GOOD NEWS ABOUNDS!

GOOD NEWS! You can choose to pooh-pooh it, or you can CELEBRATE improvement! I'm thrilled for these headlines and look forward to MORE good news later in the week. My crystal ball is predicting it....

Recession Over a Year Ago - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39269753/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/
Home Starts Surge - http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/21/news/economy/housing_starts/index.htm
Stock Market Gains - http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/21/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm
CA Prices Rising - http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/15/real_estate/california_home_price_rebound/index.htm
Cool Chart on 384 Cities - http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/homepricedata/index.html

Love to hear your comments....
Donna

Lessons from Disney's UP

I recently watched the Disney movie “UP” again. In the movie, the main character is suffering the loss of life as he knew it, yet he couldn't let go and move forward to a new adventure.

It's a wonderful parable for many of us now as we're forced to reinvent our lives and careers.

Many of you are succeeding in your businesses--at peaks in your career even--while others are quite literally failing. Our average coaching client will earn over six figures this year. If you're not growing your business this year, consider the following:

1. What are you holding onto that's stopping you from have a new adventure in your career? Are you making room for what's working?

There's a great story about the woman who tried the Go-Kart track with her young son and was so afraid she started with one foot on the brake and the other gingerly on the gas pedal. As she gained confidence, she added more pressure to the gas pedal and began to speed up, but couldn't get the Kart to go as fast as those around her no matter how hard she pushed on the gas. The attendant finally took pity on her and yelled, "Take your foot off the brake!"
You see, even though she'd gotten beyond the fear of going faster, she had yet to remove her other foot from the brake pedal.

2. Have you truly released the brakes you put on your career when the market started adjusting? Are you ready to let go of that and step forward with your foot on the gas again?

Sometimes the challenge isn't just taking our foot off the brake. Sometimes we forget about the anchor we dropped. Even with high winds and full sail, if we haven't pulled up or cut the anchor, we still go nowhere or move slowly, dragging that anchor behind.

3. Are you doing the same things you did yesterday? What change will you make today to allow something new in your life or career?

Studies show that 85 percent of what we do each day is exactly the same as yesterday. It's true for most people, but for really successful people, just shaving that down to 80 percent is enough to make a huge difference. Where could you change just 5 percent of what you do each day?

4. Are you willing to let go of what you think you have now to make room for something better?

It's said that life abhors a vacuum. Yet if we're too busy and too full in our lives, how can there be room for what's next? What could you let go of to make room for something new?

I wish you great adventures ahead--full sails, no anchors, and your foot on the gas with no brakes holding you back.