6 Things to Consider When Thinking About Transitioning From Employed to Self Employed

by | Jun 7, 2018 | Business Ownership, Entrepreneurship, Financial Empowerment, Women Empowerment

6 Things to Consider When Thinking About Transitioning from Employed to Self-Employed

One of the most rewarding things a woman can do, is to become self employed. Not only does it allow for unlimited freedom of time and schedule, but it also permits the possibility of limitless inflow of monies based on her individual needs or desire. There is also a risky side to this as far as her being responsible for every aspect of the business which may not all be parts of her educational repertoire, but will need to get done whether she hires someone or do it all herself. Then there is the monetary startup costs to consider that most businesses need in order to get up and running.

There is also the need to keep abreast of cash flow and have solid information based on previous market research as to when she will actually start making money in the business and getting past breaking even to profit making. Technology and the internet have made becoming an entrepreneur or business owner more viable today than ever before as vital information is easily and more readily available, and the onus of reaching potential clients – practically non-existent. With a great product or service, an effective marketing plan, and impeccable money management it is possible to become your own boss and have a successful business.

6 Things to Consider When Thinking About Transitioning From Employed To Self Employed

Getting from employment to self employment should not be done in one jump but rather by using a gradual transitional approach; unless, of course, you are either a) forced to do so, or b) independently wealthy. There are many things to consider when deciding whether or not you are ready for entrepreneurship, some of which are:

1. Viable Idea(s) for Product(s) and/or Service(s)

Whatever product or service you decide to offer, you need to ensure there is a market for it, and that the market is not already saturated with that product or service. This is where market research comes in and is very essential and will prevent you from venturing out in a market your product or service is not welcomed in, which will cause your business to ultimately fail. If you have a product of your own creation, you will also need to ascertain if that product is already out there in the marketplace in order to avoid getting sued for selling a product that is already trademarked. This is where trademarking check comes in.

Having a viable business idea may take some trial and error, but overall you need to start out with a workable idea that can be planned out through a business plan. A solid business plan is a necessity and if you feel the plan’s concept overwhelms you, the operation of the actual business may be far more overwhelming for you.

2. Startup Financial Costs – Bootstrapping or Loan

If you are planning to leave your 9-5 and head full time into business, you need to be sure your finances are in order to support your endeavors. Whether you will be bootstrapping or securing a loan, you’ll need to have enough cash in the bank to not only cover necessary business expenses but also to accommodate living expenses for several months, and possibly years, until your business pulls in a profit. As previously stated, if you do your market research, have a great product, and an effective marketing plan, you may be able to turnover a profit sooner – possibly within a few months. Don’t forget as an entrepreneur you’ll be responsible for paying relevant taxes in addition to other expenses.

You need to pre-plan how much you will need to have on hand to survive and grow the business until it becomes profitable – a back up plan in case success does not come in a timely manner. Many business models do not generate actual profits for the first few years of business, and is exactly why many people start a business while working part time to keep a steady income coming in.

3. Financial Planning for the Short and LongTerm Future

All the benefits you are possibly getting now as an employee, will not be available to you anymore! So ideally, you want to create a business plan that somewhat determines where the business should be headed and how money factors into that plan for the short as well as long term. Now that you will be responsible for yourself in all sense of the word “responsible”, you will now need to think about health care insurance and savings for retirement. Even if you are young when starting out now, you need to consider how you will save for the immediate future’s needs as well as the distant future. If you are married, you may be able to organize a plan using the employment benefits of your partner if he is working a 9-5 job, but it is essential to see the big picture when planning to start your journey of self-employment.

You may want to put our business in motion while working your 9-5 in order to continue reaping the benefits of being an employee while seeking to become your own boss. Or if your company doesn’t offer much benefits but you need the income in place as you transition, you may seek to work in a part-time capacity at your same job if allowed, or choose to work a part-time job somewhere else. You may also choose to have a second job – part-time, to try and save enough money for the business startup. If you do plan on taking on the extra part-time job, make sure you consider that investment of time away from other people and things in your life – family, pets – as you work to manage two jobs.

4. The Time It Will Take To Get Your Business Up & Running & For Ongoing Operation

It is normal for a business in the startup phase to require a lot of time to get up and running. But depending on the type of business you are planning to start, you may need a lot more time to be a part of its day to day activity – ongoing, than you are now putting in to your 9-5. This means that you may have to sacrifice time with the people and things you love in order to not only pursue your new venture of business ownership or entrepreneurship, but also to maintain it. This is a BIG one that you should consider deeply!

5. The Scalability and Survivability of the Business

Are you planning to have a business to last for your lifetime only or are you planning on having it continue on through generations? If the latter, who will run the business over the long haul in the years to come? This should be included in the business plan as well as be considered when deriving the type of business structure – Sole Proprietorship, LLC, or Corporation. Also, in the short-term and everyday running of the business, can the business function without your active involvement or you being present? What if you become ill or have an emergency and needs to get away, is there someone in place to keep the business functional until you are able to return? How will the business be setup to accommodate growth?

6. Coordinating a Departure Point

Your final departure from your job should be carefully thought out and crafted so that everything work in your favor – the way you want them to, enabling you a smooth transitioning. Not many employers will be appreciative of your perceived moonlighting and as such, may be apt to terminate your services and thus your reliable income source before you are at that point where you are ready to let go and move on. Because of this, you want to be very discreet. However, what goes around comes around, so you shouldn’t try to leave them hanging – especially if you’re in a position that is necessary for the functionality of the business.

