5 STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO PRESS RESET…
at absolutely ANY TIME you’d like. 

There are VERY FEW people who know the gory details of my personal October and November 2017. Bottom-line: Health, heart and home were all hit hard, multiple times, and in ways that were completely out of my control.

It felt chaotic and exhausting and demoralizing.
There were a few days when I literally didn’t want to get out of bed. And OF COURSE feeling this way impacts my business.

HOW COULD IT NOT, right?

Anyway, I found myself OFTEN thinking:
I NEED A RESET BUTTON.
A DO-OVER.
PERHAPS EVEN AN ALTERNATE REALITY,  =)
a business realm I could travel to where there was no fear and no heartache and no devastation…
a business realm with no “personal junk” to contend with…

Of course, this is not OUR reality.
In addition to being women entrepreneurs, we’re also:

Mothers
Wives
Friends
Women
Daughters
Sisters
Volunteers, etc.

And, when we’re “doing it right,” we’re bringing ALL of ourselves to our work. So, how do you PRESS RESET when you feel the least empowered and need a re-set the most???

Well, friend… you’re in the right place.
Unfortunately, I happen to have developed a certain proven, battle-tested (and tested and tested) expertise in this matter.   =) So, here goes:

Step 1: Write out your short term goal.

Maybe for the day, maybe for the week.. but DEFINITELY not for the month of longer. Write it out as done:

I will ____________.
I choose to ____________.
I’m excited to _______________.

Short term.
Specific.
Simple.

Step 2: Write out your HONEST BELIEFS about that short term goal.

I know that when you are struggling like I have been lately, there are times it feels like EVERYTHING you touch turns to crap. I’d write out a goal that — under normal circumstances — would be a GIVEN, but I’d feel like it was ABSOLUTELY insurmountable.

So, write out your honest beliefs about that goal. Now, I’m not talking about what you would LIKE to believe… i’m talking raw honesty here. What you BELIEVE about a goal is HUGELY important to how you approach it and how likely you are to achieve it.

To give you an idea of what I’m talking about, here’s a “snap shot” of my own thoughts in recent weeks, specifically related to certain “short term” goals I needed to accomplish:

• “I am afraid I won’t have the time. Every time I start, something happens and I need to leave.”
• “I feel like no one is listening any more. I just don’t have it in me right now to show up, let alone lead.”
• “I’m pissed because this should be EASY and I can’t even THINK straight let alone strategize or sell.”

Don’t be concerned about the negative “tint” of these initial beliefs. Just acknowledge them. Write them out… give them their due, friend.

They ARE real for you when you need a reset because they FEEL real to you. So, let’s drag them out from under the bed and expose them to some (healing) light. Don’t worry, i won’t leave you here.

Step 3: Now, RE-WRITE each negative belief. Re-frame it, and re-write it.

Again, from my own journal of “hard times,” lol… See how I RE-FRAMED the negative belief in a way that was TRUE and also FELT true to me in those moments:

• “I have all the time I need to do what’s most important. If I get interrupted, I’ll take a break, do what needs to be done, and come back to it with an energy of completion. Interruptions are part of life and business… and I am well equipped and determined to bob and weave around them for now.”
• “My people are still listening, which makes it even more important for me to keep showing up and adding value. Showing up in times like this is EXACTLY what a leader DOES. I am a leader… I lead the top women entrepreneurs in the world, and I will show up and SERVE, because it is what I do…. it is who I am, regardless.”
• “I’m so fortunate that so much of business comes easy to me. Right now it feels hard, but I know better. I am equipped, I am empowered, I am ready. I know what to do, and I am committed to my art, to my message, to my people.”

Step 4: WRITE DOWN WHAT MUST BE DONE.

Goal achievement will be found at the intersection of BELIEFS and ACTIONS. So, once you’ve worked through and re-framed your beliefs, it’s time to write out your actions.

Given your short term goal / goals AND your NEW thoughts, what must be done?
What next?
And what after that?

Be specific.

Now, friend… you have a plan. Your thinking can stop and your do-ing can start. This is a GREAT place to be… it’s where procrastination and excuses END.

Step 5: Do this as many times as necessary.

I swear, I was day to day for a while there…. and I hope not to be there again any time soon.

BUT, should another series of storms head my way,
THIS plan, this Goal — Belief — Belief — Action strategy is how I will get to the other side.

Again.
And without losing ground.

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Procrastination.
Perfectionism.
Burning Bridges.
Not showing up.

There’s a lot of talk about self-sabotage in the entrepreneurial world… and what to do when you realize you’re self-sabotaging. Typically, you’re asked to look at what you may be afraid of… to identify WHY you may be AFRAID of ACHIEVING the exact goal you’re pursuing. Worthy pursuits, for sure.

