was amused by his stating he has a list of 62 items to incorporate into his "New Year’s list. I too, have numerous things to accomplish so the key is at the end of his article…. be sure and schedule the items in. As with many "resolutions" there can be a tendency to come out of the shoot, full of enthusiasm, only to tucker out after a few months – so be realistic with your time and pace yourself. Example: I use the first few months to focus primarily on my business goals, and then add my "personal" goals during the second quarter….and continue to add thereafter.

(Article by Rich Schefren of Early To Rise )
I discovered long ago that if I wanted to continually improve my company and my own performance I need to leverage my past experience for all it’s worth. Stated more simply – to make 2009 the best it can be, you need to continue reading »

Will Your Home-Based Business Benefit From These?

When I say "These" I mean the 8 proven goal setting steps . Goal setting is important to do in all areas of ones life such as family goals, spiritual, social, physical, educational, and financial. We’re going to be addressing business goals though and the impact they have. For those of you building a successful home based business this is even more critical as you are the main one responsible for your business being profitable .

You should begin by asking yourself "why" you want to achieve a particular goal as you create your list. If it’s something someone else thinks you should have as a goal, but you don’t, the likelihood of your following it through is slim. Your goals will become one of the drivers of your belief system , so make them real to you.

The key is to have reachable / achievable goals that will make you stretch. The objective of them are to keep you focused and on track. Large and small businesses alike use them.

Your goals should include each of these 8 steps: continue reading »