Focus on Solutions

Frustrated in your business or personal life?

You just started in your business or you have been going at reaching your success for a while and you just can't seem to reach your goal. You are not seeing the results and it is causing a rift in your personal life. You seem like everything around you is falling down and not going the way that you have anticipated. You feel like a failure and that you are not getting the help that you need. You have done everything in your power to follow the steps like the top leader and you are still stuck at rock bottom. The results and opportunity are everywhere around you, however, you just can't put your hand on it. Reaching and reaching to feel the opportunity, which are right at your finger tips and yet there is nothing in your grip. Your family is starting to feel the frustration from you and your business is also feeling it as well. There has got to be something that can be done, but what exactly? Now it's the time to start focusing on the solution.

Focusing on Solutions

When you are focused on providing solutions you are looking for a positive intake of what you want to do. When you are seeking out solutions where ever you go, you are turning an impossible desire into a positive result. This is part of having a great attitude.

Let's take a look at what you need to focus on, for example your business. Too many times, we search for an opportunity, try it out for a little while and then expect for the money and the results to fall from the sky within a few days. Really? This is not a solution to your problem.

The sponsor that you signed up under tells you the exact same steps they are taking in their business and advises you to follow suit, and you do. Then three days later you are upset because the results have not come. Sound familiar? We have got to stop pointing the blame at others and start putting it where it belongs. Look at what you are doing in your life as a whole. Eliminate the necessary distractions, like watching T.V., talking on the phone to gossip, going shopping when you know your cash flow is limited. Get focused on what is going to cause you to be successful and happy.

Make the Impossible Possible

Having a business while enjoying your life is always going to seem impossible at first. However, you have to find that happy median to ensure that you know what you are doing and where you want to be. Set a time out to put what you need to do everyday on a schedule or on your calendar. Set your intentions on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

In all, focus on what needs to be done instead of what you want done. You are setting the intention to be success and make your impossible possible.

Cheers.

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Do Not Wait Until Tomorrow

To win what we really need and want, we must prioritize our actions today, not tomorrow or later. Sure, winning starts with beginning. What happens after we do begin and then need to do something and not exactly want to do it. That Is what this article is about at its core. We all want to win what we want, but we do not always feel like doing what is needed. We need to push through to do what is needed to succeed at what we want to do, not just do the things we want and dismiss the things we need to do.

Sometimes, even the author of this article faces the choice between doing what is needed and doing what is wanted. Prioritization can be the hardest thing in existence at the moment that happens, but, a good or great life is about making the hard choices right. Indeed, when I face these choices, I do what I need to do when it is genuinely important to me. When it is not, I do what I genuinely want to do as a first priority. What I mean by those last two sentences is this: If you want a good or great life, make smart choices based on what you need and want, in that order. If what you need is not too important, go for what you genuinely want, because, what you really want is usually your genuine need at that time. Waiting until tomorrow is silly especially when it is time to act genuinely.

Let me put it this way: The genuinely "fulfilling miracles" happen this way and simply this way: Perfectly working prioritization. Look over your life and see if what I am saying there is not true and real. Prioritization that works always feels good, even great, because it does work. Without prioritization, life is chaos. Nobody lives their life randomly who genuinely thinks rationally. Think about that statement for a moment. For when priorities work, everything works. When priorities do not work, life is chaos.

I end with my definition of order and it is simple: Great priorities. Without that, nothing worthwhile can be achieved. Nothing gets done. It is a genuine hole in life when you cannot prioritize well. So, do not wait until tomorrow, be what you can today in an efficient way that works for you genuinely.

Or as Annie Johnson Flint once said in her "Red Sea" poem:

"The only way out is through."

My name is Joshua Clayton, I am a freelance writer based in Inglewood, California. I also write under a few pen-names and aliases, but Joshua Clayton is my real name, and I write by that for the most part now. I am a philosophical writer and objective thinker and honest action taker. I also work at a senior center in Gardena, California as my day job, among other things, but primarily I am a writer.

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Got Energy?

A friend of mine works for friends of hers at the Southern California Renaissance Faire every spring.

For seven weekends straight.

Just the idea makes me tired, but for her it's energizing.

