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A lot of people set goals, many of them even write them down, but few actually make goal boards.  Goal boards are simple to do and an extremely effective way to keep your goals in front of you.  If you are a visual person which most of us are, this is the best way to make sure you accomplish all your goals in a timely manner. Because that is what we really want right?  To not only accomplish our goals but actually do it in the time frame we initially anticipated.

I know being a business coach for the past 6 years if my clients commit to this I see a much higher success rate of accomplishing their goals than if they just merely write them down.  I mean let’s be honest (I have even been guilty of this myself) you write down some goals they get lost in your note book or that pad of paper you were using at the time, then 6-8 months later you are looking for some notes or that phone number you wrote down and run across the goals you set some time ago.  With goal boards this never happens because they are literally staring right at you in your office.  When I find myself kind of floundering around, which I do on occasion, I go back to the goal boards to get laser focused on what I am supposed to be doing in order to accomplish my goals.

The goal boards can be done on poster board or what I like to use is the poster board size sticky notes which you can get at Staples or Office Depot.  These are awesome because you can just stick them right on the wall.  I learned of these a few years back in a mastermind session with a guy from a Fortune 500 company.  There were about 12 of us all in a board room and he put up all these poster size sticky notes and we just started brainstorming for about 2 hours.  Our minds were just flooded with new ideas and then he had all of get up leave the room and walk outside for 15 minutes.  This was really cool because it allowed our brains to slow down a bit and come back refreshed so we could start implementing the ideas into goals that would become reality.

I still use these today.  I have monthly goals and weekly goals and these goal boards keep me focused on what I really need to be working on.  Go get yourself some big poster size sticky notes and see your goals start to become reality!

Scheduling and time management have to be one of the hardest things for business mentor clients and entrepreneur coaching clients to master.  In my 6 years of business coaching it is by far the number one complaint; I just can’t stay on schedule!  I know with my coaching client, this is one of the first things we work on, because I know if you nail your morning routine you’re going to have an amazing day.  How do I know this?  Because I have seen it over and over!

I was actually coaching a Realtor from New York recently that was really being challenged in the am routine; I finally said to him, listen if you nail your morning routine, I don’t care what you do for the rest of the day.  He said “Really?” and was super exited because he thought he could go off and play every afternoon.  Being the great business coach that I am, I knew if he nailed the routine in the morning he would be setting appointments in the afternoon.  Sure enough that is exactly what happened and he doubled his business in 30 days!

Now you might be asking yourself, what exactly should I be doing for my morning routine?  Your morning routine should consist of the following:

• Wake up every day same time
• Exercise
• Read something inspiring
• Listen to a motivational CD
• Eat a healthy breakfast
• Get to the office early

• Clear your voicemail and clear your email, notice I said clear.

This is where most business or sales professionals make their mistake.  They start calling people right away emailing people right back and there you go starting the conversation back and forth, emailing back and forth, and then oh yes there is Facebook and Twitter, no wonder everyone is off schedule right from the get go!

Here is the deal.  Your current clients/customers are going to be there at 10:30am, your prospects and leads may not.  Is this not the most important thing in your business is to get new business? Of course it is!  So you need to do that first, one hour of prospecting and one hour of lead follow up. I promise, if you get yourself organized, create a strong morning schedule and are really consistent you will see you business explode!

Tammy Burnell and a few other members at the February Event!

Thank you to Jorge Lopez of J & M Entertainment
for a wonderful presentation about the different
generations & how WE can relate better to them
with our marketing materials, sales language &
our other communications.

The best thing I felt I took away from Jorge's talk
was the 3 S's Exercise!  This can be done anytime
you'd like to improve things in your business or
really, you could use this for improving any area
of your life!

Ask yourself...

1) STAY - What are the 3 things I am doing that I need to continue to do?

2) STOP - What are the 3 things I am doing that I need to stop doing?

3) START - What are the 3 things I need to start doing?

Members - WE apologize, however, WE were unable to record this event!
However, the power point presentation is available in our: Audio Center

Thank you to our WE Member Expert:Teresa Spencer
INFLO BIZ
(877) 600-1375
Teresa@INFLOBIZ.com
http://www.INFLOBIZ.com

Thank you to those that donated items for our raffle for this event:

• Gabriele Agustini, Gabriele Agustini Designs
• Linda Clements of Mind Ability
  
• Maureen Benoit, Intimate Portraits
• Christie Gelsomino, Scrapbook Designer
• Christie Gelsomino, Vision to be Organized
• Penny Randall, Circle One
• Francine Gleckman of Celebrity Beauty Supply
• Teresa Spencer of INFLO BIZ
• Pamela Cascio of SCV Commercial Real Estate

Here are some pictures from this event:   

 

 
 

 

Upcoming Charity Events:

WE "Lunch N Learn" at the Betty Ferguson Foundation, Thurs. Nov. 5th, from 12pm-1pm.  Featured Speaker, WE Member, Harriette Knight of Charity Clarity.

Toys for Tots collections will begin at the October Business Success Seminar Event at TPC and will also be held on the November & December Events.  Staff Seargent Derek Hicks will be here to talk to us.  Please bring toys!

Balance Point Spa & Zonta of SCV host "Goddess Night - Martinis for the Cause", Oct. 22nd, from 6pm-9pm.  Miniservices, raffle, free fun, vendors! Portion of proceeds will benefit the Domestic Violence Center of SCV, which has lost 45% of their funding!

Saturday, Oct. 24th, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention "Out of the Darkness Community Walk" takes place in Santa Monica, funding education & research programs for mental disorders.  Please join "Team MO" for this walk in memory of Candice Hirst's brother.  Please speak with Candice for more information.  Thank you Tami Smight and Sheri Varela for donating t-shirts to the team.

25th Annual Zonta of SCV Celebrity Tribute "A Man for All Seasons", honoring Dr. Alan Barbakow, Friday Nov. 6th at the Odyssey Restaurant.  Hors d' oeuvres at 6pm, Dinner & Dancing at 7pm.  Tickets & Bus. Card ads available.  Great way to advertise your business and support local programs for women.  Please speak to Karen Maleck-Whiteley or Jackie Curcio for more information.

WE look forward to connecting with you at our next event!

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