What is keeping you from being the ultimate WomenTrepreneur?

Time.  Time.  Time.

Trudy
www.maximizeyourlife.us

Rigt now my poor mom is dying. But I know I will get my bussiness moving again.

I have a web shop and been participating in art events.  Unfortunately, I had to go back to work (only part-time).

I am still moving forward with the shop and events, although my time is now limited!  Everyday that I go work – is my drive, determination and inspiration to keep going!!!!

Pushing through the plateau!!!

your prayer may be this business I am in, I just joined fab40 yesterday…go to my website www.healthandwellnessat.myarbonne.com

  click on: opportunity=results presentation
this is an amazing generous company, with a fabulous opportunity and it is life changing…
also go to www.arbonne.com and read the eoa eye on arbonne stories…

Let me know if you have any questions!
I’d love to help you as I can…
Sally Nunez

I get in my own way. I have moments of fear. Generally they are short lived and the things that get me through….prayer, playing gospel, take a break and get out of the house, I admit to a drink once or twice a week and every couple of months I get privatly sloshed. (it take about 4 mini vodkas)
In between I read all I can, I’m trying to master my new booking tool. I get up early and go to bed very late and try to stay positive and focused.

But I really think I could use some new ideas.
Hanging in there

Knowledge and funds to take my business to the next level.

You turned to the right Man, God!  He has approved and supporting you, right at this moment!  As you seek His guidance, know this – what door the Lord has opened, no man can shut; and the door He closes, no man can open!

Go for your dreams!  God Bless you!  ...And you know, us ladies are behind you!

I can’t tell you how wonderful your words feel to my soul. You know the song from Mary, Mary, “Shakles“..well I have been hearing it over and over again trying to keep myself focused on the Lord. Thank you sis for your prayers and support!

I listen to a lot of Mary Mary. Stress can really get in the way. I try to remember, if I do everything I can think to do God will take over the rest and I’ll be fine. I made the decision to step away from my paycheck and I’m really scared. If I didn’t my business would not happen, I saw that. If I don’t focus all my energy just now when the gate opens for me it will be even harder later and it may not happen at all. I want this and I have prayed and sacrificed for this opportunity. Now that I have the affiliation I’ve wanted I have to go 110% and just get over the fear! This is a good time for prayer and focus and a strict routine.

I read,
Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two jumps.

It sounds like many of us women have the same issue when we‘re married. Responsibilities don’t stop or even slow down when we add a business of our own to the mix. We still take care of most of the chores, we still make dinner, we still tend to children if we have them. But I’m still very hopeful that we can make a paradigm switch.

darling2u, I have really changed in the past year after a lot of soul searching. I stood in my husband’s office a couple of weeks ago and told him that I basically trashed my business when I married him. I hurt myself in the process. My chocolate business was growing and thriving 4 years ago. I was building commercial accounts and had a nice retail income. Then I closed my business, moved to Maui to marry him and that was it for my business. It became a “nice little hobby.” Well, in a nutshell, I told him I was going to restart my business with or without his blessing. His reaction was fine because he knows that once I make a decision, I can’t be talked out of it. It takes me a long time to make a decision, I mull things over to death, but when my mind’s made up, that’s it.

So, moral of the story is, I look elsewhere for inspiration and support. Like this site. He walked past me yesterday and I said, “you may not be taking me seriously about my business right now but I bet you’ll change your tune when I start bringing in an income and contributing to our household.”

Share your business plans with the women here and I bet you’ll be showered with support.
Best
Cynthia

WOW Wonderful insight from everyone.  I am sick today and this is was the best thing I could read while I recover.  Thank you all for your openness!

Leann, I will keep you in my prayers.

I have a few questions for some of you:

Hummingbird, what is it you would love to do or create and not get paid a dime that is useful?

Lady and Chocolatier, are you ready to move out of your own way and take flight?  What is your next step?

Blynch what is your business?  We may be able to help.

Darling2u, wow…that was me several years ago with my mother for different reasons.  What would make you proud of you?  The next thing is, if you had the money to begin, would you need your husband’s help?

Greytdogz, can you have your family partly involved so that it won’t be so heavy on you?

True indeed, life does get in the way…but the question is how do we control it to get some of our time back?  Look at the weekly challenge post.

Would anyone be interested in a “free” biweekly or monthly call 1 weekday evening or a weekend morning or afternoon?

