For many years, I felt that success was elusive. Just when I thought I had it, it seemed to slip through my fingers. I was frustrated, overworked, and I wasn't physically or mentally as healthy as I wanted to be. Life was very good - I had had previous success, I had a business, a wonderful wife, and a fabulous daughter. However, I felt something was still missing, something was holding me back from achieving everything I wanted in life. That something, was myself. … [Read more...]

A key trait of successful entrepreneurs is agility. And while ninja-like physical reflexes are a nice to have, what I'm really talking about is mental agility. As an entrepreneur, you need to be able to think fast, and think correctly. Here are my tips for keeping an agile entrepreneurial mind. … [Read more...]

The next time someone tells you that you can't do it, that you're not smart enough, that you don't have the money, consider this... … [Read more...]

More than 72 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute¹. More than 200,000,000 Twitter users post more than 340,000,000 status every day². Then we have Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram (now part of Facebook), more video sites, not to mention the hundreds of millions of blogs currently online with more being birthed each day. There's a lot of content being created out there, so I'm never surprised when I'm asked by an entrepreneur how she can stand out, and be … [Read more...]

As kids we heard the word "no" a lot. Some of us more than others; some much more. After years of being told we shouldn't be doing this, or not to do that, we've been conditioned to see "no" as a negative. Thankfully that is a limiting belief we can easily correct. Here are three steps you can use to turn a "no" into a huge positive. … [Read more...]

What if I told you there was a way in which you could have literally everything you wanted in life? And what if I then told you that there was only one simple, but not easy step, you had to take in order to achieve it? Would you think I'm crazy and write me off as a nutcase? Or would you be intrigued? If you are the latter - intrigued - then this post is for you. Please read on, and after reading, let me know what you think in the comments. … [Read more...]

Mastermind groups are a powerful resource for entrepreneurs. There are numerous benefits to being surrounded by people that are supportive, give unselfishly of their time, are on the same wavelength as you are, and that you can help too. Another great resource for entrepreneurs are accountability partners. We who are self-employed know all too well how easy it is to fill the time we have with activities that aren't always helping us get to our goals. Now, what if we could combine the … [Read more...]

So often we look outside of ourselves for answers. On one level this makes sense. If we don't have an answer, surely someone else must. However, is that really true? Or, do we already have much of the knowledge we need in order to make the decision that is best for us? One of the biggest breakthroughs I had at Advanced BTS a few weeks ago, along with the metaphorical removal of my limiting character, was that the answers I seek are within myself. This set me on a path of reconnecting at a … [Read more...]

The most powerful force an entrepreneur will run into is a friend or family member telling her she can't do it. As an entrepreneur, I'm sure you've run into at least one person who'se opinion you value that couldn't understand why you do what you do. The most deadly action you can take is to internalize this negativity, for once you start to believe it, you're sunk. Today I want to talk about handling the negativity that will come your way. This is one of the most important skills you, as … [Read more...]