She admits it makes her life a little hectic, but she wouldn't miss it for anything. "The booth I work in sells magic wands," she told me, "so whenever I need a little extra time, I just wave a wand and there it is!"

Of course the reality is that we all get 24 hours each day, 60 minutes per hour, 60 seconds per minute (that's 86,400 seconds per day, if you were wondering). There's nothing you can do to change that.

But you can choose where you focus your energy in each of those seconds, minutes, and hours.

Most people plan their days by estimating how long it will take to do each task on their list instead of how much energy it will take. And that's a good way to reality-check your time expectations.

But it leaves you with an incomplete picture and that's because there's not a direct relationship between the amount of time something takes and the amount of energy it requires.

We're all familiar with how completely exhausting it can be to do the simplest task if you don't want to do it - but have you ever noticed that you sometimes have more energy after doing something you really enjoy?

I do.

If I have a day filled with coaching calls, I end the day completely energized. However, sit me down at my desk and tell me I have to write all day... my head will hit the desk with a thump four hours in. (Not literally but that's how it feels!)

Next time you sit down with your schedule and your to-do list, consider how much energy each task is going to take, not just how much time.

Is it an energy drain, or an energy boost? If it's an energy drain, can you choose not to do it - or choose to delegate it to someone else?

If you simply must do it, what can you do to make it more fun and energizing? That might include putting on music, calling a friend for encouragement, or sandwiching it between more enjoyable tasks.

When you maximize your day with activities that boost your energy, you'll get more done and you'll feel a whole lot better. My RenFaireing friend's schedule looks insane to my eyes, but those weekends in full costume, dealing with dust, heat, and sunburn, leave her energized and ready to start her week.

You may not have a magic wand, but you've got something better: the ability to choose.

And when you choose consciously, it's just like magic... because you'll be living your day the way you want to live your life.

"Energy is eternal delight." ~ William Blake

Sherry Essig specializes in helping professionals get unstuck so they can expand their capacity for more... more happiness, success, and peace of mind. Her work is built on an understanding that your professional career and your personal life are two aspects of the whole that is you. She blends over 25 years of business experience, applied metrics, and in-depth coach training with the principles of leadership of self, positive psychology, and yoga. For additional free resources to help you get unstuck visit: http://www.flow-dynamix.com.

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The Soul Of Success

The soul is the vessel in which we govern what we do to foster meaning and purpose in our lives, where once found, we find true success. Without soul success life can be quite desolate.

I think the confusion in today's world with our ever growing media attention, we think our purpose and meaning has to be grandiose where we have to make significant changes that attract public attention to be of value. This inflated definition can leave us feeling insignificant.

I only found meaning by accident; as a result of my return to the salon after being absent on maternity leave.

When I returned I was bewildered to find my clients scheduled for weeks to see me when their hair looked great and in some cases, especially where foils were concerned, much to my egos dismay, it looked even better! (Foiling was never my strength.)

Their comments were that they missed my attention to detail and they just didn't feel like the other stylists were that interested in them.

You see, I am a precision cutter. My goal with clients since first being introduced to Kathy Simon back in 1996, has been to understand how the shape of the skull determines how the hair lies on the head and my clients face shape, how the density of the hair affects the cuts I choose and my finishing techniques and how all components combined create the success of my cut. For me, it was a matter of the discipline of my craft; to my clients it "felt" like caring.

This was the recognition of my meaning. From that moment forward, rather than feel inadequate about my inability to foil hair, I focused on cutting. The energy shift was incredible for me, I stood taller, walked with pride and knew for sure that I was making a difference in peoples lives. But the clincher was when I recognized that my skill gave me the purpose I had been longing to find... TO BE OF VALUE IN THE WORLD.

Here are 3 suggestions I hope will connect you to find purpose and meaning in your craft:

1. Pay attention and listen to what your clients say about their experience in your chair or for salon owners, what they love about the salon. If they don't say it, ask what they love best.

2. What is your brilliance, what do you LOVE to do? Is it finishing, foiling and coloring, finding interest in your clients with attentive listening, your cutting skills? Salon owners; what is your brand, what do you most care clients know your business for? Is it technical excellence, an amazing salon experience or is a friendly comfortable environment your goal?

