“Attracting Love” is our February  topic  in the Circle of Power. Join us and bring a buddy for the price of ONE before our next called Feb. 6th @ 9pm EST!

Join today and I’M OFFERING YOU A BUDDY PASS to the Circle of Power. Get your own PLUS ONE into our exclusive group for 2 MONTHS ONLY.

REGISTER ON OR BEFORE 2/15/12 and you can either gift a friend or split the price with a friend for COACHING!

REGISTER HERE and just let me know who your ‘BUDDY’ is and I’ll send them the details too You can pick BASIC OR GOLD membership: www.ownyourpower.biz/circle

ONCE YOU SIGN UP I’LL EMAIL YOU THE DETAILS FOR FEBRUARY’S CALL AND MORE ABOUT MEMBERSHIP. We’re looking forward to having you!

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Own Your Power,

Coach Simone Kelly

Own Your Power,

Simone

100,000 Twitters – I am Close

At 97,000 Twitter followers I am close to 100,000 which I was targeting for June 2013. I am not famous like Lady Gaga, Obama or Oprah who have millions of followers. I am just a regular guy.

I made a decision last year that I wanted to have influence on the Internet. I wanted people to know I loved the Lakers, coached youth basketball and am involved in a few non-profits. Plus, I wanted to talk about my Digital Marketing techniques and strategies.

So, how did a regular old Joe get decent followers without spamming? I could have used many techniques. Hell, my nephews Rock City wrote songs for Jennifer Hudson, Justin Bieber and Akon. I could have just told them to hook me up but I did it myself.

If you are in business you have to grow your key accounts. Increase your friends, followers, pluses or likes on your favorite Social Media sites. Please do not think things will happen immediately it does take time

I do have simple techniques I use and they do not take 1000’s of minutes a day.

Quick Hints

• Whatever industry you are in go to the major information site and post 2 links a day to your favorite Social Media site. Just a simple content technique.
• Make a comment or two about your day

o   Busy Day

o   Big Meeting today

o   Happy Birthday

o   Tell your friends to add me

o   Did you see True Blood last night?

• Add 10 People a day (I would do more but this is a start)
• For Twitter use Free program ManageFlitter.com

o   After 3 to 5 days use ManageFlitter to delete people who haven’t followed you back.

• Add your Social Media links to as many sites as possible.

That’s it!
The goal is to start building your Social Media Network. You can no longer just let these sites sit there. Your competitors will gobble up what you don’t take hold of. Do not let your competition have 3000 followers and you have 88. He or she will get 10+ times the customer in the long run.

Please use Social Media Websites for marketing, lead generation, branding, customer service or direct dialogue. If you have any questions feel free to give me a shout and I will help you create a strategy.

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Trent Partridge

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LIGHTWORKER MARKETING INTENSIVE

ENROLL TODAY!

With Coach Simone Kelly

February 4,  9am-2pm

Are you frustrated about having an amazing holistic/spiritual offering, but not quite sure how to market yourself?

Are you a spiritually-minded person who has a hard time asking for payment or have a negative feeling towards self-promotion? Yet you know it’s absolutely necessary to learn how to offer your services so you and others can benefit.

Would you like to know the basic tools that will help you build or enhance a holistic practice?

Well,  good news! I have designed the Lightworker Marketing Intensive to help you with breaking through these obstacles and much more!

Who Should Sign Up:

• Anyone who has a full-time job and a side business and wants OUT of Corporate America!
• Healers and holistic businesses  of any kind such as Massage therapists, Acupuncturists, Reiki Practitioners, Spiritual Coaches, Intuitive Counselors and Life Coaches.
• Anyone who wants to help those in need, but also need to pay your bills. Learn how to strike a balance and do both!

Would you like to learn how to share experiences of your clients as opposed to feeling like a used-cars dealer and SELLING yourself? I know, I know…many Lightworkers feel uncomfortable with the idea of marketing and selling, but if you want to have a successful business, you have to do it. I’ll show you how and make it a fun and painless  intensive.

