I talk all the time about balance. And it’s something I help my clients with, from the moment we start to work together. And even while working with clients over a long period of time, we continue to come back to it quite often.

What is YOUR picture of balance?

For me, it’s being very clear how much I want to work and how much I want to play.. and how much I want to just relax and NOT think about work.

But I have to admit something: I was just as caught up as the rest of you in TRYING to achieve balance!

How did I achieve it, then? I have a system!

1. I create a clear schedule, so I know when I have time to work in AND on the business. This includes blocking off my personal time from the start.
2. I create a weekly list (based on my marketing and promotions plans for the month) of things to do.
3. I prioritize my weekly list and ONLY work on one thing at a time.
4. I walk away when it’s time to remove from work!

Sure, I get caught up in adding just a little more here and there sometimes. I don’t think anyone with a successful business DOESN’T! But, I’m able to quickly take check of what’s happening and go back to my system.

What systems do YOU have in place to achieve balance?

Margie
MEG Enterprises, Inc.

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I’ll always remember doing a ropes course and, in the middle of an oncoming hurricane, climbing a 30 foot pole. The temperatures were warm, but the rain was falling and the wind was blowing. As I climbed up that pole, the higher I got, the more it swayed. As I got to the top and realized I would have to let go of the pole with my hands in order to climb to the little platform, all my confidence and sense of adventure dissolved. Even with a harness on, and logically knowing I couldn’t get hurt, I froze.

But I’ll also never forget the thrill of power when I jumped off the top of that little platform into the air. That’s when I realized my true calling of empowering people to achieve whatever they imagine achieving. That jump again reminded me and reinforced my belief that all of us can achieve whatever we can imagine.

Until that time, I hid out. Yea, I may have known what I was capable of. But what if I FAILED?? What if I risked and fell flat on my face? But while hiding out, although my business did “okay”, it wasn’t “amazing.” It wasn’t until I was willing to REALLY step up, and RISK, that I saw amazing results. Not just results in my own business, but results for my clients, too.

I’ve always believed that we are all here for some purpose, though, and the last thing I EVER want to do is look back at my life… wishing I had…. wishing I had whatever it was I dreamed of doing.

As an example, I still remember my grandmother the year before she died telling me she wished they had traveled more. This was a woman who, after my grandfather sold his business, was never home! They took their motor home to every corner of the US and Canada and Mexico. And when it was too hard to drive, they then started to explore the world through cruises. Yet here she was, telling me she wished she had done MORE!

What do you fear doing, yet dream of? When will YOU jump off that pole of safety and risk greatness?

Margie
MEG Enterprises, Inc.

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In the previous post, I wrote about COMMITMENT being one of the characteristics that separate people who follow their dreams from those who just dream; and the qualities & traits that many entrepreneurs and successful leaders have in common.

It’s not always because they aren’t committed. Sometimes it may have more to do with BELIEVING in themselves and realizing that they really CAN accomplish anything if they want it badly enough. Not that this is easy; again, there is a price to be paid, and certainly fear and doubts are prices along the way.

I will often ask clients how they will feel if they do NOT strive for this goal, and as they ponder the alternative, they become stronger and more confident.

Do what you are passionate about. Without passion, commitment will be harder. Desire determines destiny. If your DESIRE is strong enough, you will accomplish what you dream of. Passion will increase your willpower. It helps fuel your commitment. If you follow your passion, you become more dedicated to your goal, and when you allow your passion to come out, you’ll find that others pay closer attention to you. People love passion and it can be contagious, drawing people to you. You have to identify exactly what you are passionate about and be sure that is your focus of your business.

Keep your eye on the goal. For anything to succeed, you have to have the end in sight. You have to know what the goal is. This helps you create your PLAN.

Let your courage shine through. Stepping out of your comfort zone and facing your fears is a trait that can make the difference between going for it, and just dreaming about it. Everyone has fears about something.

The difference between those who SUCCEED and those who just dream away their life is whether they take the steps and face their fears, instead of just backing away. Some may call it COURAGE. Courage begins with an inward battle. Courage is having the power to let go of the familiar and forge ahead into NEW territory.