You want to figure in 2 to 3 weeks or maybe a month into your departure plan, where you will notify your employer of your plans to leave after you have reached that point you set, then give them that allotted timeframe to possibly recruit someone and have you facilitate a smooth transition from you to that new employee. Never burn bridges even though you’ve already crossed them!

Self-employment takes dedication and effort – if you plan for success. There are many more opportunities today for those who want to work independently and earn a living doing something they genuinely enjoy. With the right amount of planning and attention to details, especially the financial ones, you can find a new career and a new way of life. So, it is quite possible and a true treasure to be your own boss instead of being bossed, but in order to ensure you have a business that is successful and sustainable and will be around for the long haul, you must bear all the above-mentioned in mind prior to leaving your job, and do so in a gradual transitional manner rather than one huge jump.

Many people have taken the “sink or swim” approach to becoming self employed, but we do not recommend it here at My Blooming Biz. Weigh the pros and cons of handling all aspects of the business and the entrepreneurial life before making the commitment.

Here’s to weighing the pros and cons and making the decision that is right for you 🍷

With love, gratitude, and empowered attitude,

My Blooming Biz International

Transformational Book Series – Our Picks: Think and Grow Rich

by | May 24, 2018 | Empowerment Tools, Financial Empowerment, Transformational Books, Women Empowerment

In January we kicked off a new MBB series to highlight transformational books for women called, Transformational Book Series – Our Picks. This month we’re excited to continue the series by sharing with you our next transformational book in the series – Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

Think and Grow Rich is based on the Think and Grow Rich - My Blooming Biz Book Pickprinciple that “There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge” and “Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought, which means you can achieve whatever you want be it money, fame, power, contentment, personality, peace of mind, or happiness.” It also contains the ideas, definitions, and the clarifications that provide real answers to the questions of “how do I become rich?” “How do I make enough money to live my dreams?” which he term “the roadmap to riches”. If Stephen R. Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People which is the best personal development book ever written is part 1, then Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich is the best personal development book ever written part 2. Not only does it delve into all aspects of self development but it also touch on being successful with money. As long as you repeat his teaching until it becomes your reality, you will succeed at your money goal or whatever else you are pursuing.

You may not be looking to obtain great wealth or any exorbitant amount of money, but if you are looking to even garner ample amount of money to live your life the way you want to, then the information in this book will help you get on the right path to achieving your money goal. It will force you to exit your closed off comfort zone, and literally begin to pursue your dreams – whatever it may be.

Napoleon Hill talks a lot about faith, the law of attraction, and why it is important to make decisions and plans. According to Hill, it’s about believing! In order to reach whatever you seek you first have to believe and have faith in your abilities, in the plan that God has for you. YOU have to believe in YOU regardless of what others say or think about you, in order for any change to take place in your life – positively. That is the only way to get to your BIG dreams! So stay connected and locked in to your dreams and allow no one to sway you away. Believe that you can, ignore them, and stay focused on your goals.

We always recommend that when you read books – especially those written a long time ago – you should take the “times” they were written into consideration. For example, this book was written in the 1930’s and at that time this book would have been directed at white males. However, times have changed and this book has transcend its time and is now relevant to all people who are looking to achieve their money goals and improve their overall lives.

The most valuable lessons to be gathered from Think and Grow Rich are:

1) You cannot acquire great wealth without a concrete plan for attaining that wealth, a serious passion that compels you to act on your plan continuously, and great faith that your plan will allow you to succeed.

2) Many of the world’s greatest achievers were passionate to the point of obsession, and in order to emulate their success you must cultivate a desire until it becomes an obsession.

3) Material success does not come solely as a result of knowledge acquisition, but rather from one’s ability to organize and transform specialized knowledge such that it can be delivered to a wide audience in the form of a product or service.

4) One of the common attributes of highly successful people is the ability to reach decisions quickly and to change them slowly. (Most of us are the opposite.)

5) Persistence often makes the difference between success and failure. It is a state of mind that is essential to success and can be adhered to through effort and discipline.

Like many of us here at MBB, this book will help you to breakthrough barriers using its principles which has the potential to attract what we ponder on into our lives. It is filled with anecdotal evidence and can prove very effective when practiced! Read it all the way through and highlight important parts or the portions that speak to you, then read at least one highlighted passage periodically.

Napoleon Hill is visionary, and this book is transformative. Get this book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, read it, implement the strategies in your life, and expect to be improved – wholistically. As entrepreneur, Inventor, and salesman extraordinaire Cactus Jack Barringer said about this book, “Buy it…you have a book. Read it…you have the blueprint. Do it…you have the world!”.

With love, gratitude, and empowered attitude,

My Blooming Biz International

18 Surefire Things You Can Do To Enjoy A High Quality of Life

by | May 14, 2018 | Empowerment Tools, Financial Empowerment, Wholistic Empowerment, Women Empowerment

A famous author once wrote, “If standard of living is your number one objective, quality of life almost never improves. But if quality of life is your number one objective, standard of living invariably improves.” That famous author is none other than the great Zig Ziglar. Quality of life and standard of living can intertwine to help us experience an amazing life; however, focusing solely on improving our standard of living will not help us enjoy a good quality of life.

