Quote's That Resonate

Some people dream of great accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them.
- Anonymous

I can attest to this! Entrepreneurs I know sleep very little! Especially in the early years when they have to work for a paycheck, they build their businesses while others sleep.

People ask me all the time how to bring their product to market and then proceed to tell me they don't have a minute of extra time. I immediately ask them when they get up in the morning. 6 AM might be the reply. Then I ask them when they go to bed. Most say by 11 PM. I give them an hour instantly, sometimes two! Get up at 5 AM and work on your business until 6 AM, or go to bed at midnight and work from 11-12. It's really easy and frankly, people can give up an hour of television and right there is time they need without losing an hour of precious sleep. It really comes down to if you really want to commit to making your dreams real.

I find that once I start seeing some progress on my work, I make more time to make things happen. Television becomes insignificant, and I can even operate on a few hours less sleep each night. Take that first action that will lead to the second, that leads to the next, and so on. Before you know it, your idea will be taking shape. Start!

Happy Valentines Day

Sunday is Valentines Day. Dave and I love all holidays but Valentines Day is an opportunity to be schmoopy and even sappy! We have a wonderful marriage and tell each other "I love you" every day but there is an excitement about all the love in the air, hearts, candy, and flowers in the air. Why not play along? I'm glad we do! Happy Valentines Day!

Middle Of The Week

It's "Hump" day, the day that once over the hump, we closer to the weekend. Well, we already know that the weekend is just a new opportunity to work, but I will say, I still love the feeling when Wednesdays five o'clock whistle blows!

I love getting over hump day not because of the weekend, but because I love Fridays! Fridays are still technically part of the work week but it's the gateway to the weekend, a small window of time after the day job when you can grill up some dinner, have a glass of wine, or a beer, and ramp up for the work coming the next day. It's a magical time that happens for me each week. What about you, do you have something about the week that you look forward to?

Quote's That Resonate

The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer
- Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's

'Nuff said. Do something, start. The next step will be obvious if you just take the first step, any first step, just start.

It's The Weekend! So What?

It used to be that the weekend meant time for fun and no work. This isn't the case when you run a business or are creating a business while working for other people, or are a serial entrepreneur. The weekend becomes a time that you can do the work you want to do and find time to do the (house/home) work you have to do!

You all know the stuff I do for ZipperBack Gloves and you all have house work to do for your own families. I think the thing that sets people who are true entrepreneurs apart, is we don't think in terms of, "I can't come to your party this weekend." We think in terms of, "I'm sorry I won't be there, I have XYZ that has to be done." The difference is that there is a driving force in an entrepreneur that doesn't surface as we are missing something, it feels more like though we don't want to disappoint someone, we have something else we must do to move our survival forward. Yes, survival. It feels that serious, as if whatever has to be done, simply cannot wait!

Even to me this seems extreme, but I've lived it many times. Those of you close to me know I've missed gatherings, going away parties, and any number of other social events because I had to "work" that weekend. Those of you who have the entrepreneurial gene completely understand. Those of you who don't, think we need to lighten up, take life less seriously. I'll go out on a limb and say us serial entrepreneurs agree with you, we should lighten up, if only we could!

Quote's That Resonate

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary
- Vidal Sassoon, entrepreneur

You can say that again!

I Did It!

I did it! I met the buyer I set out to meet. I can't share the details just yet, but suffice it to say, intention is a powerful thing. Once I put my mind to making this happen, so many things came together. People popped into my booth who were able to assist me, and other little things that moved the project forward. Stay tuned and I will share more next week, but for now, think of something you want to make happen and tell someone. Just the act of saying it out loud to someone else is often enough to get the wheels in motion! I promise, put your mind to it and you will be amazed at how many doors open! Happy Monday!