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Iām a time traveler.
Sometimes when Iām working with a client, sheāll be frustrated with herself or a situation. Sheāll be angry that sheās not moving faster or that a conflict is keeping her stuck.
And then I simply ask, āHey, last year at this time - how would you have responded to this issue?ā
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When a 9-year-old has a business idea, you listen up. But do you take them seriously?
Jenny Murphyās daughter told her, āSomeone should invent something to help people take better selfiesā¦ā
And Jenny became enough to jump jumped in & research how to bring the idea to life.
The problem?
āJumping ...
I had the perfect day yesterday.
Ā When was the last time YOU said that - on a weekday?
Ā Hereās how I did it & how YOU can do it tooā¦
My MindsetĀ
When I was a teacher, Monday was incredibly stressful. So stressful, that I would think about calling out and how to get out of going in on Monday. The...
I just want to go play golf on a Wednesday afternoon.
This was from a dude who owns a small, local brick & mortar business. Heās makes a nice living from his company and has a good team of people to help him.
But he canāt take any time off without his staff giving him a hard time.
A similar thing...
Clients kept telling me, It just doesnāt feel the same without you here.
Lordy, lordy, the guilt was setting in fast!
Iād been working from 5am ātil early evening at the fitness studio I owned, a schedule that was starting to create deep cracks in my armor.
Running on empty, Iād hired help. I was...
Most of us chalk it up to not having the time.
Lifeās busy. The to-do list is looooong.
I used to act like the longer my to-do list was, the more honorable I was.
- Was. Busy.
Maybe youāve heard that saying, āIām busyā is a choice - but my clients donāt really believe that when they find me.
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