What is Quality of Life?

Many people simply define their quality of life by the amount of money they have. And, while money is a good barometer, it isn’t the full equation. Quality of life is the sum of your health, happiness, vitality, leisure, and finances. So, in order for you to enjoy a good quality of life, you must first decide what that good quality of life consists of – for you. We all want to be the healthiest we can be, and most of us continue to strive to be the healthiest, as that is the foundation for a good quality of life. Having great health is universal. However, when it comes to happiness, vitality, and leisure those are individual and must be defined by each of us, and subsequently courted. Our finances help us to maintain a good quality of life by affording us the proper foods, environs, and overall lifestyle we desire.

What is Standard of Living?

Standard of living is the lifestyle your level of finances can afford you. As mentioned above, your finances will have a huge effect on your quality of life, but it isn’t the full picture. Money does make the world go round! People with access to money and resources can most certainly improve many areas of their lives. Having an abundance gives us access to and inclusion in the upper echelons of society and all that it embodies. But it’s also been proven in studies that people with a lot of money aren’t statistically that much happier, simply because they have a lot of money. It takes much more than mere abundance of money for anyone to enjoy a good quality of life. Thus, for many experiencing an increase in their finances – without the other backing qualities for a good life, will only equate to a temporary improvement of happiness. Eventually, that sporadic boost of happiness will dissipate and the other underlying qualities – the intangibles, will need to be there to cushion them and ensure they continue to have a good quality of life.

So how can you improve the quality of your life?

You can improve the quality of your life by peaking what we term here The Five Ally’s, and designing what works best for you in the eight key areas of your life, then bringing “that” to fruition through mindset shift, good habits, and discipline.

We all get frustrated from time to time, and life can be overwhelming, even for the most optimistic, forward-thinking individuals. We make plans, set goals, and commit ourselves to accomplishing them but things don’t always go according to plan and without a clairvoyant view of our future it can be overbearing – when stances in life throws us off track, and makes us want to give up. This is why it is super important to look inward, work at peaking our Ally’s, and finding our happy place, which will create a safe haven – a place to always get back to, after we are sidetracked or knocked off course by life’s inevitable events.

When these things happen and you are faced with adversities, remember, you are not alone! We all go through periods of frustration, anxiety, fear, upset, and worry. Centering ourselves in the five Ally’s and aligning ourselves with the right people, environs, and ideal lifestyle we desire will certainly help us through those times, and ensure we get back to happy – enjoying a good quality of life after we have taken time out to grieve, mourn, and endure that period of downtime we experience as humans in this life form.

Here are Eighteen Surefire Things You Can Do to Enjoy a High Quality of Life:

1. Eat a Healthy Breakfast – Everyday

We know you’ve heard it before! But we are saying it again. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Studies have shown that women who skipped breakfast at least once per week were at higher risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. And studies have shown that by eating breakfast everyday, men had lower incidences of heart disease. Studies have also shown that having breakfast everyday will increase memory, lower weight, and reduce LDL (bad cholesterol) for everyone. Fiber-rich breakfast including (ripe bananas, berries, avocados, almond filled cereals) topped with alkaline rich fruits (oranges, grapefruits, tangerine, watermelon, ripe bananas) will ensure you remain charged for your mornings, while fueling your body’s organs and systems for longevity. Our bodies need a healthy, balanced and nutritionally packed breakfast to help it operate optimally throughout each day. Considering that our health is the foundation for a good quality of life, why not do everything in your power to ensure you maintain great health?

2. Eat Green – Everyday

Eating green is about making healthy choices when it comes to the foods we eat on a daily basis. Choose to go the organic way! Foods that are organic in nature such as root vegetables, fruits, lemons, peppers, and so on (raw foods) contains the most alkaline and are best for balancing our pH level. Too much acid is bad for our health, thus our intake of acidic foods should be minimal. Green eating is not only great for our overall health and waistline, it’s also very good for our environment. Mix it up by enjoying a wide variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and protein-rich legumes. Food colors represent different antioxidants and nutrient-composition, so eat a wide variety to maintain excellent health so you can continue enjoying a high quality of life.

3. Exercise Regularly (no, once weekly does not qualify

Exercise comes in many form. As such, there is some form of exercise we all can do on a daily basis in order to keep our mind and body in excellent shape. No excuse! You can walk a few blocks making swift steps with coordinated brisk arm movements. If your arms cannot freely move as you walk, you will not experience a full body workout. Your feet will get that exercise, but your arms will not, so avoid hindering your arms with luggage. You may also jog a couple blocks, or dance through some aerobic/yoga/kickboxing if you prefer to stay indoor. These are all alternatives to going to the gym but we highly recommend the gym experience because it can be so wholistic and more than just exercise. In addition to tuning your entire body, keeping you in shape, and sharpening your mind, exercise adds vigor and vitality. It literally puts a “pep in your step” as some of our old folks usually say, and emits confidence. Our point is to find a simple daily exercise regimen and stick to it.

