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- ***The Greatest Secret You Should Know About Achieving Impossible Possibilities In Your Business - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamI frequently set an intention to achieve what I consider to be “an impossible possibility” for myself in my business. When I became a mom I realized that I wanted to be an amazing mother while making an even greater difference in my business. At the time this felt like an “impossibility ...
Views: 3237(2 votes) - ***8 Powerful Components You’ll Want to Include On Your Vision Board... - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2013 from Leslie Cunningham1. Your bold annual income goal. Decide how much money you’d like to make in the next 12 months and include that number on your vision board. Hint: you don’t have to know HOW you’re going to create the money – simply choose a number that is a stretch ...
Views: 3192(4 votes) - ***How to Make a Vision Board - THAT WORKS! - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamI was 23 years old and living at home with my parents in Missouri when I became inspired to create my first vision board. I was in between seasonal work and had a deep burning desire to move out west to Montana. I didn’t have much money and I had no idea how I could afford the move ...
Views: 3117(5 votes) - ***3 Steps to Make Saving Simple! - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2012 from Leslie Cunningham"I never realized I could accumulate wealth over time by putting a small amount of money aside each month. I always thought I had to wait until I had large amounts of money before I could start a retirement or emergency savings account." This comment came from a woman who had been attending ...
Views: 2975(4 votes) - ***The Business Vision Statement You’re Not Really Living - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Leslie CunninghamI was interviewing John Yokoyama, owner of the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market, on my weekly talk radio show. It’s widely known that people come from all over the world to watch the fishmongers at the Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle as they toss fish to each other. They are drawn to ...
Views: 2939(2 votes) - ***3 Tips For How to Get More Free Time - For Busy Women Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from Leslie Cunningham“When my husband and I began dating we would often have a ‘veg out’ Saturday. It would involve sleeping in, watching or renting movies, playing games and eating left over's. It was quiet, relaxing and also very fun. Fast-forward 7 years of married life with 3 daughters … it surely has ...
Views: 2911(5 votes) - ***Are You A Control Freak In Your Business? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Leslie CunninghamIt seems like most of my life I’ve expended a great deal of energy and attention on trying to control others and everything around me. I kept a diary growing up. One entry read, “My mom got mad at me today. I’m going to promise to be a better person so she won’t get mad at me next time. ...
Views: 2864(2 votes) - ***Who You Are Makes A Difference - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamThe email was sitting in my inbox with the subject line, “Who you are makes a difference”. I thought to myself, “Great, another one of those schmaltzy forwards.” However, I felt compelled to click on it and give it a quick read through, since a client had sent it to me. Within the contents ...
Views: 2709(5 votes) - ***The Secret to Creating A Successful Business That Allows You To Live And Love Richly™ - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamAs a young girl growing up I loved throwing parties for my friends and family. These gatherings cost very little – all that was required was a little time and creativity. I remember hosting a tea party with my two best girlfriends when we were 15 in Southwest Missouri. We went to ...
Views: 2703(2 votes) - ***7 Simple Wealth Secrets to Becoming The Next Millionaire – Next Door - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamThomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko, authors of “The Millionaire Next Door”, studied extensively how millionaires acquired their wealth. They conducted their study over a 20-year period, during which they interviewed over 500 millionaires. In their survey they discovered that most people ...
Views: 2654(3 votes) - ***Women & Money: How to Bounce Back From Money Stress & Anxiety - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamWebster’s dictionary defines integrity as the state of being complete or undivided. When we act out of integrity, we’re acting from a deep and integrated place within ourselves, and from this place, we have enormous power to achieve our dreams and goals. We’re not thrown off course by some ...
Views: 2634(4 votes) - ***The Pointless Business Building Mistake You’re Making - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Leslie CunninghamOver the last few months I’ve experienced several exciting breakthroughs in my business. Yet some of these breakthroughs were immediately followed by “breakdowns” where I found myself seriously doubting my ability to achieve a particular vision or goal that I had set for myself. Recently I ...
