Make It Happen Bootcamp - Kick Off 2010 with a Bang

Since the launch of Girlfriend's Biz Alliance over a year and half ago, I have had numerous conversations with fabulous business women just like you. All of you are passionate about what you do, but things just aren't happening fast enough. Whether you want more clients, more money, want to make a difference or want more visibility, it just isn't happening as quickly as you would like.

I have heard from many women they need help with focusing, creating a clear strategy, making the most of their time, and implementing actions steps to MAKE IT HAPPEN!


The Girlfriend's Biz Alliance MAKE IT HAPPEN Bootcamp is about providing you with the tools, support and accountability you need to get results faster and ultimately MAKE IT HAPPEN.

So, what can you expect from participating in the MAKE IT HAPPEN Bootcamp?

A Clear Vision of Where You Are Headed
Your 90 Day Vision and Goals Mapped Out
A Clear Strategy of How You are getting from Point A to Point B
Tools for Marketing and Tackling Social Media
A Kick in the Butt, so that you can Kick it into High Gear
Totally Action Orientated
Complete Accountability so you Make It Happen!
Tools to help you Get Focused
Ways to Make the Most of YOUR Time
How to Take Action Consistently
Have a Biz not a Hobby
Make More Money and Have Fun Doing It!

Plus...

You get lots of access to your favorite Girlfriend's Biz Advisor and MAKE IT HAPPEN Gal, muah - your accountability partner, cheerleader and ally (at an amazingly affordable price).

Connect with fabulous like minded women who are real, ready to share, ready to grow and learn, and be part of a team effort of helping each other get results and MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Join me starting January 20th for the Make It Happen Bootcamp! We will chat live every Wednesday at 11am Arizona time for 8 weeks. Each call will be recorded, so don't worry if you can't make the call. Plus, we will have 2 Q&A Calls to answser your questions.

Lets kick-off 2010 with a bang and make the success you dream of a reality!

Get the details by visiting the Make It Happen Bootcamp page on our website.

Making the Most of Your Day

Being your own boss can be a challenge. You’re it! As an entrepreneur it is imperative to prioritize each day for maximum productivity. It is so easy to get caught up in surfing the net, chatting with friends on facebook or worse preparing to prioritize (you know what I am talking about… making a list, organizing papers, busy stuff that doesn’t get you any closer to your goal).

The most common time waster is procrastination. Any of us can think of a million different time consuming tasks to do, that ultimately accomplish nothing.

One of the best things you can do to maximize your time is to plan your day. Each morning or at the end of your day take 15 minutes to map out your day. The only way you are ever going to achieve your goals is to take action steps and these steps need to be in your calendar!

You might be reading this and think… yeah, yeah, I’ve heard this before. O.K., so then why aren’t you making it happen? Let’s take a second and get real. Think about what behaviors might be sabotaging your success. Do any of these sound familiar?

Continually preparing and not taking action.
Being unable to say “NO” to things that aren’t moving you forward
Failing to ask for help
Focusing on unproductive tasks
Being unorganized
Not having a clear goal
Waiting until late in the day to do tasks and then not doing them because you’re tired.

Did you connect with any of these? The first thing in correcting a behavior is recognizing it. Analyze the behavior and ask yourself why you are behaving this way? Is it possible there is something else holding you back?

Here are a few things that can help:

Focus on priorities first thing in the morning.
Tackle the most difficult task first
One of the best things you can do is carry a tote around with you, so you can be productive when free time opens up.
Don’t take phone calls, look at emails or get on the internet until your priorities for they day are complete.

Tips for Staying Focused on Your Biz

If you are easily distracted or get bored easily, staying focused on your business can be harder than doing the actual work of your business! It is very easy to procrastinate, especially when you work from home. There are always ‘so many other things to do’.

Here is a secret that you may not have heard yet: The dishes can wait! The laundry can wait! So feel free to make those phone calls or answer those emails. The laundry and dishes will still be there, waiting for you! However, if you wait too long to call a client back, they may move on to someone who gets back to them faster than you do.

