'L.I.F.T.(I.N.G.) UP' YOU!

  Water. We all need water – the planet needs water – to survive. How cool would it be that when you met a customer, friend, someone on the street, and you gave them a bottle of water, that’s their basic need for life. Human Interaction. We need to see smiling faces, and crying babies, for us to see the energy from the world around us … can you imagine giving someone a smile, how good the world would be? Time. I happen to know my birth date, I never want to know my death date. How do I exchange my precious time with my business, community, and friends, to add value to their lives. This is why my tagline is “Changing the industry … one family at a time” is because it starts with family, whatever your definition of family is. Data. When it relates to friendships… how does your friend like to be hugged? How do they like their cup of coffee? How does your customer like to be communicated with? How does the world like to be treated, with what you know, and how you can effect change. All...

  I believe I have been an entrepreneur ever since I emerged out of the womb. There were always times I was busy creating pictures or crafts to sell along with the lemonade at the stand I had as a kid. This naturally progressed to being the most in demand babysitter in my neighbourhood which the last time I babysat I was 19!! The families I babysat for loved me and how I interacted with their children. You see I was the go above and beyond babysitter. I noticed if some housekeeping needed attended to or if there was something I could do to hep out the parents while they were out enjoying themselves. When I had my first ‘pay cheque’ earning job at a delicatessen I was a counter server… I loved this job! No really loved it!!! To help customers choose what they wanted and suggest new items for them to buy was exhilarating. I felt like I was an employee who thought and executed revenue generating ideas all the while fulfilling the basic role of being a valued employee. Here’s where one...

  The other day I had the pleasure of interviewing author, business owner and networker extraordinaire Terilee Harrison about why she wrote her current book 'High Level Networking' on the MYBC Virtual Bookstore Authors Series and we got into a deep discussion on how you have to be 'IN or OUT' of the networking process to build the business you are going to thrive in for years to come. The analogy or story I shared with Terilee is about a fisherman and how his lifeline is his 'NET' in business and how he weaves the strength into this NET which will allow him to 'WORK' over and over to cast, to haul in, and to honour the bounty found in the sea. There are lots of fishes in the sea is what they tell us, though are they all good for the Fisherman's Plan? The Fisherman 'Net' ~ 'Working' Plan! 1) What type of fish is currently in the waters this time of year? 2) How big of NET do I need to weave to catch the best fish? 3) What fish am I wil...