One of the things I hear a lot — especially when I talk about how my BUSINESS looks right now — is “Well, you know it’s not that easy.” (More on how “it” looks NOW here.)

OH, don’t I know it’s not that EASY…

You see, I didn’t have a backup plan or a slush fund. I didn’t EASE into this business of mine. I had exactly NO room for error, I dove in and started swimming… FAST. I wasn’t husband funded or left an inheritance and I don’t come from money.

I grew what I have now with SWEAT EQUITY, friend.
A lot of hustle.
A boatload of prayer.
A ROARING fire in my belly.
And a DO OR DIE mentality.

And — in the beginning years — I “funded” my business growth with GIFTS. For Christmas, I asked for books or office supplies. Birthday, same thing.

So, I’m sorry if you misunderstood me. You are SO right…. I NEVER said it’d be easy. What I DID say was that you could do it.

I said YOU could make it happen.
I said it was SIMPLE.
I said it was leverageable.

I DID NOT say it was EASY.

And, c’mon…. Are you a man or a mouse? Do you NEED easy? Of course not.

Can we assume for a minute that building a business that FUNDS your ENTIRE lifestyle WHILE allowing you the freedom to actually LOVE your life, to actually LIVE your life according to YOUR priorities… was going to be HARD. Let’s assume THAT for a minute.

You do hard all the time…. so let me keep going.

WHAT if building a business that FUNDS your ENTIRE lifestyle WHILE allowing you the freedom to actually LOVE your life, to actually LIVE your life according to YOUR priorities… was going to be HARD? Would it not be worth the effort??????

I’ll tell you this. Creating WILD success, COMPLETELY ON YOUR OWN TERMS isn’t for the faint of heart. Acquiescing to public expectations, bowing to public opinion, fitting in to “entrepreneurial norms” and shrinking back into your comfort zone… THESE things are way TOO easy.

But, it is worth the effort. Next… it will take ALL of you.

Building a business that FUNDS your ENTIRE lifestyle WHILE allowing you the freedom to actually LOVE your life, to actually LIVE your life according to YOUR priorities… THIS, will take ALL of you.

BUT…. what is taking ALL of you right now? A business that sucks the very LIFE out of you? A business that leaves you drained and burnt out? A friggin OUTlANDISH commute to a job you hate? What, friend, is taking ALL of you right now??

You’re already giving SOMETHING your all. So….. I guess the real question to ask is… Is it worth it? If not, please keep reading.

Building a business that FUNDS your ENTIRE lifestyle WHILE allowing you the freedom to actually LOVE your life, to actually LIVE your life according to YOUR priorities… THIS, will take COURAGE and FAITH and a willingness to SHOW UP ruthlessly, unapologetically YOU. It will take a LEAP, and it will take an IRON CLAD commitment from you.

Quick note about the iron clad commitment…two things: 1) You’re already demonstrating an iron clad commitment RIGHT NOW. It may be to maintaining the status quo…. but you DO know what that iron clad commitment LOOKS LIKE. and 2) It is SO worth it.

Bottom line: I never said it was EASY. But I never said it was hard either…. In fact, it gets easier and less hectic and more flow-based EACH AND EVERY DAY.

Because i have no tolerance for being ankle chained to a success I don’t LIKE.

PM ME about my new program, “The Membership Miracle” if you are interested in creating a business that FUNDS your ENTIRE lifestyle WHILE allowing you the freedom to actually LOVE your life, to actually LIVE your life according to YOUR priorities…

Because it isn’t easy.
But it’s not exactly HARD either.
And, yes… you can do it.

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A mentor once told me that “Business is a LOGICAL process. The only problem with it is that it has to be carried out by EMOTIONAL beings”. How True. Isn’t it logical that if we “properly care for” our businesses, they will grow? If we “PROPERLY care” for anything, it will grow and flourish. So, why does “business” seem so hard?

Well, for one… we listen to the wrong people who give us FAULTY information about HOW to care for a business in the first place. If our paid mentors (or free “mentors” who are way too easily accessible on the internet and overly anxious to dole out advice) convinced us that our cars ran on WATER, we would not get very far. Soon, we would be complaining about how our car wouldn’t work, wouldn’t start, was a bad idea, a lemon. All that time, all we needed was the TRUTH about our car. It runs on gas. Oh, okay… well now we can get moving.

The same scenario is true for our businesses. Business is logical… There are hard and fast rules that will allow you to put some fuel on your business goals. When you know what it TRULY takes to care for and nourish your business, you can get moving in the right direction.

If I could drown out all other “business gurus” in favor of ONLY THREE… here is who I would choose for YOU:

DAN KENNEDY, because he is brilliant, bold, harsh and always tells it like it is. He is PERSONALLY responsible for helping more people go from $0 to Millionaire status than anyone in the world.

STEVE CHANDLER, because he knows PEOPLE, and business. He is brilliant at the process of marketing one conversation at a time and will transform your business and your life if you let him. He eliminates fears, and his courage is contagious.

ME… because I listen to, learn from, implement and offer the best of EACH of these men… BUT, with a fresh perspective for a fabulously feminine audience!

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