Feel Like You Need A Breakthrough Before You Breakdown?

Feeling like your about to have a meltdown? Hell, sometimes me too! Imagine the scenario…I just received news that rent is being raised and/or I gotta move by the end of the month. And I have less than $25 in my bank account. I say to myself Shift Happens and I gotta find the toothpaste, my ride is en route. My business partner pulls up with a nail in the tire. It’s not even noon, in which we have an important meeting scheduled. As a matter of fact it was 11:06! 

Great, like we can get to a tire shop, and out, with time to spare to arrive on time to the meeting. I believe that early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable. Ok, I called to postpone the meeting no problem, off to the tire shop. 

The tire wasn’t pluggable, but we were blessed for the tire man giving us a deal. We agree that this is just the Universe trying us and are ready to get this show on the road, we run out of gas before we can pull off. Really? Luckily, it was because it was because we were parked sideways on an incline. So the sweet young tire man pushes us onto level ground; the car starts. There is a God. And what I had to remind the both us of, is that the Universe is only conditioning us, testing our resolve. And anytime shit gets real crazy, something amazing happens. That’s exactly what I was expecting to happen next.

Oh something amazing happen alright. We pull up in the parking lot of the building where the meeting is and coffee spills in my seat, on the ass, down the thigh, of my white seersuckers. Come on Universe! I am expecting a day to wow me, but not like this. I was thinking something more positive, sheesh.  

I had been reading the Scroll Marked III, from the Greatest Salesman In The World by Og Mandino. Life transforming book! Mandino tells about how in the Orient young bulls are tested by putting them in the ring with a picador, who is ready to poke them with a lance. He instructs readers to be lions, not sheep waiting to be prodded by the shepherd. Well, I was feeling poked, prodded and put to the test!  I had to channel the inner bull spirit and prepare to be charge again despite the sting of life's blade. I am a lion. I will not walk, talk or sleep with sheep. I will persist. I will win! 

Just at the moment when you are ready to call it quits, can be the moment that brings your breakthrough so don’t give up. Do not get weary in well doing. Always remember that every obstacle comes with the opportunity to become greater, wiser, stronger and more than what you were prior to the lesson. Smile in the face of adversity knowing it is Source Energy’s way of molding you into what you have expressed desire to be and to have. We are not alone in our battle against adversity. Everyone is fighting some battle. Take courage my friends. This is all for your greatest good. And if you're wondering what did I do about my iced coffee butt, I tied a sweater around my waist, put on my bright red lipstick and said 

I AM a champion. I AM a winner. I AM successful at whatever I attempt. I AM abundant. I AM FEARLESS. I AM landing this deal with ease. I am trusting the Laws of the Universe to serve me my greatest good. I AM deserving of what I desire. I AM love. I AM all powerful. I am all that and a bag of chips! I am intelligent. I am charismatic. I am a game-changer. I am the best entertainment marketing specialist.  I AM perfectly created. I AM capable. I am prosperous. I AM a money magnet. I AM THAT I AM!

And so it is. I love you. I believe in you. Be Happy. Be Healthy. Be You!

  I Believe That We Will Win! 

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I Know It's Friday, but don't lose Focus Entrepreneurs

TGIF huh? Very often on Friday's we feel the tired from all week built up on us and we're just ready to sit down and take a break. ""No sleep till Brooklyn"...Please don't think I don't condone rest periods, but understand resting and allowing your mind and body to rejuvenate is "doing something." We don't need you burning out before the finish line. I'll confess I am the Nigist (queen) of naps and mediation breaks. So, here is a quick vlog to keep you motivated throughout the weekend, especially if you are a budding entrepreneur who still maintains a 9 to 5.

Don't forget to Subscribe to my YouTube Channel. No, you will not get notifications all day and night from me, I am not that consistent...yet. lol. Happy Friday lovebugs. I love you and I believe in you. 

I Believe That We Will Win!

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What's Your WHY?

Have you ever thought about what your "why" is? This week my focus has been on Focus itself. We've identified how to give focus to our vision, now what gives us focus in life? At my very first 5LINX International Training Convention I learned that why stood for 

               W hat

               H urts

               Y  ou   

So take a moment to think about it, what hurts you? What situation is bothering you? What difference do you want to make in the world? Whose life or lives do you want to change? What drives you to keep pushing? What problem do you think if you were in a better financial position? 

Be careful in allowing money to be your motivation. Your goal and dream will drive you more if it is not money related. Your WHY must be so strong, it will make you cry. If your WHY can make you cry, it can make you wake up in the morning, jumping out of bed, running to scratch the first thing off your agenda, to-do list, or first line of business. 

Now that you have figured out your WHY, find something to remind you of that WHY such as a picture. Definitely write it down. "It was written." Writing down our ideas reenforce them and give us an opportunity to get clear. Your WHY is tied to your purpose.  

On that quote, Im out...I love you. I believe in you. And I believe that we will win!

Stay Focused!

To continue with yesterday's blog Hey Entrepreneur, Your Vision Needs FOCUS! 

Focus is essential to success. My most successful mentors constantly told me that I needed to focus on thing, but for years I resisted.  (And I am secretly still in my own disguised way. lol) Focus changes things when you are in operation on a daily, weekly and annual basis. The level of production a nd achievement is higher when a person is focus. Laser beam focus. If you don't understand what that means, google it and replicate it in your thoughts and actions. The formula is simple...

Follow

One

Course

Until

Success

In the meantime and in between, remember I believe in you! I love you! I believe that we will win!

Hey Entrepreneur, You're Vision Needs FOCUS!

As a serial entrepreneur I have see my share of business start ups, breakdowns and everything between. If you are an entrepreneur, first let me congratulate you for your courage. Its easy to get a job where someone else responsible for making the real decisions, taking the risks, providing the goals and roadmap to get there. Yes, a job may provide a sense of security, but if it's security you want , "We'll put you in a corner, cover you with a sheet, bring you 3 meals a day, look after you, care for you, feed you, protect you, don't let anything happen to you and you'll probably live to be one 100!" 

So this blog is for the pioneers, the risk takers, those not afraid to step out of the box or jump in the deep end. Being self-employed has it bumps in the road, but definiteness of purpose can pave the way. Having clarity and focus as an entrepreneur is eminent because there is no one there holding your hand, supervising or holding you accountable. It's all up to you. 

My focus today is to school you on the simple precepts I learned years ago and I constantly revisit. Every organization needs to understand and clearly articulate these tenets. Below you will find a list of questions to help you gain effective focus. Grab some paper and pen to write down the questions and the answers. 

1. IDEA-What is it you do for your customer? Specifically describe, in detail, what product or service you are providing. 
2. BENEFIT- What's in it for them...that is better than the competition? Your idea should ease or eliminate a pain for the consumer. In other words, what specific need are you fulfilling.
3. TARGET- Who is your target consumer? How can they be separated from others? Again be specific as possible. How old? Income bracket? Geographical location? Spending habits?
4. PERCEPTION- How do you want to be perceived? Perception can be some folks reality; be careful of the picture you paint of your self and your organization. Branding 
5. REWARD- What's in it for you? Is it personal fulfillment, God given purpose and talent, to change the life of someone else? Your reward usually fulfills your why. Read my blog, What's Your WHY? 

Once you successfully answer these questions with as much specificity as possible, a plan will unfold before you. We'll call it our Mini Business Plan. Focus on following that plan. And your reward will manifest as well. What we desire, desires us. I believe in you. I love you. Be happy, be healthy, be you!