Even if you already have a somewhat successful practice, this course will take you even further with the  right marketing tools, mindset, and support to help you gain results at a faster pace!

How You Will Benefit:

In this five-hour intensive, Coach Simone will help you break through all of those issues already mentioned and you’ll also learn  how to:

• Get More Clients
• Keep More Clients
• Get CRYSTAL clear on target market
• Price services
• Increase referrals
• Transform your vision and begin doing something you LOVE, which is aligned with your goal, and is not just a JOB.
• Think like a marketer…even if you don’t have a business background.
• Develop new creative Ideas for Increasing Income
• The importance of your branding image and signature style
• Learn her top 10 marketing strategies (such as blogging, video, and email marketing)
• The key to following up effectively
• Developing marketing materials (flyers, books, cds, dvds,etc.)

By the end of the course, you’ll have more clarity on your marketing efforts and you’ll even walk away with marketing copy that you can ACTUALLY use for a flyer and or website!

Our very first Lightworker Marketing Intensive is February 4 from 9am-2pm.

Be there for this fun and informative experience to TRANSFORM your Lightworker business!

ENROLL TODAY! Cost: $75 CLICK HERE!

REGISTER NOW. We expect this class to be sold out, so act quickly!

TIP: If you already have a website or marketing materials, bring a print out or examples so that Simone can offer feedback on them.

Also…Bring a brown bag lunch for our break

BONUS: All attendees will also receive a e-workbook with all that they learned in the class AS WELL AS A one-one coaching session with Simone valued at $100!

February 4,  9am-2pm

LOCATION:

Johane Rutledge School of Intuition

2929 EAST COMMERCIAL BLVD, SUITE 304

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33308  -CORNER OF BAYVIEW

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR, Coach Simone Kelly

• Assistant Teacher at the Johane Rutledge School of Intuition
• Certified Master Life Coach on Law of Attraction, Holistic Business Coach and Intuitive Life Coach
• Reiki Master Teacher

Simone is the founder of Own Your Power Communication’s. Her mission is to serve as an empowering Guiding Force ..connecting entrepreneurs to their fullest potential. We want you to strive and succeed on a personal and professional basis. OYPC has been influencing today’s entrepreneur since 1996.

She’s passionate about personal empowerment and encouraging many to own their OWN businesses and to pursue a holistic lifestyle. Simone has reached thousands with her advice and uses her talents best with various forms of media: as an author, speaker, holistic business coach, master life coach and radio show personality. Through her programs under the OYP umbrella, Simone can help you gain results to help you own YOUR Power! Visit her site at www.ownyourpowerlifestyle.com for more information.

Own Your Power,

Simone

Heidi is the founder of both  Redhead Marketing, Inc (www.RedhadMarketingInc.com) and EdenFlorist.com (www.EdenFlorist.com).
With Redhead Marketing, my goal is to Empower People Through Technology. I teach a full day blogging course, a six-part Internet Marketing Course and also have a variety of info products to support these two programs. In addition, I work with people who prefer to pay someone ELSE to do the work and design websites, and manage social media for clients in retail, construction, the arts and marine industries.

EdenFlorist.com is a 30+ year old company which was started in Pembroke Pines, Florida. After 31/2 years we had to move from our 650 square foot store to a 3,000 square foot location in Miamar. We moved to Davie 3 years ago and still serve all of Broward County and much of Dade and Palm Beach. We specialize in corporate events and weddings, as well as special occasion flowers and everyday gifts.

How long in business?:  5 years with Redhead Marketing (but I was teaching long before I formally established my company) AND 30+ years with Eden Florist.com.

What inspired you to start it? I was disilusioned with the way web designers worked with me and with many of my friends and wanted to learn simple things so I would not have to wait around for someone else to make a minor change to my site. With the help of my daughters (they taught me early on how to navigate software and learn basic html). They also taught me how to effectively add content to my own sites using Dreamweaver. Later on I learned Joomla by doing and now am an expert in WordPress design and maintenance.

