ENTREPRENEURS...BE THE CHAMPION OF YOUR WORK!

     MANY OF US are in the position of  needing to keep the money coming in while we establish and grow new ventures to thrive in.


HOW CAN WE FIT ALL OF THESE THINGS IN DAILY?


Many great leaders through time have faced these same challenges.  Their response has brought my admiration and respect.  Now, in the 21st Century, new complexities in our world mean we have to take some new and creative measures to manage.
Here are some ways that I've developed to  approach this :

• Wake up earlier.....time to fit things in is always going to be a problem....it's amazing how a bit of extra time can boost your productivity.
• If you do wake up earlier.....make sure you keep some time to work on your passion...Lots of famous novelists have spent the first hour of their day writing their first novel and then putting their attention to the day's work.
• Keep your vision alive with vision boards and the like...Pinterest, the new kid on the block is a great tool here!  
• Use the resources all around you.  It's amazing how much help you can get on the internet these days....and there are magazines, events in the community and so on, that help us build our skills and knowledge.
• Celebrate your wins!.....Allow yourself time to play and celebrate and do this with passion knowing that these moments are precious and will give you 'the juice' to maintain your work schedule
• WiFi cafes are great...change the scene to keep creative juices flowing.

MOST OF ALL....KEEP GOING.....IF YOU PERSIST....IF YOU CHAMPION YOUR VISION......

                                              YOU WILL MAKE IT!

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GETTING OUT OF THAT RUT...WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?

     WHOOPS!!  Sometimes when you're looking straight ahead you suddenly realize your upper body is doing all the purposeful 'going through' motions while your feet are firmly STUCK IN THE MUD!


THIS IS WHAT BEING IN A RUT IS.....and sometimes we don't even realize because things 'upstairs' are going on just as usual.


      Someone asked me the question recently: 
        "What can I do to get out of the rut I'm in?"
It was a rut of doing many things, taking many actions and yet nothing shifting or progressing.

Firstly...let's look at the lotus.  Such a beautiful flower grows with its roots in the mud....it needs the 'nourishment' of the rut to be able to reach for the sun.
You could look on your 'rut' as the preparation for your great life yet to come.  Concentrate more on the vision of your FUTURE SELF and sharpening the tools that will be needed to be a stunning success.


     In the meantime....if the 'rut' is really getting to you then here are a couple of things you could try.   If you'd like more tips for reframing your rut....Join my blog and ask in the comments section.

• Leave what you are doing....take yourself somewhere and spend some time in the natural world....look up at the tree tops, the bird life, the amazing sun shining or silver rain falling etc.  A mindful walk, if you like!
• Go and eat lunch somewhere completely different.

     When you are working at home or at the office feeling like you are in a rut will happen... Know that seeds are being planted and that time will shine a light so you can reach up out of the mud.

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What strategies do you use to turn your rut around?

ACTIVATE YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS BRAIN MOJO

OK...Let's lay some groundwork today!
In my last blog we looked at working out whether you were left or right brain dominant.  Why? Well because, of course, if we begin to know our SELF on such intimate levels, not only can we champion our strengths,and  we can see what we can do to activate those talents of ours that are as yet undiscovered.

     When friends hang out together they develop a close bond.  One friend will intuit the other's strengths and challenges and quietly champion and support when needed.  They know when to rush in and save the day,  or stand and watch a winning game play.

It can be like that with your left and right brains...When you know where the favouritism lies (left or right), you can look at how to become better friends with the 'other side'.
Here are a few tips:
Left-brain predominant people use logic in decision-making.  They are detail oriented, facts are important,rules are important, as are the steps to a whole.  They are good will analysis (seeing the parts that make up the whole).
Right-brain predominant people find following a rigid office routine particularly stressful.  Right-brainer's use their feeling in decision-making.  They see the 'Big picture', their imagination rules and they prefer symbols and images.  They are good at syntheses (bringing things together to work in harmony).  They are more risk taking than their left-brain friends.

     When you know where you fit in this picture, you can begin to exercise the side you find the most challenge with and work towards a more holistic (whole) brain response.  Imagine how many more tools you will have at your disposal!

SO...
Left-brainers...Try looking at the big picture more often....imagine a few wild possibilities that are different your usual style.  Try to feel how the other person is responding to you.  Right-brained people are more emotionally expressive and intuitive.  The right-brain tells them when something 'feels' right.  When you go on vacation, try to 'go with the flow' and let spontaneous things happen without planning it before.

Right-brainers...Become more detailed.  With any new proposals, try mapping out the steps concisely and in a logical way.  Challenge your mind with new ideas, like learning a foreign language or doing word puzzles or brainteasers.  Try to see the linear sequence of events or steps rather than just focusing on the 'whole picture'.  When you go on vacation, try planning it in some detail so you know what you will be doing.

Doing these exercises will definitely help your communication skills when you need to collaborate with a person who functions using the opposite brain preference to you.  You will be able to find 'common ground' more completely.  
This will activate your future self now!

