| How would you answer that question? | | | | your time is any less valuable than their time?" That |
| I have reflected on this quite a bit over the past year | | | | stopped me cold! What? Where did that come from? I |
| as I have made huge investments in my business. I | | | | thought I was just being 'nice'. She saw it differently - |
| have also reflected on this question, personally, as I | | | | and she was right. |
| have made major changes in my own life. What is too | | | | I have never forgotten that experience and, to this day, |
| good for me? Now? Nothing! | | | | I value my time just as much as.......if not more than........... |
| A few years ago, I would have answered this | | | | What a powerful lesson! |
| question differently. | | | | What is too good for me? Nothing! |
| Life is an interesting journey and I can tell you, quite | | | | Flash forward in my life now - where I am growing my |
| confidently, that I am happier at this particular stage in | | | | business, working with a phenomenal team, have the |
| life than I have ever been - both personally and with | | | | most incredible business mentors (I have 3 now!) and I |
| my business. I am gearing up to celebrate my 60th | | | | continue to invest in ME. |
| birthday next year and let me tell you, it's going to be | | | | When I was on my trip around the world, I had the |
| quite the party! I am planning on renting a villa in | | | | most wonderful experiences, in general. Specifically |
| Portugal or Spain for the whole month of August - and | | | | though, it was quite the mindset process as I wrapped |
| that's just part of it. | | | | my head around the fact that I was flying on a private |
| What is too good for me - nothing! | | | | jet and staying in 5* hotels - and enjoying the best of |
| As we go through life - in our 20's, our 30's, our 40's | | | | the best. Wow! Me? Well, yes, ME! And why not me? |
| and now, for me, the 50's, it's all about life lessons. The | | | | Here's the lesson in all of this - when I work, I work |
| key is to get the lesson! I grew up in a French | | | | hard. When I play, I play hard. I want to work and play |
| Canadian Catholic military home - a very humble | | | | with the best of the best - so that I can become my |
| lifestyle. It was a good life and a very happy life but | | | | best and live my best life. Have you ever heard it said |
| there were no entrepreneurs around my world. Once I | | | | that we are the average of the 5 people we hang |
| got out on my own and discovered the big world and | | | | around? Well, you can bet that I am very discerning |
| all the opportunities that existed, there was no stopping | | | | now about the people I spend time with - both for |
| me! What did hold me back, however, were the core | | | | business and for pleasure. (Note: Some people are not |
| beliefs I had about job opportunities and expectations | | | | good for you!) |
| about what was possible. Only when I began working | | | | So what? Who cares? What difference does any of |
| with The Pacific Institute over 20 years ago did I | | | | this make? The point I want to make is if you are |
| discover that the barriers and the boundaries to what I | | | | serious about your life and about your business, then |
| dreamed was possible for me and my life were all | | | | you need to make an investment in time, energy and |
| inside of me. How very exciting! That meant I held the | | | | money to succeed. Look around - find people who are |
| key - that I could change anything and invent my own | | | | living the life you want - who are succeeding at |
| life. | | | | business the way you want to succeed. Then do |
| I do believe that I wasted a whole lot of time listening | | | | what it takes to become like that - that's how we |
| to others though - paying too much attention to what | | | | grow! |
| people said, and what other people thought of me, and | | | | What's too good for you? I welcome your |
| 'was I OK"? I remember, as I was building my speaking | | | | comments....... |
| business, hearing people say "don't get too big for your | | | | ASSIGNMENT: |
| britches' or 'who do you think you are'? | | | | 1) Take a good look at your career and/or your |
| I had a fabulous mentor those days - her name is | | | | business? Are you happy with where it's at? |
| JoLove Beach - she is still very much a part of my life | | | | 2) When was the last time you invested in growing |
| - my inspiration, my cheerleader, my support, my friend. | | | | you? In growing your business? |
| I remember working with her on a project one time | | | | 3) Who is responsible for your success? What are |
| and we went to a business center to make | | | | you going to do about it? |
| photocopies. We were on a tight time frame and there | | | | Do some of these exercises and I guarantee that you |
| was a long line up at the copier machine. Any time | | | | will start to live your best life. When you try new things, |
| someone came up behind us and expressed their | | | | you are developing the confidence and courage to |
| sense of urgency to get ahead in the line, I let them. | | | | move forward and invent the life you truly want to live. |
| Finally, JoLove said to me: "Why is it you believe that | | | | |