Views: 2571(2 votes) - *** Don't Aim at Success - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2014 from Leslie CunninghamVictor Frankl’s best-selling book, Man’s Search for Meaning, has been listed as one of the ten most influential books in the United States. Frankl chronicles his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. In the opening of his book he ...
Views: 2481(1 vote) - ***Take the “Balance Your Checkbook And Reclaim Your Life Challenge” - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamI’ve noticed that one of the biggest challenges people face is keeping track of where their money goes. They receive their paycheck and deposit it in the bank, and then a few weeks later it’s somehow mysteriously disappeared (again). For all they know it’s being consumed by the black hole in ...
Views: 2481(3 votes) - ***How to Move Past Emotional Stuckness And Accomplish (Almost) Anything In your Business! - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2013 from Leslie Cunningham* These stories are real life stories about real life people (all names and identifying characteristics have been changed). Many years ago before I became a business consultant I was a piano player and got a call to play at a venue with a musician friend of mine. Short on cash ...
Views: 2418(2 votes) - ***3 Money Beliefs That Hold Women Entrepreneurs Back From Growing Their Business - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamIn coaching women entrepreneurs to transform their relationship with money in their business, marriage and life, I’ve noticed that there are three common money beliefs that consistently come up that contribute to stress, struggle and overwhelm and ultimately cause them to stay stuck at their ...
Views: 2375(6 votes) - ***How to Accomplish Your Dreams and Goals With Greater Ease - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamThe image of weaving straw into gold comes to mind when I think of how we can successfully turn dreams into reality. This alchemy is experienced when we take moments of raw inspiration (straw) from the metaphysical ethers and turn them into ideas and action. The result is our own unique ...
Views: 2374(3 votes) - ***Set Goals to Create an Intentional and Powerful New Year - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2013 from Leslie Cunningham1. Set intentions. Identify what you want to achieve on during your retreat. Keep in mind there isn’t any right or wrong way to set intentions. It’s just a matter of what you want to focus on during your time together. Last year, for example, my husband and I wrote our intentions down on ...
Views: 2358(7 votes) - ***Do You Feel Like You Need to Be More Financially Organized? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamI am often amazed at how many financial books neglect to focus on the critical issue of how to get financially organized. So many of us are desperately seeking the one quick-fix step that will turn our financial lives around that we neglect to take care of the seemingly smaller life-changing ...
Views: 2354 - ***Transforming Your Relationship With Money: Does the Thought of Needing to Make More Money Make You Anxious? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamListen to the article here Turn up your speakers and click play (If you don't see the audio button, click here to download). Does the thought of needing to make more money leave you filled with anxiety, frustration and overwhelm? Do you find yourself doubting your relationship with ...
Views: 2313(4 votes) - ***The Secret to Transforming Your Relationship With Money - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamThere’s nothing quite like money to prompt our egos to flare up, get our stomach wrenched in knots and cause us to get instantly reactive and defensive. Some of the ways I’ve seen money struggles arise is when I hear my clients say things like: • “I know I need to be more aware of how ...
Views: 2277 - ***3 Simple Secrets to Eliminating Time and Energy Drains In Your Business - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamThere were countless times when I used to rush through my workdays feeling edgy and overwhelmed with everything that I needed to accomplish. I would progress rapidly through my to-do list prioritizing my tasks and then all of a sudden I’d come face to face with an on-going “energy drain” that ...
Views: 2265(2 votes) - ***How to Take A Fearless Moral Money Inventory - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamSometimes conflict and stress in our relationship and/or finances can be the force that wakes us up to the ways we’re not being honest. Your wake up call might be not having enough money coming in each month and watching the credit card bills add up. It might be getting older and knowing ...
Views: 2240(3 votes) - ***A New Year’s Cure For Limiting Money Beliefs In Growing Your Business - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamMost women entrepreneurs don’t make money in a powerful way because they’re unable to distinguish their real-life money reality from their misleading thoughts and beliefs. We are mistaken when we assume that that our thoughts accurately describe our financial reality. Most often our thoughts ...