When it comes to social media, people have a difficult time managing all the ways they can promote their businesses. I help them come up with a managable, doable plan so they are not spending hours spinning their wheels

As for the florist, I know one of the things that flowers do is help console people. There have been numerous studies done about the emotional appeal of flowers. And people who understand how they heal, get people excited, make someone happy are our best customers. Flowers are also a great thank-you gift to give. They are living art and most people have a love or at least an appreciation for beautiful works of art. To paraphrase a famous quote: Flowers (art) imitates life. I believe that Flowers illustrate life.

How did you first hear about our network and why did you join? About 5 years ago I heard Simone speaking at an event and thought, this is fascinating. I should really be involved. After all, not only do I need things, I have things other people need.   It was only natural to be part of such a creative business program. As a result I have met and done business with many interesting and exceptional people.

Favorite Mentor and why? There are so many mentors that have come into my life, the first being my mother and second my grandmother. My mother taught me to never give up no matter how bad things got – especially on myself. My grandmother made me feel I could do anything I set out to do. Both were incredible influences in who I am today.

Book You’d Recommend and why? I read at least 2 books a month (sometimes more) and one of my favorite is The Emyth Revisted by Michael Gerber.  It is a great book for people who need a little push in business as well as for those who need a refresher.  The second book I’d recommend is The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann. It is a parable about life and success and it is definitely worth reading. I read it an bought several copies to give to friends and colleagues.

What’s a bold move you took that turned your business around? Sometimes just going to work when things are bad is a bold move. One of the bold moves I took was to move my florist from a retail location to a warehouse. It was by far, the best move during a struggling economy. People don’t need flowers (not the same way that they do a roof over their head or food on the table).  When times are tough we give up those things that make us feel good just to survive. I am glad things are turning around. I have noticed in the past few months that more people are buying flowers “just because.”  It used to be a big part of our business which kept us busy when there were no holidays or ocassions.

What’s a networking tip you use to help you gain and/or maintain your relationships? The most important part of networking is IMHO follow up.  It’s easy to collect business cards or “friends” on social media. It’s not as easy to stay in contact. I have automated the process through my SendOutCards (www.SendoutCards.com/Heidi) account.  As a distributor, I have the opportunity to send cards at a discount, add people as often as I want, creating a powerful database AND I can share the opportunity with others. It has been a nice little income producer and more importantly helped me to stay in contact with people with just a few clicks of the mouse. Real cards delivered to people’s mailbox and I never have to lick a stamp!

Healthy meal that you enjoy? Thanksgiving Salad. I make it with Romaine lettuce, Spring Mix (if it looks good) orArugula and Spinach. I add craisins, pecans, honey roasted turkey, black olives, chick peas and my favorite dressing – balsamic vinegarette. Sometimes tomatoes and feta cheese too. I eat this 4-5 days a week for lunch.

If you could do it all over again, what is the biggest mistake you’d avoid next time around? Absolutely nothing! If I had not married my starter husband I would not have had the 3 beautiful daughters God blessed us with. If I had not gone into business for myself, I would not have met the thousands of amazing people who have graced me with their friendships and expertise.  Oh sure, I’ve made some BIG mistakes, all of them have been learning experiences that have made me a better wife, mother and business woman.  Thank God for imperfection!  It is the mistakes and challenges that I think make us all better human beings.

Most exciting moment that you got your time to shine?   There have been so many amazing moments it’s difficult to say. I have been on TV, won dozens of awards, even Produce my own magazine. I guess I’d have to say that my first exciting moment was when Vicki Coceano (Mayor of Miramar at the time) presented me with a proclamation naming June 26th as Heidi Richards Day. I was being installed as president of the Miramar-Pembroke Chamber of Commerce and she presented it while she was swearing me into office. It was and still is one of the most emotional times of my life.

Who in your circle do you want to thank for helping you build your business? Members of all the groups I belong to including local chambers of commerce, Women in Ecommerce, the American Busiess Women’s Association, Florida Speakers Association and the Florida Direct Marketing Association each were integral in my professional development, along with support and as referral sources. And of course, Simone Kelly Brown for always lifting others up, putting us in the spotlight and helping us to shine. Thank you so much for being you!

