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5 Things to Implement In The Journey Called Success by @DeniseDamijo

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by Denise Damijo | Featured Contributor 

When you first make the decision to want to be successful you enter into your own personalized journey uniquely made for you. After your intentions are sent out into the atmosphere, you will be targeted, have obstacles, have doubts, and have everything that you couldn’t even imagine for yourself come against you to challenge your belief in your success.

Before it is said and done, many people fall back and go running back to their comfortable and safe places and never return back to the journey called success again. They give up on their dreams and what was possible for them to do things that are safe and easy to do. At the end of their road, they are usually filled with many regrets.

While you still have breath, your dreams are possible for you to obtain. It will not be easy, quick, or without you having to take risks, nevertheless; it will be worth every bit of it. To really truly prepare for the success that you are looking for, there are 5 main things that you should do every day.

1.Visualize yourself where you want to be

Many people are visual. They really grasp concepts and ideas from actually seeing something explained versus just hearing it or reading it. Many times visualizing things also helps to imprint it in our memories. Take the time every day, 2-3 times daily to visualize what you want to achieve. If you would like to increase your money, close your eyes and think about money pouring on you. Visualize money overflowing out of the drawers in your house and piling up inside your home and bank account. If you want to have more authentic relationships, visualize you being surrounded by and appreciated by people who really care about your well being and success and you being able to reciprocate that. Place pictures that represent the things that you desire to have all around you so that you can see them throughout your day on top of your visualizing exercise.

2. Vocalize your ideal situation

It’s one thing to think about something and it is a completely different thing to say it. For some, the only reason why they haven’t said certain things out loud is because of their lack of belief in it. Your dreams and success will never become real if you can’t say them out loud with confidence. Start vocalizing what you want several times a day. If you want to be a major positive influencer in society, say I am a positive influencer who transforms lives for the better around the world. If you want to be a celebrity cook, be bold enough to say that you cook for celebrities even BEFORE it becomes your reality. No one is ever going to believe that you will become successful until you do.

3. Play a stimulating audible while you’re sleep

When we go to sleep, our mind is not sleeping, it is still going. Why not put it to use? Start playing stimulating audible books, motivational videos, or even classical music while you are asleep. It would be perfect if you have hours of audio playing or are able to put a particular audio that you like on repeat to play for the whole time you are asleep. Even though you weren’t consciously awoke while your audio was playing, your brain subconsciously will pick it up and will not forget it.

4. Think of what it would be like to be where you want to be

This one can be very tricky because it will cause you to really dig deeper than you have ever dug before to get a complete and honest understanding of what you really desire. It is not just about thinking or believing that your life will be better, you would have stress because you have more money, or you may feel validated and affirmed. Ask yourself questions like what would your the things around you smell like? What kind of people would you be around? What kind of conversation would you have? Ask those things daily. Over time, some of those things will change as you change, grow, and develop.

5. Work with what you have in your hands

This is huge for a lot of people because it is so easy to worry and remind yourself of what you don’t have or what isn’t going right. It has become almost natural. It is time for you to develop a new natural. Start thinking about what you can do right now with what you have in your hands. Even if you feel as if you are lacking in a few areas, start working with what you are not lacking in and build from there. Work on obtaining or developing the areas that you are lacking in parallel to the things that you are not lacking in. Eventually, an opportunity will present itself and you want to make sure that you are ready.

Your time is your most precious commodity. Where you spend it is even more important. Where you spend most of your time is what you will eventually see become your reality. Make sure, every day you’re working hard to obtain your goals and you’re also implementing these 5 things so that you can reach your goals a lot quicker.

3 Things Women Need to Overcome in Their Journey to Success by @DeniseDamijo

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Starting a business for anyone can be tough and will take a lot of courage and grit to see it thrive. As women, we tend to have a lot more on our plate, especially when we have a family to take care of. The many hats that we wear while keeping our dreams and aspirations alive can feel almost impossible. There is a way for you to make your dreams a reality by learning the 3 things women need to overcome in their journey to success.

