Action Steps for Success #2

Attitude Matters

Your attitude is the key to making anything a success. Many people have the attitude of business will find me. I just have to say I am in business and people will hunt them down to buy what they are selling. Whether it is a product or services you will have to take on the attitude of "If it is to be, it is up to me".

Many times people will act in business as they do with their family and friends. Very laid back and comfortable.

Your attitude will be the strongest (or weakest ) aspect about you.

To be successful you may want to shift your attitude to be on purpose and maybe stretch your boundaries of comfort.

Your attitude will determine how you handle the circumstances around you. When challenges arise are you handling them with looking for a solution or are you taking revenge out on the circumstances? Getting mad or taking the circumstances personally usually does not show the best in you.

Your attitude determines the self image you have. People often look to see your attitude in how you handle the hard stuff. Do you defend or justify what happened? Or are you looking for the lesson and course correcting to be better the next time around?

I believe people want to work with people who have been through challenges and have had a good attitude to get through them instead of a victim style attitude. That way they feel like if something were to happen then they will not feel beat up from the relationship.

Things go wrong in life! Challenges interfere with smooth transactions and both sides are effected by it. Make sure your attitude acknowledges the other people involved.

You are in control of your attitude! You are in control how you respond to any circumstance in your business. How will you manage it to be a success? People want to support others to be successful, remember they do not want to fight through your attitude to help.

What is one thing you can do today that will stretch the boundaries of your attitude? How can you improve a small step in attitude that will support you in growing in your business?

Be A Legacy Networking Tip #7

Create A Circle Of Support

You have the power to choose who you hang around with. Ideally you want to be with happy, vibrant and positive people. People who are achieving results in life.

If you are in business surround yourself with other business minded people. You can create a team of people to connect with to support you in business and in your personal life. Ask business people to mentor you if you are just starting out. Or be the mentor for someone else who is just starting out.

If you are a parent of small children you would want to surround yourself with positive role models raising positive kids. Who are people that have raised happy, healthy and responsible kids? Connect with them and ask how they did it.

Do you want a healthy loving relationship? You will want to find out how other people have created healthy loving relationships. Ask people who have been together for a long period of time. What have they done to make it successful? What were the difficult times? How did they get through them?

Sometimes the people we are the closest to are the nay sayers in our lives. Find people to get involved with to grow your business, your relationship and all the areas of our life. Attending all your companies calls and meeting helps you be connected with the support you may need to be successful.

You can get on teleclasses for just about every aspect of your life. You can create a brainstorming team and have a call once a week or month. Utilize all the ways to find people to support you in business and in your personal life. There are a lot of people offering to support you. All you have to do look for what you need support with and start to ask for it! It is up to you to ask for the support you need. Be willing to ask and go after it.

There may be some people that you choose to no longer connect with frequently if they are not supportive of your dreams and goals. Keep looking for the people who will.

Each of us have gifts to offer others. By being with people who are supportive you may be able to see more of your gifts as well as seeing other peoples gifts.

Be A Legacy Networking Tip #4

Emulate A Leader

Take time and think of someone who is successful in your field. Or in the field you are passionate about being in.

• Who is that person?
• What do you admire or respect about them?
• Why they are important to you?
• What makes them stand out to you?
• What can I learn from them?

They can mentor you with out ever meeting you! Look at what you feel makes them a leader in the field or industry. How can you do some of the things that they do? How can you get educated like them?

When the challenges arise in your business, and they will, you can ask yourself, "What would he/she do, well why don't I just do that?" And then just do it!

Even if you have never personally met them you can see how they get involved, what they do well or what mistakes they have made and course correct yourself as needed.

You can have several people that you admire and respect that you choose to take bits and pieces and make your life much more productive.

Look in all the areas of your life to find people to mentor you. I have chosen people in my walk of faith, industry, relationships and child rearing. This has been a great tool for me to get better in all areas of my life.

Know that people may be watching you as their mentor! How are you living your life? How can you live in a way that people will do what is great in you?

20 Inexpensive Ways To "Be With" Your Personal Relationship

Being in relationship with your spouse or significant other can get lost when we put so much focus on success and work. Here are some inexpensive ways to connect and be together and keep your relationship as important as anything else in your life. Take some time to plan and put some effort into your romantic life.

You might want to dress yourself up a little, write a note, or just think about how you want your attitude to be while you're together. If you want your spouse to enjoy being with you, make your attitude enjoyable.

