I could tell myself I don’t deserve this award because

• I wasn’t as prepared as I wanted to be for a podcast guest appearance.
• I didn’t attach a video to the client notes as promised.
• I took “too long” to answer a client’s Voxer message.
• I’m behind where I wanted to be for social media posts.
• I didn’t close all my consults this week.

Or I could tell myself that I deserve it because

• I enjoyed time with my sister, who was only in town for a few hours, so I wasn’t as prepared as I wanted to be for the podcast.
• I had three life-changing consults!
• I showed up for every one of my client sessions, and every client got detailed session notes as promised.
• I enjoyed playing pickleball with my family, which made it take a little longer than usual to respond to a client’s Voxer message.
• I didn’t get as many social media posts completed as I wanted because I spent a little more time with a friend at lunch! It was so worth it!

I deserve this award because
I enjoyed my LIFE, my free time, and my business this past month!

Whatever we look for, whatever we believe about us, we will find evidence to prove it true!

Are you busy believing you have it in you to be the employee of the month, or finding reasons you’re not doing a
“good enough” job!

Who’s getting the employee of the month award in your business?

When setting goals, it’s crucial to define your bullseye and target.

BULLSEYE is what you hope/plan to achieve every day. 

It’s what you aim for!

TARGET is the minimum that you will do each day to make progress towards the goals to count it as completed for the day.  

June 1st I began #35hardforyou. I set a strength training goal. ⁠

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My Bullseye in weights/strength is a 35-45 minute class inside my Beachbody app. 

This is what I plan to do most days! ⁠

This is what I’m aiming for!  ⁠

However, because life does happen, and sometimes we don’t have the “ideal” day, my TARGET to count towards reaching my daily strength goal will be four different exercises in one area (back, legs, arms, etc.), doing 2 sets of each exercise (which should only take 10-15 minutes if I stay focused) ⁠

So even on the “busiest” of days, while on vacation, with a sick kid, or a sick me, I can still make progress towards my goal. ⁠

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If you desire SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS, as you create your goals/commitments, take a minute to determine what your ⁠

• TARGET is (the least amount you will do to count it)

• What your BULLSEYE is (this is your aim, the goal that you hope to do daily and what you’re going to strive to get done most of the time) ⁠

I was working with a client last week when she dropped this bombshell!

“I’m not a confident person!”

I knew THAT WAS A LIE!

Let me spill the beans about this client.

She just quit her job to dive into a new opportunity with many unknowns, which is like a fearless adventurer, creating her own path in the way she wants!

She’s in the middle of taking a big step to move into a new home, with her boyfriend. Sharing closet space and compromising on TV control, now that’s confidence!

I know she’s a confident person because, without confidence, we don’t make choices to get a new job, start something different, move into a new home, and commit deeper to a relationship.

Here’s the mistake!

We often mistake feeling confident for being confident.

We envision confident people as these awe-inspiring superheroes, radiating awesomeness and bravery wherever they go.

But guess what?

Feeling confident isn’t always a walk in the park.
Being confident doesn’t always feel amazing!
In reality, feeling confident can be downright terrifying!

Despite all the scary stuff, confident people push through and take action anyway.

So, here’s a little experiment for you.

Take a peek at your past year’s achievements. I bet you’ll uncover someone who takes action and keeps going even when you might feel like a bundle of nerves while doing it.

The solution to so many of your time problems is

CONFIDENCE

in what you are doing WILL create the results you want

confidence in your abilities

to trust that people can help you without ruining your business

The process of creating confidence is simple.

1. Priority Refinement
2. Mind management (not time management)

Those two crucial steps are the process to up-level what you do with your time and how to develop the confidence to use your time to create

After working with hundreds of entrepreneurs I’ve created what I call the success formula.

Are you ready for it??

It’s simple, but it’s very individualized
for you!!

Confidence +Know How + Networking = RESULTS

CONFIDENCE is created in your business
(and every other part of your life) when you know your W’s!!

• What you want
• Why you want it
• What’s getting in the way

Your KNOW-HOW is created when you know your P’s

• Your PATH (where you want to go with your business
• Your PURPOSE (why you want to go there)
• Your PLAN (what strengths you want to use & develop to get there)
• AND, of course, when you define your PRIORITIES, your W’s and P’s will highlight your path, purpose, and plan perfectly!

This is why priority work is so stinking VALUABLE!!!

It’s truly the personalized treasure map to your individual success.

So many of my clients come to me, defeated because they are…

• not following their schedule perfectly
• thinking they aren’t getting “enough” done each day
• wishing they knew how to get more done
• thinking they must be doing something wrong in their schedule

I’ve got a confession to make.

SOMETIMES I DON’T FOLLOW MY SCHEDULE PERFECTLY!

The answer to my client’s frustration is not a “better planner, more defined, or more rigorous schedule.

The answer is more TRUST in yourself!

I help entrepreneurs, and business leaders create trust in themselves!

WHY???

When we trust ourselves, we can create schedules that support our goals and level of success.

When we trust ourselves, we create our daily schedules from our priorities.

When we trust ourselves, we trust our focus, actions, and needs.

When we trust ourselves, we can not follow our schedule sometimes, and everything will still be ok!!!

