About Being 'Lucky'

I'm a believer in creating your own luck (thus why I don't buy lottery tickets). Actually I don't usually use the word luck because I think it's too easy for people to use it as an excuse, and not in a positive way. I'll share something personal here - I bristle whenever someone says to me how 'lucky' I am to have such well-behaved kids. Don't get me wrong - I know how blessed I am (and those of you who know me or have been reading my ezine for awhile know this too) to have two happy, healthy, whole kids. No one is more grateful for that than I am. And yet, that comment (and similar ones) always comes across to me as if James and I had nothing to do with it, that it's the luck of the draw that we have well-behaved (most of the time) children. Are you kidding me?

It's the same thing in your business. I'm not 'lucky' to have a multiple 6-figure business. I created it, I earned it. And I did that by doing 4 things consistently:

1. Learning

I'm always learning something new or re-learning something I already knew. If you're not learning, you're not growing. If you're not growing, your business won't grow. The more you grow inside, the more successful your business will be. So whether I'm learning a new marketing tactic or studying 'divine success', I know that learning will ultimately show up in the success of my business and my life.

2. Implementing

Of course if you don't implement what you learn, what's the point? I implement more often than most, which shows up in my success. I've also learned to delegate much more to my team which means we collectively get a lot more done. My coach's request to you is to pick one thing you've been meaning to implement, either choose to do it yourself or decide who to delegate it to, pick a completion date and get it done!

3. Leveraging

You can't create a truly lucrative business without leveraging as much of your time and your talent as possible. One way I do this is via my '3+' rule. Whenever I'm trying to decide whether or not to implement something, I ask myself if I'll be able to use whatever it is I'm considering in three or more ways.

A simple example of this is writing articles about my area of expertise. When I first started out, we would publish the articles in my ezine, make them a blog post, and submit them to article directories. Now, we do those three things as well as post a podcast, submit that to podcast directories including my Artist's Page at iTunes, submit it to blog directories, and more.

4. Mentoring (with and to)

I've had at least one mentor since I was 13 years old. One of the many lessons I learned from him was that I didn't have to go it alone, that I could ask for help and be given it without strings attached. As I grew up, I've had different personal and professional mentors, which is why it's always an easy decision for me to make that investment, in both time and money, especially when it comes to my business.

And being a mentor to other women entrepreneurs is absolutely part of my path. It brings me great joy and allows me to give them the lift they need to go from where they are to where they want to be.

Which of these four resonates the most with you right now? Pick one and create your own luck by putting it into action right away.