FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, IT’S ALL ABOUT CHOICE.

This post will start out exciting, empowering, and also a bit aspirational… And then, it may feel a bit like a punch in the gut. You’ve been warned.

Women entrepreneurs are some wildly persnickety peeps.
We want to choose.
Where we work, how we work, with whom we work.
We want to choose how we dress, how we price, how we show up, which clients we take on, which projects we work on, which cities we travel to.

I’m not throwing stones. This is how I do business myself. According to MY priorities,
without Compromise.

But here’s the thing.
We choose all of these things up front.
We write out the plan for our business,
put together our vision boards,
and then… FORGET.

We forget that the TRULY POWERFUL choices are made every single day. We forget that EVERY CHOICE we make…
is either…

taking us closer to our goals,
or
moving us further away.

We forget that every CHOICE we make is either bringing our dream business to life… OR

… choking it out with excuses,
… drowning it with distraction,
… beating it down with resistance.

We forget that this dream of ours….
is OURS for a reason.

The BIGGEST DREAMS IN OUR HEARTS aren’t fanciful delusions, friend… They are OURS….

Ours to protect.
Ours to nurture.
Ours to grow.
Ours to SEE THROUGH TO FRUITION.

Like a baby in the womb, or an infant in your arms…

If YOU won’t protect, provide for and nurture that dream of yours, then WHO WILL????

And here is where it gets tough.

Your dream,
your purpose,
your calling….

IS JUST LIKE THAT INFANT.

It requires you to CHOOSE,
— day in, and day out —
to care for it,
to protect it,
to SEE IT THROUGH,

EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE IT.
Even when you’re heartbroken over something.
Even when you’re afraid and unsure.
Even when you’re busy.
Even when you’re not at your best.

Your dream will come to life when you choose EVERY SINGLE DAY to bring it to life,
through
the
power
of
DAILY
choice.

Through the power of YOUR DAILY CHOICES.

So you can CHOOSE easy
or convenient
or “when I feel like it.”

OR

you can go all in.

The choice is yours, friend…
but think for a moment about your CORE purpose.
The difference you want to make in this world.
The calling that you and you alone are UNIQUELY qualified for.
The purpose that you KNOW is YOUR SOUL’s WORK.

If not YOU, 
then WHO?
If not NOW,
when?

It all comes down to the choices we make DAILY.

Do you want a daily shot in the arm
to keep YOUR Entrepreneurial dream
alive and well?

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9 THINGS STRUGGLING ENTREPRENEURS DO… THAT PROFITABLE ‘TREPS DON’T.

I believe strongly in BEHAVIORAL congruency. Before I could afford my own coach — which I hired before I thought I could afford my own coach, lol… — I simply looked at what other successful people were doing, and aligned my behavior with theirs… looked at what Unsuccessful people were doing and did the opposite.

Behavioral congruency = results congruency.

So, here are ten behaviors that STRUGGLING entrepreneurs REPEAT (or make a habit) that help create the financial struggle they’re seeing in the business.

1) STRUGGLING entrepreneurs wait until they’re READY. Profitable entrepreneurs know that “ready” is a trap… and aim for “ready enough… and willing” instead.

2) STRUGGLING entrepreneurs watch too much TV. So sorry, but it’s true. Talk to them. They know which celebrity is dating who, ON and OFF screen. Profitable entrepreneurs watch SOME TV, but comparatively very little. There is a DIFFERENCE in watching TV for entertainment… and watching TV for an ESCAPE.

3) STRUGGLING entrepreneurs schedule too many meetings. They meet over EVERYTHING, perhaps out of loneliness… but still. Not everything needs a meeting. MOST things don’t. Too many meetings = too little money.

4) STRUGGLING entrepreneurs show up in SPURTS while profitable entrepreneurs show up DAILY.

5) STRUGGLING entrepreneurs seek affirmation, applause, confidence and personal value from their business dealings… saddling a business with burdens it was never meant to carry. Profitable entrepreneurs bring their sense of self TO their business instead.

6) STRUGGLING entrepreneurs wait for perfect timing. Profitable entrepreneurs know there’s no such thing…

7) STRUGGLING entrepreneurs exercise very little control over their day, their schedule, their meetings. Coffee dates — and even “business meetings — are scheduled and attended without even the most basic of agendas. Profitable entrepreneurs begin by exercising complete dominion over their day… and their time.

8) STRUGGLING entrepreneurs look for FREE advice and FREE networking and mastermind groups. Profitable entrepreneurs invest in mentoring and deliberate association with others who are taking the world by storm.

9) STRUGGLING entrepreneurs talk more than they act…. plan more than they produce… dream more than they do. Profitable entrepreneurs… well, do the exact opposite.

Behavioral congruency = Results congruency.
But only every time.

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I’M SOOOOO FAR BEHIND: THE WEIGHT OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.

There’s a certain energy inherent in women who are “natural born hustlers.” The women who have a lot of balls in the air, those who are pushing PLAY on multiple fronts, the DO-ERS who have multiple projects, unlimited ideas and quite simply THRIVE on life.