4. Drink Lots of Water & Remain Hydrated Throughout Your Day

We all know the health benefits of water both internally as well as externally. Our body needs water to transport nutrients from one point to another throughout our many internal systems, as well as to help maintain homeostasis. The daily recommended amount of water is usually 8 (8 oz) glasses, however, some of us may require more or less at different times (seasons) throughout each year. The more water you lose, the more you need to put in. For example, in the summer time we will need to drink more water than in the winter time, as the temperature (atmosphere) demands that we do. Also, depending on what you do for a living – how physically active you are, you may need to drink more water than someone who is not as physically active throughout their day as you will be losing more water through perspiration. This also should be done at regular intervals throughout the day – keep hydrated! So we all require varying amounts of water depending on our activity level, as well as environment. Don’t deny your body clean water! Like a vehicle needs fuel to function, so does our body needs water to function.

5. Brush, Floss Teeth & Tend Your Hygiene

This may seem like a no brainer, especially in todays advanced age where everything is so readily available, but some people are not taking advantage of this and their hygiene sucks! What does hygiene have to do with quality of life? The answer is A LOT! First of all, our gums are connected to the rest of our body and if those gums get bad from maltreatment, the bad unhygienic blood will go into the rest of the body and cause a lot of things to go wrong. Yes, gum disease can cause serious illness such as heart disease, erectile dysfunction, and delayed conception. No surprise here! Our heart pumps the blood flow throughout our body, and blood causes the penis to become erect. Don’t tamper with your blood! Secondly, cleansing our body removes dead cells, and just like the dead, it cannot remain a part of us. Dead cells need to be gone so our body can breathe – free of clogging. Brushing and flossing is very simple to do, and can be so very beneficial. And don’t you think a beautiful smile will enhance your social experiences as well as a pleasant hygiene? When you look and smell good, you feel good, and that by the law of attraction will be reciprocated.

6. Know Your Sleep Number & Get Ample Amount of Sleep

There is no question that sleep is a necessity for all of us. Studies have shown that not only does sleep help to improve things like memory, but it also helps to boost the longevity of life, increase awareness, and spur creativity. It is when we sleep that our body gets to repair, restore, and recharge our cells, organs and organ systems. But how much sleep is enough sleep? That will depend on our individual sleep numbers. And our individual sleep number can be ascertained by going to bed at a certain time (make a note of the time before sleeping) and sleeping until you awake and cannot go back to sleep even if you try, and you are feeling rested and energized. Make a note of the time you awake, then count the number of hours you slept for. Do this for seven nights, and the mode (hours that occur the most) will be your sleep number. For example, if on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday you sleep for 8 hours and wake up feeling amazing, and on Tuesday and Friday you sleep for 7 hours and wake up feeling amazing, your mode is 8 hours and so your sleep number is 8 hours. You can try this for longer if you wish, but the point is that YOU – like all of us – have your own unique sleep number and you should find it and ensure you get it on a nightly basis. Sleep deprivation deprives us of living and enjoying a high quality of life. Know your sleep number and get it!

7. Meditate & Connect With Your Source – Everyday

It is true that getting away from the hustle & bustle of everyday life and connecting with our self and our source, will have us living a more enriching, meaningful and fulfilling life. Pausing and resorting to quiet solitude allows us to fill up and replenish on a spiritual level so we are able to operate in our highest self and optimal power. We are all connected to a higher source, and whether we believe it or not, tapping into that source will help us to become our best selves. Practicing the art of meditation also decrease stress levels, normalize blood pressure, and ease anxiety. This doesn’t have to be all religious; just go to a quiet place, sit quietly and be present. Don’t think about the past or the future. Don’t dwell on things or worry; just be in the moment. Sit silently with your eyes closed and listen to the sounds around you, or nothingness if indoors. If you have quiet places outdoor where you can be close to nature, choose to meditate there instead. Feel the air moving in and out of your lungs, the warmth of the sun on your body, the coolness of the breeze sweeping over you. Be still and present. That’s all it takes. Meditation calms our nerves, centers us, and makes us better in temperament, vitality, and actions. You will find how amazing it is to connect with your higher self and the clarity and confidence you will come away with each time. Meditate and connect with your source to experience a higher quality of life.

8. Exercise Your Mental With Daily Learning

There is an old saying that if we do not use it we will use it, and this is one area where this can definitely be applied. Millions of neurons die everyday because they are not being used up. And neurons are needed for our brains and minds to be at their sharpest and best. Learning daily will keep them working and preserve our ability to remember things. Also, learning new things allow us to grow, mature, and gain experiential knowledge of the world and be better comrades for each other. It allows us to put life into perspective, and ultimately achieve our dreams by laying the groundwork for our personal and professional lives. There are tons of ways available to do this – thanks to technology! You can get you a book, newspaper, magazine, video tutorial, blog post, or anything else that you enjoy using as a learning resource and partake everyday.  You an access one of the many Meetups and events and sign up to participate and do different things to exercise different parts of the brain.  Don’t get your brain stuck in a SPINN cycle!  Go for walks, learn new things (gardening, farming, fishing, cooking), meet new people, see live plays, and indulge in games.   You don’t have to commit to using up a lot of your time! You can use just 15 – 20 minutes some days to exercise those neurons and mental muscles, and an hour to a few hours on other days and become more well-rounded while enjoying a high quality of life.