Learn more about Heidi Richards. Go to her sites here:

Redhead Marketing, Inc (www.RedhadMarketingInc.com) and EdenFlorist.com (www.EdenFlorist.com).

Steve Dukes is a long time friend of Own Your Power Communications. He worked with both myself and Nikki Clifton  behind the scenes as an engineer for the Own Your Power Radio show when we were on 1080am in Miami! He still helps us with video editing and audio editing and is our king of multimedia!

 One of his other talents is developing websites and hosting them and offering amazing deals to our members. He’s the founder of   http://webhostingandbeyond.com/. I already referred a few members who are very happy with his work, so make sure you check him out if you need to get your business online or give it a new look!

BLOGS OR WEBSITES START AS LOW AS  $250!

 The price is just for the home page and contact us page.  Everything else is $50 a page.

THIS SPECIAL OFFER  IS ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL FEB. 1, 2012,  so make sure you contact him today to find out more!

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Add Steve Dukes as a friend in the OWN YOUR POWER community here!

I’d like to  introduce you all to one of my latest graduates of the 8 WEEKS TO CEO course that I teach! Her name is Kay Richardson and she’s the founder of Freedom To Be Me  { Embrace.Connect.Inspire}!  I am extremely proud of her because not only did she complete the course, she didn’t delay her dream and hit the ground running. She now has an amazing business and is living the live she deserves.

Find out why Kay loves what she does and if you can help her with her new business, please reach out and spread the word to support one of Own Your Power’s family members!

Own Your Power,

Coach Simone

Freedom to Be Me main service:

Freedom To Be Me offers an online community for African American  and women of color that are lesbian, bisexual or heterosexual. Freedom To Be Me encourages women to Embrace with who they are mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. They are able to Connect with other like-minded  women for support, obtain advice from our experts and find the Inspiration to live their best life.

What inspired you to start it?

I was inspired to launch Freedom To Be Me as an African American woman that embraces her love and attraction for women, I didn’t have a safe place to discuss challenges about my emotions, coming out, and feeling confident with my choice to embrace who I was. Creating this community for women to provide them with the opportunity to meet yearly for fun travel and retreats were placed on my heart

Any interesting facts that you can share about your industry?

Many women of color find it challenging to be true to who they are because of religion  or family members not being accepting and open that it affects them mentally and emotionally. They are looking for others that have faced challenges and have found a healthy state of being. They are seeking for upscale events with other like-minded professional women to network with. Freedom To Be Me, offers just that and more.

Most popular problem you help people solve?

Freedom To Be Me helps women work through the emotionally rollercoasters related to embracing who they are. We connect them with women through an online community that is safe and discrete to seek advice, support and empowerment. Inspire them to achieve personal goals related to professional growth and dreams of being an entrepreneur.

How did you first hear about our network and why did you join?

Simone was my coach and I learned about the network as an added client bonus!

Favorite Mentor and why?

Margaret Spence she is a successful small business owner that demonstrates resilience. Her ability as an author, speaker and consultant has given me an “I Can” attitude.

Book You’d Recommend and why?

Who Moved My Cheese-

We can’t become complacent and assume that things will always remain the same. We have to keep our eyes and ears open to change. We need to always have a backup plan for the future.

How do you stay motivated?

I stay motivated by surrounding myself with positive individuals, I read affirmations, and make time for myself. I greatest motivation is driven by the kind words that I receive by the impact that I have placed on someone’s life because of their interaction with me on or offline at FreedomToBeMe.com

What’s a bold move you took that turned your business around?

Showing my human side (emotions and fears), honest, and open with my readers. They enjoy being able to relate with my experiences. They enjoy that I provide a personal touch.

What’s a networking tip you use to help you gain and/or maintain your relationships?

Engage people and try to learn as much as you can about them. Ask how can I help you?