These women…
like me…
don’t seek ESCAPE from life very often.
I don’t LIVE for my vacations.
In fact, most of my travel is truly DREADED….
Because it requires me to push pause,
it requires me to LEAVE,
And I actually quite LOVE the hustle life…
the life, the pace, the push, the STRIVING
of my daily life.

I love the pursuit.
Of happiness.
Of excellence.
Of the next level.
Of the unreasonable…
Of the impossible.

I’ve never quite resonated with the whole “take it easy” mantra. YAWN… Some people move at a pace that I swear MUST bore even themselves to tears. I wrote yesterday about my rejection of “reasonable goals” and I’ve written multiple articles about the topic of hustle and pursuit, the joy of the “hunt” over the past 10 years.

So, it’s nothing new for me. But I remember the EXACT moment I fully embraced the “hustle life.” I remember embracing the knowledge that I’d die one day with a messy desk and in mid-pursuit of some lofty goal.

Until then, though, I intend to play full OUT.
I intend to suck the marrow out of this ONE life of mine.
I am ruthlessly committed to STRAINING my potential,
to testing the limits,
to seeing what is REALLY possible for a small town country girl like me.

But there’s ONE thing that can really slow me down,
weigh me down,
have me feeling TIRED,
and OVERWHELMED…

And not just in a “how I feel personally” way…
But this ONE thing can also slow my cash flow,
stall my income,
block my progress,
and GUNK UP this whole growing empire of mine.

This one thing is…
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

Half-finished projects.
Half-written books.
Half-cocked (but really SO full of potential) plans, left unimplemented.

This WEIGHT on my business is THE REASON I began my “working pajama parties.” I had this thought… All year we travel to this conference and that conference. We have notebooks full of ideas….

BUT WHERE IS THE BUSINESS CONFERENCE THAT IS FOCUSED ONLY ON ALLOWING YOU TO CATCH UP AND TAKE ACTION ON THESE IDEAS?

My very first PJ party was JUST ME.

I rented a hotel room.
I arranged for amazing food to be brought in.
And I pulled the grown-up version of a “college all-nighter.”
But for a woman entrepreneur.

I loved it.
And so I did it again… and invited a few friends.
I said I’ve got two adjoining rooms, and all the food is paid for.
Come… or not.

Well, they came, and a Women Who WOW tradition was BORN.

The Women Who WOW Pajama Parties are legendary and BOY do we have stories to tell… Once we were locked in while Hurricane Sandy tore into the area around us. The Women Who WOW official drink was created. One year, we even sipped our own private label wine.

But mainly,
a lot of new ground was taken.
Unfinished business was FINISHED, IMPLEMENTED, and MONETIZED.
And DEEP friendships were born and deepened.

The Working Pajama Party has ALWAYS been a pay your own way event. Meaning, I only charge what it costs me to host the event. It’s really for our community.

If you would like to know more about this, message me. I have 3 spots left.

One quick note: This will be the LAST “Hustle HOUSE” event…. as our numbers will demand a Hustle HOTEL next year, just to keep it “fair.”

SO, what is INCLUDED in your Working Pajama Party?

— Of course, a PARENS from your daily life… a time that is carved out and protected to plot and plan, dream and do. No distractions. No speakers. No excuses. A time to LASER FOCUS on your own agenda.
— Yoga on the beach, if you are so inclined.
— A sunset surprise….
— Gourmet food prepared and cleaned up for us.
— Hot seats and roundtables… if you want.
— Wine, of course.
— Goodies and sponsor gifts.
— An intimate weekend with your WOW sisters.

Our location?

The BEAUTIFUL OBX of NC.

Dates? December 7th from 11 AM EST – December 9th at 11 AM EST.

What’s Included in your “ticket” to the PJ Party?
Everything, of course.
ALL meals and snacks from lunch on December 7th to Breakfast on December 9th.
Accommodations for your entire time in the Hustle House.
Extras, bonuses, and surprises.

You want IN?
PM me on Facebook and let me know…

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THE ONLY — SINGULAR — SECRET TO BEING RICH, THIN AND HAPPILY MARRIED…. FOR women entrepreneurs.

Recently, I shared that I was HEARTBROKEN… furious over how my husband was acting towards something that was SO important to me. As is “routine” for me, I quickly regretted what I (only after-the-fact) considered public over-sharing.

RUH ROH…

Now everyone knows my marriage isn’t perfect.
(As if there’s any such thing, right?)

But, all sarcasm aside,
part of MY purpose here as a business leader…
is to show that WILD success is possible WITHOUT sacrificing the relationships that mean the most to you….

possible WITHOUT staying in the serial-relationship-mayhem I see in SO MANY business leaders who are still searching for “that perfect person” who will make a relationship conflict-free and full of fairy dust.

I know that PART of my purpose here is to LIVE as a business leader who is ALSO an engaged wife and mother and friend and family member…

At first, I set out to show/prove these things to MYSELF.
(Of course.)
I had a major “success block” that still rears its ugly head in my brain… This success block is all about the idea that success would “cost me,” and perhaps cost me MORE than I’d ever be willing to pay.