9. Make Connections, Give & Receive Love

Connecting socially is a part of who we are. We cannot get away from it! Whether it’s with family, friends, colleagues or business associates, we must make and maintain connections in order to enjoy a high quality of life. It’s the most amazing thing to receive love, but it is also highly fulfilling to give love and experience the joy of the recipients. Even animals are capable of giving and receiving love, and it is one of the most precious things to experience. Don’t refuse those hugs and positive gestures! If someone has wronged you and acknowledged that they have and seek your forgiveness, please do not turn them away. Depending on the circumstance, it may be more difficult to embrace forgiveness – especially while the hurt is fresh, but will yourself to forgive – not so much for them but for you – and work at forgiving them in your own timing. You can say to them, “what you’ve done is horrible, and at this time I cannot forgive you but I will work at getting to that point – in time.” As humans we have the capacity to hurt each other so immensely – unfortunately, and the effects can linger and stay with us for years – and sometimes forever. But we cannot allow the fear of being hurt by someone to shut us off from everyone; not if we want to enjoy a high quality of life. We must open our hearts, and trust that the universe will respond to our kindness with kindness, and love with love. Nurture those relationships that mean the most to you! The ones that embrace reciprocity and have proven to be solid over time.

10. Keep a Positive Mind and Attitude

Remaining in a sphere of positivity is really the greatest thing for our mind, body, and spirit. Positive thinking keeps us in high vibration and high vibration is necessary for the best work to be done in us, and through us. Positivity shines through, and pulls positive things, people, and circumstances to us. Negative thoughts distort our good energy, and attracts negative, ugly, destructive things to us. Try doing anything, for example going on an interview, while thinking negative thoughts and see what happens. Then try again while thinking positive thoughts and see what happens. Total difference! If you think all is well, you are the best, you will succeed, you will be well received, the universe will respond with that same high level of positivity. And not only that, but when you think it will be ok, you can do it, you got this, your whole attitude and behavior will emit and translate that to everyone in your presence.

11. Find and Remain in Your Happy Place

Our happy place is where all the magic happens! And we are all capable of finding that place in our lives. Your happy place is that mental, physical space where you feel your best; where your heart is at ease and your inside is shining through to your outside. You are at peace with yourself, your creator, and your fellow earth inhabitants. Happiness is universal, we all want it! However, what constitutes that happiness is very much individual. When we find our happy place, we are able to enjoy a higher quality of life as we will always be able to bounce back from all the darts life throws at us more easily than not having that solace we’ve created. Behavioral psychologists, Donald T. Campbell and Phillip Brickman, coined the term for this happy place, “Hedonic Treadmill,” or “Hedonic Adaptation” which refers to the natural tendencies for humans to revert back to a set point of happiness after major changes whether positive or negative in their lives. It is so essential to always be at a high frequency. We are huge believers in the Law of Attraction here at My Blooming Biz, and the Universe does respond in a “like with like” manner. So when you are happy, you are in high frequency operating at a higher vibration, and everything happy will find you.

12. Determine the Things or Space That Relaxes You – Early

Being here on this earth as a sojourner will not always be what we want it to be. Things will happen! And some of those things has the ability to shake us to our very core. When these things happen, we will need to find inner peace, and that is why it is super important to know ourselves and develop habits that caters to our internal solace. It may be reading certain genre of books, listening to certain genre of music, taking a warm bath, going to the Spa, cooking up a new recipe, laying on the beach, taking a long trip, volunteering, exercising or going for a stroll. Whatever excites you and gets you thoroughly involved is what you will need to turn to whenever you have faced difficult situations or just need a picker upper. So determine what that is now, so you can partake when needed and continue to enjoy a high quality of life.

13. Create Happy Moments With The People Who Means The Most To You

This should be the main priority of everyone of us! What’s our purpose for being here on this earth living if not to share meaningful experiences? If not to invite others in to our beautifully unique aura of existence and accept their invitations to theirs? Don’t be taking the important people in your life for granted! Do the best you can to not only tell them but also show them how much you love and appreciate them, and how much they mean to you. Take them out sometimes! And make memories with them! Great experiences and moments make our hearts glad and release those powerful endorphins that has the potential to add years to our lives. And you know what? The memories of those happy moments and experiences will always be there to cushion us, revitalize and reinvigorate us when we need them most.

14. Develop a Habit to Smile Even When Going Through

Yes, develop a habit of smiling regardless of what you are going through. Yes, you will cry, you’re human. You may also grieve and mourn, but try not to dwell there. Develop the habit to take incremental moments in the midst of what you are experiencing, to remember something happy – happy moments, pleasant experiences and just smile. Smile through your tears and escape to those happier times – even temporarily. This will have a tremendous effect on your heart, psyche, body, and spirit. The effects of smiling on stress have been well-documented. Smiling helps to send a strong impulse to the mind, which then alters our neurochemistry. Studies have shown that people who were told to hold a genuine smile on their faces had lower heart rates after stressful activities. Practice this and allow your smile to help you navigate the tough terrains and keep your mind, body, and spirit light.

15. Manage Your Time Wisely

One of the greatest masterminds to ever live, Stephen R. Covey, in his book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” laid out a chart he created called The Four Quadrants which represents the 4 areas that we usually spend time in. And according to Covey, to be highly effective with our time, we have to ensure we prioritize the quadrant we spend most of our time in. At MBB, we utilize Covey’s teaching in all we do here, because we know that time is our most precious commodity. Time wasted cannot be regained! Money wasted can be regained, and much more, but not time. And that is why we implore you to use your time to enrich your life and the lives of your loved ones. Decide who and what is important to you and be sure to channel your time and energy there. Don’t allow others to dictate where you invest your time, you decide based on what’s best for you. As our CEO Eugénie Nugent always say here at MBB, “Don’t allow anyone to mindlessly use your time! People will, if you let them. Instead, mindfully use your time to your benefit; to get you to your BIG goal.”