1. Doubting Your Strengths

In life and in business, sometimes your only option is to go out on your own and be your own boss in order to make the money that you want and deserve, spend the quality time with your family that you desire, and to fulfill your inate desire of purpose. In those moments, you have to know that you are not alone. Did you know that according to the NAWBO (National Association Of Women Business Owners) as of 2015: 

  • More than 9.4 million firms are owned by women, employing nearly 7.9 million people, and generating $1.5 trillion in sales as of 2015.
  • Women-owned firms (51% or more) account for 31% of all privately held firms and contribute 14% of employment and 12% of revenues.
  • One in five firms with revenue of $1 million or more is woman-owned.
  • 4.2% of all women-owned firms have revenues of 1 million or more

Out of all the women building and thrive in the “owning their own business world”, you have got to know that you are not alone and someone is dealing with the exact same situation that you are dealing with while trying to build your business. Connecting with like minded women who are going through and know and understand what you are going through is a huge strength that will help you through out your journey.

2. The Guilt Trip

It is so easy to guilt yourself into believing that you are not being fair to your children or your spouse by building a successful and profitable business. There are two parts to this equation:

  • Legacy is so important. Truly, living life is not getting easier, it is getting more expensive, and more in demand. Having the ability to build a business so that you can eventually have more time with your family and also leave a legacy is more important and needed than ever.
  • Your spouse may love and want to provide for you and your family and that is ok. That being said, we have all been taught in school, at work, and in many other different scenarios that two is better than one. Splitting the load (income, household duties, and the care of the children) in two will help you progress faster and with less stress.

There is no need to feel guilty for wanting more and better for you and your family. Striving to get there is essential and you should never feel guilty for that.

3. The Misconception of What a Female Business Owner Means to YOU

Many times you may think that being a female business owner means more flexibility, or more money, and not giving up on your dreams. Even though that all of that is usually true, these things go deeper. More flexibility for you may mean being able to better coordinate a time with your spouse so you won’t have to have a babysitter or put your children in daycare. Or it may mean that you have more time to spend with a sick or aging family member. More money can mean an extra 5 or 10 thousand dollars a year to pay off some debt that you acquired or it could mean building a multi-million dollar business so that you can travel, invest more, and help others. Not giving up on your dreams may be just as simple as building something that is bigger than yourself or as complex as being the first person in your family to do a particular thing.

Once you have taken what it means to be a female business owner deeper and to the root of what that means specifically for you and your family, you will be able to lose the guilt easier, find your strength, and really become that  Boss Woman that you desire to be.

 

How To Get Your Man To Support You Building Your Business by @DeniseDamijo

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On your climb to success, you are going to come up against a lot of obstacles, naysayers, and people that just plain want to see you fail. It can already be cold on your entrepreneurial climb but it can be even colder if your husband doesn’t have your back. You may think that it would be something that your Fairy-God-Mother would have to make happen in order for it to happen to you but there is a way to know how to get your man to support you building your business.

As a married woman with 5 children, early on in my journey; I felt like my husband was giving me mixed messages about me starting my business. Before I actually began my journey of starting my business, my husband used to give me hints as to what business I should start. In my mind, I thought he had not a clue about what my passion was and I always just brushed it off. Finally, I found the direction in where I wanted to go and I got up enough courage to make that big jump. Well, I thought that my husband would be delighted and automatically give me the support that I so much desired.

It did NOT happen that way at ALL!!!!

Even though my husband wasn’t mean or openly negative, I felt a little resistance and definitely a lack of the supportive communication that I needed. My husband wasn’t a troll or anything but he definitely wasn’t my biggest cheerleader.

I had no idea what I had done wrong when I thought he was practically leading me to the entrepreneurial lifestyle before. Eventually, we were able to get on the same page but it wasn’t until I discovered these MAJOR hidden secrets that changed the game.