To find out more or to connect with Kay, go to her site Here: www.FreedomToBeMe.com

If you’d like to take the 8 Weeks to CEO course like Kay and turn your dream into a real functioning, money-making  business, let’s go! Register here…

If you’re finally ready to step up and Own Your Power and YOUR OWN BUSINESS, this course is for you! Release the shackles and start to build your dream business. It’s time!

This powerful 8-week program is based on the book Jack of All Trades, Master of None? and features private coaching from Simone Kelly. This personalized business development program will keep you focused on a progressive transformation of your business and also help you gain a new sense of balance and joy from working solely on your passion!

You’ll get the knowledge, tools, insight, and confidence to lead your company and create extraordinary results.

Who Should Sign Up:
-Anyone who has a full-time job and a side business and wants OUT of Corporate America!
-An entrepreneur who continues to seek new business opportunities, instead of capitalizing on the ones they already have.
-Anyone who is feeling overwhelmed with their business and not sure of what to do next.
-Someone who needs help in managing various projects, but thinks they can’t afford to hire anyone.

How You Will Benefit:
-Transform your vision and begin doing something you LOVE, which is aligned with your goal, and is not just a JOB.
-Learn how to think like a marketer…even if you don’t have a business background.
-Master the art of relationship building.
-Design ways to increase your productivity by incorporating “Me Time” rituals.
-Learn the value of duplicating yourself by building and effectively managing a volunteer or commission-based team.
-Unleash your creative spirit and use it to promote your business.

“Working with Simone Kelly-Brown is like a breath of fresh air. Prior to my eight-week coaching program with her I had no idea that there were other ways to develop my business and market my holistic therapy services. I am now hiring an intern to work for me, and I have a tried and true system in place for running my company so that I can delegate projects as well as manage my practice when traveling if needed. My client-base has expanded, and I am now creating new possibilities for leading large seminars, retreats, and holistic events including my music production, on a global scale. Simone truly loves what she does, and speaking with her always leaves me inspired, grateful, and able to take concrete steps towards extraordinary business success. Many Thanks!” Kena “Rohi” Custage, NYC Director, www.energyofbreath.com “My experience with Simone Kelly Brown’s 8 week course was life altering. Before I started the course, I felt like I was all over the place. I learned that you can get more things done in the course of a day if you plan it out correctly. I accomplished more than I ever thought I could in such a short period of time.  I’ve developed a newsletter, a slogan, a teleclass, just to name a few. I can see the success of my business coming to fruition! I appreciated the challenge and I now feel like I have structure. I may take the course again in the future! I highly recommend it.” Tamisa M. Covington Apropos “Charmed, I’m sure…” www.apropos-etiquette.com

What You’ll Learn:
Session 1: Diggin’ Deep
We will focus on your goals, core values, and fine-tune what you want to accomplish with your professional life. Diggin’ Deep allows you to look into your future and develop the story that you will transform into a reality. This session will help you reflect, re-energize and refocus!

Session 2: Are You a Jack?
We’ll discuss the main areas you excel in and design your business around it. In this session, you’ll learn how to focus on your core strengths and get rid of the excess. You will begin to sculpt a new mission statement for your company and we’ll lay the groundwork to get it to the next stage.

Session 3: Develop YOUR System
We will work on how to best design your company’s weekly, daily, and monthly procedures so that it runs smoothly and consistently. Observe and monitor your business’ progress as you communicate a clearer vision to your team and implement new systems that address your business frustrations.

Session 4: Have Them Remember You!
Understand the push buttons of your target audience and design new ways to be remembered with innovative strategies.

Session 5: Fine-Tune Your Customer Retention
Learn the effective techniques for customer service, feedback and following up with clients.

Session 6: Create Your Power Team!
Create a Power House Team! Team Building is all about picking the right people! Develop some low-cost creative ways to build your staff and how to keep them. Learn the value of duplicating yourself by building and effectively managing an intern or volunteer based team.

Session 7: Create Your Own Mini-Marketing Plan
Develop a short marketing plan to roll out the newest strategies that you have learned in prior sessions. We’ll design a six-month timeline together.