16. Set Goals & Ensure You Accomplish Them

Yes, set those goals and allow nothing and no-one to hinder you from accomplishing them. Set your money goals, your growth goals in short and long-term intervals and implement strategies to accomplish them. You may need to work on discipline and mindset shift in order to get to your goals but if your goals are important to you, you will do whatever it takes to reach them. One very important thing I want you to note, however, is that your goals must be SMART. Writing and implementing SMART goals will be the determining factor of whether those goals are realized or not.

17. Implement Strategies to Keep You Inspired

One of the best ways to add vitality to your life is through daily inspiration. What’s your inspiration? What inspires and motivates you to push towards your dreams? Know what that is, and implement strategies to keep you inspired. For example, deciding on how you want to live your life then creating a vision board to represent that lifestyle, and placing it in a conspicuous spot so you can see it everyday. We have created our Lifestyle Designing Workbook, which is a FREE 41 page workbook that is geared towards helping women figure out what they truly want, so they can get to mapping and executing their how to get it. And we also host vision board parties as part of our Design Your Dream Lifestyle events which are held twice each year in various cities. Another great way to ensure you remain inspired is to document your goals, checkmark each when accomplished, and celebrate those wins, those milestones. We all need inspiration! It’s a part of who we are, and if we are intentional about staying inspired, we will remain inspired.

18. Setup Systems to Continuously Increase & Manage Your Money

Unless you have inherited and are connected to an unlimited money source or by some stroke of luck find yourself with an unlimited money source, you need to be mindful of your money in and out flows. And the best way to do this is to create a budget based on the monies you are currently receiving, then track and effectively manage it. You want to keep your outflows less than your inflows, and you also want to create systems that allow money to flow in without you actively involved in every aspect – a passive income system. In making your budget, ensure you have a provision for saving included. Many people can tell you their income right off the bat. They know just how much money they make since it generally tends to be fixed. But, most people cannot tell you how much they have spent in a certain category of expense for the previous month. Close enough attention isn’t paid to money that’s going out, just money that’s coming in. This is a method for disaster! Committing serious financial suicide! Create and stick to a budget. This should allow you to save and invest your money over time. If you don’t stick to a budget, it’s much harder to get ahead and accomplish your income goals. Knowing just how much money you can or can’t spend every day will help you to stay on track. Tracking & auditing expenses should be something done on a daily basis.

Whether you use a notepad or a digital spreadsheet, it’s important to know every penny going out the door. Set aside a portion of your income (upwards of 20%) and let it increase so you can later use it for investment opportunities. Investment is a great way to earn huge ROI on your initial investment. Some investments are purchasing stocks and bonds, buying and flipping houses, and buying and renting out buildings. Our finances help us to access and enjoy a higher standard of living, and as our CEO here at MBB always says, “Having your finances in order is the highest form of self love, a love that cannot help but to command respect.” We wholeheartedly embrace this! You may want to automate monies from your checking to your savings account at a specific time each month to ensure monies are being tucked away and not showing up as available in your checking account 😊

All these 18 surefire things you can do to enjoy a high quality of life, are embodied in The Five Ally’s. And so working at peaking your five Ally’s as well as identifying and courting what works best for you in the eight key areas of your life, will ensure you enjoy a high quality of life.

With love, gratitude, and empowered attitude,

My Blooming Biz International

Transformational Book Series – Our Picks | Abundance Now

by | Apr 13, 2018 | Empowerment Tools, Financial Empowerment, Transformational Books, Wholistic Empowerment, Women Empowerment

In January we kicked off a new MBB series to highlight transformational books for women called, Transformational Book Series – Our Picks. This month we’re excited to continue the series by sharing with you our next transformational book in the series – Abundance Now by Lisa Nichols & Janet Switzer.

We have chosen and added this book to our transformational picks because it has helped us and our clients in our quest for abundance, and we want you to know that abundance is available to you as well – if only you acknowledge that it is, and take the necessary action steps to pull in YOUR abundance. There is enough for YOU too! Change your mindset, change your life!

Lisa Nichols have had her share of turmoil and financial lack. But being a caring, devoted, conscious mom – like many of us are, she decided that what she was experiencing was not going to be passed on to her son. She was going to be a positive, prosperous role model and leave a legacy for her posterity. In addition, she was determined that she deserved more, and resolved that in order to access abundance NOW she must break out of the defeatist mindset, negative behavior, and bad habits that were holding her back from success and change her life’s direction.

Lisa Nichols vision for this book is that all of us who partake will create a life that is rich in every way possible, focusing on the four E’s – Enrichment, Enchantment, Engagement, and Endowment which Lisa terms “the framework upon which a fulfilled existence is built”. We couldn’t agree more!

Lisa Nichols Framework on Which a Fulfilled Existence is Built

1. Enrichment – Techniques for developing your SELF – including the personal skill-set you need to create the compelling life experiences you want.