Views: 2239(3 votes) - ***How to Create Playful Success With How You Manage Your Time And Grow Your Business - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Leslie Cunningham* I wrote this article several years ago and this approach has made an incredible difference in my business ever since! I was staring into the faces of the two colleagues who had become dear friends after spending the last several days together. I was bemoaning to them (through the tears ...
Views: 2231(4 votes) - ***Are You Hiding Out and Playing Small in Your Business? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamA client was sharing with me how he was afraid to get out and begin doing public presentations to promote his business. While he knew that he needed to make himself more visible he had a long list of concerns about why he wasn’t ready “to go public.” My client was not alone in his ...
Views: 2153(3 votes) - ***Answer Your Wake Up Call - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamSometimes conflict and stress in our relationship and/or finances can be the force that wakes us up to the ways we’re not being honest. Your wake up call might be not having enough money coming in each month and watching the credit card bills add up. It might be getting older and knowing you ...
Views: 2149(3 votes) - ***An Unusual Secret To Creating More Money In Your Business - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Leslie CunninghamA common assumption that I had always made in my business in the past was thinking that in order to make more money and achieve my desired income goal I simply needed to focus on taking “the right actions.” Because of this way of thinking I was constantly asking myself, “What do I need to ...
Views: 2105(2 votes) - ***How to Live Fully When Your Life Feels Too Full - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Leslie Cunningham“I feel like we’re playing hooky from work!” I turned and looked at my husband’s wider-than-life grin beaming across his face in the afternoon sun. Drawing a deep breath, I took in the incredible beauty around us: snowcapped mountains, blue skies above and fresh snow under our feet. “You ...
Views: 2105(2 votes) - ***3 Big Financial Mistakes People Make - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamRecently, a woman asked me “Should I take your ‘Creating a Blueprint for Financial Success’ workshop?” It was a great question. She had no debt and was curious if the workshop would benefit her. My answer was “yes!” The following story explains the reasons for, “If I have no debt, ...
Views: 2103(3 votes) - ***Want More Clients and Money? - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamI remember struggling years ago with experiencing severe feast and famine cycles in my business and wondering how I could create a consistent stream of income and prospects. I felt challenged because I would focus on serving my current clients to the detriment of marketing my business. And ...
Views: 2098(4 votes) - ***Got Messy Financial Piles? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamI am often amazed at how many financial books neglect to focus on the critical issue of how to get financially organized. So many of us are desperately seeking the one quick-fix step that will turn our financial lives around (like investing in the right stock) that we neglect to take ...
Views: 2096(5 votes) - ***5 Ways to Avoid Living a Regret-Filled Life as An Entrepreneurial Woman - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamI recently watched a Ted Talk video by Jane McGonigal who shared the top 5 most common regrets of the dying expressed to hospice workers. Her list was fascinating. As women entrepreneurs our lives are often filled with countless tasks and action steps that we must take to market our business ...
Views: 2080(2 votes) - ***The Beauty of Doing Nothing - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamThe other day I put my son down for his nap. And then I reluctantly forced myself to muster up the energy to turn my attention towards the endless items on my never-ending to-do list. I was fully prepared to take advantage of my time alone to get a jumpstart on everything that “needed” to be ...
Views: 2038(6 votes) - How An Extraordinary Vision Can Bring You More Customers - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2014 from Leslie CunninghamThere is a fabulous hot tub retail and service business in southwest Montana, pleasantly named Mountain Hot Tub. It was during one of our monthly team meetings that they officially declared their vision...they would be known as "The Hot Tub Capital of the World". As soon as the vision was ...
Views: 1965 - ***Are You Holding Your Team Back From Top Performance? - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2013 from Leslie Cunningham* This is a true story and names have been changed Jason was the manager of a multi-million dollar hot tub business. In one of our VIP days we talked about him prioritizing his time in the morning so he could focus on the #1 priority for the business, which involved assembling some ...
Views: 1964(2 votes) - ***An Unusually Simple Tip For Increasing Your Productivity in Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamOne of the common complaints I hear from women entrepreneurs is that they avoid focusing on the top-income producing tasks in their business. They habitually occupy themselves with busy work that doesn’t result in higher paying clients or more income in the door. Here is a simple tip you can ...
