How to Turn a Dream Into a Workable Plan

As a coach, it can be difficult to watch the lack of progress of so many promising entrepreneurs and coaches. They’ve dreamed for so long about creating a solid, sustainable business, and yet, all they do is dream.

You know the people I’m talking about. They attend conferences, sign up for free webinars, buy paid training, and sometimes even work with a coach or two. And yet week after week, month after month, year after year, they fail to make any progress toward their dreams.

Are they just lazy? No. It’s something worse. They don’t know how to move from … Read the rest

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Making the Most of Your Time: 5 Productivity Tips To Live By

It’s not enough to dream of success. It’s not even enough to set goals.

The only way to truly achieve your dreams and build the business you’re meant to build is to sit down and just do it.

And that’s where many of us…well, fail is a strong word. But it’s the doing that trips us up more times than not.

We overbook our calendars until today’s to-dos become next week’s past dues. We procrastinate on the things that are important while attending to things that are merely “nice to do.” And sometimes we simply take on too much—even when … Read the rest

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Stop Being Your Own Worst Client

Imagine you had a coaching client who consistently failed to complete her tasks for the week:

  • She couldn’t find the time to get her email opt-in page completed.
  • She was too busy to write the next chapter of her book.
  • She was working too hard and completely forgot to put together her webinar presentation.

It wouldn’t take long before you sat her down for a serious talk about the future of your coaching relationship—and her business. A coaching client such as that is a frustrating waste of time.

Why, then, do you continue to accept these and other excuses from … Read the rest

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More Important Than Money: Understanding Why You Really Do What You Do

What do super-successful business owners all have in common?

  • It’s not experience.
  • It’s not extraordinary skills.
  • It’s not even a powerful drive.

Although all of these things can definitely help your business grow, they’re not a prerequisite for success. After all, no one is born with experience or skills, and plenty of successful people lack drive.

The one thing that does make a difference, though, is your “why.”

-Why did you decide to go into business for yourself?

-Why do you spend too many hours in front of your computer every week?

-Why do you stay up too late and … Read the rest

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Beyond SMART: Goal Setting for Entrepreneurs

If there’s one thing we know about goals, they have to be SMART, right?

After all, that’s what we’ve been told for years. The only thing that matters is that your goals are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely.

While that looks great on paper—and clearly it’s easy to remember—it doesn’t go far enough for those who want to achieve big things.

Think about it. Do you want to be stuck with “attainable” and “realistic” goals when what you really dream about is a 3-day workweek, frequent international travel, and enough money to fund a mission trip (or three). … Read the rest

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