You are an innovator and an inventor, you are great at dreaming, creating and visualizing what doesn't exist yet. You've got an amazing passion to move forward and keep going even in the face of adversity.   It's up to you to fuel your ability to take risks and keep believing in the ultimate success of your business. When your tank is running low, your best plans can tip over and you can land in a rut of self-sabotage.  We've all been there. "What was I thinking?"  "I can't believe I did that!" "I just couldn't get back on track!"  Every single challenge in our business life can be overcome through MINDSET.   I've made a list of five areas where our mindset needs attention.  Look at each one in your own scenarios and notice where you need to fuel your tank.  Notice where you are prone to sabotaging your best efforts.  This list will help you maintain your winning mindset.  Five Areas Needing Mindset Mojo being s

We are not ignoring the importance of strategy in closing deals in business.  However, we ARE focusing on strengthening the mindset that closes business deals.  You already know that strategy leads you to the accomplishment of your vision.  Strategy supports reaching your goals.  The vital perspective is that your positive and empowering mindset is necessary to guide strategy!  I have a great story about Ted. When I met him, he had invented a new product and started promoting it. He was filled with gumption to succeed in his new business. The passion and excitement at this stage was high.  He came to a session thinking he needed help crafting the right emails to follow up on prospects he is meeting at trade shows.   Sure, that could take us 10 minutes tops, but I ask him if he is closing the deals right then and there. Is he closing deals when he is talking to people interested in his product? Ted???  Why not?  I ask Ted if he's got order forms with him at all

True fulfillment in the business world is about WHO YOU ARE BEING  rather than WHAT YOU ACHIEVE.   This belief has inspired my coaching style for 10+ years, as I've built my programs around personal development above skills or tactics.  I do embrace the value and importance of both approaches, but the power of mindset is my passion for helping professionals enjoy a fully expressed business life.  One of my favorite coaching mantras:   "In business, personal growth IS business growth."  I've got endless stories about clients who think they want coaching on their business issues and that our sessions will move them forward. Very true.  But it  ALWAYS ends up we are talking at a deeper level about their self-awareness issues.  These are the sessions that move them forward the most.   Improving self-awareness moves them right past the "original issue" they thought they were having, and we coach our way right out of the entire pattern tha

You bring your soul to the business table.  It's just a given that there's a big-hearted part of you fueled by your desire to help people in some way through your business. This is where your "spiritual side" is present.  No matter if you refer to your spiritual side in a religious context, or make your own meaning, it simply represents your authentic self. Your core. The part of you connected to LOVE, or SERVICE, or anything greater than yourself.  So, YES, it's worth developing your spiritual side for business.  If you're bringing your soul to the table, why not boost it and show up with your tank as full as possible.  Fulfill the spiritual side of your business. (which is "YOU") and watch your results expand.  Here is one method to develop your spiritual side and lead your business to greater heights: Focus on a single quality that helps you access your soul (in all of it's glory).  Authenticity is a good one.  Take t

Bring on the rewards of a winning mindset.   Your business grows, you thrive and you've got the ticket go anywhere you want to go.  " 80% of success is due to mindset (beliefs and emotions),                  and 20% is due to strategy (specific steps). "     The key is to strengthen your relationship with yourself, which cultivates confidence, gumption and positive energy.  Start with increasing your self awareness.  Here are five things you MUST DO to up your mindset. 1.  Understand your assumptions and expectations about your business. You want to know how they influence every single choice you make.  2.  Notice your perspective and your habits. You want the ability to make adjustments, or especially to change the negative ones.  3.  Understand the emotions in your business life.   You want to be aware of what you're feeling and what triggered the feelings.  Understanding how you feel allows you to WORK THROUGH emotional responses rather th