Session 8: Gots To Have Vision!
In this last session you will develop your vision even further and begin to evaluate your progress. We’ll also do the assessment you did in the beginning of the workshop to see how far you’ve come in the past 8 weeks. The goal is to keep you on the path that you’ve started and to encourage you to continue on the path of growth and development.

This course is normally $1,200 for the one-one-one coaching. The Discount to you if you register before January 15th is a savings over over $300!

You also have the option of just getting the online course that will include 2 mini-sessions with Simone. One in the beginning and one before your last class.

All students will receive a certificate of completion as well!

TUITION:

Full plan: Pay in full and save over $353! Normally $1200

Buy now for $847

Installment plan: (SAVE $300!)

One on One weekly calls for 8 Weeks: Deposit $149 to get started, then every two weeks (3 payments of $250)

Buy now with $149 Deposit

Online Course: is a One-time tuition payment of ONLY $149.

You’ll get the course via email each week and must submit homework each week. You’ll have a weekly 20  minute question and answer group call with Coach Simone Kelly as well!

Buy now for only $149!  That’s only $18.62 a week!

Have questions? Call us TODAY to ENROLL  for the 8 Weeks to CEO Course at 877-545-7352. For more reviews on what clients had to say about their experience with us, please check out our success stories page.

Plan n. (plᾰn)

• The process of setting goals, developing strategies, and outlining tasks and schedules to accomplish the goals.
• A basic management function involving formulation of one or more detailed plans to achieve
• optimum balance of needs or demands with the available resources.
• A scheme, program, or method worked out beforehand for the accomplishment of an objective
• A proposed or tentative project or course of action
• A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline

Each of these adds a piece of the description when it comes to a plan. My description of a plan is “A process that includes setting goals then developing the strategies, tasks, schedules and systems to accomplish objectives of related goals.” I’ve heard so many people say that planning takes too much time or even that it’s a waste of time. The truth is that planning will actually save you time, guide your actions and help you accomplish what you set out to do. There is power in the process.

Think about what happens when you have a project to work on or an event to make happen. Do you start out by creating a plan to get from point A to point B? If so, how solid is it and who is involved in the process? Do you have just an outline or are the details included? Having a plan is of the utmost importance. Planning will not only facilitate achievement of your goals, but helps you to make good decisions, will help you define opportunities and possible threats and can even help reduce risk and prevent loss. All of this becomes possible simply because you make the investment of your time and
energy to create the plan. You plan parties and other events, when it comes to business you create a plan before you start that company, especially if you’re looking for funding. Same thing when it comes to marketing, so why would you not plan your route to reaching the goals that you create?

Planning, or lack thereof, impacts other things. If you create and follow a plan, your time is spent working toward the end result. When you don’t take the time to create and follow a plan, your time is spent putting out fires, reaching unanticipated hurdles and road blocks because you didn’t see them coming, dealing with stalled efforts and the fallout that happens as a result of these things. Your time and energy are wasted instead of being spent on focused, predetermined items that get you to the prize.

When you create a plan it’s important that it be on paper and not in your head. Getting it onto paper makes it real and allows it to begin to take on life and form. In addition to your starting point and the end results, determine milestones along the way, the resources that you will need in the process and a method for monitoring and adjusting plan as well as a way to measure your results. When you look at everything that’s involved you might think that it’s a big thing and that it will take a big chunk of your time, but when you consider the things that you will run into without a plan in place you can quickly tell that having a plan will save you time, energy and discomfort in the long term along that road to your work, project of life goals. So, now, what’s your plan?

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in Detroit, Michigan. The company provides customized professional organizing services for individuals, businesses, non- profit, faith and community based clientele; transforming environments and initiatives. Services are tailored to the needs and personality of the client helping them transform environments and behaviors to create order and peace in their lives.

Learn more about Third Eye Group by visiting www.thirdeyegroup.org or contact the company via email at info@thirdeyegroup.org.

Leadership takes courage.

If you are not equipped to face the challenges of ownership, your business will quickly become an unrewarding chore, rather than a joyful expression of who you are and what you want to bring to the world.

How equipped are you to face these challenges?

