Posts Tagged ‘reality of life’

The power of intention is great and life is short.  Focus on the can instead of can’t, will instead of won’t, and you’ll be s lot closer to your ideal life.  Here are some examples that you can manifest in your own lives:

• I can’t afford that…I will start saving for that
• I don’t know where to start…I will create a plan
• I’ll never get out of debt…I choose to get out of debt
• This is just the way it is…I know things will be different
• I don’t make enough to save enough…Every little bit of savings helps.

Choose a different outlook on life and watch what happens!

If you are a business owner, like me, you want to make sure you are protecting the assets of your business.   Make sure you have a great team of advocates in place to coach you on how to protect your business and personal assets that you have worked hard for.  I call this strategy “Positioning Yourself to Be Lucky”.  An attorney that I admire Alexis Martin Neely contributed to an article for Women Entrepreneur that is helpful from perspective that you don’t always get.  She is an attorney, entrepreneur, and successful business owner. Here is a link to the article…http://www.womenentrepreneur.com/2010/07/keep-more-of-what-youve-earned.html

Successful business owners usually embrace the need for a coach or mentor.  Last week I was an expert panelist for the Women Advisors Forum’s “Reaching the Top” panel in Chicago.  I was honored to be amongst other successful women financial advisors that shared the same philosophies on practice management.  One common thread that we shared was that we had all, at some point, had a support system to surround us.  I like to refer to this kind of mentor group as “A Personal Board of Directors”.

Surround yourself with this “board of directors” -mentors, close friends, and family members who can support you in both your business life as well as your personal life.  You’ll need “tough love” and unconditional support to weather the good and the bad in all areas of your personal, business, and financial life.