Guest Article By Liora Mendeloff, Founder of Women Speakers Association (Discover more great wisdom during Answering The Call Virtual Summit, starting February 7th) How many books do you have to read? How many tapes or cds do you have to listen to? How many seminars or workshops do you have to attend? How many $100,000 [...]
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When you shift out of being an under-earner and make a stand for financial success in your life, you will find that every goal, dream and calling you have will be more “do-able.”
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Last week I finally started reading “The Storm Before the Calm” by Neale Donald Walsh. As I was browsing through the first few pages this quote literally jumped off the page at me. “What is needed here is not a revolution on the ground but a revolution of the mind.”
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You lost your best employee and now you’ve got to find a replacement — yesterday. Your live event that you spend $50k on only sold 10 seats…and now you’re in debt up to your eyeballs. The business partner you count on for financing has pulled out – in the middle of your big announcement for [...]
Read MoreJust this last week my life has been completely altered beyond what I imagined it would look like for the next few months. I should probably clarify that EVERYTHING about my life today looks vastly different than what I ever knew I would do. And yet…is that really true? Ten years ago I knew that [...]
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As an entrepreneur we are trained to focus on results – make more money, get more clients, sell more products, and achieve more recognition. It becomes easy to let these hard numbers dictate our daily levels of success, happiness, and even survival. In order to get more results, many of us condition ourselves to rise [...]
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I’m looking around the room and noticing — I am not able to stay in plank pose as long as everyone else. And forget that graceful hop out of downward facing dog into tree pose. I’m just not there yet. But my ego wants to compare. They can do it but I can’t. Work harder [...]
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As I move into down-ward facing dog (as in my hands and feet are both on the ground and I look like a big triangle) I think to myself, great I nailed the pose! Then MaryDale comes by and puts a towel under my feet, pulls my hips back and pushes on the small of [...]
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Once in a while I run into a paradox in life – when in order to achieve something I have to do what feels like the total opposite. Recently I’ve discovered that in order to achieve a certain type of success I’ve had to stop focusing on solving the problem and surrender into it. Now [...]
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You’ve probably heard the old metaphor – a frog that gets dropped in boiling weather will jump back out. But a frog placed in cool water where the heat is gradually turned up will cook to death before it recognizes it’s in danger. Did you know that in your life you may be like that [...]
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There is a road that I travel on quite frequently between my home and the beach I enjoy down in Malibu. I’ve gotten to know this journey quite well… As I get about half way between my home and Malibu there is a dark tunnel I have to pass through. I always see it as [...]
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You have a big idea. You know what your genius is and you can “see” ways to make an impact in the world. But you are stuck… You never have enough time or energy to move the idea forward. You get frustrated as you watch friends and peers move their big ideas forward. Making big [...]
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Living just outside Los Angeles, Melanie has spent the last 10 years exploring the secrets to sustaining a successful thriving business without recreating a job. With freedom being one of her core success principles, Melanie spends her free time in search of the best spas and beaches in the world. |
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Melanie Benson Strick, the Big Idea Catalyst, helps thought leaders uncover the biggest way to unleash their brilliance without losing their sanity or their soul. With over 12 years in corporate America and eight years as a business owner, Melanie works exclusively with big thinking, heart-based entrepreneurs who are frustrated trying to run a successful business. Co-author of Entrepreneur.com’s “Start Up Guide to an Information Marketing Business” and faculty member for StomperNet, Melanie has a solid reputation for authentic but direct training and mentoring on 6 figure plus business success.