It took me a long while to realize that I was at the helm of whatever success I created…. that I could DELIBERATELY design my success any way I chose to…. that I could set the rules any way I like… and that I could FUEL my success ONLY with those things that I CHEERFULLY want to give to my business:

My heart.
My message.
My passion.
My commitment.
My twisted little view of business and life and marriage and success…. =)

I was set FREE when I realized that I could give my business these things and NO MORE… and have a business that continues to far exceed my expectations… THAT I COULD DESIGN MY BUSINESS ACCORDING TO MY SPECIFIC PREFERENCES AND THRIVE.

I tell people this all the time.
On podcasts.
On virtual summits.
On the stage.
Via my Facebook LIVES.
On our blog.

I shout it from the rooftops. IN ORDER TO HAVE A THRIVING BUSINESS, YOU CAN (AND SHOULD) DESIGN YOUR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR SPECIFIC PREFERENCES.

BUT… Let me tell you where I lose people:

The ONLY secret to this reality.
the ONLY SINGULAR secret to being rich, thin and happily married is…
a daily — LIFETIME — commitment.

That’s it.

Because EVERY relationship requires nurturing.
Daily.

The relationship with your spouse or your kids.
Obviously…

But what about these?
The relationship with your BODY.
The relationship with MONEY.
The relationship with God.
The relationship with your MARKET.

These are ALL relationships that ebb and flow… based on what YOU put INTO them.

A marriage that isn’t NURTURED daily will soon end in YOU (and he) not feeling nurtured by the relationship. (Funny how that happens, right?)

A relationship with your body that is ignored… not nurtured with great food, daily movement, etc…. will end in you feeling betrayed by your body. It won’t look or perform the way you know it SHOULD.

A healthy relationship with MONEY that isn’t cultivated ends in you always battling with money stuff… which is why those who win the lottery don’t keep the money they won. The RELATIONSHIP isn’t there, it hasn’t been nurtured daily.

A thriving relationship with Jesus isn’t an ONE TIME salvation prayer. That’s just fire insurance. A relationship requires time, nurturing and attention.

The same goes for your MARKET. Nurture them. Pour into them… DAILY… or constantly feel like they’re not responsive, cheap, or whatever.

Anything important requires DAILY attention.
Daily Nurturing.

Want to be rich, thin and happily married?
Focus on EACH of these areas daily.
FOR LIFE.

Because relationships — like businesses — don’t ever “arrive” and never need anything again. Build your finances, your health, and your most important relationships EVERY single day.

P.S. The 2017 Women Who WOW Working Pajama Party WILL be the last of it’s kind… due to how fast we are growing. We have about 8 spots left and if you’d like details, PM me. This is our most anticipated, most intimate event of the year.

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I read a sales page the other day for #womenentrepreneurs. The HEADLINE: “The problem is… you’re constantly distracted by things in your personal life.”

It was an event about business habits — specifically for people working from home — and the leader is a PHENOMENAL leader. I respect her, and those who attend will be well-served.

But, it had me wondering…
HOW MANY WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS ARE REALLY DISTRACTED WITH THEIR PERSONAL STUFF AT HOME?

Not me.

As I type this to you, the hard truth is that I’m broken-hearted.
It’s a personal and private thing. If I ever reveal it, you guys know me, it will be many months or years from now… and will long have been in my rearview mirror.

But for today, there’s an ache in my heart and when I show up for my #MorningsWithMichelle livestream — which I will OF COURSE do — in about 15 minutes, I’ll have to do it with audio only. Why?

My eyes are too swollen from crying.

That’s the hard, totally inconvenient, vulnerable truth.

Am I showing up because I have to?
Absolutely not.
I’m showing up because I LOVE this stuff.
And because it DRIVES me.
I’ve chosen work that SEDUCES me each and every morning.

So, let’s get back to distraction…

I’m (literally) NEVER (ever) distracted by dishes or laundry or organizing the flipping closet… or any other “personal thing” that is “in my face” because I work from home. I can’t even imagine it.

And it has me thinking…
If something like housework can “DISTRACT” you so easily… and so regularly… from your business,

am I wrong to think maybe you need to choose a new business? Or — at least — change SOMETHING in how you DO business?

So that it captures your attention?
And maybe even your heart again?
So that it lights you up and engages you fully?

Today, I admit…
My work IS the distraction.

But, if you are REGULARLY distracted by something… let’s lean into a bit more deliberately….

What are you distracted BY?
Maybe THAT is your true passion.
Maybe you can build a business, a brand, a platform around THAT.

What are you distracted FROM?
Maybe you need to eliminate this task from your day-to-day work… Maybe even eliminate it completely, or delegate it.

Here’s the way to FOREVER DEFEAT DISTRACTION in business:

Work MORE of what fully occupies your attention into your business day. =) This business of yours is of your own making. you chose it. You built it brick by brick. And you can re-model it whenever you like.

Here’s to women entrepreneurs… doing business WITHOUT COMPROMISE. There’s a whole tribe of us creating success on our own terms. Join us! WomenWhoWOW.com.

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