Views: 1956(2 votes) - ***3 Common Money Mistakes Women Entrepreneurs Make - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamIn my years of being a business coach and supporting women entrepreneurs in creating financial success in their lives I’ve noticed that women entrepreneurs tend to make the following 3 financial mistakes: 1. Maintaining the Status Quo The first mistake is ...
Views: 1918(2 votes) - The Teacher - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2014 from Leslie CunninghamAn inspiring leadership story This story was originally written in Home Life Magazine by Elizabeth Silance Ballard in 1976 and became one of the most requested stories in the magazine’s history. Several versions of this story have circulated around the Internet. What is inspiring to me ...
Views: 1893(1 vote) - ***How to Feel The Fear About Moving Forward In Your Business And Doing It Anyway - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamI can’t begin to count how many times I’ve felt discouraged or fearful as I’ve built my business over the past seven years. When I first became certified as a business coach I remember thinking to myself, “Who am I to be telling self-employed professionals and solo entrepreneurs how to build ...
Views: 1852(1 vote) - 8 Secrets to Creating an Extraordinary Group - by Submitted on May 01, 2014 from Leslie CunninghamAn extraordinary group achieves outstanding results while members experience a profound shift in how they see their world. These amazing groups show up in all sectors… Our stories of these extraordinary groups came from organization leaders, information technology professionals, soldiers, ...
Views: 1829 - ***Taking action by itself won’t create financial success - by Submitted on May 17, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamLet’s face it - money is an emotional topic. We like to think that money is a logical, left-brain process. But in truth it isn't. Money issues almost always stem from fear and our desire to be in control. Where do these beliefs come from? In her book, "For ...
Views: 1813(2 votes) - 6 Tips to Resolve Conflict Now - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2014 from Leslie CunninghamListening is essential to running a successful business and creating a phenomenal team. Employees are inevitably going to have upsets. The real opportunity is to create an environment where they can share their upsets and create new significant breakthroughs and insights. To create a ...
Views: 1792 - ***How To Create Playful Financial Success In Your Business - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamI was staring into the faces of the two colleagues who had become dear friends of mine, after spending the last several days together. I was bemoaning to them (through the tears streaming down my face), “I’m so frustrated that parts of my work feel like such ...
Views: 1779(2 votes) - ***What is a Gratitude Journal? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamDoes this feel like a familiar experience to you?... As a women entrepreneur in a moment of awareness and panic you realize it’s time to take some fast action to bring in some immediate income. So you work extra hours, reach out to prospects, do a little networking and ...
Views: 1765(1 vote) - ***Using the Power of Integrity to Transform Your Business - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamWebster’s dictionary defines integrity as the state of being complete or undivided. When we act out of integrity we’re operating from a deep and secure space within ourselves. This affords us enormous power to achieve our dreams and goals. When our inner selves and outer selves ...
Views: 1759(3 votes) - ***The Art of Letting Go In Your Business - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamWhen I reflect back at the times in my life when I achieved my goals and dreams with the greatest ease I realize that these were times when I wasn’t attached to or trying to control a particular outcome. I remember following my heart and moving out to the great, wild west in Montana, buying ...
Views: 1755(1 vote) - ***The Number One Reason You Are Struggling With Achieving Breakthrough Results in Your Business - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamMost of us live our lives identifying ourselves as someone who is completely separate and independent of other people, places, circumstances and situations. We have the experience that other people, places, circumstances and situations just “randomly happen to us” - completely ...
Views: 1754(1 vote) - ***Do You Know Where Your Money Is Disappearing To? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamEvery time I teach money classes or coach one-on-one with clients I am always amazed at how much resistance comes up around gaining clarity about spending. It's almost as if our culture as a whole has a love/hate relationship around controlling their spending. Here's what I've noticed: ...
Views: 1752 - ***Bouncing Back From Fear of Failure In Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamIt was near the end of my radio interview with John Yokoyama, owner of world famous Pike Place Fish Market, when he made what we call in the coaching and consulting world, a ‘throw away comment’. It was just an off-handed comment spoken quite casually, but it was rich with ...
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