Underestimated

"How old are your kids?" which is inevitably followed by the words or the facial expression of "How old are you?"

I can't begin to tell you the number of times this conversation has happened over the last few years. Genetics and a healthy lifestyle has blessed me with an appearance far younger than my actual age. Although many women would love to look younger than they are, I find it difficult for people to take me seriously when they believe I am still a "child".

There was a post on FaceBook that I came across which I immediately connected with.

Since I was very young I have observed everything around me. I learned many things about life, relationships, health, business... and the list goes on, simply by watching, listening, and investigating things that were heard or seen by the people around me. Although I may look young, I have a vast amount of knowledge and wisdom that few people benefit from because they underestimate how someone "so young" could have anything worthwhile to contribute.

Are there people in your life that you underestimate or even ignore because you see them as too young or inexperienced? Take an opportunity to listen to what they have to say. They may just surprise you with their insight.

No More Excuses!

As some of you may know, my partner and I have been running a business from home. To be honest, my partner has been working on it and I've been helping out here and there. Since being a mother of two young children and going to school full-time, I had decided that those things came first and the business would get done if I found the time.

Over the past two years, while I have been in school, we have been struggling to pay our bills. Most months we must decide who will get paid and who will have to wait so that we can spend that money on gas and food. For a couple months now, I have tried to figure out why our business is not bringing in the kind of money we need (not to mention what we'd like). In talking to a friend of mine, she suggested reading a book entitled Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker. I highly recommend that everyone reads this book, regardless of where you are in your life.

Since reading this book, I've discovered that I have been hiding behind my schooling so that I didn't have to do the work to help build our business. It was my partner's business and I was just helping out... or so I convinced myself so that I wouldn't have to step out of my comfort zone and actually put my years of networking marketing exposure to the test.

No more excuses!  I have decided that the only way to build our business and feel good about the progress that we're making is to put the work in myself. I cannot expect someone else to do all the work while I wait to reap the benefits. From today forward, I will strive to live with no excuses. No excuses for not having the money to pay bills, No excuses for not having new people to connect with... or connecting with old ones. No excuses on why I can't spend time with my family, go to school, and build a prosperous business. Money and time will no longer be an obstacle in my life's journey. I will no longer blame others for things that I have complete control over.

I encourage all of you to pick up a copy of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind and decide today that nothing will ever hold you back either. Have a fun and prosperous day!