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.

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I Believe That We Will Win!

Miss [under]STOOD Mimi

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!

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Procrastination is Masturbation: Your Phucking Yourself in the End

DeMarco and Timothy Lister said it best “there are a million ways to lose a work day, but not even a single way to get one back. “

Everyday I think “I need to blog… today!” In the utopia of my mind, I am sharing a new blog with you daily. I have a plethora of information and anecdotes to share. What is the problem? Time? We, rather I have PLENTY of available time. Don’t know how to prioritize? Please believe, as a trained organizer I know how to prioritize and design a course of action. What is the real issue here? What are you spending your time on? Honestly? *head drops looks up*  Instagram,  Facebook,  YouTube , and google-ing everything under the sun.  Somedays I am job hunting and applying for jobs I have no interest in, but the choir’s homily blurring my site of MY goals. (Another day's blog) Procrastination is quite popular; I'm doing it right in the midst of this blog.

How do we identify this life-sucking bug?

Here are some of the major symptoms you have been bitten…

Numero uno is avoiding unpleasant activities or possible results.

• What if I mess up?


• I don't wanna do it (all of a sudden we're kids again).


• Why me?

Second up to bat is excuses disguised as reasons.

• I don’t have enough time available.


• I need _______before I can do it.


• I'm not in the right environment.


• I don't feel like it.

Then there is indulging in distractions.

• Social Networking and/or Web-surfing (probably top of your list huh?)


• Watching TV, Movies


• Reading


• "Good timing" with friends


• Cleaning up (the thing that’s usually avoided til you have a project to avoid more)


• Sleeping (I am the QUEEN of naps!)

Before I take another opportunity to NOT finish this post, let’s sum this up with a

Plan Against Procrastination

1. FORGIVE ourselves for procrastinating, not meeting deadlines, leaving stuff undone, etc.


2. GET BUSY. Having lots to do leads to more getting done, ironically.


3. Make a CHECKLIST. Don't check it twice, cross it off!


4. Phuck PERFECTION! Doing something is better than having a "perfect" nothing.


5. Write out an "Unschedule" (Click the word to find out more)


6. REWARD ourselves. Yay! I get something because I completed something.

Now we have a plan, let's get started immediately. No more phucking  around. We can't keep sitting around expecting success to come... SUCCESS IS AWAITING US! I Believe That We Will Win!

In the meantime and in between time be happy, be haelthy, be you. I love you!