When we trust ourselves, we are leading with our intuition.

When we trust ourselves, we will get it done (if it is needed), and we can trust that what we chose to do instead was needed at that time.

The way you create a schedule you follow is not being more disciplined.

It’s learning to trust yourself more.

Learning to trust your decisions, your follow through, ideas, intuition, actions, choices, EVERYTHING!!!

I get asked this A LOT!

How do I honor my schedule?

The first thing I want you to do before I give you any tips or tricks is to take an inventory and notice what things you’re not doing.

What is the thing that you’re not honoring over and over?

Next, I want you to ask yourself two questions. 

1. What is the result you expect to happen if you do that thing
2. Do you believe you can get the result you hope for from that action?

For example, if you want to attract more clients and you’ve decided that posting on social media X amount of times a week is your business plan, the question to ask yourself is, do you believe if you post x amount of time, it’s going to draw in the clients that you want?

If you don’t believe that action is how you’re going to get clients, there’s a good chance you won’t post on social media as consistently as you want. 

To take consistent action, you must believe that action will lead you to the desired result. 

If you want to honor your schedule more, schedule the actions you believe will get you the results you want!

If you don’t believe they will get you results, it makes sense why you’re not doing that thing consistently!

When I find myself saying the same thing in multiple different coaching sessions (just this week), I’ve decided it might be something more of us (me included) need to hear.

Client #1 was having a hard time staying motivated in their business plan.

Client #2 was having a hard time believing they have the control to make twice as much in their business as last year.

Client #3 was having a hard time finishing the paperwork that is required for their child to get the extra help they need.

Client #4 was trying to decide if spending money on child care is a good use of their savings while growing their business.

Client #5 was worried that if they raised their prices, clients would not want their services.  

Client #6 was worried that if she wrote an email to her list, people on her list would judge her or, worse, not find her words valuable.

The answer to all of these scenarios in the same.  

Is the result important enough to you?

Is the result of what your business plan will create important enough to you to stick with the plan?

Is the result of making double in your business important enough to you to take action?

Is the result your child might receive from this provider important enough to you to finish the paperwork?  

Is the result of making more in your business important enough to raise prices?

Is the result that’s possible from emailing your list important enough to send that email, even if some people judge it?

If the result doesn’t feel important enough to you, you will lack belief, and you won’t do the actions (long-term or ever), to create the result.

Whatever it is in your business that you’re not doing, worried about, or trying to decide on, 

simplify the process by asking yourself this one question… is the result important enough to you? 

If I’m right, I bet there are tasks in your business (or motherhood) you dread doing.

And if I’m right, you’re not alone! We’ve all been there! 

Running a business and being a mom is not always easy, but finding ways to make it more fun makes it feel less hard!

Here are some questions to ask yourself when you’re not enjoying a particular aspect of your business (or motherhood):

#1: How could I enjoy this task more?

For example, if you hate doing your accounting, you could use a fun accounting software that has colorful graphs and charts, or listen to your favorite music or drink your favorite drink while crunching numbers. If the job must get done, try and make it more fun!

#2: What could I do instead that would get me the desired result but in a way that I would enjoy?

If you don’t like the daily social media algorithm, you could send personalized emails or social media messages to your favorite or future clients. You could join networking events and meet potential clients in person while enjoying some time away from the daily grind. There are MANY ways to get you to the result you desire. Get creative and do what’s more fun!

#3: Do I have to do this thing in my business? Why or why not, and do I like the reason why?

If you’re running a bakery and hate waking up at 3 am to bake bread, consider outsourcing the early shift to a reliable baker.

Or, you could stop selling bread altogether or consider selling only quick breads that take less time. And a final suggestion to make it more enjoyable (if you love baking bread) is letting your customers know bread isn’t available until after 11 am each day. They get fresh bread, and you get to make it after a full night’s rest. We call that a win-win!

#4: Is this something I could hire out or do without in my business? 

If you’re not a social media person, you could hire a social media manager to handle your accounts, so you can focus on what you do best. Or if you hate going to networking events, you could skip them altogether and find other ways to market your business, such as online ads or word-of-mouth referrals. You could do without the task and find different ways to accomplish your goal.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 

I’ve been thinking a lot about the women that I work with.

The women accomplishing BOLD things in this world and in their homes 

yet don’t feel very bold most of the time.

Women that are standing for their beliefs that motherhood and their dreams/impact/business/goals are important and that it’s possible for success in both!

FOR YOU, I WROTE THIS POEM!

She works hard with fierce desire,

To make a difference, to inspire.

Impact-driven women, that’s for sure,

With a love for motherhood, that’s is that so pure.

She questions often, can I do them both

Can I balance it all, and live up to myself oath?

When those who say you can’t have it all,

She believes in herself but feels afraid to fall.

She’s bold in her belief, determined to try,

To balance it all, to soar and fly.

To show the world that it’s possible indeed,

To be a mom and an entrepreneur, to succeed.

So she forges ahead with strength and grace,

Her passion and purpose light up her face,

She is a force, a power to behold,

A career-driven mom who’s brave and bold!

Just know I’m cheering you on!   🥰