Mentors create success.

It’s that simple. Having a strong mentor in your life can make a huge impact in the levels of success you are able to reach in your business, your personal life, and your spiritual journey. In fact, it may be the single most important thing you can do to advance your life in the direction you want it to go.

YOU are the designer of your life.

I have spent a lot of time in self-reflection over the past few weeks. Daily self-reflection has been a practice in my life for many years now; however, it seems the past few weeks I have been “in the zone” of self-reflection. Really examining where my life is now, thinking about how I got here, what my influences and inspirations have been and then contemplating where to go from here.   As I thought, I remembered my mentors, how they influenced me and helped me realize success as I know it today and who push me to continue reaching for the “Big Dreams”.  I wanted to share some thoughts with you on what mentoring is and what good mentors do, so I put together a short video for you to lay it all out.

Take a few minutes and watch now…but before you do, you may want to grab a piece of paper to take a few short notes, because this is good stuff I’m about to share.

Well, there you have it my friends, my thoughts on mentoring. I have been so fortunate to have some high quality direct mentors in my life as well as many indirect mentors. They have all pushed me, developed me, molded me, and shaped me into the person I am today. I am grateful to God for bringing them into my life to teach me the things I need to reach the fullness of all life can offer me.

You have, innately within you, the wherewithal to determine where your life goes and how you get there. I heard it said once, that success does not happen by chance, success happens on purpose.

Personal Development is key for any serious entrepreneur or leader. If you don’t already have one, I encourage you to go out and actively seek a direct mentor and some good solid indirect mentors that you can learn from. Trust me, it’s the most important thing you can do for yourself.

Leave some comments below and let me know how your mentor has had an impact on your success.

Mentoring You to Success!

PS. I also offer personal one on one mentoring and coaching with customized plans for your individual needs.  Click here to contact me and find out more.

Well, Happy New Year to you!

It’s that time again, when we all begin our journey into a new year, with new plans, new “resolutions”, and revised hopes and dreams.  Over the past several days, I have heard more people than I can count say “This is the year. for …(fill in the blank)”.

They beam as they tell me what they are going to accomplish this year through their “resolutions”.  I’m excited for them, but can’t help wondering – did they have the same resolutions last year?  Or, the year before?   And then of course, with some of them, I KNOW they had the same resolutions last year.

Now, those who “know I know” this usually follow up their resolution announcement by saying, “I know I said that last year, but this year is going to be different because…(fill in the blank again)”.   They’re excited and pumped up and they do OK…for a week or two.  The really pumped ones do OK for a month or two…

Then there are others…

Often, when I ask them “HOW” they are going to achieve their resolutions, and what steps have they planned to take each day to achieve them, I find they have no idea what I’m talking about and many of them haven’t even given it much thought.

Now, how do you think that’s going to turn out?

Sad to say, but resolutions with no “how” and no “plan” are likely to fade away with the party hats or as soon as “the new” wears off of the “new year”.

That’s why, I have chosen in my life to JUST SAY NO TO NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS!!

Instead, I choose to live a lifestyle of creating new goals and new plans for myself.  This is a continual practice I have in my life and it does not require me to wait for a specific day each year to do it.  I can create goals and plans for myself any day, of any month, of any year.

I have short term goals and plans, which are usually achieved within the year and I have long term goals and plans, which are usually part of my two year or five year plan.

In my FREE video series on Secrets to Unleashing Success” I talk more about this and go over in detail how to set and develop your goals into specific action steps and achieve success.  If you are looking for tips on how to successfully fulfill your “resolutions” or set, keep, and achieve goals for yourself, then you can get that series HERE

So, my friends – I invite you to join me in my campaign to “Just Say NO!” to New Year Resolutions! And, choose to Say YES to living a life of goal setting, planning, and achieving.

I would love to hear your thoughts.  Leave me some comments below and let me know your thoughts on resolutions and goals.  I would love to hear what some of your goals are and what steps you have planned to achieve them.

And, as always – retweets are greatly appreciated! 

Wishing you much success in 2010!

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