See my last blog for the link to the brain assessment quiz.
Here is another link for you to have fun exploring and finding out about you:

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GETTING A GLIMPSE OF YOUR FUTURE SELF

     IT'S TOUGH MOVING AHEAD IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOURSELF ON BOARD!  Your FUTURE SELF is eagerly waiting for you to gain the tools to grow into tomorrow.  It can be difficult to keep on track though, if you are constantly changing your own goalposts.
     How do we do that......

ONE OF THE BIGGEST WAYS WE DO THIS IS BY NOT KNOWING ENOUGH ABOUT OURSELVES AND OUR STRENGTHS!

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION:
                        HAVE YOU EVER DONE A SELF-AUDIT?

That is......have you ever sat down with yourself and given yourself the equivalent of a life-job questionnaire?....You know...had a really thorough look at what your habits, skills, interests, hobbies and so on, say about who you are?
THIS SIMPLE 'EAGLE'S EYE' EXERCISE CAN HAVE AMAZING RESULTS and can be used as a barometer for whether you are living life to fulfill your wonderful (and sometimes hidden), potential, and can assist your FUTURE SELF to grow and blossom.



As well, do you know how you best work and play?  How your delicate and unique machinery of mind and body best operates?

BELOW IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION THAT WILL HELP YOU TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOURSELF...
Once you know ....FEEL FREE TO ADD ON AND CONTINUE THE JOURNEY...ASK MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOURSELF!!!.....AFTER ALL THIS IS THE JOURNEY TO YOUR FUTURE SELF and who better to know what you need to know than YOU!

HERE IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO UNCOVER MY GENIUS AND HOW I OPERATE IN LIFE:

• Am I right/left brained? and what does this mean for me?

The link below will help you gain some insight into how you operate and what strengths you have to focus on and use for LIFE.

Finding out about yourself and your capacity to succeed is what we are passionate about...visit the link below to see how you can transform your life by using your talents and strengths to work for yourself.

HAVE FUN!!! finding out about YOUR SELF.

BRAIN-DOMINANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

www.scs.sk.ca/cyber/present/brain.htm

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This questionnaire will give you an indication of your tendency to be a left-brainlearner, a right-brain learner, or a bilateral learner (using both about equally).

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PART OF ANY 21st CENTURY ENTREPRENEUR'S SKILLSET IS THE FAILURE WRENCH.

               DO YOU STRESS ABOUT FAILING ....AT ANYTHING, EVERYDAY, ANYTIME...?

I do...there I've said it.  What is it that's cracks the whip of "Must Get It Right, Must Get It Right....." so close to our tails that keeps us, (or me anyway), striving to 'do', 'complete', or 'accomplish' no matter what?...

What happens to you as this whip cracks at your heels, or higher?

                                   
Today I really failed!  I mucked up a rather large artistic project I've been working on for months, to the extent that I now need to spend a large amount of time righting my failure to transform it into something that resembles the vision I started out with.

      I noticed that I got really cranky....first with myself, and then with everyone who happened to be around.  Needless to say, everyone stayed out of my way.  After sitting with it for a while, I got some advice, made some adjustments, and CHILLED OUT!.....yes...(.I am reassured....it's going to be ok.)

This is what happened directly from this incident:

• I strengthened my resolve to master this craft.
• I took back control of the situation...(Deep breaths!)
• I realized how important it is to follow a plan and evaluate.
• I realized that failure is a false floor we are scared of falling through....There is NO FAILURE!......there are as many ways of doing a task as there is imagination focussed on the 'how to'.

Now I'm smiling again as I have come to see that failure is a brilliant opportunity to open a different door and peek in.......

I've thrown the whip away.....My 21st Century Business sense says," I'll be smiling in the face of my next failure".

How do you tackle FAILURE?  Comment in three words or less...

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IS PROCRASTINATION A NECESSARY FACTOR TO SUCCESS?....A PERSONAL TAKE.

     I've been tussling with a challenge over the past couple of weeks...     and found myself asking the question....


Is my work progressing and moving forward? or am I indeed going round the mulberry bush and chasing my own tail?...and that brings me to the number 1 question I'm asking myself lots just now....


     Is procrastination really that bad?..


.....And before you race to answer "YES"....think about this.....


Your future self ....as a being filled with WELLBEING might well think to them self...


     "I need time to dream.....to imagine...to conceive the big picture....to imagine what could be possible...."


So how do you know if you are procrastinating?
Here are a couple of ways I can tell (I'm sure you have your own....would love you to share them with me):

• When I start to know the TV show times.
• When my car gets really messy inside and needs a good wash and polish inside and out.

So on the weekend I shook myself strongly, and undertook a ritual to usher in a new phase of life ....ACTIVATED ME!.....What was the ritual you ask?.......I cleaned out my car, washed, and then polished it...Aahh..!  (more on rituals and the ways your future self can use them for success in a later post).

Share your "procrastinator busters" for WELLBEING .  Your future self will thank you sincerely.

See ya!  .......leave your comment below.

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