Ask his honest opinion

Before you even decided to start your business, you along with many others have probably gone out to gather your support system. Your spouse was most likely on that list because you care about their opinion and also want to experience your journey together. Just make sure that you ask them to tell you their honest and non-biased opinion. Listen to what he has to say even if it isn’t what you wanted or thought you needed him to say. Despite what he says, make sure that you thank him and let him know that you appreciate his honest opinion because it helps him to know it is ok to be open with you. This will help to keep the lines of communication open and relaxed.

Don’t sweat the small stuff

If your husband didn’t say the things that you wanted and needed him to say, DON’T GIVE UP and certainly don’t take it personal. There can be a numerous amount of reasons why he went left when you wanted him to go right. That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t want to support you or will not support you in the future. Instead of letting this frustrate or disappoint you, gather more information on what is the underlying root to the reason why he was not supportive.

Know what to look for

While your gathering information, keep an open and understanding mind. Your husband may not be supporting you for resolvable reasons. It could be because he doesn’t understand how to be an entrepreneur or the journey of one. It could also be that his thoughts about business are a little outdated. Or it could possibly be that he doesn’t know where he stands in the equation and it intimidates him. His natural instinct is to make sure to take care of you and the family. If you are like many other women that dream BIG, you may become the breadwinner and he may feel like that can take away his ability to perform his natural instinct. Another huge reason why your spouse didn’t support you building your business is that he is clueless on how to support you.

Make it easy for him

Your husband had to get to know you and observe you in order to know what you liked and what he needed to do to make you happy. It took you being transparent and some time. With your business, drop the good stuff by being transparent about your business. Catch his interest with things that you know he would want to know. Some of those things may be how passionate you are about your business, will you be helping people or the world, what other people are saying about what you are doing, and how much money you will make compared to how much expense and time you will have to invest in order to build your business.

Reassure him that he will not lose his wife and friend

The last thing that your man wants to do is lose his wife and friend while you are busy building your business. Let him know how important he is, how you value his opinion, how you appreciate any help and support that he gives you, and how you are so grateful that he is on this journey with you. Also tell him about the fun you will be able to experience together because of the time, income, and opportunity your business will bring. While you are dreaming big, make sure that you are dreaming with him. Paint the most attractive picture for the both of you and then go after it proactively together.

Building your business is already exciting. Building your business with your husband completely on board is one of the best things that you can ever experience and cherish.

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How To End Your Year With A Bang After Recovering From A Bad First Half by @DeniseDamijo

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It can be a total dream killer trying to build when you have this huge passion and dream and NOTHING that you are doing seems to be working to fulfill it. At times you may feel like you’ve taken 1 step forward and 3 steps back. You may feel like there is so much pressure for you to get results because people are depending on you and the results just aren’t there. The reality is, life happens to us all. From sicknesses, deaths of family member or friends, not enough money, children going crazy, or just not motivated. All of these things can delay you from hitting your targets for the year. No matter what it is that is wrong, I want to tell you how to end your year with a bang after recovering from a bad first half.

Regroup and Replan

For most of us at the very end of the year before or the very beginning of the present year, we took the time to plan an amazing year full of what we were going to do to build our lives, dreams, businesses and how much money we were going to make while doing it. Usually, you would be excited when half of the year approaches IF you had even fulfilled half of what you wrote down on that strategically thought and planned out notebook. Instead, you look at the many things that didn’t happen and you may wonder what will happen in the second half of the year. In that case, the best thing that you can do is pull yourself together and create a new plan to execute for where you are right now. That doesn’t mean that you are giving up on your goals for this year, what it means is that you are finding another way to reach them.

Your plan to reach your goals can always change, but your goals don’t have to….

Give Yourself A Break

You will not be able to accomplish anything if you are constantly beating yourself up. You will make mistakes, you will not hit your target, and you may question whether you have what it takes to make it but that is ok. That doesn’t mean you weren’t cut out for what you are trying to achieve. It simply means that you are human. Allow yourself to be that.