3. Watch for what lands in your lap. What kinds of clients do you naturally attract, what classes do you want to take just for the sheer pleasure, what do coworkers ask of you in terms of expertise?

Make lists and keep a journal of your answers to the above. Get curious to see if there is something you are unaware of that others recognize in you or maybe you get validation of what your soul has been longing to pursue.

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3 Ways to Get Your Goals Back on Track

I am an unashamed goal-setter.

Some people don't like to call them goals so call them whatever you like. I like to think about them as things you want to be, do or achieve.

I've been setting and achieving goals for 15 years so I have just a little bit of experience in the area.

It's easier to keep going with your goals if you start building up some momentum, no matter how slow.

At some point along the way, it's very normal for people to want to just throw in the towel because they think it's too hard to go after their goals.

If you can relate, that's usually the point when you're just about to get a breakthrough but only if you do these 3 things:

1.      Look through your goals list and note down your achievements

Recognising your achievements makes you feel like a winner. Even if you only achieved part of a goal, you're still streaks ahead of where you'd be if you didn't do anything.

E.g. If you had on your list to get your entire home organised and you managed to do two rooms, you may feel demotivated. Don't - you have two organised rooms!

2.      Ask for the necessary help

This is a big one and very difficult for a lot of us women.

I'll confess - I also hate asking for help but it's often necessary. It helps get you out of the "I can do it all myself" mentality and best of all, it propels you forward.

One year, I had a blogging goal on my list that I'd made absolutely no headway on for 8 months so decided to hire a blog coach. Best thing I did because I had objective feedback from someone who knew more than I did. There really is no shame in asking for help.

3.      When you do start making progress, celebrate

Celebrate the small wins as well as the big wins.

Non-fiction is not my favourite type of reading but I do want to learn about some topics so sometimes I'll set a non-fiction reading goal (a specific book for the month) and then celebrate by reading a totally frivolous book purely for fun afterwards.

There are also ways to constructively celebrate bigger wins. One year I promised myself new photos for my website once I'd lost some weight. I needed to get the photos done anyway but this was some good motivation to get the weight moving in the right direction.

Doing these three things will start giving you momentum again and put you in a place of progress.

And when you keep steadily on, you'll be sure to put your goals back on track.

Your action steps

1.      Be brave and choose just 3 things that you still want to accomplish this year

2.      Ask for help

3.      Tell yourself you're awesome! 

Marcia Francois is a time management coach and speaker who inspires busy women to break out of overwhelm, make the most of their time and take purposeful and focussed action so they have the time and freedom to live life to the full. Visit http://www.purposefultimemanagement.com for your free Time Management Purpose Pack.

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How To Know What You Want In Your Life

Today we are going to talk about how to know what you want in your life. At this point in your life you have an opportunity to really look back and forward. To see where you are right now and where you want to be in the future. Now is your chance to take a look at what you would really like to do with your life.

But, before you find out how to achieve your goals, you have to know what your goals really are. You have to be super specific.

For example, some goals could be:

I will earn $1million a per year in my online business. I will have a great social life filled with great friends. I will drive a brand new Mercedes S Class. Things like that...

For your goals to be real, you have to be specific. If you are not specific you do not have a clear cut goal.

For example, one of the goals I want to achieve in the next couple months is to own a 2014 pearl white Audi S5. I set this goal about two months ago. I made my goal very specific so I know exactly what I'm working towards.

I wanted to use a personal example to demonstrate that you have to be very specific. I know exactly what I wanted it to be.

Whatever goal you might have, keep this in mind, whatever you can dream of, you can achieve! There are no limits unless you put them on yourself.

Go ahead and sit down and write down everything you want from your life, your biggest goals. Then you want to break these down into smaller periods of time. 10 years from now, 5 years from now, 1 year from now, 6 months from, etc. You get the picture.

You won't be able to achieve your ultimate goals without setting short term goals to make your dreams a reality. This is where so many people go wrong. You have to set goals on a daily, weekly and yearly basis to achieve your long term objectives.

The reason for goal setting is very simple. Without goals, you just exist. You don't truly start to live until you set real goals for yourself. You will just end up in a crappy relationship, horrible job, and spend the rest of your life looking at successful people, wondering how they have it all. And I know this is not the life you want to live.

