My business bff and I enjoying an event in 2015

I welcome a client today and, after that, will be doing some prep for a Q&A that’s coming down the pike with my business BFF, Zsuzsa [I mentioned Zsuzsa to you in my newsletter from 12/29.

Well, there’s more about her below and our video series launching on 1/6].

There's a lot to be done and there's even more to be grateful for…

The following is but one of those things…

[ENTER] THE GET-TO-DO LIST

I get through a busy work week of coaching, creating and leading groups with as much grace as possible by remembering that my list holds my get-to-do’s.

They’re not have to do’s, they’re get-to-do’s.

Can you already feel the difference?

Choosing entrepreneurship 14 years ago meant I was going after my creative and financial freedom. At least that’s what I remember thinking and getting VERY  excited by. During my corporate ‘past life’, I saved my inspiration for nights and weekends. But not anymore. Getting to be an entrepreneur meant that, no matter what I was working on or how late or hard I was working, I was doing what I wanted.

By consciously choosing my professional path, I wasn’t being expected by anyone else to DO, but instead, I was giving myself the opportunity to feel more…to feel and be creative, to feel and be more free and, ultimately, feel and be more empowered, moving towards creating what I most wanted to be a part of and do what I most wanted.

"Get to do's" = Part of the awakening we can experience as fresh or experienced entrepreneurs; choosing to look at everything that lies ahead of us as that of our choosing; a product of not just following, but, leading our dreams. 

Congratulations. You chose this awesome path!

Each item on your daily, weekly or monthly list is a get-to-do.

We get to enjoy, create, follow-through on, start, finish, do research on, build, tear down, start over on, have the conversation about, celebrate, tweak and course correct…we get to do it all, all the while, learning about ourselves through the process.

In my opinion, the best extra credit gift or by-product of entrepreneurship: growing, bettering ourselves and evolving as humans, women and mothers.

And, here’s what happens when we shift from a have-to-do things mentality to a get-to-do mentality: we shift from stress, frustration and a heavy, burdened energy to a possibility mindset that gives us much more of the very energy we need to keep moving towards our biggest expression.

To that (and to you!) I say, Happy New Year!

So, at the top of my purposeful get-to-do list for 2016:

Collaborating with my business bff, Zsuzsa Novak!

Here’s what I get to do: I get to look at a woman who most would consider my direct competition (and she is) and see collaboration (and she is the best collaborator)!

I get to walk the talk of true connection, which we’re both about, and of two minds coming together to, as Napoleon Hill said, create a powerful third mind.

And, one of my all-time favorite and simplest parts about not just any collaboration but THIS collaboration: I get to have so much fun flowing in this partnership and soul sisterhood while creating something unique and appeasing my creative side.

Before I get to introduce her to you below, I'd love to share that our NEW video series launches on January 6^th so, be on the lookout.

I’d now love to introduce my collaborator extraordinaire to you, albeit virtually…

 

Meet Zsuzsa Novak.

Zsuzsa Novak believes that regardless of where you come from, you can create a brilliant business and life. Zsuzsa grew up with nothing, but the hope that there is more light in the Universe than what filtered through the Iron Curtain into her native communist Hungary.

Zsuzsa found freedom at age twenty, when she was ‘imported’ into the United States as a maid. She literally scrubbed her way up in the world, becoming a certified Master Coach and earning her MBA from the prestigious UCLA Anderson School of Management.

As a Starpower Strategist, Zsuzsa activates your unique brilliance. She sparks your gifts, talents and skills into a fully aligned business and brand that is the organic extension of your essence. Zsuzsa is committed to making our planet a brighter place by helping you create world-wide impact with your message – as the Star of your field.

Zsuzsa’s clients have included coaches, speakers, authors, entrepreneurs and executives from around the globe. She has also consulted for multi-million dollar organizations like New Regency, Warner Bros., LA Fitness and Neutrogena. An internationally sought after speaker, Zsuzsa has been privileged to share the stage with legendary speakers like Bob Proctor and Marianne Williamson.