Buddy Up

There is nothing more stressful than to be building something with not enough support and that no one understands. The best way to get you recovering from a bad first half sooner than later is to connect with people who are willing to hold you accountable. People who are building a life, dream, and/or business and know the stress, pressures, and setbacks that can occur. They also understand the pitfalls that you can get caught up in like procrastination, feeling like your on an island by yourself, and feeling guilty as a wife and a mother for not spending all of your time with your family. Let them hold you accountable and help you succeed in the second half of the year and you can also do the same for them.

Hold Yourself Accountable

The worst thing that you can ever do is to leave your life in someone else’s hands. There is no one that is going to work, grind, and grit more than you are for the betterment of your  life and that is why you have to make sure that you are on top of your dreams relentlessly working towards the goals for this year so that you can end with a bang after recovering from a bad first half.

As long as there are more days in this year, you have the opportunity to recover and end this year with a bang. Don’t give up, don’t think that you can’t do it, and don’t settle for a smaller dream or goal than you dreamt up and planned for.

5 Critical Things That May Be Holding You Back by @DeniseDamijo

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Have you ever wondered what was holding you back so you went to a workshop, read a book, or listened to someone who’s core focus was all about the mindset. The mindset is VERY important when you are talking about creating the life, business, or career that you desire. It’s like your heart.

If your heart isn’t pumping or isn’t pumping right, nothing else works properly.

Your mindset is what ties everything together and makes them work in your favor. Each and every one of your organs depend on your heart and like the heart, the right mindset is the juice that fuels everything that you are trying to accomplish.

But if it was your mindset that primarily makes you successful, then everyone that had the right mindset would be living their dreams. The real question is, what is it that is holding people back that have a positive mindset? These 5 critical things  are the (A) to your (Q).

1. Lack of a reversed engineered plan

It is easy to plan something thinking of all of the things that you believe that you will need in the process of reaching your dreams but that is the surest way for you to fail. Being able to create a plan that is reversed engineered is a much more sure way for you to reach your dreams. It is vital for you to understand your end game to understand and plan what it is going to take for you to get there.

2. The thoughts of your own mind

Believe it or not, this is a silent killer. Your own thoughts can be the reason why you are failing. It is a HUGE world out there full of different experiences and opportunities. It’s a reason why we were born into a world full of other people and it wasn’t to just use our own thinking. Our ability to utilize the ideas, creativity, and experiences of others gives us the leverage we all need to be successful. Without it, we will definitely fall short of our dreams.

3. Thinking with your present mindset

Remember from number one I told you that it was vital for you to reverse engineer your desired outcome. Here is where you should insert thinking with a present mind. If you are trying to get to Z, you can’t continue to think like you are while you are still at A. By first reverse engineering your life you can now understand how you would need to think in order to reach and maintain your desired outcome.

4. No mentor no guidance

As much as all of us want to put on our big girl pants and rock everything solo just so that we can say that we did, this can be the main thing that is killing your dreams. It does’t matter what you are going after in life, if you are trying to do it alone, you are already losing, slowly. Having a good mentor can help you to cut time in reaching your goals by helping you to not make as many mistakes, showing you short cuts that you would have never thought about or known, and giving you resources that will blow your mind and accelerate your ability to reach your goals.

5. No Community

This is one of the biggest mistakes. Can you imagine trying to achieve a goal that little to no one you were around believed in or supported. When you are on a journey to achieving your hearts desires, it is imperative that you have the right kind of people around you. The right community will help you to get through some rough and challenging times. They can also be there for you to celebrate your milestones and victories. When no one else understands you, the right community is the ones that will have your back.

We all have dreams and aspirations, and many have fell by the wayside. Your dreams are already hard to achieve. If you can keep these things from holding you back, your journey will be a little shorter, less bump, and much more enjoyable.