Why did you decide to go into business for yourself? Whatever the reason, write it down and put it where you will see it on a daily basis. When you are feeling distracted, look at what you wrote down. It will be easier to work when you remember why you are working in the first place.

You may want to team up with another work at home friend. Send each other your goals and keep one another accountable. Call each other at the end of the day and discuss what you accomplished; you can share your successes or lend each other a sympathetic ear over things that didn’t go as you planned.

Stay motivated by setting daily, weekly and monthly goals. If you “work backwards” you will create a road map to your success. For instance, if you are in direct sales and your financial goal is to sell $1500 in product that month. Do the math and you’ll see that you need to sell $375 of product each week. Now, how many home parties do you need to hold each week to accomplish that? How many phone calls do you need to make each day in order to schedule those parties?

When you accomplish your goals, give yourself a little treat to remind yourself that you worked hard and achieved success!

Plan of Action

Have you made a Plan of Action for 2009? By writing down your goals, prioritizing them and then listing the action steps to take to achieve your goals will ensure that you spend your Always Busy time on items that are most important to you! Here are some suggestions that can help with your Plan of Action.

Grab a piece of paper, your journal or your notebook right now and take 5 minutes to focus on what your Business Goals, Financial Goals, Education & Personal Growth Goals, Health & Fitness Goals and Home & Relationship Goals are. Now next to each goal write down the action step(s) to take to accomplish your goal. Keep this list with you at all times and review as much as possible. This is also a great list to use for your weekly planning and you can plug your actions steps right into your weekly schedule. Have fun with this and remember how fabulous you are!

Another fabulous lady right here in the Valley, Elizabeth Hartigan with Sterling Expectations shared some great tools that she found as she was planning her goals this year on her blog. Check them out at http://sterlingexpectations.blogspot.com/.

Make this year, your best year ever! You deserve it!

Girlfriend's Biz Alliance Launching!

Join the woman only networking group that will inspire, empower and help you grab a hold of your dreams and make them a reality!

The Girlfriend's Biz Alliance is a unique group of woman business owners working together to help each other succeed! Secure your exclusive spot today and take advantage of some great savings that will have your checking account thanking you all year!

We have a NW Valley Chapter that will be meeting every other Tuesday at 9am and a SW Valley Chapter meeting every other Wednesday at 3pm. Grab a hold as we impact the West Valley!

Join now and take advantage of the huge savings!

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Enjoy all these benefits all year long as well as be part of an fabulous and exclusive networking group!

· Website Business Directory One Year Listing - Contact info with logo, website, email, phone, tagline, address with google mapping, coupon, and up to 5 photo's listed on www.alwaysbusywomen.com. ($100.00 Value)
· Girlfriend's Biz Alliance Certificate Banner Button to place on your website, email and in marketing material to promote the Girlfriend's Biz Alliance.
· Girlfriend's Biz Alliance Bling Tee· 20% discount on all advertising in Always Busy Women's Guide
· Access to Webinars, Seminars and Training to help you grow and succeed in your business.
· Priority Registration for Boutique and Expo Events· Discounted Vendor and Sponsor opportunities at Boutique and Expo Events
· Be rewarded every time your recruit a member! Each member who recruits a new member earns $10.00 cash reward.

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Join the Girlfriend's Biz Alliance as a Ruby Member for only $249.00 for the year (normally $349.00)!

Enjoy all the benefits of the Sapphire membership plus these benefits all year long as well as be part of an fabulous and exclusive networking group!

· All Sapphire Benefits plus
· Basic Directory Listing in the Always Busy Women's Print Guide -All Year (400.00 Value)
· No charge to list VIP Card Discounts in Publication
· Free Entry into Always Busy Women Social Events 2 to 4 each year
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*Membership Form and Payment in Full must be received by Friday, December 19th to take advantage of these one time offer.

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