Zsuzsa is a global impact expert. As a business and brand strategist, her mission is to pay the freedom forward by helping thought-leaders, change agents, and visionaries bust out of the box and create socially conscious business ventures that stand out and shine.

And, there you have it and there you have the lovely Zsuzsa!

In closing today, Creative Heroine, I would love to share that I’m grateful for purposeful partnership, new ideas and, of course, YOU.

Thank you so much for being a part of this creative, soulful and driven entrepreneur community. We are ALL starting off with a clean slate! I wish you nothing but success and peace in 2016!

As you plan, jump back into work and/or co-create with your own business bff, think, feel and ask yourself:

• What are MY get-to-do’s?

and

• How can I adopt the possibility mindset that sees “have-to-do’s” and “competition” for what they can truly BE?

Your mantra for today and 2016, if you so wish: I don't *have* to do, I *get* to do (repeat 3x when you need it most).

See you on January 6^th for Zsuzsa and my new video series!

In the meantime, enjoy your business, enjoy your life!

Life is good,

 

 

 

p.s. SAVE THE DATE: Zsuzsa and I can’t wait to share our NEW video series with you which is all about creating a Five-Star Business and Life — all filled with get-to-do’s! 

 

 

 

 

 

As I start another day full with private and mastermind client calls, I pause in gratitude…

If you're a woman, a mother, an entrepreneur, a creator, a human, a nay slayer, say this with me…

I celebrate all that has grown inside of me.

I am a new woman today than I was yesterday.

And tomorrow I will be even more new and the day after that, even more so.

And on I'll go, I won’t stop until I find myself, heart smiling, in the middle of what I envision for the world, for myself and my family.

 

I will allow this combined vision to drive me, to pull me forward, and when I wake on one of those new days, I'll be giving thanks for not only being higher on the spiral staircase of life, holding even more wisdom, but for realizing I've been leading my dreams instead of following them…

All my love and happy holidays, Creative Heroines!

Feel free to connect with and repeat the above as necessary as you ring in a new year, one that is already filled with the very growth and opportunities you need to make good on your wildest, most audacious business and life/family goals! 🙂

Happy, happy holidays!

Life is good,

 
 
 
 

p.s. Come grow with us. Hop on the Mom Mogul Success SocietyMastermind list to stay in the know (we will be sharing more information once we have the dates and daring details for the next round of the MMSS Mastermind!): https://michelleghilotti.com/joinmommogul20162017/

 

 

 

The Mom Mogul Success Society Mastermind 2015/2016

Napoleon Hill described a mastermind as two minds coming together to create a third mind ("No two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible intangible force, which may be likened to a third mind [the master mind]").

And, it's true. Masterminds are very powerful (can be very powerful, if done right).

Napoleon Hill also spoke about mastermind groups as an "alliance" with one or more people who will encourage each other to follow through with plan and purpose.

On point.

Plan and purpose.

As I look back at all the photos taken over the two days The Mom Mogul Success Society spent in my home here in Los Angeles, I couldn’t help but want to share more detail around what a mastermind really is and how to look for a one that aligns with your goals as well as where you’re at in life and business. Over the last 14 years, I’ve not only led mastermind groups, but also joyfully been a part of them.

Again, done right, it can be a power posse!

The group can be a very powerful “tool” and experience to creating larger and larger success in your business. Mastermind groups do everything from energize/motivate to problem solve. Among other things, the keys to the success of a mastermind are accountability and cooperation.

Mastermind groups offer a combination of brainstorming, training, accountability and support, as in the case of The Mom Mogul Success Society, to soulfully sharpen your business, brand, money-making and conscious mama’ing skills.

As a collective, you each go after big goals and support each other in the meeting of these goals. For example, in The Mom Mogul Success Society, everyone chooses one audacious business goal and one audacious life/family goal to complete in six months. Every week with mentorship, peer support, resources, and various key tools, we work towards the mini goals that are intimately connected to that larger goal.

And this is true in most all masterminds. The leader of the mastermind group challenges mastermind members to set powerful goals (even helps them decide on those goals), and most importantly, helps members accomplish them.