L. Denise

“What would make you proud of you” that is a good question LDenise but the answer is no mystery. To open my business would bring me such a sense of accomplishment because it would finally put to rest the hurtful remarks told to me about being a gifted person in terms of business ideas but unfortunately unable to see them through. I would feel proud because I was able to put the fear aside and take a step of faith.

“If I had the money to start this business would I still need my husbands help” unfortunately, no. What I was seeking from him was his emotional support. I wanted him to say to me, “I don’t understand how this is going to work but whatever you need me to do to help you, just let me know.” That response is what I expected from my husband, my best friend and protector; sadly it was quite the opposite.

ldenise,
Thanks for the challenge. I’m already on this one. I don’t have an alcohol problem but is doesn’t help so I stopped drinking altogether.
Every accomplishment makes me stronger. Sometimes I stop and make a list of what I have accomplished in the past week or month. With all the prayers I send up would I let the Lord down, no, he wouldn’t let me down. So, when I say 110% I mean it and it’s already paying off.
I fight off the stress, I’ve been exercising more, taking care of how I eat. (see my blog about self image or throwing in the towel) I have to take my entire self to another level.
I validate myself through work and when I look in the mirror so I have to acknowledge that and go with it. I do everything I can think of!

Becca, what would you like to train people for?  What is your passion?

L. Denise

I have a passion to help people. To raise awareness. I attended a meeting that had a Life Coach as their speaker. This really interested me. But I have no idea how to even begin something like that.

Chocolatier, you have hit ‘right on the head‘!

Hummingbird, you need join my MonaVie business.  Have you heard of MonaVie?  go to www.monavie.com  this company has created over 40 millionairs in 3 years!!!!  Let me know what you think.

Betty, you can always have a tasting of some of your recipes, invite the press for free, everyone else pays and those that cannot come, send some samples to their office.

The write up and possible connection to someone bigger, priceless.

L. Denise

This is kind of hard for me to talk about because I am always trying to remind people to stay positive and work toward their goals etc..
I think this is my true calling in life. Becca mentioned that she was good at everything but an expert in nothing…that’s exactly how I feel at times.
I have had really good ideas in the past and started so may projects that I can’t even count them.

I would never follow through on the things that I would start and eventually end up feeling defeated and not very good about myself.
Through all of this my husband would help me both financially and emotionally for the most part.  But with every failure I think I have chipped away at his faith in me.
I realized just this year really, why I was sabotaging myself myself. I was not only fearful of failure but of also succeeding.
I have for the past thirteen years have had a dream of opening an inspiration retreat for women in the Caribbean.
But now that I have finally worked through my phobia’s my husband is just really not enthused. Nor can he afford to help at this point. So now I try to find inspiration from where ever I can.
I hate saying that I can't afford something because I believe that what you put into the universe you only get more of the same so I am trying to find a way know to find the income so that I can do it on my own. And I am DERTERMINED to do this.
I not only want this for me but I also want it for him.  He has helped me so much in the past and he really works so hard. Lately he looks so tired all the time. I want to be able to help in our situation but find it hard because I am starting so late in the game.
Wow… I didn’t mean to write a book…lol

Let me know.  We just launched a new product this past weekend at convention in Utah called MonaVie Pulse.  It has plant sterols that the FDA claims if you have the recommended amount of will prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Heart Disease!!! Hello!!!!!  It tastes great too!!!

Almost 50 but really 27…let me say this…I have done that and here I am after many years and about to turn 40, November 20, I am coming into what I really love and want to do.  It was not a short journey.  I had to go through the process of loving me and accepting all my physical faunts.  Then I moved onto gaining peace (and sometimes that meant being alone) in my life.  From there, I went on to try various things and strengthening skills that turned into a lucrative career, however, the past 5 years I have been investigating my passion to make sure I was pursuing my passion to fund my retirement.  There are a few things that I know I can do well, and then I had to narrow it…that was the hard process.  I was single and most men I dated didn’t understand because it took too much time from them.  My soulmate who I was engaged to passed away…so…I was alone trying to do this.  

I met a wonderful mentor at one time who ended up being my best friend and he passed away a few years ago, and my progressed stopped temporarily.  Now I have a wonderful friend, who is my new mentor that is perfect for me.

While you were going all through that, you had someone; I just relied on me.  At this stage, I would say, do all you can alone and show your husband that an effort or dream is working profitably and the faith you think he lost will come back.

To begin, I would begin retreats for women where you are located.  You have a base right now of women to tell…so design and whatever ideas I can help you with we are here to help you.

I hope this helps.  Make it happen.

L. Denise