Are you busy or actively engaged?
Dec 18 – Are you busy or actively engaged? Is everything that you are busy doing moving your most desired wants and goals forward? Or is what is keeping you busy distracting you from what you truly want and desire? There
is a difference between being busy and being actively engaged in one’s life. When you are actively engaged, you are intentional and purposeful in every action that you take and decision that you make for yourself and on behalf of others. You are making choices even in response to others’ requests versus just doing what others expect or want you to be doing.
Take an MM&I Moment to awaken to how your busy-ness may not be effectively serving you or others as well as you might think. Consider your long list of to-do’s and responsibilities and assess each of them with these questions. Is it helping you move something important forward?
Is it building upon what has already been accomplished? Is it serving someone in a manner that is beneficial to everyone, including you? Is it essential to your wellbeing, contentment, satisfaction, or the value that you bring? If you answered “No” to any of these questions, choose to eliminate that busy-making task from you list. Stop doing it. Hand it off. And realize the true power of being actively engaged in activities of your choosing and merit.
Wide Awake Quote of the Week
“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment … Seeming to do is not doing.” – Thomas Edison
Yours in dreaming WIDE awake,
Sherre'
DREAM WIDE AWAKE BLOG: You can always catch the main message from my weekly Wide Awake Wednesday inspirations on my Dream Wide Awake blog which is posted each Wednesday morning, in case you miss the email.
SHOW YOUR GIVING SPIRIT BY SUPPORTING MY MAKE-A-WISH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS: To help make another wish come true, I hiked the Trailblaze Challenge for a 28.5 mile trek in October. I am now focused on raising the equivalent of what it costs for the average wish for a child: $6000. You can support me by donating to my fundraising effort. CLICK HERE to donate. It would be greatly appreciated and a great way to give back!
ACCELERATE 2020: MAXIMIZE YOUR PERFORMANCE ON MARCH 11TH: I am excited to be among the 20/20 Visionaries being
featured in this event in March 11TH from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Goodwill Industries Campus. My keynote at this event will be: Elevate your POWER: Are you in your own way? CLICK HERE to register! A Big THANKS to NAWBO Charlotte, Carolinas Virginia Minority Supplier Diversity, IABC, Nonprofit Solutions, Asian Chamber, and The Employer's Association for
being Promotional Partners. More sponsors to be announced shortly!
DREAM WIDE AWAKE RETREAT IS HERE! And it is being held at the coolest house on Lake Norman … the Happy Living
House March 4-8, 2020. It’s 5 magical days and 4 nights of self-discovery and intention through a deep dive into what makes you unlike anyone else to make the difference in this world that only you could make. We are all here for a special reason, and this retreat will help you know it, embrace it and be unstoppable in fulfilling it. CLICK HERE for more information.
EARN YOUR CPE CREDITS: I am thrilled to be an expert providing courses through Executive Education, Inc. and CPA Crossings for continuing education credits to CPAs and CFOs across the country. You can take the webinar, "4 Critical Factors to Create Sustainable Growth," at various dates and times through April 2020. CLICK HERE to learn more. The webinar, "3 Market Analysis Priorities to Drive Profitability," is also available various dates and times through April 2019. CLICK HERE to learn more. These offerings are available through April 2020. "Dream Wide Awake: Overcoming What Limits You" - CLICK HERE to learn more. "Confessions of a Mompreneur: Leadership Lessons Learned" - CLICK HERE to learn more.
NCACPA CPE CREDITS: Are you earning your CPEs in North Carolina through the NCACPA? Here are links to some of my courses available. "Effective Networking: Energize Your Career" offered 1/16/2020. CLICK HERE to register. "Three Market Analysis Priorities to Drive
Profitability" offered 1/17/2020. CLICK HERE to register. "Four Critical Success Factors to Achieve Sustainable Growth" offered 1/29/2020. CLICK HERE to register. "Dream Wide Awake: Overcoming What Limits You in Life" offered 12/18/2019, CLICK HERE to register. "Confessions of a Mompreneur: Leadership Lessons Learned" offered 1/21/2020, CLICK HERE to register.
BUILDING A BUSINESS LEGACY ON "IGNITE YOUR BUSINESS" PODCAST: I enjoyed being a guest on Chief Strategy Officer, Kelly Borth's Ignite Your Business Podcast which broadcasted on 7/22/2019. I shared the Sustainable Growth and Attraction/Retention models that will be featured in my upcoming book,
The Prosperity Quotient, as well as emphasized the dilemma many business owners face in not building a business that can truly live and flourish beyond them. To listen to the interview, you can go to the following sources:
MORE REVENUE, SAME CUSTOMERS: I was a co-host with Joe Vagnone on June 7th for Local Biz Now radio broadcast. I was inspired by an Entrepreneur Magazine article entitled “Same Customers, More Revenue” because of the many missteps that a lot of business owners take when they could be gaining more
sales from their existing customer base. CLICK HERE to view the video outtake.
THOUGHT-LEADER IN THE EVOLUTIONARY BUSINESS COUNCIL: I am honored to have recently been accepted into the Evolutionary Business Council (EBC) as one of its newest members. An invitation-only council, it's purpose is to bring thought leaders of vision together to
expand global change. Its vision is to connect and assist like-minded thought-leaders whose collective mission is to make the world a better place. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
BUILDING VALUE THROUGH PROTECTING UNIQUENESS: Did you know that BizGrowth Inc. has an intellectual property development and management division, GreenCastleIP? Part of building value in your business is protecting its uniqueness. This is so much more than branding. This is a strategy-driven initiative that can pay dividends in the end. To learn more about all we can do to help elevate your
differentiation to a whole next level, CLICK HERE.
BLOG POSTS WE LOVE RECOGNITION - 3 WAYS PLEASING OTHERS HOLDS YOU BACK: My latest guest blog post on Mike Dooley's TUT blog was named a Blog Post We LOVE in his monthly newsletter that goes out to 800,000+ subscribers. When it comes to achieving all you would truly like to achieve, you first need to recognize how the choices you are making are limiting you. CLICK HERE to read and learn what may be holding you back.
9 POSITIVE ACTIONS TO EMPOWER YOU DAILY: My "9 Positive Actions" article got picked up by Mike Dooley's TUT Blog, and was recognized as a "Blog Post We LOVE" in his March newsletter. To read, CLICK HERE. To read other articles I have written as a regular contributor to the TUT
blog, including ""5 Ways to be More Fiscally Grateful" and "4 Ways You May Be Letting FEAR Stop You," CLICK HERE.
FEATURED ON THRIVE GLOBAL/AUTHORITY MAGAZINE: I was recently honored to be interviewed by Yitzi Weiner, editor of Authority Magazine and Thrive Global columnist for Huffington Post. To read the interview, CLICK HERE
"5 EXPENSES YOU SHOULDN'T CUT" HAS EXCEEDED 10,000 DOWNLOADS: The excerpt of Secret #9 from my book, 50 Marketing Secrets, focused on the five areas growth companies know are investments, not expenses. It was originally featured on entrepreneur.com, and businessinsider.com has now exceeded 10,000 downloads since being published. To understand why it is such a hot download, read the
excerpt HERE!
WE ARE BIZGROWTH INC.: For 35 years, I have been dedicated to helping entrepreneurial enterprises grow and business owners prosper. SLD Unlimited is a beautiful part of our history, and BizGrowth Inc is now the "next level, next idea" go-to company for entrepreneurs nationwide. To learn more about all we do to help entrepreneurial companies build preference, value and worth, go to www.bizgrowthinc.com.
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Yours in dreaming WIDE awake,
Sherre '
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