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- How to hone in on your life purpose and align it with your business
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- How to create a massively compelling marketing message around your life’s mission
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- Way to reach the masses with your message
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- How to monetize your message and make a Big Impact while making Big Money
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- How to get your ‘mojo» back and find your true purpose
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- How to charge premium prices for your goods and services and have clients and customers thank you for it
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- How to create more free time, more balance, and a higher quality of life for you and your family
- How to develop a success mindset that makes failure impossible
Procrastination happens when we have conflicting emotions concerning a task. Even if the task will ultimately lead to the desired outcome when it requires that we push ourselves or move away from our comfort zone our own nature is likely to resist it.
These days I’ve been paying attention to the tasks I leave for «when I have time», or after I check email, make a hotel reservation, respond to an inquiry.
As the day ends and I look back at what I’ve accomplished I recognized a pattern emerging… those tasks that require a little bit more effort or challenge me in any way, were being placed on the back burner.
So here’s how I’m dealing with MY procrastination:
CLARITY – I can’t stress this enough. I’m all about CLARITY. Without a WHY behind the task I’m dreading, it’s really difficult to roll up my sleeves and get it done.
DESIGN: Understand who I need to be to accomplish your task. There are many versions of us playing at the same time, every day. The creative one, the procrastinator, the achiever, the judgmental…. Once we get to know all our parts, the good and the bad, we can then call upon the ones we need at specific times, designing our best version at all times.
LISTEN: Avoid suppressing the emotion that the task brings up. Be curious, what about the task makes me anxious, frustrated, etc.? I dig deep and bring the emotion to the surface. Nothing makes the emotion go away faster than putting it in the spotlight and seeing it for what it is.
NO MULTITASKING: Multitasking is another way of procrastination. Is doing a lot of nothing all the time. I work on focusing on one task at a time and see it to completion. Yes, it’s not always fun but just like pulling a Band-Aid, getting it done without distractions always works better.
PARTNER: When the going gets tough, I look for support. If nothing is working then partner with someone that will help you get out of your own way and get it done.
Are you ready to STOP procrastinating? Then let’s get together!
Join me for a whole day of CLARITY & PLANNING
WHEN: WEDNESDAY MARCH 1st 9-5PM
WHERE: GROUNDWORK! – 1213 Purchase Street New Bedford | MA | 02740
WHAT TO EXPECT? 8 HOURS WORKING WITH ME ON:
Reviewing your accomplishments in the last 3 months
Clarifying your goals and objectives for the next quarter
Creating a road map for realizing your goals
Networking
Brainstorming
Masterminding
Finding CLARITY
Learning a cornerstone strategy for growing your business
Lunch will be provided.
SPACE IS LIMITED! REGISTER NOW!
I can’t wait to see you on March 1st. If you are coming from out of town, email me for details on lodging, etc.
Dolores Signature in green
Trusting is a key characteristic of a successful entrepreneur.
Why?
Because entrepreneurs are constantly moving forward into the unknown. They have enough information to make a move but not enough to guarantee success. They are consistently adjusting and taking cues, while at the same time taking action.
TRUST for an entrepreneur can be broken into 3 layers:
1) TRUST OF SELF: Self-confidence is a must in the world of entrepreneurship. But it goes even deeper than that. Entrepreneurs need to feel rock solid confident in themselves to break through the new territory that their business requires.
2) TRUST OF OTHERS: Entrepreneurs, in their role of leaders, need to surround themselves with people they can trust. It is not granted. It requires a commitment from both parties to hold each other’s best interest at heart. When this trust is broken, collaboration is no longer possible. The leader has to take the calculated risk and have confidence in a new employee in order to begin building a trust-based relationship.
3) TRUST THE PLAN: Many entrepreneurs fall into self-doubt daily. This self-sabotages their project. There is NO magic bullet, but committing to a path and seeing it through is critical for a project to succeed. That does not mean ignoring the signs when things need to be adjusted but it does mean not changing course on a daily basis.
So, do you trust?
Would you trust me to guide you through your path of entrepreneurship?
If the answer is YES then let’s talk!
I want to extend an invitation to you, to join CLARITY CIRCLES. Clarity Circles is a community for entrepreneurs, coaches, authors, thought leaders and speakers where we come together as a tribe to:
- CLARIFY your unique message and positioning in the market (and why not, access TEDx and other stages)
- DESIGN the strategy that will lead your business growth
- TAKE ACTION have a step by step map of your road to success
If this sounds like a community you can trust then let’s see if this program is right for you. Simply email me back with the answer to these questions and then SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW
– How long have you been in business?
– What type of business are you in? Provide a website or online page for us to learn more about your work
– Is speaking part of your growth strategy? Have you ever thought about being a TEDx speaker?
– Where do you want your business to be in 12 months?
– How much did you invest in your business in 2016?
I look forward to supporting YOU in your path to CLARITY,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
It’s officially 2017 and we are finishing the first week of the year. Now before we continue «as we were» let me bring up the «New Year Resolutions» theme one more time. But this time I want to ask you:
What are you tolerating?
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Make A List:
Go ahead, make a list of all the Habits (eating, productivity, health, sleeping, screen time, etc habits), Things (broken door knobs, annoying old toothbrush, old clothes, uncomfortable shoes, etc), Spaces (messy desk, lack of systems, messy closet, etc), People/Behaviors (whiny children, rude colleague, disrespectful client, etc) and anything else you can think of in your life that you are currently tolerating.
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Prioritize Your List:
What do you need to tackle first from this list? What is making the most noise? Has the biggest risk of doing harm if continued? Prioritize by order of importance of its impact in your life. Ask yourself what would my life look like if I did not to tolerate this? Paint a picture of what is possible. Be VERY focus and work on 1 or 2 things vs a long list.
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Take Action:
Now that you are clear on what needs to go, brainstorm ways to go about removing this «noise» from your daily life and commit to it. Feel free to do this exercise with a friend so that you can support each other.
CLARITY is key. We can’t improve what we don’t know.
I wish you a great first weekend of the year. Make 2017 YOUR year of growth!
Happy New Year!