But, I am starting to ABHOR circular patterns. I have no interest in the EXCITED — STALLING — INNER WORK — EXCITED AGAIN treadmill. So, let’s talk about PREVENTING self-sabotaging behaviors… nipping them in the bud before they have a chance to take root in your business and your heart and derail your progress. (By the way, if you are a COACH, struggling to make even a DECENT living coaching, I have a free gift for you. NO opt in, NO fee. Just  pure, unadulterated truth  about how to make money as a coach.  CLICK HERE TO MAKE MONEY AS A COACH.)

For me, this is all about designing my day — EVERY ASPECT OF MY DAY — in a way that keeps me motivated, inspired, and excited about the work I do. It’s TRULY about designing my business around my core needs as a woman, as a person… really. Here’s a list of things you may wish to consider “designing DELIBERATELY” to support forward movement — and prevent self-sabotage — in your own business.

MAKE YOUR ENVIRONMENT ONE THAT INSPIRES YOU. I remember the days of working in a cubicle. It sucked. I had no control of noise, smells, lighting, space. Ugh….. Today, I have a deliberately designed office space with a small “working area,” complete with a video “studio” for Facebook LIVES, easy access to too many books that inspire me, a desk I can write notes on, a retro lamp that I love, inspirational notes, pictures and phrases EVERYWHERE and a sitting area for when I just want to get out of the “work area” and stretch my legs a bit. The Women Who WOW (WomenWhoWOW.com) office was actually featured in an article about Home Office Set Up by FitSmallBusiness.com which was a huge surprise!

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR SCHEDULE. The flow of my day is incredibly important to me. I want my morning to be spent on my most important tasks. For me, this includes MOVING (exercise), Bible, journaling, messaging (blogging and live streaming) and reaching out to the media on behalf of myself and my clients/members. Your “perfect day” will be very different than mine, but I urge you to start carving out and protecting chunks of time that NO ONE has access to, where you can do your BEST work.

CHOOSE CLIENTS (very) CAREFULLY. If you work one-on-one with clients, customers or patients, choose them carefully. Not everyone who can pay you is a good client. I wrote about soul mates a while back, referring to my Mister and also to my best friend, but I also look for soul mate clients. HOW DO YOU KNOW? Do you look forward to hearing from them? Do you ENJOY working with them? If not, they need to go. Quickly. The WRONG clients will have you in such a funk that you self-sabotage all over the place. Let them go, in a hurry and — THIS IS IMPORTANT — with a blessing. Let them go so they can find THEIR soul mate service provider. Better to have NO clients at all than even ONE “wrong” client that you dread hearing from.

IN SHORT, TAKE CARE OF THE BOSS — FIRST. If you want to be in the BEST possible energy for success… if you want to PREVENT not only self-sabotage but also BURN OUT… take care of you, first. Give yourself everything you need — the right environment, the preferred schedule, the totally aligned clients — to thrive in this chosen business, niche, and industry you’ve chosen.

For MORE on “unexpected ways” to eliminate self-sabotage, read this article from iNLP center, focused on neuro-linguistic programming and life coach certification training.

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I’ll never forget — way before any of my online marketing/blogging/etc. would have been worth copying — finding a woman who had (word for word) copied my entire website. EVEN THE ABOUT ME PAGE.

She was from my area, and while I didn’t know her, I reached out to her to discuss the, um, “situation.” She denied it, of course… saying that it was a coincidence.

Saying she’d NEVER even SEEN my site.

She hung up, however, when I marveled at the fact that she and I were both married to public school teachers named Chris, had three kids the EXACT same age, named Summer, Shelbey, and CJ, she apparently went to the same church, same high school, same college. Isn’t that special? =)

Anyway, most business leaders will tell you to NEVER copy someone else, but I’m not most business leaders. The truth is, we are born with an innate desire to mimic. It’s how we learn most everything in our early years.

We are also — of course — born so incredibly unique in every way, with an innate desire to fully express who WE are as individuals.

In business, I suggest we use both.

WHAT TO COPY, THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST:

1) Behaviors. If you want what “they” have, take a look at what “they” do. if you want to be thin, look at the habits and behaviors of thin people. If you want to be rich, look at the habits and behaviors of rich people. Behavioral congruency will lead to RESULT congruency.

There is no 2nd thing to copy. =)

WHAT TO KEEP ORIGINAL: EVERYTHING ELSE, of course.

Your message.
The way you bring your message.
Your phraseology.
Your analogies.

Stay 100% true to your own twisted little view of the world. =) Stay absolutely true to you.

So, if you see someone getting the results you want to get online. Don’t try to talk like them, cuss like them. Don’t try to wrangle your own beliefs around to match their own. OF COURSE.