2. Enchantment – Step by step guidelines to improve, attract, and empower “rocket-boosting” RELATIONSHIPS that grow you, empower you, and nurture you.

3. Engagement – Ways to make your WORK, career, or business a powerful investor in your breathtaking life – from providing the money you need to becoming the platform for your vision.

4. Endowment – Strategies for creating a life of MONEY and other privileged circumstances that allow you to pursue your work, family activities, lifestyle, social change – anything you want to do.

In this book you will find provocative lessons, actionable plans, and real-life case studies that make clear what we must do everyday to attract abundance. It is filled with strategies on how we are to act as though we are already living abundant lives in order to open the door to a life of richness – in our work, relationships, and finances.

Like many of us here at MBB, this book will help you to open doors that you thought were impossible! Taking time out to do all the lessons in this book will not only give you perspective and a new lease on life, but will also boost your self confidence which will work to attract all the good things you envision for your life.

Lisa’s book has been adopted and used here at My Blooming Biz because her practical approach in mindset shifting as a precursor to abundance is what we strongly believe in and encouraged. We must believe than we can, before we can actually be rewarded with desired results. Our thoughts, words, and actions must be in alignment in order to bring forth WHATEVER we desire.

Lisa Nichols is visionary, and this book is life-changing. Get this book Abundance Now: Amplify Your Life & Achieve Prosperity Today, read all 336 pages, implement the strategies in your life, and expect your abundance – NOW.

With love, gratitude, and empowered attitude,

My Blooming Biz International

20 Tony Robbins Quotes To Help You Manifest Your Greatness & Become The Empowered Woman You Were Truly Meant to Be

by | Mar 26, 2018 | Empowerment Tools, Financial Empowerment, Transformational Books, Women Empowerment

20 Tony Robbins Quotes to help You Manifest Your Greatness and Become the Empowered Woman You Were Born to Be

Tony Robbins, the highly sought after, deep thinking, thought-provoking motivational speaker has given us a lot of wise words we can meditate on and use to enhance our lives. His wisdom stems from his personal experiences as well as his view and observation of the people and world around him. He is doing amazing things in this world by impacting the lives of those of us who are passionate about self development.

My Blooming Biz has made it a priority for our entire team to attend at least one of his conferences, and being live has been an indescribable experience; one that for some reason has the potential to make one absorb more. However, if you haven’t had the chance to go see and experience him live, it is not too late. And if you really won’t be able to make it at all, no worries! He is everywhere speaking and his wisdom can be accessed via his books: 1) Awaken the Giant Within : How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!, 2) MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom, 3) Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement, his website, and across many influential media online.

Today we are sharing with you twenty of his quotes that are based on what we are passionate about here at My Blooming Biz, which is empowering you to manifest your greatness, and becoming the woman you were truly meant to be.

Twenty Tony Robbins Quotes to Empower You to Manifest YOUR Greatness and Become the Empowered Woman You Were Born to Be:

1. “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.”

2. “Create a vision and never let the environment, other people’s beliefs, or the limits of what has been done in the past shape your decisions.”

3. “Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.”

4. “It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.”

5. “Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed decision.”

6. “We can change our lives. We can do, have and be exactly what we wish.”

7. “The path to success is to take massive, determined action.”

8. “The secret of success is learning to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you.”

9. “Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.”

10. “Lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.”

11. “Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.”

12. “One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.”

13. “Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or that can literally save their lives.”

14. “If you don’t set a baseline standard for what you’ll accept in life, you’ll find it’s easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that’s far below what you deserve.”

15. “There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.”

16. “Identify your problems, but give your power and energy to solutions.”

17. “Leaders spend 5% of their time on the problem & 95% of their time on the solution. Get over it and crush it!”

18. “Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life’s deepest joy: true fulfillment.”

19. “Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.”

20. “I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.”

So to wrap up in a nutshell:

1. You must set goals in order to make anything you wish become a reality. And remember what we constantly stress here, that your goals must be S.M.A.R.T.

2. After creating your vision for your life, get to working on it, and allow nothing and no one to get in the way of you realizing that vision. This is powerful because too many times we allow what people say to sway our view of ourselves and have us question our capability to see our visions through. Don’t allow anyone to project their limiting view of themselves onto you. Create your vision, align yourself, and pursue pursue pursue.

3. Be conscious and present with yourself always and ensure you do what you want to do, and feel the way you want to feel on a daily basis by aligning yourself with the right people, environs and choosing how you respond to internal as well as external stimuli.

4. Decision-making is a huge part of our everyday lives, and one that can affect us enormously in good or bad ways. Thus it is imperative to apply critical thinking and brainstorming opposing ends before making BIG decisions.

5. You will see the changes you desire, the moment you make decisions that are in alignment with accomplishing your goals, and remain committed.

6. Absolutely! If we first know what we want, brainstorm how to get it, then put a plan in place and take consistent steps towards it – with discipline, we can indeed be, do and have WHATEVER we desire.

7. As he says, you must take huge, determined action to get to where you want to be – successful at whatever you’re pursuing.

8. Use every experience – pleasant or unpleasant to propel you towards your goal. Deduct the lesson, and use it to advance you forward.

9. Learning to ask the right questions is key in helping us receive the right answers for our different situations.

10. Knowing what to do is not enough. You have to start implementing what you know in order to get results, for it to materialize, to come to fruition.

