Each and every day we have so many choices. From whether or not to brush our teeth to the much more demanding choices that can deeply effect our life and the lives of so many others, each moment is a choice. 

The bottom line to a happy and successful life is based within those choices we make in the moment. We can swirl through the day making very few of our own choices and living in the “busy” zone just continuing to take on what just keeps coming at us.

As I have experienced this myself, living this way can unfortunately leave us feeling exhausted and unfulfilled.

That is where stepping out of our lives and looking at it from afar - such as taking a vacation - can make all the difference. After my trip to San Diego last week, I feel like I can now approach this week ahead with a calm and focused mind.

When it comes to honoring time, we all have one single component in common. It is the fact that we all are given the same amount of time in each day. We all get 24 hours, but how we use those precious hours makes all the difference.

Finding yourself saying “I don’t have time” usually leads to suspicion to whether it is that you don’t really have the time to complete the task, or perhaps if there is rather a complete lack of desire.

Nothing builds self-confidence quite like getting into the arena and fully playing the game.  Never has and probably never will. 

Jumping into the game – especially of a small business - takes a good strong dash of self-confidence to even begin it.  Then, as you orchestrate and play out the needed dance steps to be taken – something inside you just grows and grows. 

Probably one of my favorite past times is listening to stories of impassioned entrepreneurs and the steps they have taken along their way to make the idea and dream of creating a business a reality. 

If your heart has been broken along the way by a person or even an element in your business my wish for you in this season of love is to acknowledge the pain and move forward a stronger and more in-tune person.  Adjust your sails and continue on the journey stronger, wiser and ready to fully love again...

There is a passage I read this week that has been hanging with me.   Especially with the results of Super Bowl last night, I find them to be exceptionally true. The words originally came from W.H. Murray from The Scottish Himalayan Expedition and it goes as follows:

Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too...

Each of us is a culmination of the people we have been acquainted with along our journey. They are the ones who either gave us our confidence, or those who took it away. 

Self-Confidence is the Master Mind principle of the month here in the Victory Circles and today I want to share with you my thoughts on how music and the people who bring it into our lives matter so much.

Shifting your perception – a critical element when it comes to thinking about moving forward and preparing ourselves for the challenges that lie ahead.

Several months ago I made the decision to jump into a pretty hefty coaching program during one of my busiest seasons of the year. I needed a good jolt to get some clarity in my life - yes it’s true, the coach needs coaching too!

The process, along with everything that I already had on my plate both personally and professionally, was quite a challenge.  A number of times throughout the course I asked myself, “what was I thinking?”

I have found along my journey as a Business Coach that there are a ton of people out there in the world looking for a magic bullet.  The “secret formula” that is going to take them exactly where they think in the moment that they need to go. 

Can’t say I blame them, as that would be the easiest and most direct route wouldn’t it? I want to share with you the closest thing to a “formula” that can create business magic in creating a long-term sustaining business that has the potential for growth and long-term financial success.