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denise damijoHello, I’m the Founder & CEO of Denise Damijo International, LLC. where I Run a success business while having a husband and 5 children (3 being under the age of 2) I definitely have earned the title of the Momapreneur’s Business and Lifestyle Strategist.

I have been featured in places like the Huffington Post, Addicted2Success, Women On Business, Elite Daily, Become The Lion, Leaders In Heels, and more. I’m a published author, and the creator of the Rise UP And Win Challenge.

I love helping momapreneurs get clear, get intentional, and get paid by helping them strategize great content, marketing, and sales plans.

Connect with me on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter and denisedamijo.com/.

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Multiple Streams Of Income Is Easier Than You Think by @DeniseDamijo

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Multiple Streams Of Income Is Easier Than You Think

by Denise Damijo | Featured Contributor 

We have walked into a new era! We no longer have to be ball and chained to our corporate desks if we choose not to be, we now have the opportunity and ability to spread our wings and fly in a lifestyle business of our very own generating multiple streams of income. The title of this article may have you asking yourself  how easy is it really. The truth is that I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that it will happen over night. But you can make it happen for you sooner than later if you just start.

Generating multiple streams of income is the same process you had with going to school and jumping into the corporate arena.

First comes your foundation. You need to invest in your education from a business lifestyle entrepreneur’s perspective. It is important because the things that you have learned in school will not teach you the things that you will need to know in order to make multiple streams of income your reality. You have to learn from a business lifestyle specialist that is actually making it happen. They are the ones that are going to know the mistakes and also the wins that are possible for you in the world of generating multiple streams of income as a lifestyle entrepreneur. Getting clarity is key in your entrepreneurial foundation and they will be able to give you the best direction for you to meet your success.

The next thing that you need to do is create a strategic content, digital marketing, and sales plan. When you are creating these plans, they can’t just be any kind of plan, but a plan that is going to help you to position yourself as the expert in your industry and get yourself visible. Social proof can do amazing things only if you are willing to put in the work just like you would in getting  your degree or certifications and then getting your resume out to the companies that are going to give you the best opportunity possible that you can be proud of.

Finally the most important one of all. It really doesn’t matter how much you invest in your learning and how much you strategically plan if you do not do the main thing that transforms businesses and change lives. You have got to implement. Implementation is key to you being able to see real results in your business and life. I want to be the first to admit that at first, implementation is hard. It is scary and it is going to feel like you will never be as good or better than everyone else that you see soaring across the bright blue skies of the business lifestyle world.

That is a lie that your comfortability is trying to tell you. Don’t fall for it. If you have dreamt it, if you have thought about it, you are enough. If you don’t know how, seek the how. And if you are afraid, do it anyway, afraid. The main thing is to constantly keep putting one foot in front of the other until you reach your desired destinations.

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denise damijoHello, I’m the Founder & CEO of Denise Damijo International, LLC. where I Run a success business while having a husband and 5 children (3 being under the age of 2) I definitely have earned the title of the Momapreneur’s Business and Lifestyle Strategist.

I have been featured in places like the Huffington Post, Addicted2Success, Women On Business, Elite Daily, Become The Lion, Leaders In Heels, and more. I’m a published author, and the creator of the Rise UP And Win Challenge.

I love helping momapreneurs get clear, get intentional, and get paid by helping them strategize great content, marketing, and sales plans.

Connect with me on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter and denisedamijo.com/.

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How To Avoid Distractions While Working From Home by @DeniseDamijo

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How To Avoid Distractions While Working From Home

by Denise Damijo | Featured Contributor 

The strangest things can occur when you are working from home. You are in a constant battle with distractions. They lurk , they hide, and they pop out at the most inconvenient time to steal you away from your mission of the day. You may have thought that when you were working a regular 9-5 you didn’t have the problems that you are now facing, so why is it that you have so many distractions at home and it’s getting harder and harder to not succumb to them everyday?