11. If we channel our energy into mastering one single area of our life, there is a bigger potential that we will master that area, and that will bring us success. Instead of trying to do multiple things at once – businesses, careers, etc. focus on one thing – the thing you love to do, are very good at, and has the potential to make you money.

12. Concentrating our power in one area is a surefire way for us to achieve what we truly desire. Dabbling will result in the total opposite.

13. We have the power to shift our mindset, and use our experiences to enhance our lives. For example our mistakes which we call missteps here at My Blooming Biz, you can view them as stepping stones, deduct the lessons from them and use those lessons as catalyst for your advancement.

14. We must set clear standards and guidelines for ourselves and ensure we adhere to them. Without these in place anything will go, and anything go lifestyle is detrimental.

15. Again, perspective makes the difference. Take time out to mourn what you view as your loss, but don’t dwell there. Examine the input and the results, and learn from it.

16. You must identify your problem or else you cannot solve it; however, once you have, do not spend your time focusing on the problem. Use your time and energy to find the solution to your problem. Some of us can talk about the problem for days, with little to no focus on a solution. The problem will take all the power and energy, leaving none to brainstorm a solution.

17. Yes! Same here again. Spend as little time as possible – just enough to figure out what the problem is, then use most of your time to craft and devise a solution to the problem. Being solution-oriented pays!

18. If you have not been giving, then you have not yet received the biggest fulfillment any human can experience. There is a deep fulfillment to be had from giving selflessly and sincerely.

19. By replenishing and becoming more than what we currently are and have, we can therefore give what has not yet been given.

20. Make your life the masterpiece you want it to be, by knowing what you want, crafting a plan to get it, and moving consistently towards it – with discipline. As we say here at My Blooming Biz, Design and Live Your Dream Lifestyle.

So there you have it, Twenty Tony Robbins Quotes to Help You Manifest Your Greatness and Become The Empowered Woman You Were Truly Meant To Be.

Cheers to your empowerment 🍷

With love, gratitude, and empowered attitude,

My Blooming Biz International

Design (& Live) Your Dream Lifestyle Los Angeles 2018

by | Jan 30, 2018 | Empowerment Events, Empowerment Tools, Financial Empowerment, Personal Growth & Development, Vision to Fruition, Wholistic Empowerment, Women Empowerment

CEO of My Blooming Biz Eugénie Nugent presenting at MBB 's Design Your Dream Lifestyle LA

MBB DYDL LA Event 2018

MBB hosted our 3rd biannual Design Your Dream Lifestyle event on Saturday, this time in the beautiful aesthetically pleasing Los Angeles.  Over 100 women attended of whom 68 are active participants in our Design Your Dream Lifestyle Workshop, and 22 women signed up to start our Lifestyle Designing program.

We are happy to say that MBB DYDL participants are delighted with our program as they are seeing results and “feeling fantastic and optimistic” in the words of Jada McIntosh and Isabella Reid, about their new lifestyle and where they are headed – respectively. See more of what My Blooming Biz family are saying on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages, and don’t forget to like, follow, and interact with us while you’re there.

We handed out over 100 bags of goodies that include mbb gift cards, discounts to our WERK Your Money Making Genie Workshop and our UPPPP Your Genius system of programs, and copies of our popular signature book written by our CEO Eugénie Nugent titled – Unleash: Activate Your Power, Manifest Your Greatness & Become The Empowered Woman You Were Born to Be. Lots of goodies! But if you were not at our event, do not despair! Sign up to our newsletter and get notified of our next event, and also of new launches and promotions.

In addition to being created because we understand the brilliance, beauty, and boldness of women and the role that being balanced and purpose-driven can play in improving women’s lives, My Blooming Biz International was created to help women harness their skills and talents and use them to propel a ton of money to flow in. In order to live life on our own terms we need money – and lots of it, and in recognition of that, our CEO and founder Eugénie Nugent – in collaboration with her team, have designed programs that are specific to building wealth and becoming financially independent such as our MASTER Your Finances workshop.

As she often says and strongly believes, “Having our finances in order is the highest form of self-love, a love that cannot help but to command respect.“

Money is a subject many people are still hesitant to speak freely about, but money expands who we are, and what we are able to access. And so, as we teach here at My Blooming Biz; being open about money – changing the way we view, treat, and interact with money will be the difference in whether we snatch, snatch and let go, or snatch and hold on to it, as she wrote in her book, The Elusive Money: How to Snatch & Hold On To It.
  Bottom line: Money commands respect! And for those of us who were taught to hate money and negatively treat money, we need a new mindset in order to accept and act on this new reality.

Design Your Dream Lifestyle programs and events are designed to bring out the best in you and challenge you to empower yourself. In our CEO’s own words, “We are here to pull things out of you that you didn’t know were there, and assist you in making them work for you, to the enhancement and betterment of your overall life.” She has selectively created four (4) programs to help women become empowered and she is relentless in making “the empowered woman lifestyle” a reality for thousands of women.

Download your FREE copy of our Lifestyle Designing Workbook and complete the worksheets. It is packed with thought-provoking questions to get you thinking about your current life situation, where you would rather be, and how you can equip yourself (with our help) to get there.

Our next DYDL event will be in July, so sign up to our newsletter and be informed when our venue is solidified.

With love, gratitude, and empowered attitude,