Tap Into Your Unstoppable Potential (Yes, you do have it!)

self-doubtSo often, it isn’t a lack of knowledge that prevents service professionals from achieving their business and marketing goals.

Instead, a lack of focus and motivation are more often the culprits.  You may be a person who knows exactly what you need to be doing. You possess the knowledge, but not enough confidence in your ability to make it happen and succeed as an entrepreneur.

Throughout the many small business communities that I belong to (both online and offline), I often see a LOT of untapped potential.  I see service professionals who have the potential to command top dollar for their work, to create businesses that truly give them the flexible schedule they crave and work only with clients who respect them and value their contributions.  I see this in them, but many times, they just can’t see it for themselves.

“WHY is that,” you may ask? Read more about Tap Into Your Unstoppable Potential (Yes, you do have it!)

5 Powerful Strategies for Creating a Powerful Mindset

good jobBuilding a business is a fantastic and challenging experience.  You can wake up exhilarated to begin your day and go to bed feeling overwhelmed and frustrated.  The key to success is to maintain a positive "yes, I can do it" mindset.

Easier said than done, right?  Here are 5 keys to help you create and sustain a positive mindset so you attain the success you desire: Read more about 5 Powerful Strategies for Creating a Powerful Mindset

How to Get to the Top 1%

If the reason you're not consistent with your marketing has to do with a bad habit of starting projects and not finishing them, let me help you banish that bad habit!

Join me on Thursday, February 14th for a FREE 30-minute webinar on "How to Finish What You Start and Achieve Your Goals!"

Get the dial-in number and access URL HERE!

Consistency with your marketing equals more visibility, more clients and more profits for your small business. So you can't afford to NOT have these critical business building skills.

I'll "see" you on Thursday!

How to Set Goals That Get Results (SSMS Episode 86)

Subscribe to Sydni's PodcastYou started your business to make a great living doing the work you love. NOT to unintentionally run a non-profit organization. To ensure that you create the profitable, successful business you deserve you must set and achieve goals. For some folks this is easier said then done, so listen in as I share how you can set goals that get results. If you'd like to learn more, including my step-by-step process for implementing a SIMPLE marketing plan that makes you money, visit me at http://www.createyourmoneymap.com/.

S.M.A.R.T. Goals Equals Definite Results

SMART GoalsThe halfway point of 2012 is quickly approaching. My question to you is this, "Are you at the halfway point of accomplishing all of the goals that you have set for your business?"

Now is the time to review your progress!

Don't be afraid! You won't know where you're at if you don't look. And you can't make the adjustments you need to make if you aren't honest with yourself. Reviewing what you have accomplished thus far is crucial as you seek to accomplish your business goals for this year.

You can do it if your goals match this formula:

SPECIFIC ACTION + MEASURABILITY + COMPLETION DATE =
ACHIEVABLE GOAL Read more about S.M.A.R.T. Goals Equals Definite Results

3 Simple Tips For Getting Focused

If you're anything like me, it's a struggle to stay focused on doing what you need to do to grow your business and reach your goals. I wanted to share with you a few simple tips that have consistently worked well for me so that you can create more success in your own business:

What struggles with staying focused are you wresting with? And have you found anything in particular that helps you get back on track? Do tell by sharing a comment below. I'd love to hear your thoughts! :)

7 Tips for Organizing Your Marketing Efforts

organizeJoseph Ghabi once said: “Your life will begin changing the moment you decide that you want it to.”

I’ve found that the same is true for growing your business. If you want to see different results than what you’ve seen in the past, you must make a heartfelt decision to do things differently. You need to start with making over your mindset.

Mental blocks can hold you back and keep you from achieving your goals. When you sit down to work on your business are you clear and focused, or is your mind cluttered with ideas, client requests, overdue items and more?

The FIRST step to achieving your goals is de-cluttering and organizing your mind. When you do this, you’ll be able to clearly define what you want to accomplish and start taking the necessary action to achieve your goals.

If a never ending to do list, too many ideas for marketing your business, missed opportunities and a constant state of overwhelm are running your life, it’s time to clear out the old and get organized. When you do this, you’ll find that it’s easier to focus on marketing your business consistently and effectively.

Here are seven simple practices that you can use NOW to do just that: Read more about 7 Tips for Organizing Your Marketing Efforts

5 Simple Steps to Growing Your Business with Gratitude

thank youThough we live in a modern, fast paced society, spend a lot of time communicating via text message, email and social media, and are extremely pressed for time, there is NO substitute for grace and expressing your appreciation in business. This is especially true when it comes to thanking those individuals who support your business efforts. To honor the relationship and encourage ongoing referrals it's important that you make the time to stay in touch with them and offer a heartfelt thank you.

One of the reasons it can be challenging to do this, despite the best of intentions, is because service professionals are usually not nearly as organized as they should be with their marketing efforts. So, if thanking someone who has referred business to you or otherwise extended a helping hand in growing your business is not on your radar, it's not likely that you'll follow-up as you need to.

In order to develop and maintain these potentially lucrative relationships, it's important that you have systems in place to stay in touch. Here are a few tips on how you can do just that: Read more about 5 Simple Steps to Growing Your Business with Gratitude

It IS Impossible! That is, if you never start.

Service professionals have to be proactive about finding and acquiring new clients. The marketplace continues to enable normal people like you and me to earn a living AND gives others the opportunity to get the services that they need. Why is that? It is because we can easily access the people who need the solutions that we offer to solve their problems.

I have found various forms of networking to be highly successful strategies to help grow a business [i.e. enroll new clients]. If you want to see the best results with your service business, leverage the following opportunities:     [Read more...]

Small Business Marketing is Easier Than You Think

Small business marketing is not only necessary to your success as an entrepreneur, it's easier than you think. Statistics say your small business has a 1 in 6 chance of survival, but without effective, ongoing marketing, your odds are far less than that. Utilize proven small business marketing strategies that will let you spread the word about your business quickly and get in front of the right people.

Small business marketing can seem like a big task. After all, big corporations have entire departments devoted to nothing other than marketing, so what can you do with a one-woman (or one-man) show? The good news is ...plenty! You can market your small business in a number of ways that will have your phone ringing, inbox filling up and your bank balance growing. One of the keys to success is to build a compelling brand and consistently create awareness for that brand. Read more about Small Business Marketing is Easier Than You Think