Inaugurate Yourself!

I watched the Inauguration of President Barack Obama today.  Whether you agree with his politics or not, the event was very impressive.  The historic significance of bringing in the first African American President is not something to take lightly.  It is the dawn of a new Era, both for American politics, and the world.

What was impressive to me was that his speech was not your typical pie-in-the-sky rhetoric that most politicians seem to be so good at.  Instead he was realistic about the challenges that lay ahead, and that we would have to rely on our WORK ETHIC to move forward in a positive fashion.  This (thankfully) is moving away from the entitlement mentality that has been so prevalent lately.

So, I have a question for you….

Have you inaugurated yourself?  What I mean is, are you treating yourself as the CEO of your home-based business?  Or do you just have a social networking hobby?  A Chief Executive Officer of any organization will ask themselves some important questions…

1.  How am I BEING?

2.  Am I spending my time wisely….am I delegating or outsourcing as needed?

3.  Am I working on things that make my business move FORWARD?

4.  Am I focused on “MMA’s” (money making activities)?

What would your schedule look like if you were making $20-30K per MONTH?  That is how you need to be behaving RIGHT NOW.  Remember the BE, DO, HAVE model?  It is important to do these things IN ORDER…

BE…the person you want to become.

Do…the things that bring success.

HAVE…all of your dreams come true!

I want to leave you with a quote from President Obama’s speech today.  It sums up the message I am trying to convey…

“…We understand that greatness is never a given.  It must be earned.  Our journey has never been one of the short-cuts or settling for less.  It has not been the pathe for the faint-hearted – for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame.  Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things – some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.”

All the best,

Shecky

PS  You can view a video interpretation of this message at…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GGImG7d0B0