But DO watch what they’re DO-ing…

Are they doing Live streams once a day? once a week?
Are they blogging directly into Facebook or sharing a link directly from their site?
Are they using images with EVERY post or only certain kinds of posts?
How are they using groups?
How often are they releasing a new podcast?
What seems to be their approach with the media?

This is no different than reading a biography of a great leader. You DO study other great leaders, right? Soaking up the habits, the tendencies, the beliefs they all have in common???

This is no different, it’s just in real time.
So, look at what they are DO-ing
and then
do it ENTIRELY
YOUR
EXQUISITELY
UNIQUE
way.

Here’s to US!

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For many years, I’ve been all about content marketing… publicly — and without shame — putting on my begging pants (MANY TIMES) begging my clients and members to give me HOT content to keep their businesses hot and growing. So yes… I’m all about the content, and I show up EVERY DAY with a message for my Women Who WOW members AND the “women entrepreneur market” at large…

Of course, I’ve never been about a content calendar or an email schedule. My motto has ALWAYS been “I’ll show up when I have something to say.” And when I don’t have something to say, you can count on me not cluttering up your feed with nonsense.

Bottom-line: If I didn’t have something that will encourage, empower or equip women entrepreneurs to create a business they’re proud of… well, I’d just stay home.

BUT, I don’t stay home.

I’M A CONTENT MACHINE. I WAKE UP AND MESSAGE… STRAIGHT AWAY, FIRST THING. AND THEN, I CREATE ANOTHER MESSAGE FOR ANOTHER MARKET. THEN, I REPEAT. And repeat, and repeat.

I no longer “batch” my content. I just wake up and let it show up…. from my heart. It’s literally served up fresh every single day.

So, HOW DO I CREATE SO FREAKIN” MUCH CONTENT every single day, every single week, every single month????

Well, I don’t burden my content (the message) with anything other than just showing up. I don’t plot and plan my content calendar to support a sales launch. (I tried that and I don’t like feeling held hostage to a pre-determined focus.)

I heard the word “unleash” this week, and it resonated with me. I simply UNLEASH the content and let it do its thing. I DO NOT weigh it down, agonize over my spelling or grammar, re-read, edit, “optimize.” The message IS the message… and it’s this real, raw, FRESH content that is — truly — the lifeblood of my business.

Looking back I realized… it always has been.

Today, I just trust my content so much more than I used to… I just depend on the messaging SO MUCH MORE than I used to. And so, now, my content creation has sort of taken on a life of its own.

I was thinking about all of this… the “strategy” of just showing up and speaking directly, eye-to-eye to your target market… and how HARD people make it.

Seriously…

It’s never been EASIER or MORE CONVENIENT to put your message in front of a market that desperately needs to hear it

Don’t like to write? Live stream.

Don’t like videos? Start a podcast.

Can’t stand your voice? Blog.

Still… even smart and driven business owners.

They think their content needs to be this, that and the other… They think it needs to be epic or optimized for search engines, or “perfect.”

In other words, the people who have a problem producing content (i.e. showing up and talking to their target market) have put content on a pedestal.

And this whole putting something or someone on a pedestal… doesn’t work, friend.

Take sex. Put sex on a pedestal… thinking it will cement a relationship, or fix a relationship, or somehow make you feel better about yourself or your partner or forget your past, or whatever… and even SEX starts to suck.

Let sex be sex, though… just playing and experimenting and enjoying it… and you have no problems. The couples who approach sex almost — dare I say it — recreationally… for FUN. Well, they also have great relationships that go the distance. But first, they had to take the pressure off of sex. They just let the sex be the sex… nothing more. No burdens in the bedroom.

The same goes for content. Don’t put so much burden on it. Just let UNLEASH and serve people. On repeat. Have FUN with it. The more you GIVE AWAY (in terms of content) the more money you make. THIS FACT is as dependable for me as GRAVITY.

So, show up today. You’ve got an entire market to serve. If you want me to help you CLARIFY your message, help you find the message you simply CAN’T “NOT SHARE,” PM me about a private strategy session…

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I couldn’t agree more whole-heartedly with this one comment. Yet, women I speak to try continuously to do things that aren’t fundabmentally “them”. We build businesses in a way that we hope we don’t have to sustain, “when we make it”. We climbed corporate ladders (in heel, no less) in a way that we hope to “change” when we “get there”…

Authenticity is the key to your success.  It is so rare, you will always stand out… always succeed… always persevere… when you are who you are.  Period.  Plus… you’ll have a lot more fun in the “journey”.  🙂

I would love to hear from you:  What one area of your life could you infuse with more “authenticity”?  Is it sales? Marketing?  Networking? Relationships at work?  Is it at home, maybe?

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