Quitting Is Not An Option Honey!

Achieving your goals and realizing your ultimate potential are the greatest gifts of personal fulfillment. When challenges arise, many people quit their pursuits because they appear too difficult. Challenges are meant to define us. You may have heard the saying that some people quit, not realizing that they are only minutes away from achieving success. If you knew the exact moment that your success would arrive, would you work as hard to achieve it? Would you put forth the same effort, determination, and commitment or would it become an expectation?  Some people may work with anticipation and others may kick back waiting for success to come to them. The ones who work diligently with persistent effort will prevail. There may be times of frustration when you may question yourself, "At what point, do I quit pursuing what I want?" The answer is easy. Quitting is never an option.

What does quitting achieve? Quitting is a self-defeating act unless you are quitting something that is unhealthy like smoking, gambling, or another form of addiction. Making changes achieves more. Quitting is to stop whereas change creates momentum. Do not see changing your journey as quitting but as a decision to do something different that helps you maximize your potential and live your life with passion and zest.

How will you know when it is time to change? When you are clear on what it is you to want to achieve, you will have a burning desire to continue until you achieve what you set out to get. When you have lost your passion and desire to go after your dream or goal, it is time to reflect and decide if what you are doing is serving you or even helping you live to your full potential.

Changing your direction with clarity and conviction will change the course of your life. You will start to see a path lit for you. When obstacles occur, they do so to challenge your desires. Quitting does not serve you or others but changing your direction to one of passion and fulfillment will. People will want to share in your passion and help you achieve your goals. Quitting is not an option nor is it a solution.

"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit."

 - Conrad Hilton

Never Too Late

Faster Can Mean Slower

A friend of mine gave me Loral Langemeier's book, The Millionaire Maker's Guide to Creating a Cash Machine for Life, to read a year ago. It has sat on my beside table waiting to be read. Do you have some books like that?

Timing is Everything!

I had the opportunity to meet Loral in Dallas at the eWomen Network conference I attended. Meeting Loral  has motivated me to start reading her book. I could not put it down. She shares down to earth examples of how you can start thinking more like a business owner than an employee and what your revenue model is. Now I understand why this book was not yet read. It was because I was not ready to hear the message. Have you ever wished everything would happen right now? Well, it usually doesn't; it takes time. They say that when the student is ready the teacher will appear. This was exactly the case. There are many tips I could start instituting right away that will help grow your business and think outside the box. 

Whether you are contemplating starting a business, improving an existing one, or just getting started, this book with help you be aware of the due diligence you should be doing. The opportunities are there, you need to look at your strengths to create your cash machine. It is when you try to go too fast, you begin to fall.

I believe this quote to be true.

"If you have the endurance to persist, the conviction of your vision, and the commitment to your plan, you will eventually reach your goal." - Loral Langemeier

Are You Accountable?

The Millionaire Woman Club is growing! I am glowing and raving about the incredible women I get to meet. Each one shares their light of knowledge and expertise. The energy is amazing! I could bask in it every day. I had asked the participants to develop an accountability relationship with their partners during a couple exercises that I facilitated.

Accountability = Commitment.

An accountability partner is someone you make a commitment to. A commitment to complete a task or exercise that will take you one step closer to your achieving your goal. This is why having an exercise buddy or partner is so crucial to many people's fitness goals. You have someone to challenge you to higher heights. Having an accountability partner, helps you stay true to your word. Why is it we break commitments to ourselves before we break a commitment to others? Is it because they depend on you or you are afraid that you will hurt their feelings? We must realize that not only should we make commitments to ourselvess but we must also keep them. Your commitment to yourself is most important. When you value your commitments, people also know that you will value theirs.

Accountability partners are people who:

• you share and review your goals with. help you keep your commitments
• you share and celebrate your wins with
• you set your intentions for the week with
• challenge you when you do not follow through
• keep you motivated to keep your commitments to yourself and others
• help you achieve maximum results
• brainstorm through roadblocks
• share advice
• encourage you when you feel that you are ready to give up!

Accountability partners are NOT people who:

• place judgment on you
• breach your confidence
• assess you

Accountability partners are ultimately there to hold you accountable for your own success! What are you doing to achieve your success?