Everyone brings their unique talents, skills, abilities, resources, contacts and creative ability to each other member of the group.

The mastermind group leader and members both act as catalysts for growth and can be the necessary devil’s advocates and supportive colleagues or “board of directors” you need to get your business or next big offering off the ground.

This is the essence and value of it. You’re not only moving forward towards what you most want (and know you’re capable of), but you’re not doing it in a vacuum.

We are not meant to do it alone.

Depending on the mastermind you as a leader create or decide to join, the essence and details of it should align with your values, purpose, work style and way you love to both learn and be supported or led.

Though it’s important to enjoy and get a lot from the women in the mastermind, it’s equally as important to want to be taught and mentored by the person who leads the group. I've shared some questions for you to ask below — one of them of course related to really doing your homework on the person who leads the group and will therefore help you lead your dreams…

That said, here’s how to know if you’re ready to be a part of the mastermind and what to look for in your next one.

Ask yourself the following questions to find out if it's time for you to join a mastermind group:

• Do you want a supportive group of like-minded women in your life?
   
• Are you ready to grow both personally and professionally?
   
• Do you have the desire to make this year extraordinary?
   
• Are you ready to create more focus in your life and business?
   
• Are you committed to attending all meetings (either in-person or via telephone) and participating regularly?
   
• Do you want to reach and/or exceed your goals?
   
• Are you ready to let your desire to live a BIG life to be passionate overcome your fear of change?
   
• Do you want to explore specific business and life topics and have diverse views?
   
• Are you willing to invest time, money, emotion, willpower and energy into taking better care of yourself and creating the life and business you want?
   
• Are you willing to be supportive, and provide privacy and safety, when others share what truly matters to them?
   
• Are you ready (open) to learn from others?
   
• As importantly, are you willing to ask for help?
   
• And, lastly for now, are you willing to give as much as you receive?

If you answered yes to most all of the questions above, it may time to do some research into the various mastermind groups out there. You may be ready to step into your first mastermind or, if this isn’t your first time, then maybe you’re ready and excited to join another one to accomplish your most audacious goals.

Over the next week, feel free to ask friends and colleagues via Facebook if they have recommendations for masterminds (if you have a lot of entrepreneur friends on the platform, this will prove to be an easy and helpful exercise). All in all, getting personal recommendations is a great way to find the right group.

Next and last up, below are some questions to ask the leader of a mastermind you may be looking at joining (in other words, here’s what to look for in your next mastermind):

Commitment – What rate of commitment have you had from those who join your group? How do you ensure that commitment doesn’t wane?

The Women – First, how many women are in your group and how do you choose the participants? What are the “requirements” and where would you like for them to be in their business in order to join? What exactly are you looking for when you put the group together?

Balanced Sharing – During calls or LIVE retreat meetings, how do you keep the sharing balanced and make sure that everyone is receiving as much as they’re giving?

Results – How do you gauge results in your mastermind? How have your clients gauged or determined if they were successful in the group?

No Competitors – As important as it is to meet goals, how do you keep an environment that is fun, open and light-hearted? What’s your philosophy around that and how do you ensure that participants are having fun along the way?

What Others Have Said – Ask for or review all testimonials from past members. What have they said about their experience, results and the woman they are today vs. the woman they were yesterday?

Leadership/Leader Involvement — And, lastly, how involved is the leader in the day to day? How often do the mastermind participants speak to you in a month? How active are you and how do you ensure that you give enough time to each person of the group, so that they are getting the expert help they need in order to reach their audacious goals?

I trust this has found you at the right time, Creative Heroine.

And here’s to meeting your goals while also meeting what I love to call your "power of five" or more (note: we are the average of the five people we spend most time with), and to growing with like minded women in your next mastermind.

I hope you find the group and women who truly get you, your dreams, vision and lifestyle…

As always, enjoy your business, enjoy your life!

Life is good,

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.s. If you'd like to sit at the table with us soon, hop on the list to stay in the know for the next round of The Mom Mogul Success Society: www.https://michelleghilotti.com/joinmommogul20162017/