Think about why you started your company in the first place. It was more than the desire to create a job for yourself. You wanted to build something that you owned! Whether it was ownership of your life, the desire to stand back and watch proudly as you brought value to the world with a business you built with your own hands, or even the adventure of breaking free from the 9-5 life, you wanted to be accountable to no one but yourself.

But that freedom comes at a price. It means that you can’t push the blame on someone else when things aren’t going according to plan. It means that you are the one who answers when a mistake is made. It means that the choices you make hold the greatest kind of weight because you own the consequences.

It’s a difficult truth that the overwhelm so many business owners endure is actually a result of their desire to be free from that very thing! In a pursuit of absolute ownership, the business owner has created his or her own greatest obstacle – the obligation to know everything, when it’s impossible for them to do so. Succumbing to this obligation in your business will leave you ineffective at best, and underwater at worst.

Be Courageous!

The word ‘courage’ comes from the Latin root ‘cor,’ meaning heart or innermost feelings. Somehow, over time, it has come to be associated with fearlessness.

Attempting to live without fear is often held as a virtue. This is ridiculous! It is futile. Fear is a part of being human.

The fear of making mistakes in your business.

The fear of not knowing all the answers.

The fear of what others think.

Courage is about feeling fear and not being stopped by it. Fear is a reason to act, not a reason to avoid what really needs to be done.

A Story of Courage

Here’s an example of the kind of courage it takes to run a small business.

Jill, a client of mine, is a dentist who came to E-Myth because she was attracted to the idea of systemizing her practice and making the franchise prototype that would allow her to open up new offices throughout her state and across the country. She had worked hard as a dentist for over 10 years, but somehow – somewhere along the way – had lost enthusiasm for the practice and was getting seriously burned out.

She wanted transformation.

The Challenging Part

The first thing Jill had to realize was that her transformation had to start with her own mindset and point of view.

She was trained in school to be an expert technician, a highly-skilled dentist. But that expertise alone was not enough to sustain her passion for the work.

I knew that in order to reignite Jill’s passion for the business, she would have to tear down the barriers that were removing the joy she originally felt. In order to do that, she had to recognize how she was actually contributing to the issues.

This was a struggle.

She was very outer-directed when we discussed what wasn’t working with her business. Everything was always someone else’s fault: her employees weren’t committed or were incompetent; her patients wouldn’t cooperate. For quite some time, she wasn’t willing to look at how she was a part of the problem. She had to face the fear and feel the pain of recognizing where she was wrong before she could make the right changes in her business.

It wasn’t until she gained the courage to question her long-held assumptions that things really started to shift. The more we talked about this from the E-Myth Point of View, the more Jill began to see the impact her distorted perspective was having on the business. She recalled times in the past when she’d had a different, more positive attitude, and when she’d had more energy, more enthusiasm, and was much more proactive about making things happen. Over time, Jill began to rekindle and re-awaken to a more productive point of view, and that started to open up a new world of possibility for herself and her people.

Whereas before she had seen only problems and frustrations in her business, she began to frame the same situations as opportunities for improvement and innovation.

READ FULL STORY HERE!

Ready to make changes and OWN YOUR LIFE and YOUR BUSINESS? Join the Circle of Power and gain the support you need…

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Denise Nelson has multiple personalities…in a good way! She’s a voice-over actress who is also bilingual. I’ve heard her jump from young Spanish girl, to mature Jamaican lady,  to a British banker, and  to New York hip hop Radio personality within 5 minutes! 

Aside from being highly entertaining, she’s very talented and professional  and now she’s a member of The Give ‘n Take Network!

Do you have a podcast or radio show and need a professional intro or commercial that has someone else’s voice other than yours?

Do you need to add an audio clip on your site to capture people’s attention?

Would you like to record an article, ebook, or novel recorded a cd but don’t think your voice is the best fit or you just don’t have the time?

Try out our newest member, Denise Nelson who can help take your business and your promotions to the next level with the power of her VOICE!

Interested? Email her at denisenelsonvo@gmail.com
to find out her rates based on your project or contact Give ‘n Take!

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