When you are at home, you are in your safe haven, your comfort zone, your place to rest, relax, and rejuvenate. When you have decided to make your home your work place it interrupts your state of understanding of what your home is. Is it a work place or is it a safe haven and resting place? It can harmoniously be both if you cut out the distractions.

The distractions that comes with working from home can come in the form of the phone ringing, paying bills not associated with your business, or even the big time distractor, food. Being that we have a kitchen full of all of our favorite foods to eat, that usually becomes the biggest and peskiest distraction of them all. Social media isn’t far behind especially if part of your business relies on social media for marketing and connecting with your potential clients and past customers. It’s so easy to be posting something for your business or checking on an ad and get a notification that one of your best friends just got engaged without telling you first.

So how do you keep yourself from eating and drinking all of the groceries that you recently bought as well as unexpectedly spending an hour on your personal Facebook?

  1. Set up a monthly goal to be the target that you want to achieve.
  2. Set mini milestones weekly and daily for you to use as your GPS to navigate to your desired target.
  3. Always leave a little wiggle room because less face it, life happens. Don’t leave to much wiggle room for you to set yourself up to fail, just leave enough to give yourself a little bit of grace if things don’t go exactly how you planned.
  4. Always create your very own quality you time. In this time, do what you want to do personally. This time is strictly personal. That also includes no paying bills. This time can be spent journaling, reading, meditating, relaxing, or even on your personal social media. Whatever you decide to do in this time, make sure that you enjoy it and use it just for you.
  5. There is a lot of convenience in being able to work from home. If paying personal bills is one of them, give yourself an allowed time to pay your personal bills each week.
  6. If the phone rings and it is not an emergency or someone that you really need to talk to at that moment, let the call go to voicemail and return all of your calls at a designated time each day. Make sure that you say in your voicemail or let people that are most important to you know that you will not be answering or returning any calls until the time you set and also let them know what to do if there is an emergency and they need to contact you right away.
  7. Social media comes with a lot of bells and whistles, literally. Notifications of a post you were following or from a person you are following can be very distractive. Set a goal everyday to tend to your business social media as well as your personal. It doesn’t have to be done at the same time but if you would like to do your business social media first and then tend to your personal, make sure that you are allowing 5 no more than 10 minutes during your working hours to tend to your personal social media. Also make sure that you create no more than one or two breaks to utilize the allotted personal social media time within your working hours. This can be at the very beginning of the day and in the middle of the day.
  8. Food comes with some big distractions especially when you are not alone at home. It is bad enough trying to keep yourself away from the cupcakes or your favorite bowl of cereal, but when their are people home with you that seems like they want to make the best smelling breakfast ever, it can definitely be your worst distraction. How to conquer and overcome it is to make your snacks either the night before or right before you start your day. Carrots, celery sticks, and apples are good healthy snacks. You can also keep some nuts that you enjoy eating close to your work area. Make sure that a few bottles of water are close so that you won’t have to get up to get some. Also make sure that you break for lunch and completely leave your work area to focus on your lunch. This will help you get refreshed and rejuvenated so you can effectively handle the rest of your day.

Being distracted while working can kill your creativity, productivity, and make you to miss your target goal for the day, week, and month. Staying on target is going to take some discipline and the above strategies and if done consistently, you can be rid of the majority of your distractions quickly.

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denise damijoHello, I’m the Founder & CEO of Denise Damijo International, LLC. where I Run a success business while having a husband and 5 children (3 being under the age of 2) I definitely have earned the title of the Momapreneur’s Business and Lifestyle Strategist.

I have been featured in places like the Huffington Post, Addicted2Success, Women On Business, Elite Daily, Become The Lion, Leaders In Heels, and more. I’m a published author, and the creator of the Rise UP And Win Challenge.

I love helping momapreneurs get clear, get intentional, and get paid by helping them strategize great content, marketing, and sales plans.

Connect with me on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter and denisedamijo.com/.