As I mentioned above, Jim Rhon, the amazing motivational speaker has been quoted as saying “Poor people have Big TV’s, Rich people have big libraries.” Four years ago I gave away my own TV and have never had another one.  I know as a former actor this surprises many of you.  It is not that I don’t love acting or movies or anything of the sort, but I just could no longer look myself in the eye, wanting to achieve greatness and knowing that I was wasting such a great amount of time.

I remember sitting in front of the TV for 6-8 hours a day, many times just watching mind numbing programs until the wee hours of the morning.  Then of course, I could not get a good night’s sleep and so I started to sleep later and achieve less by the day.  I must have had a “prime time” Angel that woke me up one day and told me to cancel my Dish, load up my TV and drive it down to Good Will because that is exactly what I did.  That Angel knew that I had greatness in me, but that I needed to take action in order to achieve it.  That day, I took action to remove my giant time waster, and at the same time I opened up a course on Time Management for the Renegade Entrepreneur.  I have never looked back.

Now I think about what I have achieved in the past 4 years and I realize that I have created 4 successful businesses, built and sold a business, published 2 children’s book and am about to launch a huge program to Real Estate Agents all over the US and Canada.

Today, my library is BIG.  And, I read, re-read and use everything in my library.  I am currently on my 3^rd read of a recent mindset book.  Other systems have dog eared pages, notes attached to the end of chapters and dates in my planner on when I need to reference others.  I decided that I wanted to be one of the “Rich People” and that I was willing and able to do what it took to get there.

It has taken a great deal of work.  My systems are in place and today I am far more abundant and prosperous than 4 years ago. The best part is that I also realize I am 3 feet from gold.  That I have finally crossed over and began to do things my way, the way I envision them…and this is good…very, very good!

So what does it take to get there?

1)      Give away anything that distracts you and keeps you from achieving your goal.  Do you want to run the best Home Staging Business in your market?  Are you ready to get your APSD Home Staging Training and book a job each week? Do you know How To Become a Home Stager or do you want to learn that in the next 30 days?  If any of these sound like what you are looking for, the decide right now what distracts you so you can get rid of it in order to fill your library with everything that is going to make you the Ultimate Home Stager.

2)      Once you have removed the distractions, set up your systems.  When will you work, when will you market and when will you learn?  By defining specific times for each, they will all get accomplished.  I normally set aside an hour each morning that I read to learn every single morning. And yes, I get up earlier to make sure that I can accomplish this.  Then, I balance out my schedule to do “money tasks” first which is normally marketing and then I take care of other business.  Now, I am learning, earning and doing. Great system!

3)      Next, fill your library each time you are ready to learn something new.  By removing your distractions, you will now have more time to learn.  One thing I would encourage you to do is to really think about whether or not you are going to use the information before you purchase it.  Will you read it, and if so, when?  When will you apply its lessons?  Are you caught up in the moment or have you done your research and you know this is right for you?  I am a BIG fan of continuing education and believe that you should always invest in yourself.  But, you also need to make sure the content is right for you and that you will use it.

4)      Enjoy the good life!  The job of the entrepreneur is to learn, build the system and then delegate.  When you follow the above 3 steps you will soon find yourself with more work than you can handle.  So, naturally you will want to begin to delegate some things so you can move on to the next level.  When you get to this point, find a great assistant and empower them.  You may also decide to add another Home Stager to your team.  The possibilities are endless when you decide to eliminate your distractions and build that Home Staging Library (hopefully with APSD Marketing, Education and Home Staging Certification Systems!J).

In order to accomplish this, one of the best things you can do is to start to attract more and more clients and customers. The best way to do this is to get my Complimentary Plan on “How to Attract a Million Customers in the next 90 Days” and follow me in real time as I do the same! It is my gift to you! www.TheBornLeader.com/BusinessPlan Imagine having a million new Home Staging clients! Ohhhh La La!

Giving Back:

As I step further and further into a Leadership role, with APSD, The Born Leader, Phoebee Fleabee and LuvMyStripes.com and as an international Business and Leadership Coach and Mentor, I have realized the importance of giving back.

True leaders, Born Leaders, give back without expectation of receipt.  So, it has become my goal to do the same. 

Don’t you think Phoebee Fleabee is cute? This is a children’s book I have written and I am giving her away at no charge to everyone that is looking for a good book to enjoy with their child.  You can get her story as my gift at www.LuvMyStripes.com Oh, and please, pass her to everyone you know!

By giving her away to over a Million People, I am satisfying my need to give, as well as the burning desire within me to spread the word about my wonderful book.  It is interesting what happens when you give…you receive abundantly!

Be a Leader every day and look for ways that you can give back.  Sometimes, it might mean calling someone to say hello, picking up a piece of discarded trash in a park and throwing it away, or  throwing in an extra tip or two at no additional charge.  Whatever it is for you, practice being a leader every day, by giving back.

Watch for “The APSD members ” FREE publication to come to you each and every week, filled with Home Staging Business Strategies, Marketing for Small Businesses and Compelling Mindset Strategies designed to set you apart from all the others and to help you to literally step into your Home Staging greatness!

To Your Greatest Joy and Success,

Karen Schaefer

www.APSDmembers.com

Your Home Staging Training Mentor…

APSD, The Leader in Home Staging Training, Marketing and Business Developement

Your APSD Weekly Mission:

Are you ready?  You are going to have to be tough for this one.  Decide on one thing that you know is wasting your time and get rid of it.  Be bold, be strong and give it away, donate it or toss it in the trash.  It might be your TV, trashy novels, or cell phone (I said you were going to have to be strong!).  Whatever it is, just decide that from now on, you will have a BIG library.  Then, purchase one new Home Staging Learning tool.  Just one, and you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg.  Just choose one that will move you forward this month. I would recommend this week’s product listed above, The Home Stager Pro kit.  It is such a simply yet compelling system that no Home Stager Library should be without it.

Go forth and do great business!

Joy and Success,

Karen Schaefer