What if I told you there was an out to all of your financial situations? Would you listen? The vast majority votes no. How come?

It’s ironic how easy it is for everyone to complain about money, but when a opportunity is presented to them to be able to create their own paycheck, legally I might add, they are quick to splurt out excuses on what’s stopping them. You would think everyone would be against settling for medocrity, right? If this were true we’d all be financially taken care of.

Like a lot of you, I work in a corperate environment. I absolutely love what I do however at the end of the week I’m faced with the same paycheck. What do I mean by “same”? I could give 110% every day (which I do) when I walk through the door, or I could give it 90% or less and get paid the same hourly figure. Now the only motivation for someone to work as hard as they do in a case like mine is to keep their job. I know in my heart of hearts that I wouldn’t beable to survive financially the way I dream to with the salary that I make each year, even if I was givin a $5 per hour raise. Think about it, how many retail specialists, managers, etc are driving the car of their dreams and still have enough to fill the tank? Very little. It’s not cruel, it’s reality.

I own and run my own company charging competitive fees for the work that I do outside my corperate life. I’ve been burnt out for quite some time now, however keep chugging along because of the income I produce on a daily basis is what I need to survive. There is only a limited amount of hours I could work with my busy schedule so I have the option to hire marketing professionals like myself to take on more work, but then I’m faced with having to manage them and delegate more work. No thank you. I want to do things that I love to do, on my time, because I want to — not because I have to.

I’m a full time mom. Anyone who has kids knows how expensive and time consuming these little suckers are. School expenses, toys, medical bills, clothing, and food! Oh my gosh do they eat! I swear, I could make an entire Thanksgiving feast and she will gobble it down and offer to clear my plate as well, then beg for dessert, then after dessert she’ll want a snack, so on and so fourth. Ever read the book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”? Very similar, only instead of a crayon and tape — it’s more food. I don’t get paid child support which only means I have to souly depend on my income alone to provide for my bottomless pit of a daughter and other expenses as well.

There is nothing worse then being stressed over finances, and why should I? Why should you? Why not put in the time and get rewarded for what your worth? Most have the mentality ‘When you pay me more, then I’ll do more.’ No, no my friend. Corperate world says you’ll work harder and then I’ll pay you, which is how it should be don’t you think? But why settle for 9, 15, or 20 dollars an hour? What’s stopping you from asking your employeer to pay you your normal rate and then throw in an additional $600 to put towards a new BMW every month? Scared? Something to take into consideration is to them, you’re just a number. You are easily replaceable, no matter how good you are. Do you think they are concerned with your well being? Of course not. Keep in mind, you are replaceable.

Lowes, one of my favorite depot stores unfortunately is closing down due to a lack of business. How many employees do you think will be out of thier jobs this month? How hard do you think they worked while they were employeed there? Do you think everyone was rewarded with a severance package or another oppportunity set up by them? I’m thinking probably not. So what’s their backup plan? Think about this for a second.

What’s your back up plan if this happens to you?

I might not have all the answers to everyones challenges, but I do have an opporunity that could change everyones lives for the better. How serious are you about turning your situation around and taking matters into your own hands, like I have, without leaving your current job or changing what you love?

What’s bigger, your dreams or your excuses?

Email Sica@VAsolutionsNOW.com if you’re ready to change your world and acheive your dreams

Love and Success,

Sica

Every Monday at VAsolutionsNOW we’re going to share an inspirational quote to help kick off the week. Analyze this quote and really try and think about how it might apply to your life. Feel free to retweet and share it with your friends and family and mastermind with your peers on what each quote might mean to you.

This week’s quote is:

“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you.” – Oprah Winfrey

Question to ask yourself: Are my peers bringing me down or are they inspiring me to be the best I can be?

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Every Monday at VAsolutionsNOW we’re going to share an inspirational quote to help kick off the week. Analyze this quote and really try and think about how it might apply to your life. Feel free to retweet and share it with your friends and family and mastermind with your peers on what each quote might mean to you.

This week’s quote is:

“To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakable, perfect miracle” ~Walt Whitman

Question you should ask yourself: What about my love do I cherish?

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1.    There is always a reason to smile, find it. If you are having a bad day, laugh at it! We all have them, but many of us let what happens eat us up inside. Life is too short to let the little things get in the way. It’s much easier to overcome hurdles with a positive attitude. Like Dr. Seuss said “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened”.

2.    Life begins every day you wake up. Anything that happened in the past let it go and move forward. Today is a new day; it is what you make out of it. Is the glass half empty or is it half full?  Always be moving forward-Don’t waste your moments wishing your past was different, just appreciate the hand you were dealt and know that only you can determine what’s in your future. Hold no regrets or grudges! If it wasn’t for yesterday, you wouldn’t be who you are today!

3.    Pick and choose your battles. If it doesn’t hold any significance or matter a great deal to you, walk away. There are far more important things to manage your valuable time with! Look and walk through another door that is open and see what is in store for you!

4.     Never take anyone or anything for granted; always give credit where credit is due. Make sure you acknowledge even the littlest of things. I can assure you, if you can appreciate the tiny things others do – you will enjoy the greater things that will come out of it. Just share a smile and say thanks for being you!

5.    Talk the talk, and always walk the walk. Never make a threat, suggestion, or a plan that you have no intentions of carrying onward. Your word is the only thing you have and if you go back on it, it’s more then likely people will begin to not take you seriously. Word your statements carefully and be sure to leave yourself an out in the event push comes to shove. Practice what you preach!

6.    Never EVER Give up! Just because something isn’t working your way doesn’t mean that it will never work. Try tackling your challenge with a new approach and remain focused on your goal. If someone(s) have already completed this task and are successful, model them. It is OK to be a copy-cat as long as you are following the right cat!

