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 Hi Ladies,

I wanted to share this story with you. I wrote it last summer, but I think it's a good example of how not to get distracted from doing what's really important....

So, today, I had a cancelled appointment and, thus, a spontaneous opportunity for an early afternoon Zumba class. Woohoo! Problem was, I was dressed in work clothes and no where near my home. (note to self: keep exercise clothes in car at all times) That said, I figured I could quick duck into Macy's, buy a pair of shorts that I needed for my trip anyway, grab a salad, change into my shorts (I could get away with working out in the shell-top of the outfit I was wearing), and make it to Zumba class.

Got to Macy's and OMG.....it was the one-day sale! There were signs everywhere; 40% off, 60% off.....the cutest coordinated little outfits. And, soon I found myself holding at least 10 items of clothing on hangers. Work-out pants of all lengths, and a couple of crop-pants coordinated with pretty blouses.

I looked [...]

Ok, so staying in high mental energy/high dividend business activities most of the time is feeling what I imagine driving a racecar would feel like. The speed at which I am navigating opportunities, relationships, and how I am spending my time is often frightening and also absolutely exhilerating. Wheeee!

Have you ladies ever experienced that feeling in business?

Here's what crashes the racecar.......low dividend activities. Anything that doesn't bring both joy and money in business. Examples include:

• playing phone tag
• looking for stuff you can't find
• doing anything you're just not good at
• listening to complaining for more than like 60 seconds

Let's take the above examples one by one. Here's how you can keep your eyes on the road and stay on track...

1) Instead of phone tag, leave a very specific message with a request for exact return message, send an email, or better yet, schedule a call.

2) Organize or get one of our fabulous Savor organizing gurus to organize you [...]

It’s finally happened. A personal friend of mine needed to make an appointment (with my assistant) to talk with me. And, I feel REALLY weird about it. Even a little guilty. I mean, who the heck am I that my friends have to schedule time with me through my personal assistant? (My friend was fine with it by the way and we had a great conversation.)

It’s got me thinking….if I am a time millionaire doesn’t that mean I should have time to spare for everyone? I mean I have gobs and gobs of time, right? Yes…..and no.

As I have been using my time wealth to grow my Time Millionaire speaking/business consulting/writing business, maintain my music academies and prepare to start a brand new venture in NYC……..and spend time with my hubby and daughter, exercise, eat right, etc….I have had to make some choices. These include and are nowhere near limited to:

1)      Not (well, rarely)answering my cell phone(except for hubby, PA, business partner, and scheduled appointments i.e. coaching calls [...]

Hello Savor Sisters!

A brief (but hopefully potent) piece of advice for you today:

"Hang with people who light you up."

I can't stress enough the importance of this concept for your freedom and
your success. So, right now, think about the people in your life...your
friends, relatives, business colleagues. Who is it that lights you up, makes
you laugh, and every time you get together with them, you are uplifted?

Go ahead and call them up. Make a date to get together or have a phone
conversation. Then do the same with another person that lights you up. The
goal is to surround yourself with these kinds of people; in business and
life. If there aren't many people like that it your life right now, go on a
mission to find them! When you make more and more of an effort to hang with
people who enliven you, the people that bring you down either naturally melt
away from your life, or you will start developing the courage to distance
yourself from them.

Remember, positive earns you time, negativ [...]

Hi Savor Sisters,

I was thinking of you and wanted to post this. It was written last summer, and with Spring Break coming up, I thought it pertinent to help you enjoy your vacations.....

Here it is:

About halfway though my vacation last week, I got this disturbing thought that my business must be falling apart because my staff is announcing a price increase for the fall. I had this picture in my mind of all these irate people quitting left and right. And, who the heck was I vacationning in Disney leaving my staff behind to deal with this? Common fears I'm sure for any business owner who raises prices in any economy, let alone this one. So, not wanting these ideas to erode one further second of my awesome vacation, I put on my imaginary time millionaire hat.

And I remembered that by worrying I was actually being arrogant. That's right; not a responsible business owner or caring employer. Arrogant. Why is that? Well, worrying implies that I am more capable, smart, resourceful, etc. [...]

(Part 10 of 10: "If You Mess With My Serenity You're Fired!")

I often say to folks: concentrate on the 1% that you can control; your own actions and reactions. You want a dream team, really?? Then you have to be a dream boss. How can you do that? Give up the 3 P's of time poverty; pressure, perfectionism and people-pleasing.

Let's tackle these one by one.
Pressure: The type I'm speaking of occurs when you are hovering over your employees, tapping your foot anxiously, and/or asking when, when, when on a constant basis. This means that you, the boss are feeling pressured and you are projecting that on your staff. To give up pressure, you need to consider your own planning, if you've got the right person in the job, and if you do, does that person simply need training or more support? If you've given an employee training and support and they miss reasonable deadlines consistently, you've likely got the wrong fit for the job. If a deadline is missed randomly, consider it a fluke, or c [...]

According to many success philosophers including Jack Canfield and Les Hewitt, there are typically 3 things that any one person is so good at, it feels almost effortless. That's called your "zone of genius."

I've identified my "zone" as motivational speaking/coaching, delegating, and building relationships.

On the other hand, please don't ask me to touch the accounting, decorating, admin including managing complicated schedules, or getting an accurate count of any like item past ten or even managing my own money. (like with time, I earn it rather than manage it) Oh, and I was the world's worst waitress and babysitting bored the heck out of me.

I challenge each and every one of you to discover your zone of genius and endeavor to stay in it as much as you possibly can. And strive to dump the rest.

To illustrate the point, here are a bunch of totally fabulous things that happen when your dream team has fun doing everything that is not in your zone.
1) You improve your bottom line. Your b [...]