Sleepless in California

They say "the early bird catches the worm" but this is taking it to the extreme. It's 2:30am here in California. I was having a heck of a time falling asleep and then staying asleep so I decided to get up and write to you.

At this hour, I don't know how coherent I'll be but here are some random thoughts. (Note the deeper questions come toward the end)...

• Do you really love what you are doing for a living? I mean really love it? Of course there are going to be certain aspects of what you do that you don't enjoy but that come with the terrritory, but if you really aren't thrilled with your business you need to either find a way to be thrilled with it or start another business.
  


• Do you have systems in place for each aspect of your business? I know that my answer is sadly, "no". When you do not have systems in place, things tend to fall through the cracks, you have to reinvent the wheel each time you conduct a task and you do not feel like you are in control. Take some time this week, and write down a simple system for one part of your business.
  


• Do you have a lead generation "machine" in place that is bring in fresh blood daily? This is a biggy. You must be generating new leads every week to keep your business growing.
  


• Are you using multiple ways to generate leads or just one method? The "one method" approach puts your business on very unstable ground. What if that one way stops working?
  


• Do you know why you are doing what you're doing? What your deeper purpose is. Sure it's to make money and provide for your family but what is the real reason you do what you do?
  


• Do you have a gratitude list? Being grateful for what you already have is the start point for receiving more.
  


• Are you taking care of yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually? The amount of money you have is only one measure of success but the other areas of life are equally, if not more important. You don't want to be just a successful entrepreneur, you want to be a successful human being.
  


• When is the last time you helped someone in need? I used to take a homeless person to lunch every week when I worked at the magic shop. I really couldn't afford it at the time but it enriched my life and made me feel good. Not long after that, some pretty amazing financial stuff happened to me. Coincidence?
  


• Are you treating others the way they want to be treated? (Note that this is deeper than the "golden rule" of treating others the way you want to be treated.) This includes co-workers, customers and your family. One of the signs of a remarkable human being is the ability to "meet people where they are" and then treat them the way they want/need to be treated.
  


• Do you believe that everything happens for a purpose and ultimately it serves us? (It's a positive, empowering belief but do you think it is true? Give it some thought. I'm going to because I'm not so sure.)

Well that's it for now, gonna try to get some sleep. I would LOVE to hear your comments. Feel free to post them.

Kick butt, make mucho dee-nero!

~Dave Dee

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