As the year comes
close to an end…
Many of you may be
focusing on the
accomplishments you
have made during
this year.
That year-end feeling
can either make you
leap for joy or bring
you down.
It is all relative to
what each of us has
set up to accomplish.
If you have any inkling
of getting down on
yourself because you
didn't quite achieve
everything you set out
to, then think of this:
Rome wasn’t built in a day!
I love that saying
because your online
business, or a great
and popular blog...
cannot be created
over-night, either.
So keep at it.
Check your strong points
and weak ones during
the past year.
If some of your skill
sets didn’t work out,
work on them or
delegate the work
to someone who does
have those skills.
It is natural for
many people to look
back but when you do,
make sure you include
all the good things
that have happened.
The smallest thing
could make your day!
List making:
Now here is where
you can get the facts
instead of fiction
floating around your head.
Write a list of all the
accomplishments you have
made during this year.
I know, we are focusing
on our business..
but think of other
things too.
Did you paint your living room?
Did you do anything besides
your business that you had
to put time and effort in to?
All these things count.
When you accomplish
something, it builds
on your "can do"
mindset.
Even if you create
a great meal, that
contributes to your
success mindset in
general, and that
WILL translate into
your business.
Hint:
When I was making
my end of year list,
I did include my
trip to Seattle.
I visited my niece
and my step kids and
their babies.
It was one week
preparation, two
weeks of being there,
and another to recover.
Whew!
That was an entire
month of only peeking
in and out of my business.
But that was a good thing…
something I needed.
something I had been
wanting to do for a
long time, but kept
putting it off b/c
of "business."
I wrote it down
as an accomplishment.
And it was.
It reminded me, and
more important, it
reminded my brain...
that I could do it!
When I did get back
to business, things
started happening
fast and furious.
Good things.
So, my dearies…
when you are looking
back and you may not
have accomplished all
of your goals ==>
there are reasons why.
I took a month off to
travel. But when I read
my list, I went through
the process of gratitude,
not anxiety or guilt.
It sure was up-lifting.
Or….maybe I had too
many goals lol.
As the year comes to
an end there are also
holidays attached to it.
Now that can be another
problem when it comes to
running your own business.
So keep in mind to give
yourself time you need
and be in the moment.
Enjoy your holidays if
you celebrate them.
Or just reflect on the
fact that the calendar
is about to turn, and
you can start looking
to the future of new
beginnings, challenges
and accomplishment.
So for this week's
"Friday Focus: homework…
write down what you
accomplished in 2015.
I’m sure that once you start,
you are going to feel so great
because we often forget those
little things.
“I created a Face Book Page”
or “I took time for me”
or maybe “I learned never
to do that again….”
As usual, I'd love to
see your list!
And also, as usual,
take a moment to
let me know how your
Friday blueprint is
shaping up this week.
Hit the Reply and
tell me what's
happening with you :))
Talk soon,
Donna
-Donna & David-
Whirlwind Success
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==> Here's what my
"Friday Focus Group"
is all about.
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This is not a "group"
in the official sense.
I didn't wake up and
say "I think I'll start
this thing..."
But I've been talking
some lately about how
I use Friday as a focus
day.
I create my Blueprint for
the next week each Friday.
Then, starting Monday
morning, I know exactly
what I've got to do in
order to accomplish my
goals for the week.
On a larger scale, I see
my weekly goals as baby
steps toward achieving
my "Big Goal".
I usually set a "Big Goal"
as a 6 to 8 week goal that
I really want to reach.
That, of course, is a milestone
toward achieving my big, big,
big goal... operating a
successful online business.
Now, to operate a successful
online business, it is necessary
to constantly strive to reach
my "Big Goals."
So you see, it's all too big
to do unless I put all my focus
on one week at a time.
That's what my Friday Blueprint
is for.
It keeps me from developing a
"wandering eye" or "jumping
the fence" for each new thing
that looks intriguing or easy.
==> Here's the thing.
I'm rambling.
Let me stop and tell you what
this email is about.
Lots of folks who are on my
email list = thanks for your
loyalty :) =
Lot of folks on my list have
been replying to my emails to
tell me about their goals and
their own "Friday Blueprints."
Then they follow up and tell
me how it's progressing.
A few people have been doing
this every single Friday.
They tell me their goals for
the next week one Friday.
The next Friday, they report
back and tell me how they did,
plus... what their new Blueprint
is for the next week.
So they've kind of established
an accountability relationship
with me right from this email
list.
And I've seen them grow through
doing this, plus, I give some
feedback from time to time.
(Hey! I usually charge for my
email coaching, so you get a
little freebie here for being
my loyal sub, hee hee)
That's it, really.
You wanna play?
Just reply to any of my Friday
emails and tell me what your
Blueprint is for next week.
Then, make yourself accountable
to me (and to yourself)... by
letting me know how you made out
with it, where you slacked off,
where you exceeded your goals,
etc.
Nothing formal.
Nothing to sign up for.
Just do it!
I'll be happy to be your support
and accountability partner.
Send me your Friday Blueprint
right now.
I love my weekend reading :)
Talk soon,
Donna
-Donna & David-
Whirlwind Success
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