7.    Step out of your comfort zone. Undertake new adventures every day, even those you might be uncomfortable with. You only live once, make it memorable. Put one foot in front of the other and soon you’ll be walking the walk!

8.    Take things one day at a time. Understand that there are some tribulations that just cannot be solved in a 24-hour period. Take time to properly analyze and start taking baby steps to solving your challenge. Do not react immediately, (no knee jerk reactions), take time to think before you speak. Words can never be taken back once they are said. Control what is in your control, and let go of what is not. There is a time for everything and for everything, it has it’s time!

9.    Do your best or do nothing at all. There is no purpose for killing your time if you are going to half-ass it. Give it your all and I assure you will be more fulfilled with the result then if you were with little to no effort. Pick and choose!

10.    Be yourself. Seems like a no brainer, but many people I have seen lose their identity trying to get the public’s eye. “Love me for who I am and not who you want me to be”. If you are looking to change yourself, make sure it’s for the right reasons and not for social acceptance.

***  Be innovative, be flexible, adaptable, and don’t constrain yourself so much. Don’t be afraid to branch out or be a little impulsive! ***  ~~anonymous~~

Every Monday at VAsolutionsNOW we’re going to share an inspirational quote to help kick off the week. Analyze this quote and really try and think about how it might apply to your life. Feel free to retweet and share it with your friends and family and mastermind with your peers on what each quote might mean to you.

This week’s quote is:

”You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
~Jessica age 8

Question you should ask yourself: When was the last time I told my family and friends how much they meant to me?

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Every Monday at VAsolutionsNOW we’re going to share an inspirational quote to help kick off the week. Analyze this quote and really try and think about how it might apply to your life. Feel free to retweet and share it with your friends and family and mastermind with your peers on what each quote might mean to you.

This week’s quote is:

“Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week” ~Spanish Proverb

Question to ask yourself: What have I been dragging my feet on and what do I need to do to finish that task?

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Every Monday at VAsolutionsNOW we’re going to share an inspirational quote to help kick off the week. Analyze this quote and really try and think about how it might apply to your life. Feel free to retweet and share it with your friends and family and mastermind with your peers on what each quote might mean to you.

This week’s quote is:

“What you see depends on what you’re looking for.” ~Anonymous

Question to ask yourself: Do I realize the power of my thoughts? If I think negative, I seek out the negative in everything. If I seek the positive, I have a better chance of gaining new opportunities.

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Whether we like to notice it or not, how we feel about ourselves plays a huge role in our everyday lives. Let’s face it, the more superior we consider ourselves to be the easier it is to overcome every day challenges and objections. There is only one way to attack the negative aspects in our self-esteem, and the key is thru personal development. Once we are able to pinpoint our individual demons it will be easier to take on bigger and harder projects. Here are different techniques to get you on the path of defeating your inner criticism.

First things first, take a deep breath. Let’s start with learning how to face your fears. The simplest way to overcome your challenge is to grab the bull by the horns! Define your fear, what is it that you are deeply afraid of? Think of ways to move past it. For most this will be an uncomfortable task. If it were easy, not a single being would be afraid of anything. I’m sure looking back at how scary learning how to ride a bike might have been, or learning how to swim, even take your first steps didn’t seem easy, but for most of us, we have mastered all three! The only way to conquer our uncertainties is to figure out ways to defeat them, and that’s where we figure out how to step outside our comfort zone. Try to take on a new challenge every day. I assure you once you accomplish something that seems impossible to do, everything else will become trouble-free!

Secondly, start setting goals for yourself. There are two types of goals; long term and short-term goals. Start with writing all of your goals down that you are aiming to complete. Once your list has been finalized, take a look at what you wish to accomplish and put a date you would like to see yourself having them achieved by. Try setting short-term goals, from this point till 6 months from today. Then analyze your long-term goals, anything 6 months and over. Jot down the steps that you will have to take underneath each goal and what you will do to rebuttal any obstacles that might interfere with completing your goals by the set date you have chosen. There are
different ways to visualize your goals better to help you stay on track. Try doing a dream board online or offline, those tend to help many successful people, along with our families. Make goal setting fun!

Always know that if there comes a time that you have to postpone a goal date, that’s okay! As long as you’re on the right track and you are doing your best, there is no wrong in resetting your completion date.

Last but not least, make laughter a priority. If you make a mistake along your journey, look as if it were a blooper on a movie! Forgive imperfection and focus on the positive and celebrate your small victories and progression. Without mistakes no one could ever learn how to properly do something. There is no such thing as failure until you have completely given up without putting in everything you could have. Make sure to always reward yourself when you succeed before moving along to your next task. Accept compliments others give you for your accomplishments without any justification, and if you don’t get any compliments, then reward yourself with one. You deserve it for all of your hard efforts.

Every Monday at VAsolutionsNOW we’re going to share an inspirational quote to help kick off the week. Analyze this quote and really try and think about how it might apply to your life. Feel free to retweet and share it with your friends and family and mastermind with your peers on what each quote might mean to you.

This week’s quote is:

“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn” ~Harriet Beecher Stowe

Question to ask yourself: What projects have I let linger and how can I get them completed? What have I given up lately that I want to accomplish?

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Every Monday at VAsolutionsNOW we’re going to share an inspirational quote to help kick off the week. Analyze this quote and really try and think about how it might apply to your life. Feel free to retweet and share it with your friends and family and mastermind with your peers on what each quote might mean to you.

This week’s quote is:

“Always do what you are afraid to do.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Question to ask yourself: When was the last time I’ve stepped outside of my comfort zone?

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