Why are you so mad?

Many times adults hold onto things from our past to keep them from moving forward. Circumstances happen. We all have experienced death, divorce, addiction, lay-off, financial hardships and the list goes on. Holding on to these trials will keep you from prospering. If you dwell on it, it remains a topic of conversation…That honestly no one wants to hear all the time. It brings you frustrations, self-doubt, and hater tendencies. Then you wonder why no one wants to help you or those you thought cared about you are no longer in your corner. This leads you to being a loner and maybe even depression.

It's up to YOU to decide to find the GLITTER again. Glitter shines, it's gets on everything, you have to pick it off (or wash it). Glitter is on Christmas cards and costumes. Glitter is fun and cultivates happiness. You should find that glitter that is within you. Once you find the glitter there is no stopping you! Throw glitter in today’s face!

Stop being BITTER! The person that hurt you has moved on, you should too. You are holding back your blessings. Stifling your progress. And making yourself and most likely the ones around you miserable.

Move on. Keep pressing. Or find help professional help (I’m a huge advocate of this) to help guide you through it.

Shine bright like a diamond!

A Change is Gonna Come

Very few things work the first time. You may spend lots of time planning and drafting a detailed outline, but "Oh $h!t" happens. The client might be late, doesn't have the payment on time, the vendor is behind with the inventory, or your marketing isn't quite what you wanted.

Here are 3 things you can do when you have to pivot your initial plans:

1. Don't freak out. Things happen. In most cases the deal will still go through. Stay calm and relaxed. You are the business owner therefore you set the tone.

2 . Effectively communicate the screw up. Take accountability. The customer doesn't care about the details they just need to know when it will be rectified.

3. Use your plan B. When you were working on your plans you should have thought of a contingency plan.

 I'm thinking of a master plan.

Hope is not a Deliverable

When I was a Director, my pet peeve was having a meeting and the team (or someone on the team) would say "I hope to get to the number" or "I hope these appointments show". Hope is not a strategy.  Hope has no planning, hope has no value in business. When you have something that you need to deliver rather it is products, launching a product, gaining customers, branding it's all about what is your plan and how are you working it. There is nothing wrong with needing help as it might not be your area of expertise. There is nothing wrong with failing and having to try something new. There is something wrong with doing nothing and hoping someone else will do it. WORK. WORK. WORK. Yes, it's hard. Yes, you will have bad days. Yes, you will want to have a drink or two or three. But at some point, it will be worth it. You will meet your goal.

Stay classy my friends.