Response able; what a great way to live your life.

When you are feeling that all your money is going, no flying out before your eyes, it can make you feel sick to your stomach. There is more month, to the money you have available.

Understanding exactly what your position is puts you in a position of seeing ‘what is’ and determining if where you are is where you want to be. If you want a change then take stock, and look at where your money is going. Do you have more money than you need or do you have less money than you need?

If you have more than you need, then, do not have an issue with meeting your commitments. However if you have less then there is an issue. You now have two choices, deal with the issue or pretend that it will take care of itself. Choice is yours.

Response able:-

• Means that you take an honest and objective look at the situation.
• Determine the gravity.
• Determine how you put yourself into this position.
• Determine what you can do.
• Look at different options.
• Determine which option suits you and your lifestyle.
• Check this against your long term goal.
• Set up your plan.
• Follow that plan.
• Check your progress.
• Reward yourself at your mile stones.
• Continue with your plan.
• Check to see if it still does what you want.
• Modify it if you need.
• Stay in control of your money.

The rewards of feeling good because you can have that holiday, you can see your buffer growing, you can pay for the things you want, you can become your own lending institution. You made it happen because you made to decision to become RESPONSE ABLE and determined your priorities.

Have fun with today; make it a stepping stone to feeling good and being in control.

Irena

It is really funny, I hear so many people tell me that they want a change. That the results they are getting are not the results they want, however they insist on creating the same behaviour patterns and expect a different result.

If you want a different result then you need to be prepared to do something different.

Opportunities for growth present themselves to us every day:

The thing is do we recognize the opportunity?
Do we want to take advantage of the growth situation?
Are we prepared to do what it takes?
How best do we take advantage?
What results do we expect?
I recently was asked by a group of business people to assist in the planning and execution of a new business venture. It is exciting and the possibilities are huge. It is an exciting project and requires growth in a great number of areas.

So the first thing I do is examine the project, are the possibilities all that the group believe? Yes that is fine.

The next thing we look at is the capabilities of the team members, address each member’s capabilities, and then plan a strategy to embellish their strengths. If you are taking a business to the next level then you need to be prepared to become the person you need to become to make the business happen.

Just because you have a good idea does not necessarily mean you can take idea and make it a reality unless you are prepared to do what it takes.

You need to grow the distance.

I am not saying you can’t, I am saying you may not see the need for the growth. Unfortunately many businesses fail not because of endeavour, most people work really hard, but, they sometimes get stuck in a rut or pattern of behaviour and often do not realize that it is the habit they have formed over the years that is causing the problem.

If you do not examine yourself, your results, your behaviour, see the necessity to change, then change will not happen and the person who you are now will not become the person who is required to take on the new business.

Most of the time it is not the idea that will not work, it is the people behind the idea that will not grow the distance.

So do you really want what you say you do or is it just a wish?