Margie
MEG Enterprises

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Are you allowing time and doubts to hold you back from starting the business of your dreams? We only have so many years on this earth, so if you are dreaming, now is the time to take action, before it’s too late.

What characteristics separate people into those who follow their dreams and those who just dream? Here are just a few qualities and traits that many entrepreneurs and successful leaders have in common. If you are still in the dream stage, see how you can start to take these characteristics to heart and be one of those people who looks back at life with the satisfaction of knowing you ‘went for it’, rather than wait.

A commitment to make it happen. Your commitment must start in your heart. You have to BELIEVE it can happen and be willing to give up something in order to make what you are committed to. You then must take ACTION.

Ask yourself what kind of person you are when it comes to commitment – are you someone willing to commit 100% and do what it takes? For every goal, something must be given up to achieve something else. This isn’t a bad thing. Two examples would be:

• Giving up free time to work on your business plan or organize things towards opening the door to your business.
• Giving up the security of a paying job.

The commitment must be COMPLETE, however, in order to achieve your goal. Some people start working towards a goal, but when things get tough, they cut and run. Often this action has more to do with a person’s own confidence in what she can accomplish than with her level of commitment. If that is the case, if the person wants this badly enough, she can seek help from a coach, to help her work through the limiting conversations she may be having with herself.

I will often ask clients how they will feel if they do NOT strive for this goal, however, and as they ponder the alternative, they become stronger and more confident.

Margie
MEG Enterprises

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Have you read Step 1 and Step 2 yet? If not, be sure to go back and read them. Afterall, we want YOU controlling your time so YOU can make more money, too! Just as I have learned to do.

However, as I’ve already shared, years ago I really struggled with getting things done. What made it most frustrating is I HAD the time, but was getting bogged down in the voices in my own head! Yet I’ve had people for years comment about how amazed they are at all the things I do. But, it’s only really been in the last year and a half that I can still accomplish the things I want to accomplish AND take real time off to enjoy life WHILE witnessing my income increase AND witness my clients achieve great success.

If you have followed Step 1 and Step 2, you already know that today I am living my dream: As my business continues to grow and is strongly in the 6-figure stage, because I’ve been able to follow these 3 simple steps I am sharing with you in these posts, my business continues to grow, yet I’m able to take 3 days off a week to do exactly what I want to do, without thinking about the business all the time. Today I walk into my office with a plan, and I’m able to shut down the distractions and focus.

When you’re able to control your time the way you WANT to, you’re able to better control the revenue that flows to you.

Today is Step #3 of three simple time success strategies that I cover more deeply elsewhere, but they can really can make the difference between working all the time, and feeling you would NEVER really want to grow to 6 or 7 figures (because then you wouldn’t have a life) or enjoying a thriving business, while playing and having tons of fun with family and friends, and feeling fulfilled because you are not only successful but ALSO are a living model of balance for your clients.

Step #3: Manage your social media

You KNOW how this can suck the time right out of your day! And what do you REALLY have to show for it? Not enough to justify hours of your time!

1) Create a plan for your social media.
What outcomes do you want? Write them down and then how you will achieve them. Then track your results. Don’t leave this part of your marketing to chance; it should be just PART of your overall marketing plan. And every one of you reading this should have SOME type of plan for how you market!

2) Create your schedule for social media.
If you scheduled 5 minutes a day on each site (Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn), it would only take you 15 minutes a day! And you’d STILL “Show up” on them enough to have a presence.

3) Then SET A TIMER so you stick TO your schedule!
It’s really easy to spend a day on social networking sites! That’s fine if that’s how you want to spend a weekend afternoon, but does it make sense to replace working ON the business with this? No!!!

Many new and growing Nutrition and Wellness Entrepreneurs struggle with the same challenge: They feel they spin their wheels all day and don’t get enough done. This directly impacts the amount of money they are making and the quality of life they live! In order to raise YOUR income AND actually enjoy a life, you HAVE to control your time in as focused and methodical manner you approach health and wellness! Yes, you really CAN have both, but, as with your health, you have to be disciplined.

Put these three steps into place in your business, and let me know how it works for you. My clients find them VERY effective, when they implement.

Margie
MEG Enterprises, Inc.

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