Goal setting is very powerful and it can and will improve all areas of your life. The process of setting goals allows you to choose what you want and where you want to go in life. Goal setting gives you exactly what you must have to move forward in life, right now!

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Jason Jeter is the Founder and CEO of The Dream Big Team. Created with the sole purpose of inspiring and changing the lives of 1 million people.

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Does Stress Take Away Your Power?

If you allow it, stress can easily take control of your days. I use the word allowbecause you have a choice. I believe stress is a state of mind.

Would you believe it if I said I really don't get stressed. Probably not! Why!Just like everyone else there are stressful situations that happen in my life.

However, there are better ways to handle stressful situations than to allow yourself

to get stuck in fear, feel your heart racing and get that feeling of anxiety that tends to permeate the body. I've been in those places and I didn't like it.

I made a decision to use the power of choice and put plans in place so that if something wasn't running smoothly I can deal with it without 'internalizing' the stress.

The subconscious mind is all powerful and old messages get stuck there so if as a child you perceived that fear and anxiety is the way to live and as an adult you look at the worst first, this can become your immediate response and anticipatory anxiety will become your behavior.

Your mindset is one of your most powerful tools however your subconscious mind is

like a mischievous little 'gremlin!' It will run your life the way it wants unless you become conscious enough to recognize the signs immediately and you have a techniques in place to deal with things differently.

If they are open to it, which most are, one of the reasons I use hypnosis with my coaching clients is because with hypnosis I can bypass the critical area of the mind

and give positive suggestions directly to your subconscious. Hypnosis works just as

well on the phone as it does in person.

I'm not just talking about stress. This applies to limiting beliefs or any kind of negative thinking that might sabotage your success including all the 'what if's" and "I can't."

Lots of things in life can cause stress both personally and professionally but instead of just getting frustrated, fearful or overwhelmed next time things don't run smoothly take a step back before reacting. Allow yourself to be conscious about how the situation makes you feel and then make the choice to deal with it differently.

Working too many hours can cause stress. Has your business/job become your life? Has it taken over so you are spending more time with your job and less time for yourself and your family?

You can easily learn how to balance your work life with your home life. Make a commitment to yourself that when you leave your job for the day work stays where it belongs - at work. Your mind needs to be on you and your family when you get home.

What does your office, home or car look like? Your environment is extremely important to the state of your mind! Disorganization tells me that your mind is in some way chaotic. This is not about perfection it's about creating a space for you that allows your mind to be calm.

Do you love to walk through your front door or do you know that you are walking into some kind of chaos? Is your office a place that feels good so you can create your days with focus, joy and passion or do you dread starting work? This applies even if you are self employed and are using your kitchen table.

No, is one of the most powerful words in the dictionary and yet there are lots of women who are afraid to say No in case they upset someone else! Is this you?

It's not necessary to say yes to everything and everyone. Create boundaries. Say Yes to YOU more often. You can still help others just remember not to go overboard. It really is okay to say no to a friend, co-worker or family member. People will respect you even more when you stick to your boundaries.

Attempting to tackle too many things at one time can cause a lot of stress. This is something that is extremely prevalent in entrepreneurs. You want to do everything. You may have so many ideas that it becomes overwhelming. You're a human being, not a robot. You also don't have to be perfect and wanting instant gratification is a sure path to creating stress and overwhelm.

Your brain can take in a lot of information and it can also overload. Do it and yourself a favor, create a plan, focus on one thing at a time and believe it or not, you will find that everything gets done. It's easier to be creative when you leave space to 'be' instead of always doing!

Transformation Expert and certified coach Hazel Palache is the president of Your Stairway to Wealth and an Amazon, best selling author and motivational speaker. Additionally she is certified as a master clinical hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner and stress management counselor. Using the tools of NLP and hypnosis as well as her vast life and business experience, she teaches women 45 plus, how to let go of fear and doubt so they increase their self confidence and become empowered to live lives infused with financial freedom, more free time and more joy. For more information and to register for her complimentary E-Book, Lifestyle and Business Alchemy - 10 Steps to turn Mistakes into Success, visit http://www.yourstairwaytowealth.com

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