1. Be a tourist and go around your town and rediscover your town and rediscover each other. Likes, dislikes, passions and so on.
2. Visit a local museum or art gallery, look around, share with one another which items or pieces of art you like and don't like.
3. Go to a fancy restaurant after you've eaten dinner at home and just order dessert and coffee.
4. Light candles in your bedroom, get a bottle of warm massage oil, and give each other massages.
5. Hire your kids to make you breakfast in bed and serve you both.
6. Go to a local coffee shop together and talk about all the ways in which each of you feel blessed these days, as well as your hopes and dreams for the future.
7. Find a cookbook, pick out a delicious looking meal or dessert, then make it together.
8. Play board games, cards or do a crossword puzzle together.
9. Go to a community play, sporting event or a school concert.
10. On a Saturday morning, make breakfast together, take it back to bed and eat and then snuggle together.
11. If you have a wood burning fireplace, set out a blanket, play music, make a fire, and make popcorn or S'mores in the fireplace.
12. Read a book out loud to one another.
13. Take a blanket outside somewhere (or even on the roof) and stargaze with your sweetie.
14. Make a date and both of you create a dream board for your relationship together.
15. Put your favorite hot beverage into a 'to-go' cup, bundle up, and go on a walk together at a nearby park.
16. Feed the kids early and rent a movie for them to watch. While they are watching movie have a candle lit dinner for two and then invite the kids back for dessert.
17. Set up a tent in the back yard and camp out for the evening. Lay out and star gaze and enjoy each others company.
18. Set a date in the middle of the day while the kids are at school or napping. Enjoy sandwiches and cuddling.
19. Trade off with other couples for babysitting and date nights.
20. Bring your minds together and discover an inexpensive date together.

12 Days of Christmas Gifts from Be A Legacy

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Many people celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas as the 12 days leading up to Christmas Day. The true 12 Days of Christmas actually came as the 12 days after Christmas and began December 26 with the feast of St. Stephen-a traditional day for giving leftovers to the poor and ending January 6 with Epiphany. Each day a gift was presented to the world with celebrations to serve others in the world.

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12 Millionaire Quotes To Read (Dec.26)
11 Networking Tips For Growth (Dec.27)
10 Ways To Increase Your Confidence (Dec.28)
9 Powerful Life Questions (Dec.29)
8 Affirmations (Dec.30)
7 Key Areas Of Focus (Dec.31)
6 Ways Of Getting Out of Debt (Jan. 1)
5 Goal Setting Strategies (Jan.2)
4 Personality Quadrant Breakdown (Jan.3)
3 Articles On Relationships (Jan.4)
2 Visual Boards To Create (Jan.5)
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Do You Know If Your Life Is In Balance?

Do you address the issues and find balance in your life?

What are the key areas in your life that you may want to set goals and address concerns around?

I see 7 Key Areas of Focus in life that unless all are in alignment can create the space of being out of balance. I would like to share with you the 7 Key Areas of Focus that may entice you to look deeper into your life and create a more balanced life.

Key 1: Self & Contribution – Who you are matters in the world! How you contribute to others and yourself is your greatest asset. Your attitude in life will either move you forward or hold you back. How do you talk to yourself? Do you feel you are making a contribution in your life?

Key 2: Work & Career – What you to do to make a living matters! What matters is how much you enjoy your work & career. You may want to evaluate your thoughts and feelings around work. Are you satisfied? Do you want to make a bigger difference?

Key 3: Relationships – Who you connect with matters! Have you ever stopped to really think about all the relationships in your life? How do you see those around you? Have you clearly defined your circle of friends? Are there relationships you would like to improve? Are there relationships you may need to let go of because they are toxic?

Key 4: Money & Finances – How you honor your money & finances matter! Have you taken an inventory of your money and finances? Do you avoid looking because it may not be where you want it? What is your income? What are your debts? What is your plan to manage your money & finances? Do you even have a plan?

Key 5: Spirituality – Your sense of meaning and purpose matter! Do you know the deepest parts of you? Religion, nature, art, meditation and pray are just a few ways to express spirituality. What is spirituality for you? How do you bring out your best through your spirituality? What do you do on a regular basis that shows your faith spiritually?

Key 6: Health & Fitness – How you feel in your body matters! How do you take care of your health & fitness? What do you do regularly that takes care of your health? How are your food choices? Do you get enough exercise and sleep? How do you envision your health and fitness? How do you handle stress?

Key 7: Fun & Recreation – How you have fun and re-create yourself matters! When was the last time you feel you truly had fun? What were you experiencing that made it fun? Have you made a list of all the things you love to do? When was the last time you did one of the things on your list? Is it time to do something fun and re-create yourself?

When I have balanced myself in these 7 Key Areas of Focus I find that my life runs a lot smoother.

I take responsibility for my life, my actions and my outcomes. As I am more balanced I enjoy myself, my career, my relationships, my finances, my faith in spirit, my health is important and I have a lot of fun!

Where are you at in each of the 7 Key areas of Focus?
What actions would you choose to create more balance in your life?
How is your legacy in the world around balance?

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